El Pollo LocoLOCO
LOCO
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Funds holding %
of 7,398 funds
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Analysts bullish %
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
Low target
$18
79%
upside
Avg. target
$18
79%
upside
High target
$18
79%
upside
1 analyst rating
1 positive
100%
0 neutral
0%
0 negative
0%
Craig-Hallum Jeremy Hamblin 27% 1-year accuracy 6 / 22 met price target | 79%upside $18 | Buy Initiated | 11 Mar 2025 |
Financial journalist opinion
Based on 9 articles about LOCO published over the past 30 days
Positive
Zacks Investment Research
3 days ago
LOCO's Growth Strategy: New Units, Customer Focus & Cost Efficiencies
El Pollo Loco benefits from expansion efforts, same-store sales growth and operational efficiencies.

Neutral
GlobeNewsWire
1 week ago
El Pollo Loco Celebrates National Burrito Day with a 3-Day Burrito Block Party
El Pollo Loco's 3-day Burrito Block Party (April 2-4) offers Loco Rewards members exclusive burrito deals, giveaways, and a chance to win a Burrito Bag!

Negative
Seeking Alpha
2 weeks ago
El Pollo Loco: A Slowdown Is Here, Back Out Of This Stock (Downgrade)
Restaurant stocks have seen a significant slowdown in same-store sales growth, but El Pollo Loco's deceleration to just 0.5% growth stands out as particularly weak. The company has aggressive expansion plans to open ~10 new locations in FY25, supported by a lower new build cost from a new store blueprint that it pioneered last fall. However, El Pollo Loco failed to meet its original new build guidance for FY24, and may do so again in FY25 if sales are anemic.

Positive
Seeking Alpha
3 weeks ago
El Pollo Loco: Exploiting Restaurant Shutdowns For Nationwide Growth Of Pollo Loco
Pollo Loco's Q4 FY 2024 results beat expectations with EPS of $0.20 and revenue of $114.28 million, despite market pessimism and recession fears. Pollo Loco plans to expand beyond California, focusing on franchise growth and repurposing closed restaurant sites to reduce construction costs and improve ROI. FY 2025 guidance includes 4.56% revenue growth, 10 new restaurant openings, and an EPS of $0.94, indicating strong future performance.

Positive
Zacks Investment Research
3 weeks ago
El Pollo Loco Q4 Earnings & Revenues Beat, Both Up Y/Y, Stock Up
LOCO's fiscal fourth-quarter 2024 results reflect robust growth trends and benefits from operating efficiencies. Dive in to learn more.

Positive
Zacks Investment Research
4 weeks ago
Here's What Key Metrics Tell Us About El Pollo Loco (LOCO) Q4 Earnings
The headline numbers for El Pollo Loco (LOCO) give insight into how the company performed in the quarter ended December 2024, but it may be worthwhile to compare some of its key metrics to Wall Street estimates and the year-ago actuals.

Neutral
Seeking Alpha
4 weeks ago
El Pollo Loco Holdings, Inc. (LOCO) Q4 2024 Earnings Call Transcript
El Pollo Loco Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ:LOCO ) Q4 2024 Earnings Conference Call March 6, 2025 4:30 PM ET Company Participants Ira Fils - CFO Liz Williams - CEO Conference Call Participants Todd Brooks - The Benchmark Company Larson Rice - Truist Tania Anderson - William Blair Operator Good day, ladies and gentlemen, and thank you for standing by. Welcome to the El Pollo Loco Fourth Quarter 2024 Earnings Conference Call.

Positive
Zacks Investment Research
4 weeks ago
El Pollo Loco Holdings (LOCO) Tops Q4 Earnings and Revenue Estimates
El Pollo Loco Holdings (LOCO) came out with quarterly earnings of $0.20 per share, beating the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $0.13 per share. This compares to earnings of $0.16 per share a year ago.

Neutral
GlobeNewsWire
4 weeks ago
El Pollo Loco Holdings, Inc. Announces Fourth Quarter 2024 Financial Results
COSTA MESA, Calif., March 06, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- El Pollo Loco Holdings, Inc. (Nasdaq: LOCO) today announced financial results for the 13- and 52-week periods ended December 25, 2024.

Positive
Zacks Investment Research
4 weeks ago
El Pollo Loco Holdings Gears Up for Q4 Earnings: What's in Store?
LOCO's fourth-quarter 2024 results are likely to be benefited from menu innovation, pricing and marketing efforts amid lower transactions.

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