El Pollo Loco Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ:LOCO - Free Report) - Investment analysts at William Blair decreased their Q3 2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for shares of El Pollo Loco in a research report issued on Friday, August 1st. William Blair analyst S. Zackfia now anticipates that the restaurant operator will post earnings of $0.23 per share for the quarter, down from their prior forecast of $0.24. The consensus estimate for El Pollo Loco's current full-year earnings is $0.83 per share. William Blair also issued estimates for El Pollo Loco's FY2025 earnings at $0.90 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $0.94 EPS.
Separately, Wall Street Zen cut El Pollo Loco from a "buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a research note on Friday, May 2nd.
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El Pollo Loco Stock Performance
El Pollo Loco stock opened at $10.45 on Monday. El Pollo Loco has a 1-year low of $8.29 and a 1-year high of $14.25. The firm has a market cap of $314.02 million, a P/E ratio of 12.44 and a beta of 1.01. The company has a current ratio of 0.13, a quick ratio of 0.29 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.28. The firm has a 50-day moving average of $10.71 and a 200-day moving average of $10.58.
El Pollo Loco (NASDAQ:LOCO - Get Free Report) last issued its earnings results on Thursday, July 31st. The restaurant operator reported $0.28 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.25 by $0.03. El Pollo Loco had a net margin of 5.15% and a return on equity of 9.83%. The firm had revenue of $125.83 million for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $124.24 million. During the same quarter last year, the business earned $0.26 earnings per share. The business's revenue was up 3.0% on a year-over-year basis.
Institutional Investors Weigh In On El Pollo Loco
A number of large investors have recently modified their holdings of the stock. American Century Companies Inc. raised its stake in El Pollo Loco by 11.7% in the fourth quarter. American Century Companies Inc. now owns 47,307 shares of the restaurant operator's stock worth $546,000 after buying an additional 4,949 shares in the last quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised its holdings in El Pollo Loco by 11.0% in the fourth quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 456,432 shares of the restaurant operator's stock worth $5,267,000 after purchasing an additional 45,134 shares in the last quarter. Arrowstreet Capital Limited Partnership lifted its position in El Pollo Loco by 6.9% during the fourth quarter. Arrowstreet Capital Limited Partnership now owns 618,829 shares of the restaurant operator's stock valued at $7,141,000 after buying an additional 40,012 shares during the period. ExodusPoint Capital Management LP bought a new stake in shares of El Pollo Loco during the 4th quarter valued at $582,000. Finally, Integrated Quantitative Investments LLC bought a new stake in shares of El Pollo Loco during the 4th quarter valued at $283,000. Institutional investors own 81.28% of the company's stock.
About El Pollo Loco
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El Pollo Loco Holdings, Inc, through its subsidiary, El Pollo Loco, Inc, develops, franchises, licenses, and operates quick-service restaurants under the El Pollo Loco name. It operates and franchises restaurants located in California, Nevada, Arizona, Texas, Colorado, Utah, and Louisiana. It also licenses its brand to restaurants in the Philippines.
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