El Pollo Loco (LOCO) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume $13.40 +0.22 (+1.67%) (As of 10/4/2024 ET) Add Compare Share Share Short Interest Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrends El Pollo Loco Short Interest DataEl Pollo Loco (LOCO) has a short interest of 1.01 million shares, representing 4.34% of the float (the number of shares available for trading by the public). This marks a -4.72% decrease in short interest from the previous month. The short interest ratio (days to cover) is 3.6, indicating that it would take 3.6 days of the average trading volume of 284,639 shares to cover all short positions.Current Short Interest1,010,000 sharesPrevious Short Interest1,060,000 sharesChange Vs. Previous Month-4.72%Dollar Volume Sold Short$13.74 millionShort Interest Ratio3.6 Days to CoverLast Record DateSeptember 15, 2024Outstanding Shares31,100,000 sharesFloat Size23,280,000 sharesShort Percent of Float4.34%Today's Trading Volume112,536 sharesAverage Trading Volume284,639 sharesToday's Volume Vs. Average40% Short Selling El Pollo Loco? Sign up to receive the latest short interest report for El Pollo Loco and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE newsletter. Email Address Skip Charts & View Short Interest HistoryShort Interest ChartDays to Cover ChartShort Percent of Float ChartLOCO Short Interest Over TimeLOCO Days to Cover Over TimeLOCO Percentage of Float Shorted Over Time Ad Crypto 101 MediaNext opportunity for crypto millions"Uptober" is here, and it's not just a clever name. Historically, October ignites crypto's most explosive gains. This year could be off the charts. Don't let this opportunity pass you by. In crypto, timing is everything. 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El Pollo Loco Short Interest History Export to ExcelReport DateTotal Shares Sold ShortDollar Volume Sold ShortChange from Previous ReportPercentage of Float ShortedDays to CoverPrice on Report Date 9/15/20241,010,000 shares $13.74 million -4.7%4.3%3.6 $13.60 8/31/20241,060,000 shares $14.69 million +1.9%4.5%3.9 $13.86 8/15/20241,040,000 shares $13.67 million -20.0%4.4%3.8 $13.14 7/31/20241,300,000 shares $15.68 million -5.1%5.5%4.6 $12.06 7/15/20241,370,000 shares $15.51 million +25.7%5.6%3.8 $11.32 6/30/20241,090,000 shares $12.33 million -2.7%4.5%3 $11.31 Get the Latest News and Ratings for LOCO and Related StocksEnter your email address below to receive the latest news and analysts' ratings for El Pollo Loco and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. 6/15/20241,120,000 shares $11.69 million +8.7%4.6%3.2 $10.44 5/31/20241,030,000 shares $11.00 million -26.4%4.2%2.9 $10.68 5/15/20241,400,000 shares $15.54 million +10.2%5.7%4 $11.10 4/30/20241,270,000 shares $10.82 million -0.8%5.1%4.1 $8.52 4/15/20241,280,000 shares $11.02 million -2.3%5.2%5.6 $8.61 3/31/20241,310,000 shares $12.76 million -3.7%5.2%5.8 $9.74 3/15/20241,360,000 shares $11.60 million +3.8%5.4%6.3 $8.53 2/29/20241,310,000 shares $11.87 million -1.5%5.0%5.8 $9.06 2/15/20241,330,000 shares $12.29 million -5.0%5.1%5.6 $9.24 1/31/20241,400,000 shares $12.96 million +25.0%5.0%5.1 $9.26 1/15/20241,120,000 shares $9.55 million +2.8%4.0%3.8 $8.53 12/31/20231,090,000 shares $9.61 million -9.9%3.9%3.7 $8.82 12/15/20231,210,000 shares $10.76 million +4.3%4.3%4 $8.89 11/30/20231,160,000 shares $9.64 million -3.3%4.2%3.8 $8.31 11/15/20231,200,000 shares $10.78 million +9.1%4.6%4 $8.98 10/31/20231,100,000 shares $9.19 million -12.0%4.2%3.7 $8.35 10/15/20231,250,000 shares $10.26 million -3.9%4.7%3.8 $8.21 9/30/20231,300,000 shares $11.64 million -0.8%4.9%3.4 $8.95 9/15/20231,310,000 shares $11.88 million -3.0%4.9%2.3 $9.07 8/31/20231,350,000 shares $12.84 million -11.8%5.0%2.2 $9.51 8/15/20231,530,000 shares $15.64 million +4.8%5.7%2.5 $10.22 7/31/20231,460,000 shares $15.55 million -4.6%5.4%2.3 $10.65 7/15/20231,530,000 shares $15.24 million -13.1%5.6%2.4 $9.96 6/30/20231,760,000 shares $15.44 million +32.3%6.5%2.9 $8.77 6/15/20231,330,000 shares $13.22 million -10.7%4.9%2.6 $9.94 5/31/20231,490,000 shares $13.62 million +1.4%5.5%3.3 $9.14 5/15/20231,470,000 shares $13.92 million -0.7%5.4%3.5 $9.47 4/30/20231,480,000 shares $13.79 million -2.0%5.4%3.8 $9.32 4/15/20231,510,000 shares $13.79 million -5.6%5.4%4.8 $9.13 3/31/20231,600,000 shares $15.34 million +9.6%5.4%5.7 $9.59 3/15/20231,460,000 shares $16.32 million -8.2%7.5%9.3 $11.18 2/28/20231,590,000 shares $19.03 million -8.1%8.1%10.5 $11.97 2/15/20231,730,000 shares $21.33 million No Change8.8%11.4 $12.33 1/31/20231,730,000 shares $21.23 million -3.4%8.8%10.3 $12.27Who are Nvidia’s New Silent Partners? (Ad)Nvidia knows it can’t stand still as AI continues to grow at an exponential rate. That’s why CEO Jensen Huang consistently has his company ahead of the curve when it comes to artificial intelligence. Nvidia’s added $2 trillion in market cap in 2024.I call these Nvidia’s “Silent Partners.” 1/15/20231,790,000 shares $19.64 million +7.2%9.1%10 $10.97 12/30/20221,670,000 shares $16.63 million -7.2%8.5%7.4 $9.96 12/15/20221,800,000 shares $19.24 million +7.1%9.2%7.9 $10.69 11/30/20221,680,000 shares $18.31 million -6.7%8.6%7.3 $10.90 11/15/20221,800,000 shares $19.84 million +5.9%9.2%7.9 $11.02 10/31/20221,700,000 shares $17.07 million +24.1%8.7%8 $10.04 10/15/20221,370,000 shares $14.99 million +14.2%7.0%7.2 $10.94 9/30/20221,200,000 shares $10.70 million +31.2%6.1%9.4 $8.92 9/15/2022914,400 shares $8.35 million +5.6%4.7%7.5 $9.13 8/31/2022866,100 shares $7.84 million +2.6%4.5%7.2 $9.05 8/15/2022843,800 shares $8.25 million +0.4%4.3%7.3 $9.78 7/31/2022840,100 shares $8.17 million +5.1%4.3%6.3 $9.72 7/15/2022799,200 shares $7.78 million -1.4%4.1%5.2 $9.73 6/30/2022810,700 shares $7.98 million -18.1%4.2%4.7 $9.84 6/15/2022989,500 shares $9.78 million -4.9%2.8%5.7 $9.88 5/31/20221,040,000 shares $10.77 million +13.0%2.9%5.5 $10.36 5/15/2022920,500 shares $9.60 million -5.9%2.6%4.7 $10.43 4/30/2022977,700 shares $10.41 million -2.1%2.7%5.1 $10.65 4/15/2022998,300 shares $11.07 million -20.1%2.8%5.3 $11.09 3/31/20221,250,000 shares $14.53 million +3.3%3.5%6.4 $11.62 3/15/20221,210,000 shares $13.27 million -4.0%3.4%6.1 $10.97 2/28/20221,260,000 shares $16.72 million +5.9%3.5%6.3 $13.27 2/15/20221,190,000 shares $16.09 million -5.6%3.3%5.9 $13.52 1/31/20221,260,000 shares $16.81 million +20.0%3.5%6.3 $13.34 1/15/20221,050,000 shares $14.56 million -4.6%2.9%5.5 $13.87 12/31/20211,100,000 shares $15.61 million -12.7%3.1%6.4 $14.19 12/15/20211,260,000 shares $17.14 million +2.4%3.5%7.9 $13.60 11/30/20211,230,000 shares $15.52 million -18.5%3.7%9.6 $12.62 11/15/20211,510,000 shares $22.35 million -0.7%4.6%13.3 $14.80 10/29/20211,520,000 shares $22.34 million -3.2%4.6%14.7 $14.70 10/15/20211,570,000 shares $24.16 million -2.5%4.8%15.6 $15.39 9/30/20211,610,000 shares $27.21 million -6.4%4.9%15.8 $16.90 9/15/20211,720,000 shares $29.48 million -4.4%10.6%12 $17.14 8/31/20211,800,000 shares $32.65 million -1.1%11.2%11.4 $18.14 8/13/20211,820,000 shares $32.67 million +1.7%11.3%10.8 $17.95 7/30/20211,790,000 shares $33.31 million +1.7%11.2%9.6 $18.61 7/15/20211,760,000 shares $32.17 million -0.6%11.0%8.6 $18.28 6/30/20211,770,000 shares $32.37 million +6.0%11.0%8.4 $18.29 6/15/20211,670,000 shares $28.12 million No Change10.4%8.5 $16.84 5/28/20211,670,000 shares $28.16 million +1.2%10.4%7.5 $16.86 5/14/20211,650,000 shares $28.46 million -7.3%10.3%7.2 $17.25 4/30/20211,780,000 shares $30.33 million +3.5%9.3%7.4 $17.04 4/15/20211,720,000 shares $29.21 million +13.2%9.0%7.1 $16.98 3/31/20211,520,000 shares $24.70 million -21.2%7.9%6 $16.25 3/15/20211,930,000 shares $37.08 million +12.2%10.1%7.6 $19.21 2/26/20211,720,000 shares $32.03 million +3.0%9.0%7.3 $18.62 2/12/20211,670,000 shares $33.03 million -15.7%8.7%6.6 $19.78 1/29/20211,980,000 shares $39.82 million -7.9%10.4%7.8 $20.11 1/15/20212,150,000 shares $41.22 million -4.9%11.2%7.9 $19.17 12/31/20202,260,000 shares $41.15 million +3.7%11.8%8.4 $18.21Who are Nvidia’s New Silent Partners? (Ad)Nvidia knows it can’t stand still as AI continues to grow at an exponential rate. That’s why CEO Jensen Huang consistently has his company ahead of the curve when it comes to artificial intelligence. Nvidia’s added $2 trillion in market cap in 2024.I call these Nvidia’s “Silent Partners.” 12/15/20202,180,000 shares $39.89 million +1.4%11.4%8 $18.30 11/30/20202,150,000 shares $33.99 million -12.6%11.2%7.5 $15.81 11/15/20202,460,000 shares $38.50 million -23.8%13.0%8.4 $15.65 10/30/20203,230,000 shares $56.85 million -6.7%17.1%11.7 $17.60 10/15/20203,460,000 shares $60.38 million -2.3%18.6%11 $17.45 9/30/20203,540,000 shares $57.35 million -1.1%19.0%10.9 $16.20 9/15/20203,580,000 shares $58.71 million -0.6%19.2%10.8 $16.40 8/31/20203,600,000 shares $64.33 million -0.6%19.3%10.7 $17.87 8/14/20203,620,000 shares $62.70 million -1.6%19.9%10.1 $17.32 7/31/20203,680,000 shares $72.72 million -6.8%20.2%9.7 $19.76 7/15/20203,950,000 shares $57.12 million -0.3%22.2%11 $14.46 6/30/20203,960,000 shares $57.97 million +6.7%22.3%10.4 $14.64 6/15/20203,710,000 shares $53.54 million -1.3%20.9%8.7 $14.43 5/29/20203,760,000 shares $52.00 million +0.5%21.2%7.9 $13.83 5/15/20203,740,000 shares $48.73 million +18.7%21.1%7.8 $13.03 4/30/20203,150,000 shares $38.52 million +12.5%17.6%6.8 $12.23 4/15/20202,800,000 shares $28.62 million -17.2%15.6%6.7 $10.22 3/31/20203,380,000 shares $36.50 million -17.0%18.9%8.4 $10.80 3/13/20204,072,900 shares $45.45 million -5.7%18.4%7.6 $11.16 2/28/20204,320,000 shares $34.39 million -2.0%19.5%13.3 $7.96 2/14/20204,410,000 shares $46.44 million +1.9%24.9%14.2 $10.53 1/31/20204,330,000 shares $58.71 million +8.3%24.5%12.9 $13.56 1/15/20204,000,000 shares $57.48 million +3.6%22.6%9.8 $14.37 12/31/20193,860,000 shares $56.01 million -9.6%21.8%9.7 $14.51 LOCO Short Interest - Frequently Asked Questions What is El Pollo Loco's current short interest? Short interest is the volume of El Pollo Loco shares that have been sold short but have not yet been closed out or covered. As of September 15th, investors have sold 1,010,000 shares of LOCO short. 4.34% of El Pollo Loco's shares are currently sold short. Learn More on El Pollo Loco's current short interest. What is a good short interest ratio for El Pollo Loco? The short interest ratio, also known as the "days to cover ratio", is calculated by dividing the number of shares of a stock sold short divided by its average trading volume. A short interest ratio ranging between 1 and 4 generally indicates strong positive sentiment about a stock and a lack of short sellers. A short interest ratio of 10 or greater indicates strong pessimism about a stock. LOCO shares currently have a short interest ratio of 4.0. Learn More on El Pollo Loco's short interest ratio. What is a good short interest percentage for El Pollo Loco? Companies that have a short interest as a percentage of float below 10% indicates positive investor sentiment and few short sellers. Stocks with a short interest percentage above 10% is considered high, suggesting some investors are pessimistic about the stock. Companies with a short interest percentage of 20% or more indicates widespread negative sentiment. 4.34% of El Pollo Loco's floating shares are currently sold short. Is El Pollo Loco's short interest increasing or decreasing? El Pollo Loco saw a decline in short interest in the month of September. As of September 15th, there was short interest totaling 1,010,000 shares, a decline of 4.7% from the previous total of 1,060,000 shares. Changes in short volume can be used to identify positive and negative investor sentiment. Investors that short sell a stock are betting that its price will decline in the future. An increase in short sale volume suggests bearish (negative) sentiment among investors. A decrease on short sale volume suggests bullish (positive) sentiment. What is El Pollo Loco's float size? El Pollo Loco currently has issued a total of 31,100,000 shares. Some of El Pollo Loco's outstanding shares are available for trading, while others are subject to various restrictions. The public float, also referred to as floating shares or "the float", are shares that publicly owned, unrestricted and available to trade on the open market. El Pollo Loco currently has a public float of 23,280,000 shares. How does El Pollo Loco's short interest compare to its competitors? 4.34% of El Pollo Loco's shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies compare to El Pollo Loco: Biglari Holdings Inc. (0.44%), Denny's Co. (3.23%), Dine Brands Global, Inc. (16.04%), Chuy's Holdings, Inc. (3.25%), BJ's Restaurants, Inc. (8.96%), Cannae Holdings, Inc. (2.86%), Super Hi International Holding Ltd. (0.01%), Playa Hotels & Resorts (4.10%), Soho House & Co Inc. (5.31%), First Watch Restaurant Group, Inc. (14.28%), Which stocks are the most shorted right now? As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: Canadian Natural Resources Limited ($6.15 billion), Charter Communications, Inc. ($4.04 billion), Paychex, Inc. ($2.77 billion), Nu Holdings Ltd. ($2.71 billion), Cencora, Inc. ($2.34 billion), Aptiv PLC ($2.18 billion), Tractor Supply ($2.07 billion), International Paper ($2.01 billion), AppLovin Co. ($1.95 billion), and Moderna, Inc. ($1.89 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks. What does it mean to sell short El Pollo Loco stock? Short selling LOCO is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from El Pollo Loco as its price is falling. LOCO shares are trading up $0.22 today. To short a stock, an investor borrows shares, sells them and buys the shares back on the public market later to return it to the lender. Short sellers are betting that a stock will decline in price. If the stock does drop after selling, the short seller buys it back at a lower price and returns it to the lender. The difference between the sell price and the buy price is the trader's profit. How does a short squeeze work against El Pollo Loco? A short squeeze for El Pollo Loco occurs when it has a large amount of short interest and its stock increases in price. This forces short sellers to cover their short interest positions by buying actual shares of LOCO, which in turn drives the price of the stock up even further. How often is El Pollo Loco's short interest reported? Short interest is typically published by a stock exchange once per month. However, NASDAQ publishes a report for U.S. stocks, including LOCO, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is September, 15 2024. 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