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After finishing at $10.6 in the prior trading day, El Pollo Loco Holdings Inc (NASDAQ: LOCO) closed at $10.73, up 1.23%. In other words, the price has increased by $1.23 from its previous closing price. On the day, 65935.0 shares were traded. LOCO stock price reached its highest trading level at $10.745 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $10.57.
Ratios:
Our goal is to gain a better understanding of LOCO by taking a closer look at its different ratios. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 29.57 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 14.96. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 0.38 and its Current Ratio is at 0.41. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 0.89 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 0.83.
Upgrades & Downgrades
In the most recent recommendation for this company, Craig Hallum on March 11, 2025, initiated with a Buy rating and assigned the stock a target price of $18.
Truist Downgraded its Buy to Hold on February 08, 2021, while the target price for the stock was maintained at $20.
Insider Transactions:
The insider trade also gives investors a glimpse into the future direction of stock prices, which can be beneficial to investors. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Jun 06 ’25 when Buller Mark sold 11,363 shares for $11.00 per share. The transaction valued at 124,993 led to the insider holds 38,801 shares of the business.
Buller Mark bought 11,363 shares of LOCO for $124,993 on Jun 06 ’25.
Valuation Measures:
Investors should consider key stock statistics when deciding whether to invest or divest. In the wake of the recent closing price, LOCO now has a Market Capitalization of 321851200 and an Enterprise Value of 562885440. As of this moment, El’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 12.17, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 11.26. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 2.37. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 0.67 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 1.14. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 1.171 whereas that against EBITDA is 9.592.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for LOCO is 0.98, which has changed by -0.09787232 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.14446163 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, LOCO has reached a high of $12.65, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $8.29. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is 2.22%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 4.69%.
Shares Statistics:
The stock has traded on average 278.82K shares per day over the past 3-months and 289390 shares per day over the last 10 days, according to various share statistics. A total of 30.00M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 27.19M. Insiders hold about 9.24% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 84.10% stake in the company. Shares short for LOCO as of 1764288000 were 1763354 with a Short Ratio of 6.34, compared to 1761868800 on 1897856. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 1763354 and a Short% of Float of 7.13.
Earnings Estimates
At present, 5.0 analysts are actively evaluating the performance of El Pollo Loco Holdings Inc (LOCO) in the stock market.The consensus estimate for the next quarter is $0.17, with high estimates of $0.2 and low estimates of $0.15.
Analysts are recommending an EPS of between $0.97 and $0.92 for the fiscal current year, implying an average EPS of $0.94. EPS for the following year is $0.96, with 5.0 analysts recommending between $1.05 and $0.8.
Revenue Estimates
5 analysts predict $123.36M in revenue for. The current quarter. It ranges from a high estimate of $126.4M to a low estimate of $120.26M. As of. The current estimate, El Pollo Loco Holdings Inc’s year-ago sales were $114.28MFor the next quarter, 5 analysts are estimating revenue of $120.09M. There is a high estimate of $120.38M for the next quarter, whereas the lowest estimate is $119.8M.
A total of 5 analysts have provided revenue estimates for LOCO’s current fiscal year. The highest revenue estimate was $492.9M, while the lowest revenue estimate was $486.8M, resulting in an average revenue estimate of $489.79M. In the same quarter a year ago, actual revenue was $473.01MBased on 5 analysts’ estimates, the company’s revenue will be $497.22M in the next fiscal year. The high estimate is $503.63M and the low estimate is $489.47M.
