1-Jul-2026
Dutch Bros, First Watch, and El Pollo Loco land bull ratings from Freedom Capital
Seeking Alpha News (Wed, 1-Jul 9:54 AM ET)
El Pollo LoCo (LOCO) Receives a Buy from Freedom Capital Markets
TipRanks (Wed, 1-Jul 5:35 AM ET)
Major El Pollo LoCo Insider Makes a Multi-Million Dollar Move
TipRanks (Tue, 30-Jun 10:01 PM ET)
El Pollo Loco Marks Development Milestone as it Enters 10th State
Globe Newswire (Tue, 30-Jun 3:15 PM ET)
El Pollo Loco Introduces its Loaded Quesadillas and Chatacoffee
Globe Newswire (Tue, 23-Jun 12:01 PM ET)
THE WAIT IS OVER: EL POLLO LOCO BRINGS BACK BBQ BLACK BEANS
PRNewswire (Tue, 16-Jun 2:42 PM ET)
El Pollo Loco Holdings, Inc. Announces $40 Million Share Repurchase Authorization
Globe Newswire (Thu, 28-May 4:05 PM ET)
El Pollo Loco Holdings, Inc. Announces First Quarter 2026 Financial Results
Globe Newswire (Thu, 7-May 4:05 PM ET)
Chicken Tenders, but Make Them Loco
Globe Newswire (Thu, 23-Apr 9:01 AM ET)
El Pollo Loco Holdings, Inc. to Announce First Quarter 2026 Results on Thursday, May 7, 2026
Globe Newswire (Thu, 16-Apr 9:00 AM ET)
El Pollo Loco Holdings Inc operates and franchises hundreds of fast-casual chicken restaurants in the United States. It specializes in fire-grilling citrus-marinated chicken and operates in the limited service restaurant market segment. Its offerings include Mexican-inspired menu items, including burritos, tostadas, bowls, salads, and bone-in chicken meals in various portion sizes. It also offers citrus-marinated fire-grilled chicken, along with a range of salsas and dressings that allow customers to customize their meals. The company operates in one operating segment. The majority of the company's revenue is derived from company-operated restaurant revenue.
El Pollo Loco Holdings trades on the NASDAQ stock market under the symbol LOCO.
As of July 1, 2026, LOCO stock price climbed to $17.20 with 425,068 million shares trading.
LOCO has a beta of 0.19, meaning it tends to be less sensitive to market movements. LOCO has a correlation of 0.00 to the broad based SPY ETF.
LOCO has a market cap of $523.83 million. This is considered a Small Cap stock.
Last quarter El Pollo Loco Holdings reported $126 million in Revenue and $.28 earnings per share. This beat revenue expectation by $4 million and exceeded earnings estimates by $.06.
In the last 3 years, LOCO traded as high as $17.40 and as low as $8.11.
The top ETF exchange traded funds that LOCO belongs to (by Net Assets): IWM, VTI, VXF, IWN, DFAT.
LOCO has outperformed the market in the last year with a price return of +56.2% while the SPY ETF gained +21.9%. LOCO has also outperformed the stock market ETF in the last 3 month and 2 week periods returning +24.6% and +9.4%, respectively, while the SPY returned +18.3% and -0.4%, respectively.
LOCO support price is $16.54 and resistance is $17.38 (based on 1 day standard deviation move). This means that using the most recent 20 day stock volatility and applying a one standard deviation move around the stock's closing price, stastically there is a 67% probability that LOCO shares will trade within this expected range on the day.
