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El Pollo Loco Holdings Inc

LOCO
10.930USD
+0.210+1.96%
Close 11/12, 16:00ETQuotes delayed by 15 min
327.90MMarket Cap
12.66P/E TTM

El Pollo Loco Holdings Inc

10.930
+0.210+1.96%
TradingKey Stock Score
Overall Financial Health
Valuation Dimensions
Earnings Forecast
Price Momentum
Institutional Confidence
Risk Assessment
Peer Comparison
TradingKey Stock Score
Overall Financial Health
Valuation Dimensions
Earnings Forecast
Price Momentum
Institutional Confidence
Risk Assessment
Peer Comparison

TradingKey Stock Score of El Pollo Loco Holdings Inc

Currency: USD Updated: 2025-11-11

Key Insights

The company's fundamentals are relatively very healthy. Its valuation is considered fairly valued,and institutional recognition is very high. Over the past 30 days, multiple analysts have rated the company as a Buy. The company is performing well in the stock market, with strong fundamentals and technicals supporting the current trend. The stock price is trading sideways between the support and resistance levels, making it suitable for range-bound swing trading.

El Pollo Loco Holdings Inc's Score

Industry at a Glance

Industry Ranking
15 / 127
Overall Ranking
87 / 4608
Industry
Hotels & Entertainment Services

Support & Resistance

No Data

Score Analysis

Current score
Previous score

Analyst Rating

Based on 5 analysts
Buy
Current Rating
14.500
Target Price
+37.31%
Upside Space
Data disclaimer: Analyst ratings and target prices are provided by LSEG for informational purposes only and do not constitute investment advice.

El Pollo Loco Holdings Inc Highlights

StrengthsRisks
El Pollo Loco Holdings, Inc. specializes in fire-grilling citrus-marinated chicken and operates in the limited-service restaurant (LSR) segment. The Company offers food that integrates the culinary traditions of Mexico with the lifestyle of Los Angeles. Its menu features its signature product, citrus-marinated fire-grilled chicken, as well as a variety of Mexican and Los Angeles (LA)-inspired entrees creates from its chicken. It serves individual and family-sized chicken meals, a variety of Mexican and Los Angeles (LA)-inspired entrees and sides, on a limited-time basis, and additional proteins like beef. Its entrees include Chicken Avocado Burrito, Pollo Fit entrees, chicken tostada salads, and Pollo Bowls. Its Creamy Cilantro dressings and salsas are prepared fresh daily, allowing its customers to create their favorite flavor profiles to enhance their culinary experience. It operates approximately 495 restaurants, which consist of 172 Company-operated and 323 franchised restaurants.
High Profit Growth
The company's net income leads the industry, with the latest annual income totaling USD 473.01M.
Undervalued
The company’s latest PE is 12.06, at a low 3-year percentile range.
Institutional Selling
The latest institutional holdings are 29.42M shares, decreasing 12.62% quarter-over-quarter.
Held by Keeley-Teton Advisors, LLC
Star Investor Keeley-Teton Advisors, LLC holds 49.80K shares of this stock.
Lower Market Activity
The company has less investor interest, with a 20-day turnover ratio of -0.35.

Financial Health

Currency: USD Updated: 2025-11-11

The company's current financial score is 7.19, which is lower than the Hotels & Entertainment Services industry's average of 7.37. Its financial status is robust, and its operating efficiency is average. Its latest quarterly revenue reached 121.52M, representing a year-over-year increase of 0.93%, while its net profit experienced a year-over-year increase of 18.95%.

Score

Industry at a Glance

Previous score
7.19
Change
0

Financials

9.09

Key Metrics

Cash and cash equivalents
Total assets
Total liabilities
Free cash flow
No Data

Quality of Earnings

6.23

Operational Efficiency

7.08

Growth Potential

6.84

Shareholder Returns

6.71

El Pollo Loco Holdings Inc's Company Valuation

Currency: USD Updated: 2025-11-11

The company’s current valuation score is 8.25, which is higher than the Hotels & Entertainment Services industry's average of 7.45. Its current P/E ratio is 12.06, which is 85.78% below the recent high of 22.40 and 14.64% above the recent low of 10.29.

Score

Industry at a Glance

Previous score
8.25
Change
0

Valuation Dimensions

P/E
P/B
P/S
P/CF
Industry Ranking 15/127
No Data

Earnings Forecast

Currency: USD Updated: 2025-11-11

The company’s current earnings forecast score is 7.20, which is lower than the Hotels & Entertainment Services industry's average of 7.62. The average price target for El Pollo Loco Holdings Inc is 14.50, with a high of 18.00 and a low of 11.00.

Score

Industry at a Glance

Previous score
7.20
Change
0

Support & Resistance

No Data

Analyst Rating

Based on 5 analysts
Buy
Current Rating
14.500
Target Price
+35.26%
Upside Space
Strong Buy
Buy
Hold
Sell
Strong Sell

Peer Comparison

42
Total
12
Median
16
Average
Company name
Ratings
Analysts
El Pollo Loco Holdings Inc
LOCO
5
Starbucks Corp
SBUX
41
McDonald's Corp
MCD
40
Chipotle Mexican Grill Inc
CMG
38
Domino's Pizza Inc
DPZ
36
Darden Restaurants Inc
DRI
34
1
2
3
...
9

Financial Forecasting

EPS
Revenue
Net Profit
EBIT
No Data

Data disclaimer: Analyst ratings and target prices are provided by LSEG for informational purposes only and do not constitute investment advice.

Price Momentum

Currency: USD Updated: 2025-11-11

The company’s current price momentum score is 9.17, which is higher than the Hotels & Entertainment Services industry's average of 7.23. Sideways: Currently, the stock price is trading between the resistance level at 11.38 and the support level at 9.52, making it suitable for range-bound swing trading.

Score

Industry at a Glance

Previous score
9.14
Change
0.03

Support & Resistance

No Data

Indicators

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This feature includes nine of the commonly used technical indicators: MACD, RSI, KDJ, StochRSI, ATR, CCI, WR, TRIX and MA. You may also adjust the timeframe depending on your needs.

Please note that technical analysis is only part of investment reference, and there is no absolute standard for using numerical values to assess direction. The results are for reference only, and we are not responsible for the accuracy of the indicator calculations and summaries.

Indicators
Sell(1)
Neutral(1)
Buy(3)
Indicators
Value
Direction
MACD(12,26,9)
0.262
Buy
RSI(14)
66.844
Neutral
STOCH(KDJ)(9,3,3)
90.843
Overbought
ATR(14)
0.478
High Vlolatility
CCI(14)
110.066
Buy
Williams %R
3.474
Overbought
TRIX(12,20)
0.410
Sell
StochRSI(14)
100.000
Buy
Moving Average
Sell(0)
Neutral(0)
Buy(6)
Indicators
Value
Direction
MA5
10.602
Buy
MA10
10.376
Buy
MA20
9.931
Buy
MA50
9.882
Buy
MA100
10.282
Buy
MA200
10.357
Buy

Institutional Confidence

Currency: USD Updated: 2025-11-11

The company’s current institutional recognition score is 10.00, which is higher than the Hotels & Entertainment Services industry's average of 6.68. The latest institutional shareholding proportion is 97.98%, representing a quarter-over-quarter decrease of 4.26%. The largest institutional shareholder is The Vanguard, holding a total of 1.40M shares, representing 4.67% of shares outstanding, with 2.34% increase in holdings.

Score

Industry at a Glance

Previous score
10.00
Change
0

Institutional Shareholding

No Data

Shareholder Activity

Name
Shares Held
Chg %
Biglari Capital Corporation
4.49M
--
Dimensional Fund Advisors, L.P.
2.09M
-2.76%
BlackRock Institutional Trust Company, N.A.
1.87M
-3.66%
CapitalSpring
1.57M
--
LSV Asset Management
1.56M
-3.44%
The Vanguard Group, Inc.
Star Investors
1.38M
+1.17%
William Blair Investment Management, LLC
1.24M
-7.57%
Divisadero Street Capital Management, LP
1.23M
+495.35%
Portolan Capital Management, L.L.C.
751.01K
--
First Eagle Investment Management, L.L.C.
Star Investors
726.39K
+17.18%
1
2

Risk Assessment

Currency: USD Updated: 2025-11-11

The company’s current risk assessment score is 6.84, which is higher than the Hotels & Entertainment Services industry's average of 5.79. The company's beta value is 1.00. This indicates that the stock tends to outperform the index during upward trending markets but experiences larger declines during downward trending markets.

Score

Industry at a Glance

Previous score
6.84
Change
0
Beta vs S&P 500 index
1.01
VaR
+3.12%
240-Day Maximum Drawdown
+30.68%
240-Day Volatility
+41.93%

Return

Best Daily Return
60 days
+12.80%
120 days
+12.80%
5 years
+16.40%
Worst Daily Return
60 days
-4.73%
120 days
-4.73%
5 years
-10.51%
Sharpe Ratio
60 days
+0.49
120 days
+1.04
5 years
-0.04

Risk Assessment

Maximum Drawdown
240 days
+30.68%
3 years
+36.19%
5 years
+60.43%
Return-to-Drawdown Ratio
240 days
-0.52
3 years
+0.07
5 years
-0.13
Skewness
240 days
+1.15
3 years
+1.13
5 years
+1.18

Volatility

Realised Volatility
240 days
+41.93%
5 years
+39.63%
Standardised True Range
240 days
+3.27%
5 years
+3.25%
Downside Risk-Adjusted Return
120 days
+238.70%
240 days
+238.70%
Maximum Daily Upside Volatility
60 days
+42.19%
Maximum Daily Downside Volatility
60 days
+26.43%

Liquidity

Average Turnover Rate
60 days
+1.01%
120 days
+1.01%
5 years
--
Turnover Deviation
20 days
-34.81%
60 days
+12.88%
120 days
+12.36%

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