LOCO

El Pollo Loco Holdings Inc

May 18 • 04:00PM ET

13.69

+0.25 1.86 %

Consumer Cyclical • Restaurants • USA • Small • NASD

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Index	RUT	P/E	13.84	EPS (ttm)	0.99	Insider Own	8.14%	Shs Outstand	30.46M	Perf Week	0.15%
Market Cap	416.93M	Forward P/E	12.63	EPS next Y	1.08	Insider Trans	0.00%	Shs Float	27.98M	Perf Month	-1.86%
Enterprise Value	646.00M	PEG	-	EPS next Q	0.28	Inst Own	86.25%	Short Float	4.83%	Perf Quarter	28.79%
Income	29.16M	P/S	0.84	EPS this Y	-0.82%	Inst Trans	-0.58%	Short Ratio	4.09	Perf Half Y	26.76%
Sales	497.05M	P/B	1.38	EPS next Y	11.52%	ROA	4.86%	Short Interest	1.35M	Perf YTD	30.88%
Book/sh	9.93	P/C	106.91	EPS next 5Y	-	ROE	10.26%	52W High	15.90 -13.90%	Perf Year	43.80%
Cash/sh	0.13	P/FCF	15.52	EPS past 3/5Y	16.58% 5.67%	ROIC	5.62%	52W Low	8.87 54.34%	Perf 3Y	39.27%
Dividend Est.	-	EV/EBITDA	10.06	Sales past 3/5Y	1.40% 2.84%	Gross Margin	21.88%	Volatility	3.12% 3.35%	Perf 5Y	-8.10%
Dividend TTM	-	EV/Sales	1.30	EPS Y/Y TTM	16.38%	Oper. Margin	9.63%	ATR (14)	0.49	Perf 10Y	48.14%
Dividend Ex-Date	Oct 21, 2022	Quick Ratio	0.32	Sales Y/Y TTM	4.42%	Profit Margin	5.87%	RSI (14)	53.44	Recom	1.80
Dividend Gr. 3/5Y	- -	Current Ratio	0.34	EPS Q/Q	47.06%	SMA20	1.03%	Beta	0.79	Target Price	17.88
Payout	0.00%	Debt/Eq	0.77	Sales Q/Q	5.88%	SMA50	1.13%	Rel Volume	0.75	Prev Close	13.44
Employees	4034	LT Debt/Eq	0.72	Earnings	May 07 AMC	SMA200	21.95%	Avg Volume	330.70K	Price	13.69
IPO	Jul 25, 2014	Option/Short	Yes / Yes	EPS/Sales Surpr.	29.63% 3.41%	Trades		Volume	246,532	Change	1.86%

Date	Action	Analyst	Rating Change	Price Target Change
Mar-13-26	Upgrade	The Benchmark Company	Hold → Buy	$14
Mar-06-26	Initiated	DA Davidson	Neutral	$11
Mar-11-25	Initiated	Craig Hallum	Buy	$18
Nov-12-21	Initiated	The Benchmark Company	Hold
Feb-08-21	Downgrade	Truist	Buy → Hold	$20
Apr-20-20	Initiated	CL King	Buy
Apr-01-20	Upgrade	SunTrust	Hold → Buy	$11
Jul-26-16	Downgrade	Stifel	Buy → Hold
Apr-27-16	Downgrade	Sun Trust Rbsn Humphrey	Buy → Neutral
Jan-13-16	Initiated	Sidoti	Buy
Dec-01-15	Initiated	Guggenheim	Buy
Nov-13-15	Downgrade	Robert W. Baird	Outperform → Neutral	$18 → $12
Aug-28-15	Upgrade	Stifel	Hold → Buy	$17
Jan-05-15	Upgrade	Robert W. Baird	Neutral → Outperform
Aug-19-14	Initiated	Stifel	Hold	$30
Aug-19-14	Initiated	Robert W. Baird	Neutral	$32

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May-13-26 11:15AM	Papa Johns, Pizza Hut and El Pollo Loco (Nation's Restaurant News)
May-11-26 04:12PM	El Pollo Loco finds its growth recipe after strong Q1 earnings (Yahoo Finance Video)
May-08-26 08:30AM	El Pollo Loco Holdings, Inc. Q1 2026 Earnings Call Summary (Moby)
May-07-26 04:05PM	El Pollo Loco Holdings, Inc. Announces First Quarter 2026 Financial Results (GlobeNewswire)
May-05-26 11:50AM	Portillos Q1 Revenue Increases 3.5% Amid Expansion (Exec Edge)
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Apr-23-26 09:01AM	Chicken Tenders, but Make Them Loco (GlobeNewswire)
Apr-16-26 09:00AM	El Pollo Loco Holdings, Inc. to Announce First Quarter 2026 Results on Thursday, May 7, 2026 (GlobeNewswire)
Mar-16-26 03:26PM	El Pollo Loco Upgrades Loco Rewards Program with Experiential Prizes, Including Coca-Cola x El Pollo Loco Soccer Challenge (GlobeNewswire)
Mar-12-26 11:07PM	El Pollo Loco Holdings Inc (LOCO) Q4 2025 Earnings Call Highlights: Strong Revenue Growth and ... (GuruFocus.com) +16.91%
04:05PM	El Pollo Loco Holdings, Inc. Announces Fourth Quarter 2025 Financial Results (GlobeNewswire)
Mar-10-26 11:00PM	Earnings To Watch: El Pollo Loco (LOCO) Reports Q4 Results Tomorrow (StockStory)
Mar-09-26 09:15AM	Gear Up for El Pollo Loco (LOCO) Q4 Earnings: Wall Street Estimates for Key Metrics (Zacks)
Mar-05-26 01:21PM	El Pollo Loco Fires Up Culinary Innovation with Five New Menu Tests (GlobeNewswire)
Mar-04-26 05:15PM	Cracker Barrel Old Country Store (CBRL) Q2 Earnings Top Estimates (Zacks)
Mar-03-26 02:45PM	Why El Pollo Loco (LOCO) Stock Is Trading Lower Today (StockStory)
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Feb-25-26 09:00AM	El Pollo Loco Holdings, Inc. to Announce Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2025 Results on Thursday, March 12, 2026 (GlobeNewswire)
Feb-24-26 11:37AM	El Pollo Loco Announces Protein Packed Menu, Reminding Everyone that Protein has Always Been their Specialty (GlobeNewswire)
Feb-21-26 08:38AM	2026 Food Inflation Outlook: This ETF Could Outperform (MarketBeat)
Feb-10-26 03:29PM	El Pollo Loco Adds Shrimp to Lineup of Limited Time Baja Double Tostadas (GlobeNewswire)
Feb-01-26 11:35PM	3 Profitable Stocks We're Skeptical Of (StockStory)
Jan-28-26 09:00AM	El Pollo Loco Appoints Frank Garrido to Board of Directors (GlobeNewswire)
Jan-20-26 09:01AM	El Pollo Loco Partners with WNBA Star Arike Ogunbowale to Support School Sports Teams Nationwide (GlobeNewswire)
Jan-18-26 11:35PM	3 Small-Cap Stocks We Think Twice About (StockStory)
Jan-14-26 09:02AM	Why El Pollo Loco is renewing a national expansion strategy (Nation's Restaurant News)
Jan-11-26 11:31PM	1 Russell 2000 Stock to Keep an Eye On and 2 That Underwhelm (StockStory)
Jan-06-26 04:05PM	El Pollo Loco Holdings, Inc. to Participate at the 28th Annual ICR Conference (GlobeNewswire)
Jan-05-26 01:30PM	El Pollo Loco Launches Protein-Packed Double Pollo Salads: Twice the Chicken, All the Flavor (GlobeNewswire)
Dec-29-25 10:42AM	Brinker International Gains From Chili's Momentum Amid Cost Pressures (Zacks)
Dec-28-25 11:35PM	3 of Wall Street's Favorite Stocks That Concern Us (StockStory)
Dec-26-25 12:49PM	Domino's Pizza Leverages Growth Initiatives Amid a Challenging Macro (Zacks)
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09:40AM	Is El Pollo Loco (LOCO) Stock Undervalued Right Now? (Zacks)
Dec-24-25 10:34PM	Q3 Earnings Roundup: El Pollo Loco (NASDAQ:LOCO) And The Rest Of The Traditional Fast Food Segment (StockStory)
Dec-23-25 12:43PM	BJ's Restaurants Builds Momentum With Traffic Despite Cost Pressures (Zacks)
Dec-22-25 09:10AM	Krispy Kreme, El Pollo Loco, Taco Bell beverages (Nation's Restaurant News)
Dec-19-25 12:07PM	El Pollo Loco adds Bob Wright to its board (Nation's Restaurant News)
Dec-18-25 10:21AM	Darden Q2 Earnings Lag Estimates, Revenues Surpass, Stock Up (Zacks)
Dec-16-25 06:30AM	Bear of the Day: Chipotle Mexican Grill (CMG) (Zacks)
Dec-15-25 04:40PM	El Pollo Loco Appoints Robert D. Wright and Tana Davila to Board of Directors (GlobeNewswire)
Dec-11-25 01:19PM	Inspire Brands makes several leadership changes (Nation's Restaurant News)
Dec-10-25 11:50AM	Dave & Buster's Q3 Earnings Beat, Revenues Miss Estimates (Zacks)
08:51AM	Cracker Barrel Q1 Loss Narrower Than Expected, Revenues Down Y/Y (Zacks)
07:16AM	3 Solid Stocks to Watch on Steady Growth in Restaurant Sales (Zacks)
Dec-09-25 11:02PM	3 Reasons to Sell LOCO and 1 Stock to Buy Instead (StockStory)
09:40AM	Should Value Investors Buy El Pollo Loco (LOCO) Stock? (Zacks)
Dec-08-25 10:13AM	CBRL to Post Q1 Earnings: What's in the Cards for the Stock? (Zacks)
Dec-03-25 12:37PM	Red Robin Stock Down 33% in 6 Months: Time to Buy the Dip? (Zacks)
Nov-28-25 09:37AM	McDonald's Banks on Strategic Initiatives Amid High Costs (Zacks)
Nov-26-25 09:01AM	El Pollo Loco Is Celebrating "12 Days of Pollo" with Delicious Deals (GlobeNewswire)
Nov-23-25 11:35PM	1 Value Stock on Our Buy List and 2 We Ignore (StockStory)
Nov-21-25 01:59PM	Maria Hollandsworth departs El Pollo Loco (Nation's Restaurant News)
Nov-20-25 09:55AM	Wall Street Analysts See a 33.5% Upside in El Pollo Loco (LOCO): Can the Stock Really Move This High? (Zacks)
09:40AM	Are Investors Undervaluing El Pollo Loco (LOCO) Right Now? (Zacks)
Nov-19-25 01:06PM	3 Russell 2000 Stocks Walking a Fine Line (StockStory)
02:43AM	Zacks.com featured highlights include El Pollo Loco, OppFi, Edison, ScanSource and Zions Bancorporation (Zacks)
Nov-18-25 01:42PM	El Pollo Loco's 'economics and enthusiasm back on track (Nation's Restaurant News)
08:57AM	Tap These 5 Bargain Stocks With Enticing EV-to-EBITDA Ratios (Zacks)
Nov-06-25 12:37AM	El Pollo Loco's Q3 Earnings Call: Our Top 5 Analyst Questions (StockStory)
Nov-04-25 12:26PM	YUM! Brands Q3 Earnings & Revenues Surpass Estimates, Rise Y/Y (Zacks)
09:55AM	Wall Street Analysts See a 35.92% Upside in El Pollo Loco (LOCO): Can the Stock Really Move This High? (Zacks)
09:40AM	Is El Pollo Loco (LOCO) Stock Undervalued Right Now? (Zacks)
Nov-03-25 11:33AM	El Pollo Loco gained market share in Q3 (Nation's Restaurant News)
Oct-31-25 08:47AM	LOCO Q3 Deep Dive: Menu Innovation and Operational Efficiency Offset Flat Sales (StockStory) +12.80%
Oct-30-25 11:03PM	El Pollo Loco Holdings Inc (LOCO) Q3 2025 Earnings Call Highlights: Strong Traffic Growth and ... (GuruFocus.com)
07:30PM	El Pollo Loco (LOCO) Q3 Earnings: Taking a Look at Key Metrics Versus Estimates (Zacks)
06:10PM	El Pollo Loco Holdings (LOCO) Q3 Earnings Top Estimates (Zacks)
05:21PM	El Pollo Loco (NASDAQ:LOCO) Misses Q3 Sales Expectations, But Stock Soars 6.6% (StockStory)
05:04PM	El Pollo Loco: Q3 Earnings Snapshot (Associated Press Finance)
04:05PM	El Pollo Loco Holdings, Inc. Announces Third Quarter 2025 Financial Results (GlobeNewswire)
Oct-28-25 11:09PM	El Pollo Loco Earnings: What To Look For From LOCO (StockStory)
10:00AM	Analysts Estimate Portillo's Inc. (PTLO) to Report a Decline in Earnings: What to Look Out for (Zacks)
Oct-23-25 10:00AM	El Pollo Loco Holdings (LOCO) Earnings Expected to Grow: What to Know Ahead of Next Week's Release (Zacks)
Oct-16-25 09:00AM	El Pollo Loco Holdings, Inc. to Announce Third Quarter 2025 Results on Thursday, October 30, 2025 (GlobeNewswire)
Oct-14-25 06:39PM	El Pollo Loco Celebrates Growth Milestone with 500th U.S. Restaurant (GlobeNewswire)
Sep-30-25 09:01AM	El Pollo Loco Introduces Flavorful Double Chicken Burrito Bowls That Will Actually Fill You Up (GlobeNewswire)
12:33AM	3 Russell 2000 Stocks We Find Risky (StockStory)
Sep-29-25 08:51AM	Strong Traffic Trends at El Pollo Loco: A Signal for More Upside? (Zacks)
Sep-25-25 09:40AM	Should Value Investors Buy El Pollo Loco (LOCO) Stock? (Zacks)
Sep-16-25 11:31PM	Q2 Earnings Roundup: El Pollo Loco (NASDAQ:LOCO) And The Rest Of The Traditional Fast Food Segment (StockStory)
06:00AM	The Grilled Chicken Chain Joining the Crispy Poultry Frenzy. Sort of. (The Wall Street Journal)
Sep-09-25 09:40AM	Are Investors Undervaluing El Pollo Loco (LOCO) Right Now? (Zacks)
Sep-08-25 12:03AM	3 Reasons LOCO is Risky and 1 Stock to Buy Instead (StockStory)
Sep-04-25 03:46PM	El Pollo Loco Is Giving Away Up To $1 Million In Free Chicken For National Chicken Month! (GlobeNewswire)
Sep-01-25 09:55AM	Wall Street Analysts Think El Pollo Loco (LOCO) Could Surge 31.7%: Read This Before Placing a Bet (Zacks)
Aug-20-25 09:40AM	Is El Pollo Loco (LOCO) Stock Undervalued Right Now? (Zacks)
12:33AM	3 Small-Cap Stocks We Find Risky (StockStory)
Aug-15-25 10:16AM	nLight and Stepan have been highlighted as Zacks Bull and Bear of the Day (Zacks)
Aug-14-25 11:25AM	Can Chipotle's New Menu Innovations Revive Comp Sales Momentum? (Zacks)
09:55AM	Wall Street Analysts Believe El Pollo Loco (LOCO) Could Rally 28.62%: Here's is How to Trade (Zacks)
Aug-12-25 11:11PM	LOCO Q2 Deep Dive: Menu Innovation and Value Strategies Offset Flat Traffic (StockStory)
11:06PM	5 Must-Read Analyst Questions From El Pollo Loco's Q2 Earnings Call (StockStory)
Aug-08-25 12:56PM	Restaurant Brands Q2 Earnings Miss Estimates, Rise Y/Y, Stock Down (Zacks)
Aug-06-25 10:37AM	Philz Coffee, set to be acquired by private equity, teases 'pipeline of new store openings' (USA TODAY)
Aug-04-25 12:46PM	Philz Coffee Partners with Freeman Spogli for Next Phase of Growth (PR Newswire)
12:02PM	Philz Coffee sold to private equity firm (Restaurant Dive)
09:40AM	Is El Pollo Loco (LOCO) a Great Value Stock Right Now? (Zacks)
Aug-01-25 12:25PM	El Pollo Loco (LOCO) Stock Trades Up, Here Is Why (StockStory)
Jul-31-25 07:00PM	Compared to Estimates, El Pollo Loco (LOCO) Q2 Earnings: A Look at Key Metrics (Zacks)
05:45PM	El Pollo Loco Holdings (LOCO) Surpasses Q2 Earnings and Revenue Estimates (Zacks)
04:49PM	El Pollo Loco's (NASDAQ:LOCO) Q2 Sales Beat Estimates (StockStory)
04:49PM	El Pollo Loco: Q2 Earnings Snapshot (Associated Press Finance)

El Pollo Loco Holdings, Inc. engages in the development, franchising, licensing, and operation of quick-service restaurants under the name El Pollo Loco. It specializes in fire-grilling fresh citrus-marinated chicken with a variety of offerings including Chicken Avocado Burrito, Pollo Fit entrees, chicken tostada salads, and Pollo Bowls. The company was founded in 1980 and is headquartered in Costa Mesa, CA.

CEO & DirectorMs. Elizabeth Goodwin Williams

Chief Financial OfficerMr. Ira M. Fils

Chief Information OfficerMr. Clark Matthews

Chief Legal & People OfficerMr. Jason Weintraub

Chief Marketing OfficerMs. Jill Adams

Insider Trading	Relationship	Date	Transaction	Cost	#Shares	Value ($)	#Shares Total	SEC Form 4
Mark Buller	Director	Apr 01 '26	Proposed Sale	14.00	19,662	275,268		Apr 01 04:17 PM
Maria Hollandsworth	Officer	Mar 24 '26	Proposed Sale	1.00	19,471	19,471		Mar 24 04:34 PM
Maria Hollandsworth	Officer	Mar 16 '26	Proposed Sale	11.00	61,006	671,066		Mar 16 04:41 PM
Buller Mark	Director	Jun 06 '25	Sale	11.00	11,363	124,993	38,801	Jun 10 04:01 PM
Buller Mark	Officer	Jun 06 '25	Proposed Sale	11.00	11,363	124,993		Jun 06 04:35 PM

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LOCO

El Pollo Loco Holdings Inc

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