El Pollo Loco (LOCO) Stock Forecast, Price & News

El Pollo Loco's stock was trading at $9.96 on January 1st, 2023. Since then, LOCO stock has decreased by 5.5% and is now trading at $9.41.
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The company is scheduled to release its next quarterly earnings announcement on Thursday, August 3rd 2023.
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El Pollo Loco Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ:LOCO) issued its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, May, 4th. The restaurant operator reported $0.14 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.10 by $0.04. The restaurant operator had revenue of $114.53 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $113.42 million. El Pollo Loco had a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 7.73% and a net margin of 4.98%. El Pollo Loco's quarterly revenue was up 4.1% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business posted $0.07 earnings per share.

El Pollo Loco declared a dividend on Friday, October 14th. Stockholders of record on Monday, October 24th will be paid a dividend of $1.50 per share on Wednesday, November 9th. This represents a dividend yield of 13.95%. The ex-dividend date is Friday, October 21st.
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32 employees have rated El Pollo Loco Chief Executive Officer Bernard Acoca on Glassdoor.com. Bernard Acoca has an approval rating of 66% among the company's employees.

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El Pollo Loco trades on the NASDAQ under the ticker symbol "LOCO."

El Pollo Loco's stock is owned by a number of institutional and retail investors. Top institutional investors include BlackRock Inc. (9.14%), Dimensional Fund Advisors LP (6.18%), William Blair Investment Management LLC (4.24%), FMR LLC (3.24%), State Street Corp (2.06%) and Wasatch Advisors LP (1.43%). Insiders that own company stock include Laurance Roberts, Miguel Lozano and Samuel N Borgese.
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Shares of LOCO stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include WeBull, Vanguard Brokerage Services, TD Ameritrade, E*TRADE, Robinhood, Fidelity, and Charles Schwab.
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One share of LOCO stock can currently be purchased for approximately $9.41.

El Pollo Loco (NASDAQ:LOCO) has a market capitalization of $339.04 million and generates $469.96 million in revenue each year. The restaurant operator earns $20.80 million in net income (profit) each year or $0.65 on an earnings per share basis.

The company employs 4,931 workers across the globe.

El Pollo Loco's mailing address is 3535 HARBOR BOULEVARD SUITE 100, COSTA MESA CA, 92626. The official website for the company is www.elpolloloco.com. The restaurant operator can be reached via phone at (714) 599-5000 or via email at investors@elpolloloco.com.