William Blair Weighs in on El Pollo Loco Q1 Earnings

El Pollo Loco Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ:LOCO) – Equities research analysts at William Blair issued their Q1 2025 EPS estimates for El Pollo Loco in a research note issued to investors on Monday, January 20th. William Blair analyst S. Zackfia forecasts 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:LOCO) last released its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, October 31st. The restaurant operator reported $0.21 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate 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 business had revenue of $120.40 million during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $121.03 million. During the same period last year, the firm posted $0.19 EPS. The firm’s revenue for the quarter was up .0% compared to the same quarter last year.

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

El Pollo Loco Trading Down 1.0 %

Shares of El Pollo Loco stock opened at $11.41 on Wednesday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.30, a quick ratio of 0.29 and a current ratio of 0.31. The firm has a 50-day moving average of $11.94 and a 200-day moving average of $12.48. El Pollo Loco has a 52-week low of $8.17 and a 52-week high of $14.25. The stock has a market cap of $341.62 million, a PE ratio of 14.44 and a beta of 1.47.

Institutional Trading of El Pollo Loco

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