El Pollo Loco (LOCO) Competitors

Cannae (NYSE:CNNE) and El Pollo Loco (NASDAQ:LOCO) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, profitability, analyst recommendations, dividends, media sentiment, risk, valuation, institutional ownership and community ranking.

Does the media favor CNNE or LOCO?

In the previous week, El Pollo Loco had 7 more articles in the media than Cannae. MarketBeat recorded 15 mentions for El Pollo Loco and 8 mentions for Cannae. Cannae's average media sentiment score of 1.30 beat El Pollo Loco's score of -0.01 indicating that Cannae is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Cannae	6 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
El Pollo Loco	2 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	8 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Is CNNE or LOCO more profitable?

El Pollo Loco has a net margin of 5.11% compared to Cannae's net margin of -68.61%. El Pollo Loco's return on equity of 10.34% beat Cannae's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Cannae	-68.61%	-8.26%	-7.01%
El Pollo Loco	5.11%	10.34%	4.40%

Do analysts recommend CNNE or LOCO?

Cannae currently has a consensus target price of $22.50, suggesting a potential upside of 24.51%. El Pollo Loco has a consensus target price of $15.50, suggesting a potential upside of 72.22%. Given El Pollo Loco's higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe El Pollo Loco is more favorable than Cannae.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Cannae	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
El Pollo Loco	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.33

Which has more volatility & risk, CNNE or LOCO?

Cannae has a beta of 0.89, suggesting that its stock price is 11% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, El Pollo Loco has a beta of 1.35, suggesting that its stock price is 35% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do institutionals and insiders believe in CNNE or LOCO?

88.1% of Cannae shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 81.3% of El Pollo Loco shares are held by institutional investors. 10.9% of Cannae shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.9% of El Pollo Loco shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer CNNE or LOCO?

El Pollo Loco received 228 more outperform votes than Cannae when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 62.04% of users gave Cannae an outperform vote while only 59.34% of users gave El Pollo Loco an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Cannae	Outperform Votes 134 62.04%	Underperform Votes 82 37.96%
El Pollo Loco	Outperform Votes 362 59.34%	Underperform Votes 248 40.66%

Which has higher earnings and valuation, CNNE or LOCO?

El Pollo Loco has higher revenue and earnings than Cannae. Cannae is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than El Pollo Loco, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Cannae	$452.50M	2.51	-$313.40M	-$4.72	-3.83
El Pollo Loco	$473.01M	0.57	$25.55M	$0.85	10.59

Summary

El Pollo Loco beats Cannae on 11 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.