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El Pollo Loco

10.42 USD
+0.12
1.17%
At close Apr 1, 4:00 PM EDT
After hours
10.42
+0.00
0.00%
1 day
1.17%
5 days
-0.29%
1 month
-4.67%
3 months
-8.68%
6 months
-23.72%
Year to date
-8.68%
1 year
8.54%
5 years
28.33%
10 years
-58.67%
 

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

0
Funds holding %
of 7,398 funds
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
73%
upside
Avg. target
$18
73%
upside
High target
$18
73%
upside

1 analyst rating

positive
100%
neutral
0%
negative
0%
Craig-Hallum
Jeremy Hamblin
22% 1-year accuracy
5 / 23 met price target
73%upside
$18
Buy
Initiated
11 Mar 2025

Financial journalist opinion

Based on 11 articles about LOCO published over the past 30 days

Positive
Zacks Investment Research
1 day 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.
LOCO's Growth Strategy: New Units, Customer Focus & Cost Efficiencies
Neutral
GlobeNewsWire
5 days 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!
El Pollo Loco Celebrates National Burrito Day with a 3-Day Burrito Block Party
Negative
Seeking Alpha
1 week 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.
El Pollo Loco: A Slowdown Is Here, Back Out Of This Stock (Downgrade)
Positive
Seeking Alpha
2 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.
El Pollo Loco: Exploiting Restaurant Shutdowns For Nationwide Growth Of Pollo Loco
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.
El Pollo Loco Q4 Earnings & Revenues Beat, Both Up Y/Y, Stock Up
Positive
Zacks Investment Research
3 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.
Here's What Key Metrics Tell Us About El Pollo Loco (LOCO) Q4 Earnings
Neutral
Seeking Alpha
3 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.
El Pollo Loco Holdings, Inc. (LOCO) Q4 2024 Earnings Call Transcript
Positive
Zacks Investment Research
3 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.
El Pollo Loco Holdings (LOCO) Tops Q4 Earnings and Revenue Estimates
Neutral
GlobeNewsWire
3 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.
El Pollo Loco Holdings, Inc. Announces Fourth Quarter 2024 Financial Results
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.
El Pollo Loco Holdings Gears Up for Q4 Earnings: What's in Store?
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