El Pollo LocoLOCO
About: El Pollo Loco Holdings Inc operates and franchises hundreds of fast-casual chicken restaurants in the United States. Restaurant locations are typically free-standing and include drive-thrus, and menus include many low-priced options. Poultry is the company's largest food cost, accounting for roughly 38% of total food and paper cost, and the company manages that commodity price risk by using multiple suppliers and entering supply contracts of varying lengths depending on market conditions.
Employees: 4,143
Fund manager confidence
Based on 2024 Q4 regulatory filings by fund managers ($100M+ AUM)
593% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $2.35M | Put options by funds: $339K
71% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 29 | Existing positions closed: 17
10% more funds holding
Funds holding: 123 [Q3] → 135 (+12) [Q4]
8% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 42 | Existing positions reduced: 39
2.9% less ownership
Funds ownership: 86.21% [Q3] → 83.3% (-2.9%) [Q4]
15% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $353M [Q3] → $299M (-$54.4M) [Q4]
33% less funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 3 [Q3] → 2 (-1) [Q4]
Research analyst outlook
1 Wall Street Analyst provided 1 year price targets over the past 3 months
1 analyst rating
Craig-Hallum Jeremy Hamblin 23% 1-year accuracy 5 / 22 met price target | 73%upside $18 | Buy Initiated | 11 Mar 2025 |
Financial journalist opinion
Based on 10 articles about LOCO published over the past 30 days
