LOCO - El Pollo Loco Holdings Inc

LOCO - El Pollo Loco Holdings Inc

https://www.elpolloloco.com

Hold Momentum: Bearish

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Are Investors Undervaluing El Pollo Loco ( LOCO ) Right Now?

Zacks Commentary • 6 days, 6 hours ago • score: 0.52

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El Pollo Loco Is Giving Away Up To $1 Million In Free Chicken For National Chicken Month! - El Pollo Loco Holdings ( NASDAQ:LOCO )

Benzinga • 1 week, 4 days ago • score: 0.64

COSTA MESA, Calif., Sept. 04, 2025 ( GLOBE NEWSWIRE ) -- This September, El Pollo Loco is determined to make National Chicken Month more than just a delicious observance - it is planning to own the month with its "Let's Get Loco" ethos.

Is El Pollo Loco ( LOCO ) Stock Undervalued Right Now?

Zacks Commentary • 3 weeks, 5 days ago • score: 0.42

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Is El Pollo Loco ( LOCO ) a Great Value Stock Right Now?

Zacks Commentary • 1 month, 1 week ago • score: 0.48

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As of 2025-09-10 (Snapshot)

El Pollo Loco Holdings, Inc., through its subsidiary El Pollo Loco, Inc., develops, franchises, licenses and operates quick service restaurants under the name El Pollo Loco. The company is headquartered in Costa Mesa, California.

52W High

$13.99

52W Low

$8.29

MA Status:

50D: Below 200D: Below

Beta (~1 neutral, <0.9 lower risk)

0.99

Valuation

Attractive

As of 2025-06-30 (Overview)

Trailing P/E (<15 better)

12.31

Forward P/E (<15 better)

14.03

EV/EBITDA (<8 favorable)

10.19

EV/Revenue (<3 favorable)

1.17

P/S (TTM) (<3 favorable)

0.65

P/B (<3 favorable)

1.14

Ownership

Institution‑heavy

Source: Overview

Insiders (1–5% typical)

2.84%

Institutions (25–75% balanced)

98.35%

Shares Outstanding

29,995,500

Float

23,137,900

Dividend Yield (2–6% sweet spot)

N/A

Ex‑Dividend Date

2022-10-21

Income & Growth

Profitability: Weak

As of 2025-06-30 (Overview)

Revenue (TTM)

479,690,000

Gross Profit (TTM)

102,939,000

EPS (TTM)

0.85

Profit Margin (>10% good)

0.05%

Operating Margin (TTM) (higher better)

0.10%

ROE (TTM) (>15% strong)

0.09%

EPS YoY (Quarterly) (>10% good)

-0.04

Revenue YoY (Quarterly) (>8% good)

0.03

Momentum

Bearish momentum

Value

-0.0832

Previous

-0.0557

Trend

Falling

Signal Cross

No cross

As of

Sep. 12, 2025