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: 4,362
Fund manager confidence
Based on 2024 Q3 regulatory filings by fund managers ($100M+ AUM)
2,815% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $758K | Put options by funds: $26K
26% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 24 | Existing positions closed: 19
20% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $295M [Q2] → $353M (+$58.8M) [Q3]
3% more funds holding
Funds holding: 119 [Q2] → 123 (+4) [Q3]
0% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 3 [Q2] → 3 (+0) [Q3]
0.81% less ownership
Funds ownership: 83.77% [Q2] → 82.96% (-0.81%) [Q3]
14% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 37 | Existing positions reduced: 43
Research analyst outlook
We haven’t received any recent analyst ratings for LOCO.
Financial journalist opinion
Based on 5 articles about LOCO published over the past 30 days
