NASDAQ:LOCOEl Pollo LoCo Stock Price, Forecast & News

$13.57

+0.08 (+0.59 %)

(As of 05/26/2020 04:00 PM ET)

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Today's Range

$13.28

Now: $13.57▼

$13.70

50-Day Range

$7.82

MA: $11.93▼

$13.87

52-Week Range

$6.15

Now: $13.57▼

$16.65

Volume213,700 shs

Average Volume404,157 shs

Market Capitalization$476.36 million

P/E Ratio18.09

Dividend YieldN/A

Beta1.61

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. The company offers citrus-marinated, flame-grilled chicken, and handcrafted entrée products, including specialty chicken burritos, chicken quesadillas, and chicken tortilla soup, as well as under 500 calorie entrees, and Pollo Bowl and Pollo salad products. As of May 2, 2019, it had approximately 480 company-owned and franchised restaurants in Arizona, California, Nevada, Texas, Utah, and Louisiana. 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 1980 and is headquartered in Costa Mesa, California.

Beat the Market (BTM) Rank^™

1.5 Analyst's Opinion

Consensus Rating
El Pollo LoCo has received a consensus rating of Buy. The company's average rating score is 3.00, and is based on 3 buy ratings, no hold ratings, and no sell ratings.
Price Target Upside/Downside
According to analysts' consensus price target of $14.50, El Pollo LoCo has a potential upside of 6.9% from its current price of $13.57.
Amount of Analyst Coverage
El Pollo LoCo has only been the subject of 2 research reports in the past 90 days.

2.3 Community Rank

Outperform Votes
El Pollo LoCo has received 333 “outperform” votes. (Add your “outperform” vote.)
Underperform Votes
El Pollo LoCo has received 398 “underperform” votes. (Add your “underperform” vote.)
Community Sentiment
El Pollo LoCo has received 54.45% “underperform” votes from our community.

MarketBeat's community ratings are surveys of what our community members think about El Pollo LoCo and other stocks. Vote “Outperform” if you believe LOCO will outperform the S&P 500 over the long term. Vote “Underperform” if you believe LOCO will underperform the S&P 500 over the long term. You may vote once every thirty days.

0.0 Dividend Strength

Dividend Yield
El Pollo LoCo does not currently pay a dividend.
Dividend Growth
El Pollo LoCo does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

2.0 Company Ownership

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling
In the past three months, El Pollo LoCo insiders have sold more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought $0.00 in company stock and sold $149,600.00 in company stock.
Percentage Held by Insiders
44.20% of the stock of El Pollo LoCo is held by insiders. A high percentage of insider ownership can be a sign of company health.
Percentage Held by Institutions
94.02% 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.

2.5 Earnings and Valuation

Earnings Growth
Earnings for El Pollo LoCo are expected to grow by 60.47% in the coming year, from $0.43 to $0.69 per share.
Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market
The P/E ratio of El Pollo LoCo is 18.09, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 14.07.
Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector
The P/E ratio of El Pollo LoCo is 18.09, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Retail/Wholesale sector average P/E ratio of about 39.63.
Price to Book Value per Share Ratio
El Pollo LoCo has a P/B Ratio of 1.93. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Overall Beat the Market Rank^™

1.66 out of 5 stars

Industry, Sector and Symbol

Stock Exchange NASDAQ

Industry Eating places

Sub-IndustryN/A

SectorRetail/Wholesale

Current SymbolNASDAQ:LOCO

Previous Symbol

CUSIPN/A

CIK1606366

Webwww.elpolloloco.com

Phone714-599-5000

Debt

Debt-to-Equity Ratio1.34

Current Ratio1.06

Quick Ratio1.03

Price-To-Earnings

Trailing P/E Ratio18.09

Forward P/E Ratio31.56

P/E GrowthN/A

Sales & Book Value

Annual Sales$442.33 million

Price / Sales1.08

Cash Flow$1.32 per share

Price / Cash Flow10.26

Book Value$7.04 per share

Price / Book1.93

Profitability

EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year)$0.75

Net Income$24.90 million

Net Margins6.29%

Return on Equity11.09%

Return on Assets4.34%

Miscellaneous

Employees5,005

Outstanding Shares35,104,000

Market Cap$476.36 million

Next Earnings Date8/6/2020 (Estimated)

OptionableOptionable

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El Pollo LoCo (NASDAQ:LOCO) Frequently Asked Questions

How has El Pollo LoCo's stock been impacted by COVID-19 (Coronavirus)?

El Pollo LoCo's stock was trading at $9.90 on March 11th, 2020 when COVID-19 reached pandemic status according to the World Health Organization. Since then, LOCO shares have increased by 37.1% and is now trading at $13.57. View which stocks have been most impacted by Coronavirus.

Do Wall Street analysts recommend investors buy shares of El Pollo LoCo?

3 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for El Pollo LoCo in the last year. There are currently 3 buy ratings for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Buy." View analyst ratings for El Pollo LoCo.

When is El Pollo LoCo's next earnings date?

El Pollo LoCo is scheduled to release its next quarterly earnings announcement on Thursday, August 6th 2020. View our earnings forecast for El Pollo LoCo.

How were El Pollo LoCo's earnings last quarter?

El Pollo LoCo Holdings Inc (NASDAQ:LOCO) announced its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, April, 30th. The restaurant operator reported $0.16 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $0.10 by $0.06. The restaurant operator earned $105.16 million during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $102.51 million. El Pollo LoCo had a net margin of 6.29% and a return on equity of 11.09%. The firm's revenue for the quarter was down 3.5% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the prior year, the business earned $0.15 earnings per share. View El Pollo LoCo's earnings history.

What guidance has El Pollo LoCo issued on next quarter's earnings?

El Pollo LoCo updated its FY20 earnings guidance on Thursday, March, 5th. The company provided earnings per share (EPS) guidance of $0.75-0.85 for the period, compared to the Thomson Reuters consensus EPS estimate of $0.80.

What price target have analysts set for LOCO?

3 brokerages have issued 12-month price objectives for El Pollo LoCo's stock. Their forecasts range from $14.00 to $15.00. On average, they expect El Pollo LoCo's share price to reach $14.50 in the next year. This suggests a possible upside of 6.9% from the stock's current price. View analysts' price targets for El Pollo LoCo.

Has El Pollo LoCo been receiving favorable news coverage?

News headlines about LOCO stock have been trending somewhat negative on Tuesday, InfoTrie Sentiment reports. The research firm scores the sentiment of news coverage by monitoring more than six thousand blog and news sources. The firm ranks coverage of public companies on a scale of negative five to positive five, with scores nearest to five being the most favorable. El Pollo LoCo earned a media sentiment score of -1.9 on InfoTrie's scale. They also assigned media headlines about the restaurant operator a news buzz of 0.0 out of 10, meaning that recent news coverage is extremely unlikely to have an effect on the company's share price in the next few days. View the latest news aboutEl Pollo LoCo.

Are investors shorting El Pollo LoCo?

El Pollo LoCo saw a increase in short interest in the month of May. As of May 15th, there was short interest totaling 3,150,000 shares, an increase of 12.5% from the April 30th total of 2,800,000 shares. Based on an average trading volume of 466,100 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 6.8 days. Currently, 17.6% of the shares of the company are sold short. View El Pollo LoCo's Current Options Chain.

Who are some of El Pollo LoCo's key competitors?

Some companies that are related to El Pollo LoCo include Jack in the Box (JACK), Brinker International (EAT), Bloomin' Brands (BLMN), Cheesecake Factory (CAKE), Arcos Dorados (ARCO), Dine Brands Global (DIN), Denny's (DENN), Dave & Buster's Entertainment (PLAY), BJ's Restaurants (BJRI), Habit Restaurants (HABT), Chuy's (CHUY), Del Frisco's Restaurant Group (DFRG), Fiesta Restaurant Group (FRGI), Ruth's Hospitality Group (RUTH) and Del Taco Restaurants (TACO). View all competitors.

What other stocks do shareholders of El Pollo LoCo own?

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some companies that other El Pollo LoCo investors own include BioCryst Pharmaceuticals (BCRX), CHIMERA INVT CO/SH NEW (CIM), Virtu Financial (VIRT), Advanced Micro Devices (AMD), Alcoa (AA), Inovio Pharmaceuticals (INO), La Jolla Pharmaceutical (LJPC), AK Steel (AKS), Five9 (FIVN) and Twitter (TWTR).

Who are El Pollo LoCo's key executives?

El Pollo LoCo's management team includes the following people:

Mr. Bernard Acoca, Pres, CEO & Director (Age 50)
Mr. Laurance Roberts, CFO & Treasurer (Age 59)
Mr. Miguel Lozano, Chief Operating Officer (Age 55)
Mr. Douglas Soller, VP of Accounting & Fin.
Edith R. Austin, VP of Legal & Corp. Sec.

What is El Pollo LoCo's stock symbol?

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

Who are El Pollo LoCo's major shareholders?

El Pollo LoCo's stock is owned by a variety of retail and institutional investors. Top institutional investors include BlackRock Inc. (8.87%), Alliancebernstein L.P. (6.69%), Investment Counselors of Maryland LLC (4.20%), State Street Corp (1.74%), Personal Capital Advisors Corp (1.55%) and Geode Capital Management LLC (0.86%). View institutional ownership trends for El Pollo LoCo.

Which institutional investors are selling El Pollo LoCo stock?

LOCO stock was sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Squarepoint Ops LLC, Alliancebernstein L.P., Parametric Portfolio Associates LLC, BlackRock Inc., 6 Meridian, Morgan Stanley, Maverick Capital Ltd., and Bank of New York Mellon Corp. View insider buying and selling activity for El Pollo LoCo.

Which institutional investors are buying El Pollo LoCo stock?

LOCO stock was bought by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including JPMorgan Chase & Co., Dynamic Technology Lab Private Ltd, Los Angeles Capital Management & Equity Research Inc., Two Sigma Investments LP, State Street Corp, Personal Capital Advisors Corp, Alberta Investment Management Corp, and Investment Counselors of Maryland LLC. View insider buying and selling activity for El Pollo LoCo.

How do I buy shares of El Pollo LoCo?

Shares of LOCO can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Vanguard Brokerage Services, TD Ameritrade, E*TRADE, Robinhood, Fidelity, and Charles Schwab.

What is El Pollo LoCo's stock price today?

One share of LOCO stock can currently be purchased for approximately $13.57.

How big of a company is El Pollo LoCo?

El Pollo LoCo has a market capitalization of $476.36 million and generates $442.33 million in revenue each year. The restaurant operator earns $24.90 million in net income (profit) each year or $0.75 on an earnings per share basis. El Pollo LoCo employs 5,005 workers across the globe.

What is El Pollo LoCo's official website?

The official website for El Pollo LoCo is www.elpolloloco.com.

How can I contact El Pollo LoCo?

El Pollo LoCo's mailing address is 3535 HARBOR BOULEVARD SUITE 100, COSTA MESA CA, 92626. The restaurant operator can be reached via phone at 714-599-5000 or via email at [email protected]

This page was last updated on 5/26/2020 by MarketBeat.com Staff