FY2025 EPS Estimates for El Pollo Loco Reduced by Analyst

El Pollo Loco Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ:LOCO) – Equities research analysts at William Blair lowered their FY2025 EPS estimates for El Pollo Loco in a research note issued to investors on Wednesday, November 19th. William Blair analyst S. Zackfia now forecasts that the restaurant operator will post earnings per share of $0.96 for the year, down from their previous forecast of $0.97. The consensus estimate for El Pollo Loco’s current full-year earnings is $0.83 per share. William Blair also issued estimates for El Pollo Loco’s Q4 2025 earnings at $0.22 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $1.01 EPS.

El Pollo Loco (NASDAQ:LOCO) last posted its earnings results on Thursday, October 30th. The restaurant operator reported $0.27 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.23 by $0.04. The company had revenue of $121.52 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $123.57 million. El Pollo Loco had a return on equity of 10.15% and a net margin of 5.39%.

A number of other equities research analysts have also recently issued reports on LOCO. Weiss Ratings reissued a “hold (c)” rating on shares of El Pollo Loco in a research report on Wednesday, October 8th. Zacks Research upgraded shares of El Pollo Loco from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research note on Monday, November 3rd. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, one has issued a Buy rating and two have given a Hold rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $18.00.

El Pollo Loco Stock Performance

Shares of NASDAQ LOCO opened at $10.39 on Monday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.22, a current ratio of 0.41 and a quick ratio of 0.38. The firm has a market cap of $311.18 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 11.81 and a beta of 1.02. The stock’s fifty day moving average price is $9.89 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $10.25. El Pollo Loco has a one year low of $8.29 and a one year high of $13.14.

Institutional Trading of El Pollo Loco

Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of LOCO. Tower Research Capital LLC TRC grew its position in El Pollo Loco by 85.0% in the second quarter. Tower Research Capital LLC TRC now owns 3,862 shares of the restaurant operator’s stock valued at $43,000 after acquiring an additional 1,774 shares during the last quarter. CWM LLC lifted its holdings in shares of El Pollo Loco by 31.3% in the second quarter. CWM LLC now owns 4,229 shares of the restaurant operator’s stock worth $47,000 after acquiring an additional 1,008 shares during the last quarter. BNP Paribas Financial Markets boosted its stake in shares of El Pollo Loco by 89.5% in the 3rd quarter. BNP Paribas Financial Markets now owns 5,277 shares of the restaurant operator’s stock valued at $51,000 after purchasing an additional 2,493 shares in the last quarter. EMC Capital Management bought a new stake in shares of El Pollo Loco during the 2nd quarter valued at approximately $72,000. Finally, Quantbot Technologies LP increased its position in El Pollo Loco by 27.3% during the 1st quarter. Quantbot Technologies LP now owns 7,722 shares of the restaurant operator’s stock worth $80,000 after purchasing an additional 1,658 shares in the last quarter. 81.28% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

El Pollo Loco Company Profile

El Pollo Loco Holdings, Inc, through its subsidiary, El Pollo Loco, Inc, develops, franchises, licenses, and operates quick-service restaurants under the El Pollo Loco name. It operates and franchises restaurants located in California, Nevada, Arizona, Texas, Colorado, Utah, and Louisiana. It also licenses its brand to restaurants in the Philippines.