William Blair Weighs in on El Pollo Loco Q1 Earnings

El Pollo Loco Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ:LOCOFree Report) – Research analysts at William Blair issued their Q1 2025 earnings per share estimates for shares of El Pollo Loco in a research note issued to investors on Monday, January 20th. William Blair analyst S. Zackfia anticipates that the restaurant operator will post earnings per share of $0.19 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.

El Pollo Loco (NASDAQ:LOCOGet Free Report) last posted its earnings results on Thursday, October 31st. The restaurant operator reported $0.21 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.17 by $0.04. El Pollo Loco had a return on equity of 10.34% and a net margin of 5.11%. The company had revenue of $120.40 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $121.03 million. During the same quarter last year, the firm earned $0.19 earnings per share. The company’s revenue was up .0% on a year-over-year basis.

Separately, StockNews.com cut shares of El Pollo Loco from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Wednesday.

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El Pollo Loco Price Performance

Shares of El Pollo Loco stock opened at $11.47 on Wednesday. The company has a quick ratio of 0.29, a current ratio of 0.31 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.30. The stock has a market capitalization of $343.41 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 14.52 and a beta of 1.47. El Pollo Loco has a twelve month low of $8.17 and a twelve month high of $14.25. The company has a 50-day simple moving average of $11.94 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $12.48.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of the stock. Janney Montgomery Scott LLC lifted its position in El Pollo Loco by 89.6% during the fourth quarter. Janney Montgomery Scott LLC now owns 84,247 shares of the restaurant operator’s stock worth $972,000 after purchasing an additional 39,824 shares during the period. SG Americas Securities LLC lifted its holdings in shares of El Pollo Loco by 22.3% during the 4th quarter. SG Americas Securities LLC now owns 10,713 shares of the restaurant operator’s stock worth $124,000 after acquiring an additional 1,954 shares during the period. JPMorgan Chase & Co. boosted its position in shares of El Pollo Loco by 22.5% during the 3rd quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 411,298 shares of the restaurant operator’s stock worth $5,635,000 after acquiring an additional 75,542 shares in the last quarter. Franklin Resources Inc. boosted its position in shares of El Pollo Loco by 372.6% during the 3rd quarter. Franklin Resources Inc. now owns 70,409 shares of the restaurant operator’s stock worth $951,000 after acquiring an additional 55,510 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Barclays PLC increased its stake in El Pollo Loco by 49.4% in the third quarter. Barclays PLC now owns 65,845 shares of the restaurant operator’s stock valued at $901,000 after acquiring an additional 21,770 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 81.28% of the company’s stock.

About El Pollo Loco

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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.

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