NASDAQ:LOCO El Pollo Loco (LOCO) Stock Price, News & Analysis $10.74 +0.06 (+0.56%) Closing price 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$10.74 0.00 (0.00%) As of 04:11 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Stock Analysis Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrendsBuy This Stock About El Pollo Loco Stock (NASDAQ:LOCO) 30 days 90 days 365 days Advanced Chart View Price History Chart DataSkip Price History Chart Get El Pollo Loco alerts:Sign Up Key Stats Today's Range$10.53▼$10.7750-Day Range$10.16▼$11.4952-Week Range$8.29▼$14.10Volume183,940 shsAverage Volume283,055 shsMarket Capitalization$322.15 millionP/E Ratio12.79Dividend YieldN/APrice Target$18.00Consensus RatingModerate Buy Company Overview 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. The company was formerly known as Chicken Acquisition Corp. and changed its name to El Pollo Loco Holdings, Inc. in April 2014. El Pollo Loco Holdings, Inc. was founded in 1975 and is headquartered in Costa Mesa, California. Read More El Pollo Loco Stock Analysis - MarketRank™See Top-Rated MarketRank™ Stocks74th Percentile Overall ScoreLOCO MarketRank™: El Pollo Loco scored higher than 74% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 85th out of 214 stocks in the retail/wholesale sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation. Analyst's Opinion3.3 / 5Analyst RatingModerate Buy Consensus RatingEl Pollo Loco has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.50, and is based on 1 buy rating, 1 hold rating, and no sell ratings.Amount of Analyst CoverageEl Pollo Loco has received no research coverage in the past 90 days.Read more about El Pollo Loco's stock forecast and price target. Earnings and Valuation2.5 / 5Proj. Earnings Growth14.46% Earnings GrowthEarnings for El Pollo Loco are expected to grow by 14.46% in the coming year, from $0.83 to $0.95 per share.Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the MarketThe P/E ratio of El Pollo Loco is 12.60, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 28.65.Price to Earnings Ratio vs. SectorThe P/E ratio of El Pollo Loco is 12.60, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Retail/Wholesale sector average P/E ratio of about 27.62.Price to Book Value per Share RatioEl Pollo Loco has a P/B Ratio of 1.16. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.Read more about El Pollo Loco's valuation and earnings. Short Interest1.0 / 5Short Interest LevelBearish Percentage of Shares Shorted7.07% of the float of El Pollo Loco has been sold short.Short Interest Ratio / Days to CoverEl Pollo Loco has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 5.7.Change versus previous monthShort interest in El Pollo Loco has recently increased by 3.24%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing. Dividend0.0 / 5Dividend StrengthN/A Dividend YieldEl Pollo Loco does not currently pay a dividend.Dividend GrowthEl Pollo Loco does not have a long track record of dividend growth. Sustainability and ESG1.2 / 5Environmental Score-4.38 Percentage of Shares Shorted7.07% of the float of El Pollo Loco has been sold short.Short Interest Ratio / Days to CoverEl Pollo Loco has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 5.7.Change versus previous monthShort interest in El Pollo Loco has recently increased by 3.24%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing. News and Social Media1.6 / 5News Sentiment0.91 News SentimentEl Pollo Loco has a news sentiment score of 0.91. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This news sentiment score is similar to the average news sentiment of Retail/Wholesale companies.News Coverage This WeekMarketBeat has tracked 4 news articles for El Pollo Loco this week, compared to 4 articles on an average week.Search InterestOnly 1 people have searched for LOCO on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of 0% compared to the previous 30 days. Company Ownership1.7 / 5Insider TradingN/A Insider Buying vs. Insider SellingIn the past three months, El Pollo Loco insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.Percentage Held by InsidersOnly 3.10% of the stock of El Pollo Loco is held by insiders.Percentage Held by Institutions81.28% of the stock of El Pollo Loco is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.Read more about El Pollo Loco's insider trading history. Receive LOCO Stock News and Ratings via Email Sign-up to receive the latest news and ratings for El Pollo Loco and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Submit View SMS TermsBy entering your phone number and clicking the sign-up button, you agree to receive periodic text messages from MarketBeat at the phone number you submitted, including texts that may be sent using an automatic telephone dialing system. 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If you're still holding the wrong assets, you could lose 30% or more in the coming weeks.August 28 at 2:00 AM | American Alternative (Ad)Is It Time To Consider Buying El Pollo Loco Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ:LOCO)?August 21, 2025 | finance.yahoo.com5 Must-Read Analyst Questions From El Pollo Loco’s Q2 Earnings CallAugust 13, 2025 | finance.yahoo.comThe Only Fast-Food Tacos Worth Your MoneyAugust 12, 2025 | msn.comEl Pollo Loco Holdings Second Quarter 2025 Earnings: Beats ExpectationsAugust 6, 2025 | finance.yahoo.comEl Pollo Loco Holdings, Inc. Announces Second Quarter 2025 Financial ResultsAugust 2, 2025 | uk.finance.yahoo.comSee More Headlines LOCO Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions How have LOCO shares performed this year? El Pollo Loco's stock was trading at $11.54 at the beginning of the year. Since then, LOCO shares have decreased by 8.3% and is now trading at $10.5830. How were El Pollo Loco's earnings last quarter? El Pollo Loco Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ:LOCO) released its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, July, 31st. The restaurant operator reported $0.28 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $0.25 by $0.03. The business's revenue for the quarter was up 3.0% compared to the same quarter last year. Read the conference call transcript. Who are El Pollo Loco's major shareholders? Top institutional investors of El Pollo Loco include LSV Asset Management (5.20%), William Blair Investment Management LLC (4.13%), Divisadero Street Capital Management LP (4.10%) and First Eagle Investment Management LLC (2.42%). Insiders that own company stock include Laurance Roberts, Mark Buller, John M Roth and Samuel N Borgese. View institutional ownership trends. How do I buy shares of El Pollo Loco? Shares of LOCO stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Charles Schwab, E*TRADE, Fidelity, and Vanguard Brokerage Services. What other stocks do shareholders of El Pollo Loco own? Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that El Pollo Loco investors own include Advanced Micro Devices (AMD), Meta Platforms (META), Tesla (TSLA), Netflix (NFLX), NVIDIA (NVDA), JPMorgan Chase & Co. (JPM) and Home Depot (HD). Company Calendar Last Earnings7/31/2025Today8/28/2025Next Earnings (Estimated)10/30/2025Fiscal Year End12/31/2025Get Stock AlertsIndustry, Sector and Symbol Stock ExchangeNASDAQ SectorRetail/Wholesale Industry RETAIL - RESTRNTS Sub-IndustryRestaurants, Hotels, Motels Current SymbolNASDAQ:LOCO CIK1606366 Webwww.elpolloloco.com Phone(714) 599-5000FaxN/AEmployees4,143Year FoundedN/APrice Target and Rating Average Price Target for El Pollo Loco$18.00 High Price Target$18.00 Low Price Target$18.00 Potential Upside/Downside+70.1%Consensus RatingModerate Buy Rating Score (0-4)2.50 Research Coverage2 Analysts Profitability EPS (Trailing Twelve Months)$0.84 Trailing P/E Ratio12.60 Forward P/E Ratio12.75 P/E GrowthN/ANet Income$25.68 million Net Margins5.15% Pretax Margin7.15% Return on Equity9.83% Return on Assets4.38% Debt Debt-to-Equity Ratio0.26 Current Ratio0.35 Quick Ratio0.33 Sales & Book Value Annual Sales$479.69 million Price / Sales0.66 Cash Flow$1.43 per share Price / Cash Flow7.42 Book Value$9.14 per share Price / Book1.16Miscellaneous Outstanding Shares29,995,000Free Float29,065,000Market Cap$317.44 million OptionableOptionable Beta1.01 Social Links Metaverse Stocks And Why You Can't Ignore ThemThinking about investing in Meta, Roblox, or Unity? 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