El Pollo Loco Holdings, Inc. LOCO
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15.30 USD -0.07 -0.46%
At close · Oct 30
15.30 0.00 0.00%
After hours · Oct 30, 4:00 PM ET
15.25 Day range 15.63
9.06 52-week range 17.20
- YTD
- +46.27%
- 1 year
- +68.87%
- Open
- 15.50
- Prev close
- 15.37
- Mkt cap
- 465.62M
- Vol
- 178.87K
- Avg vol
- 249.90K
- EPS
- 1.17
- P/E
- 13.08
- Div yield
- 0.00%
More statistics
- Low
- 15.25
- High
- 15.63
- Forward P/E
- 12.43
- Beta
- 1.44
- Short ratio
- 5.62
- Inst. own
- 97.27%
- Dividend
- 0.00
- Ex-div date
- Oct 20, 2022
- 50-d avg
- 12.60
- 200-d avg
- 11.49
- 1y target
- 14.00
MAX chart
Events in this range
- May 1, 2020Rating: SunTrust Robinson Humphrey · — → Buy
- Aug 3, 2023Earnings: 0.23; estimate 0.2; surprise 15%
- Nov 2, 2023Earnings: 0.19; estimate 0.18; surprise 5.56%
- Mar 7, 2024Earnings: 0.16; estimate 0.16; surprise 0%
- May 2, 2024Earnings: 0.22; estimate 0.14; surprise 57.14%
- May 3, 2024Rating: Truist Securities · Hold → Hold
- Aug 1, 2024Earnings: 0.26; estimate 0.21; surprise 23.81%
- Aug 2, 2024Rating: Truist Securities · Hold → Hold
Signals (62)
| Name | Date | Ago |
|---|---|---|
| RSI: Overbought | Jun 1, 2026 | 5 months ago |
| MACD: Buy Signal | Mar 1, 2026 | 8 months ago |
| SMA: Bullish | Feb 1, 2026 | 9 months ago |
| SMA: Bullish | Feb 1, 2026 | 9 months ago |
| SMA: Bearish | Jan 1, 2026 | 10 months ago |
| SMA: Bearish | Dec 1, 2025 | 11 months ago |
| SMA: Bullish | Nov 1, 2025 | 1 year ago |
| SMA: Bullish | Nov 1, 2025 | 1 year ago |
| SMA: Bearish | Sep 1, 2025 | 1 year ago |
| SMA: Bullish | Aug 1, 2025 | 1 year ago |
| SMA: Bearish | Jul 1, 2025 | 1 year ago |
| SMA: Bullish | May 1, 2025 | 1 year ago |
| MACD: Sell Signal | Apr 1, 2025 | 1 year ago |
| SMA: Bearish | Mar 1, 2025 | 1 year ago |
| SMA: Bearish | Feb 1, 2025 | 1 year ago |
| SMA: Bullish | Jan 1, 2025 | 1 year ago |
| SMA: Bearish | Dec 1, 2024 | 1 year ago |
| SMA: Bullish | May 1, 2024 | 2 years ago |
| SMA: Bullish | May 1, 2024 | 2 years ago |
| SMA: Bearish | Apr 1, 2024 | 2 years ago |
| SMA: Bullish | Mar 1, 2024 | 2 years ago |
| SMA: Bearish | Feb 1, 2024 | 2 years ago |
| SMA: Bullish | Jan 1, 2024 | 2 years ago |
| MACD: Buy Signal | Dec 1, 2023 | 2 years ago |
| MACD: Sell Signal | Oct 1, 2023 | 3 years ago |
| SMA: Bearish | Aug 1, 2023 | 3 years ago |
| SMA: Bullish | Jul 1, 2023 | 3 years ago |
| MACD: Buy Signal | Jul 1, 2023 | 3 years ago |
| MACD: Sell Signal | Apr 1, 2023 | 3 years ago |
| SMA: Bearish | Mar 1, 2023 | 3 years ago |
| MACD: Buy Signal | Feb 1, 2023 | 3 years ago |
| SMA: Bullish | Jan 1, 2023 | 3 years ago |
| SMA: Bearish | Dec 1, 2022 | 3 years ago |
| SMA: Bullish | Nov 1, 2022 | 4 years ago |
| SMA: Bearish | Oct 1, 2021 | 5 years ago |
| SMA: Bearish | Sep 1, 2021 | 5 years ago |
| MACD: Sell Signal | Sep 1, 2021 | 5 years ago |
| SMA: Bullish | Jun 1, 2021 | 5 years ago |
| SMA: Bearish | Mar 1, 2021 | 5 years ago |
| SMA: Bullish | Nov 1, 2020 | 6 years ago |
| SMA: Bearish | Oct 1, 2020 | 6 years ago |
| MACD: Buy Signal | May 1, 2020 | 6 years ago |
| SMA: Bullish | Apr 1, 2020 | 6 years ago |
| SMA: Bullish | Apr 1, 2020 | 6 years ago |
| SMA: Bearish | Mar 1, 2020 | 6 years ago |
| SMA: Bearish | Mar 1, 2020 | 6 years ago |
| MACD: Sell Signal | Mar 1, 2020 | 6 years ago |
| SMA: Bullish | Nov 1, 2019 | 7 years ago |
| SMA: Bullish | Nov 1, 2019 | 7 years ago |
| MACD: Buy Signal | Nov 1, 2019 | 7 years ago |
| MACD: Sell Signal | Jul 1, 2019 | 7 years ago |
| SMA: Bearish | May 1, 2019 | 7 years ago |
| SMA: Bearish | Mar 1, 2019 | 7 years ago |
| SMA: Bullish | Sep 1, 2018 | 8 years ago |
| SMA: Bullish | May 1, 2018 | 8 years ago |
| SMA: Bearish | Aug 1, 2017 | 9 years ago |
| SMA: Bullish | May 1, 2017 | 9 years ago |
| SMA: Bearish | Sep 1, 2016 | 10 years ago |
| SMA: Bullish | Jun 1, 2016 | 10 years ago |
| SMA: Bearish | May 1, 2016 | 10 years ago |
| RSI: Oversold | May 1, 2016 | 10 years ago |
| SMA: Bullish | Apr 1, 2016 | 10 years ago |
Key statistics
- Market cap
- 349.69M
- Enterprise value
- 604.12M
- Trailing P/E
- 14.78
- Forward P/E
- 12.43
- PEG ratio
- 0.00
- Price / sales
- 0.74
- Price / book
- 1.37
- EPS (TTM)
- 0.79
- Beta
- 1.44
- Dividend yield
- 0.00%
- Payout ratio
- 0.00%
- Profit margin
- 5.11%
- Revenue (TTM)
- 470.97M
- Revenue growth
- 0.00%
- Free cash flow
- 26.20M
- Total cash
- 7.89M
- Total debt
- 263.82M
- Return on equity
- 9.37%
- Shares outstanding
- 29.94M
- Short % of float
- 4.50%
- 50-day average
- 12.60
- 200-day average
- 11.49
Analyst view
Consensus: none
Price target (mean) 14.00 -8.5% downside
Now 15.30
- Target (low)
- 13.00
- Target (mean)
- 14.00
- Target (high)
- 15.00
Ratings (0m) 4 1 buy · 3 hold · 0 sell
- Strong buy0
- Buy1
- Hold3
- Sell0
- Strong sell0
Next earnings
Consensus EPS estimate 0.135.
Financials — quick view
LOCO Revenue — quarterly 129.57M
LOCO Net income — quarterly 12.81M
LOCO EPS — quarterly 0.43
Earnings
| Report date | Quarter ending | EPS estimate | EPS reported | Surprise | Surprise % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 31, 2024 | Sep 1, 2024 | 0.17 | 0.21 | +0.04 | +23.53% |
| Aug 1, 2024 | Jun 1, 2024 | 0.21 | 0.26 | +0.05 | +23.81% |
| May 2, 2024 | Mar 1, 2024 | 0.14 | 0.22 | +0.08 | +57.14% |
| Mar 7, 2024 | Dec 1, 2023 | 0.16 | 0.16 | 0.00 | 0.00% |
| Nov 2, 2023 | Sep 1, 2023 | 0.18 | 0.19 | +0.01 | +5.56% |
| Aug 3, 2023 | Jun 1, 2023 | 0.20 | 0.23 | +0.03 | +15.00% |
Upgrades / downgrades
| Date | Firm | Action | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 2, 2024 | Truist Securities | main | Hold | Hold |
| May 23, 2024 | Benchmark | reit | — | Hold |
| May 3, 2024 | Truist Securities | main | Hold | Hold |
| Nov 12, 2021 | Benchmark | init | — | Hold |
| Feb 8, 2021 | Truist Securities | down | Buy | Hold |
| May 1, 2020 | SunTrust Robinson Humphrey | main | — | Buy |
About El Pollo Loco Holdings, Inc.
El Pollo Loco Holdings, Inc., through its subsidiary, El Pollo Loco, Inc., develops, franchises, licenses, and operates quick-service restaurants under the El Pollo Loco name. It operates and franchises restaurants located in California, Nevada, Arizona, Texas, Colorado, Utah, and Louisiana. It also licenses its brand to restaurants in the Philippines. The company was formerly known as Chicken Acquisition Corp. and changed its name to El Pollo Loco Holdings, Inc. in April 2014. El Pollo Loco Holdings, Inc. was founded in 1975 and is headquartered in Costa Mesa, California.
- Sector
- Consumer Cyclical
- Industry
- Restaurants
- Country
- United States
- Website
- elpolloloco.com
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Insider holders
| Insider | Relation | Latest transaction | Date | Shares held |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BABB DOUGLAS J. | Director | Stock Award(Grant) | May 28, 2024 | 42,986 |
| BIGLARI SARDAR | Beneficial Owner of more than 10% of a Class of Security | Purchase | Aug 21, 2024 | 0 |
| BORGESE SAMUEL NICHOLAS | Director | Stock Award(Grant) | May 28, 2024 | 50,239 |
| BULLER MARK | Director | Stock Award(Grant) | May 28, 2024 | 44,302 |
| FAGINAS CODY NANCY | Director | Stock Award(Grant) | May 28, 2024 | 24,231 |
| FILS IRA MARC | Chief Financial Officer | Stock Award(Grant) | May 28, 2024 | 117,425 |
Institution ownership
| Holder | % held | Shares | Value | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Biglari Capital Corp. | 13.36% | 4,000,000 | 46.72M | Sep 29, 2024 |
| Blackrock Inc. | 7.90% | 2,363,800 | 27.61M | Sep 29, 2024 |
| Dimensional Fund Advisors LP | 7.43% | 2,223,676 | 25.97M | Sep 29, 2024 |
| Fund 1 Investments, LLC | 6.95% | 2,079,980 | 24.29M | Sep 29, 2024 |
| Vanguard Group Inc | 4.60% | 1,378,282 | 16.10M | Sep 29, 2024 |
| William Blair Investment Management, LLC | 4.58% | 1,372,055 | 16.03M | Sep 29, 2024 |
Fund ownership
| Holder | % held | Shares | Value | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vanguard Total Stock Market Index Fund | 2.65% | 792,945 | 9.26M | Sep 29, 2024 |
| iShares Russell 2000 ETF | 2.22% | 664,623 | 7.76M | Oct 30, 2024 |
| Blair (William) Mutual Funds,Inc-Small Cap Value Fund | 1.74% | 519,570 | 6.07M | Oct 30, 2024 |
| DFA U.S. Small Cap Value Series | 1.56% | 467,965 | 5.47M | Jul 30, 2024 |
| DFA U.S. Targeted Value Portfolio | 1.35% | 405,382 | 4.73M | Jul 30, 2024 |
| Vanguard Extended Market Index Fund | 1.31% | 391,148 | 4.57M | Sep 29, 2024 |