El Pollo Loco Stock Forecast, Price & News

2 Wall Street research analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for El Pollo Loco in the last twelve months. There are currently 2 hold ratings for the stock. The consensus among Wall Street research analysts is that investors should "hold" El Pollo Loco stock. A hold rating indicates that analysts believe investors should maintain any existing positions they have in LOCO, but not buy additional shares or sell existing shares.
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El Pollo Loco saw a drop in short interest in March. As of March 31st, there was short interest totaling 1,520,000 shares, a drop of 21.2% from the March 15th total of 1,930,000 shares. Based on an average trading volume of 251,300 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently 6.0 days. Currently, 7.9% of the company's shares are short sold.
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El Pollo Loco is scheduled to release its next quarterly earnings announcement on Thursday, May 6th 2021.
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El Pollo Loco Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ:LOCO) issued its earnings results on Wednesday, March, 10th. The restaurant operator reported $0.16 EPS for the quarter, beating the Thomson Reuters' consensus estimate of $0.15 by $0.01. The restaurant operator had revenue of $110.30 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $110.13 million. El Pollo Loco had a net margin of 5.32% and a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 11.20%. The company's revenue was up 2.6% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm earned $0.18 EPS.
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El Pollo Loco's stock was trading at $9.90 on March 11th, 2020 when Coronavirus reached pandemic status according to the World Health Organization. Since then, LOCO stock has increased by 72.0% and is now trading at $17.03.
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2 Wall Street analysts have issued 12-month target prices for El Pollo Loco's shares. Their forecasts range from $20.00 to $20.00. On average, they anticipate El Pollo Loco's stock price to reach $20.00 in the next year. This suggests a possible upside of 17.4% from the stock's current price.
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32 employees have rated El Pollo Loco CEO Bernard Acoca on Glassdoor.com. Bernard Acoca has an approval rating of 66% among El Pollo Loco'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 variety of retail and institutional investors. Top institutional shareholders include Alliancebernstein L.P. (1.46%), Los Angeles Capital Management LLC (0.30%), Mitsubishi UFJ Asset Management UK Ltd. (0.14%), Texas Permanent School Fund (0.04%), Victory Capital Management Inc. (0.04%) and State of Alaska Department of Revenue (0.04%). Company insiders that own El Pollo Loco stock include Laurance Roberts and Samuel N Borgese.
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LOCO stock was sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Alliancebernstein L.P., Los Angeles Capital Management LLC, Victory Capital Management Inc., State of Alaska Department of Revenue, New York State Teachers Retirement System, and Texas Permanent School Fund. Company insiders that have sold El Pollo Loco company stock in the last year include Laurance Roberts, and Samuel N Borgese.
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LOCO stock was bought by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Mitsubishi UFJ Asset Management UK Ltd., and Meeder Asset Management Inc..
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Shares of LOCO 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 $17.03.

El Pollo Loco has a market capitalization of $621.24 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 4,711 workers across the globe.

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

El Pollo Loco is headquartered at 3535 HARBOR BOULEVARD SUITE 100, COSTA MESA CA, 92626.

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]