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El Pollo Loco Holdings Inc

LOCO

10.130USD

+0.200+2.01%

Close 09/18, 16:00（ET）Quotes delayed by 15 min

303.99MMarket Cap

12.29P/E TTM

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El Pollo Loco Holdings Inc

10.130

+0.200+2.01%

Overview Company Financials Analysis

TradingKey Stock Score

Overall Financial Health

Valuation Dimensions

Earnings Forecast

Price Momentum

Institutional Confidence

Risk Assessment

Peer Comparison

TradingKey Stock Score

Currency: USD Updated：2025-09-17

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. Despite an average stock market performance, the company shows strong fundamentals and technicals. The stock price is trading sideways between the support and resistance levels, making it suitable for range-bound swing trading.

Score

Industry at a Glance

Industry Ranking

35 / 124

Overall Ranking

152 / 4723

Industry

Hotels & Entertainment Services

Support & Resistance

No Data

Score Analysis

Current score

Previous score

Analyst Rating

Based on 5 analysts

Buy

Current Rating

14.750

Target Price

+47.35%

Upside Space

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

Company 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 23.47.

Undervalued

The company’s latest PE is 11.69, at a low 3-year percentile range.

Institutional Selling

The latest institutional holdings are 30.70M shares, decreasing 12.46% quarter-over-quarter.

Held by The Vanguard

Star Investor The Vanguard holds 1.38M 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：2025-09-17

The company's current financial score is 7.23, which is lower than the Hotels & Entertainment Services industry's average of 7.48. Its financial status is robust, and its operating efficiency is average. Its latest quarterly revenue reached 125.83M, representing a year-over-year increase of 2.99%, while its net profit experienced a year-over-year increase of 6.89%.

Score

Industry at a Glance

Previous score

7.23

Change

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Financials

9.19

Key Metrics

Cash and cash equivalents

Total assets

Total liabilities

Free cash flow

No Data

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Quality of Earnings

6.35

Key Metrics

Total revenue

Operating profit

Total assets

SG&A

No Data

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Operational Efficiency

7.14

Key Metrics

Cash flow from operating activities

Income after tax

No Data

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Growth Potential

6.77

Key Metrics

Cash flow from operating activities

Total revenue

No Data

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Shareholder Returns

6.72

Key Metrics

Free cash flow

No Data

Company Valuation

Currency: USD Updated：2025-09-17

The company’s current valuation score is 4.42, which is higher than the Hotels & Entertainment Services industry's average of 2.34. Its current P/E ratio is 11.69, which is 30.78% below the recent high of 15.29 and -5.32% above the recent low of 12.32.

Score

Industry at a Glance

Previous score

4.39

Change

0.03

Valuation Dimensions

P/E

P/B

P/S

P/CF

Industry Ranking 35/124

No Data

Earnings Forecast

Currency: USD Updated：2025-09-17

The company’s current earnings forecast score is 7.20, which is lower than the Hotels & Entertainment Services industry's average of 7.65. The average price target for El Pollo Loco Holdings Inc is 15.00, with a high of 18.00 and a low of 11.00.

Score

Industry at a Glance

Previous score

7.20

Change

Support & Resistance

No Data

Analyst Rating

Based on 5 analysts

Buy

Current Rating

14.750

Target Price

+48.54%

Upside Space

Strong Buy

Buy

Hold

Sell

Strong Sell

Peer Comparison

Total

Median

Average

Company name

Ratings

Analysts

El Pollo Loco Holdings Inc

LOCO

Starbucks Corp

SBUX

McDonald's Corp

MCD

Chipotle Mexican Grill Inc

CMG

Domino's Pizza Inc

DPZ

Darden Restaurants Inc

DRI

...

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：2025-09-17

The company’s current price momentum score is 6.23, which is lower than the Hotels & Entertainment Services industry's average of 6.77. Sideways: Currently, the stock price is trading between the resistance level at 10.54 and the support level at 9.60, making it suitable for range-bound swing trading.

Score

Industry at a Glance

Previous score

6.40

Change

-0.17

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(4)

Neutral(1)

Buy(2)

Indicators

Value

Direction

MACD(12,26,9)

-0.082

Sell

RSI(14)

44.749

Neutral

STOCH(KDJ)(9,3,3)

27.619

Buy

ATR(14)

0.282

High Vlolatility

CCI(14)

-109.679

Sell

Williams %R

69.388

Sell

TRIX(12,20)

-0.142

Sell

StochRSI(14)

100.000

Buy

Moving Average

Sell(5)

Neutral(0)

Buy(1)

Indicators

Value

Direction

MA5

10.066

Buy

MA10

10.228

Sell

MA20

10.377

Sell

MA50

10.484

Sell

MA100

10.317

Sell

MA200

10.757

Sell

Institutional Confidence

Currency: USD Updated：2025-09-17

The company’s current institutional recognition score is 10.00, which is higher than the Hotels & Entertainment Services industry's average of 7.77. The latest institutional shareholding proportion is 102.35%, representing a quarter-over-quarter decrease of 1.81%. The largest institutional shareholder is The Vanguard, holding a total of 1.38M shares, representing 4.61% of shares outstanding, with 0.97% increase in holdings.

Score

Industry at a Glance

Previous score

10.00

Change

Institutional Shareholding

No Data

Shareholder Activity

Name

Shares Held

Chg %

Biglari Capital Corporation

4.49M

Dimensional Fund Advisors, L.P.

2.15M

-3.08%

BlackRock Institutional Trust Company, N.A.

1.94M

-1.36%

CapitalSpring

1.57M

LSV Asset Management

1.62M

+5.36%

Freeman Spogli & Co.

1.53M

-49.43%

The Vanguard Group, Inc.

Star Investors

1.37M

-0.01%

William Blair Investment Management, LLC

1.34M

-4.42%

Risk Assessment

Currency: USD Updated：2025-09-17

The company’s current risk assessment score is 4.82, which is higher than the Hotels & Entertainment Services industry's average of 4.34. The company's beta value is 1.07. This indicates that the stock tends to outperform the index during upward trending markets but experiences larger declines during downward trending markets.