William Blair Estimates El Pollo Loco Q1 Earnings

El Pollo Loco Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ:LOCO) – Investment analysts at William Blair issued their Q1 2025 earnings per share estimates for shares of El Pollo Loco in a report issued on Monday, January 20th. William Blair analyst S. Zackfia forecasts that the restaurant operator will post earnings of $0.19 per share for the quarter. 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 Q2 2025 earnings at $0.28 EPS, Q3 2025 earnings at $0.24 EPS, Q4 2025 earnings at $0.21 EPS and FY2025 earnings at $0.93 EPS.

Separately, StockNews.com raised El Pollo Loco from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a report on Friday, November 8th.

El Pollo Loco Stock Performance

LOCO opened at $11.52 on Wednesday. El Pollo Loco has a 1-year low of $8.17 and a 1-year high of $14.25. The stock has a market cap of $344.91 million, a P/E ratio of 14.58 and a beta of 1.47. The stock’s 50 day simple moving average is $12.00 and its 200 day simple moving average is $12.49. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.30, a current ratio of 0.31 and a quick ratio of 0.29.

El Pollo Loco (NASDAQ:LOCO) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, October 31st. The restaurant operator reported $0.21 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.17 by $0.04. El Pollo Loco had a net margin of 5.11% and a return on equity of 10.34%. The firm had revenue of $120.40 million during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $121.03 million. During the same quarter last year, the business earned $0.19 earnings per share. The business’s revenue for the quarter was up .0% compared to the same quarter last year.

Institutional Trading of El Pollo Loco

A number of hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the company. Point72 DIFC Ltd acquired a new stake in shares of El Pollo Loco during the third quarter worth $27,000. Point72 Asia Singapore Pte. Ltd. lifted its position in El Pollo Loco by 91.8% during the third quarter. Point72 Asia Singapore Pte. Ltd. now owns 2,094 shares of the restaurant operator’s stock worth $29,000 after buying an additional 1,002 shares during the period. Quarry LP acquired a new stake in El Pollo Loco in the 2nd quarter worth about $30,000. nVerses Capital LLC acquired a new position in shares of El Pollo Loco during the 3rd quarter valued at about $45,000. Finally, SG Americas Securities LLC purchased a new stake in El Pollo Loco in the third quarter valued at approximately $120,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 81.28% of the company’s stock.

About El Pollo Loco

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.