How to buy El Pollo Loco stock | $16.86

El Pollo Loco Holdings, Inc is a restaurants business based in the US. El Pollo Loco shares (LOCO) are listed on the NASDAQ and all prices are listed in US Dollars. El Pollo Loco employs 4,711 staff and has a trailing 12-month revenue of around 0.00.

El Pollo Loco stock price (NASDAQ: LOCO)

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El Pollo Loco shares at a glance

• Key figures

Information last updated 2021-07-31.

Latest market close	$16.86
52-week range	$14.31 - $21.46
50-day moving average	$18.11
200-day moving average	$18.14
Wall St. target price	$20.67
PE ratio	27.0494
Dividend yield	N/A (0%)
Earnings per share (TTM)	$0.69

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El Pollo Loco price performance over time

Historical closes compared with the close of $16.86 from 2021-05-28

1 week (2021-07-23)	N/A
1 month (2021-07-02)	-9.16%
3 months (2021-05-03)	-0.65%
6 months (2021-01-30)	N/A

1 year (2020-07-30)	N/A
2 years (2019-07-30)	N/A
3 years (2018-07-30)	N/A
5 years (2016-07-30)	N/A

Is El Pollo Loco under- or over-valued?

Valuing El Pollo Loco stock is incredibly difficult, and any metric has to be viewed as part of a bigger picture of El Pollo Loco's overall performance. However, analysts commonly use some key metrics to help gauge the value of a stock.

El Pollo Loco's P/E ratio

El Pollo Loco's current share price divided by its per-share earnings (EPS) over a 12-month period gives a "trailing price/earnings ratio" of roughly 27x. In other words, El Pollo Loco shares trade at around 27x recent earnings.

That's comparable to, say, the trailing 12-month P/E ratio for the NASDAQ 100 at the end of 2019 (27.29).

El Pollo Loco's PEG ratio

El Pollo Loco's "price/earnings-to-growth ratio" can be calculated by dividing its P/E ratio by its growth – to give 1.16. A low ratio can be interpreted as meaning the shares offer better value, while a higher ratio can be interpreted as meaning the shares offer worse value.

The PEG ratio provides a broader view than just the P/E ratio, as it gives more insight into El Pollo Loco's future profitability. By accounting for growth, it could also help you if you're comparing the share prices of multiple high-growth companies.

El Pollo Loco's EBITDA

El Pollo Loco's EBITDA (earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortisation) is $54.3 million.

The EBITDA is a measure of a El Pollo Loco's overall financial performance and is widely used to measure a its profitability.

El Pollo Loco financials

Revenue TTM	$428.6 million
Operating margin TTM	8.84%
Gross profit TTM	$91.7 million
Return on assets TTM	3.78%
Return on equity TTM	9.35%
Profit margin	5.8%
Book value	$7.75
Market capitalisation	$678.8 million

TTM: trailing 12 months

Shorting El Pollo Loco shares

There are currently 1.8 million El Pollo Loco shares held short by investors – that's known as El Pollo Loco's "short interest". This figure is 0.8% down from 1.8 million last month.

There are a few different ways that this level of interest in shorting El Pollo Loco shares can be evaluated.

El Pollo Loco's "short interest ratio" (SIR)

El Pollo Loco's "short interest ratio" (SIR) is the quantity of El Pollo Loco shares currently shorted divided by the average quantity of El Pollo Loco shares traded daily (recently around 248655.2259887). El Pollo Loco's SIR currently stands at 7.08. In other words for every 100,000 El Pollo Loco shares traded daily on the market, roughly 7080 shares are currently held short.

However El Pollo Loco's short interest can also be evaluated against the total number of El Pollo Loco shares, or, against the total number of tradable El Pollo Loco shares (the shares that aren't held by "insiders" or major long-term shareholders – also known as the "float"). In this case El Pollo Loco's short interest could be expressed as 0.05% of the outstanding shares (for every 100,000 El Pollo Loco shares in existence, roughly 50 shares are currently held short) or 0.0917% of the tradable shares (for every 100,000 tradable El Pollo Loco shares, roughly 92 shares are currently held short).

A SIR below 10% would generally be considered to indicate a fairly optimistic outlook for the share price, with fewer people currently willing to bet against El Pollo Loco.

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El Pollo Loco share dividends

We're not expecting El Pollo Loco to pay a dividend over the next 12 months.

El Pollo Loco share price volatility

Over the last 12 months, El Pollo Loco's shares have ranged in value from as little as $14.31 up to $21.46. A popular way to gauge a stock's volatility is its "beta".

Beta is a measure of a share's volatility in relation to the market. The market (NASDAQ average) beta is 1, while El Pollo Loco's is 1.5571. This would suggest that El Pollo Loco's shares are more volatile than the average for this exchange and represent, relatively-speaking, a higher risk (but potentially also market-beating returns).

El Pollo Loco overview

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. As of March 11, 2021, the company operated approximately 475 company-owned and franchised restaurants in Arizona, California, Nevada, Texas, Utah, and Louisiana. It also licenses one restaurant in the Philippines. The company was formerly known as Chicken Acquisition Corp. and changed its name to El Pollo Loco Holdings, Inc.

Frequently asked questions

What percentage of El Pollo Loco is owned by insiders or institutions?
Currently 1.567% of El Pollo Loco shares are held by insiders and 95.682% by institutions. How many people work for El Pollo Loco?
Latest data suggests 4,711 work at El Pollo Loco. When does the fiscal year end for El Pollo Loco?
El Pollo Loco's fiscal year ends in December. Where is El Pollo Loco based?
El Pollo Loco's address is: 3535 Harbor Boulevard, Costa Mesa, CA, United States, 92626 What is El Pollo Loco's ISIN number?
El Pollo Loco's international securities identification number is: US2686031079 What is El Pollo Loco's CUSIP number?
El Pollo Loco's Committee on Uniform Securities Identification Procedures number is: 268603107