El Pollo Loco Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ:LOCO) Director Sells $12,551.40 in Stock

El Pollo Loco Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ:LOCO) Director Samuel N. Borgese sold 1,140 shares of the stock in a transaction on Wednesday, May 15th. The stock was sold at an average price of $11.01, for a total value of $12,551.40. Following the completion of the sale, the director now directly owns 20,250 shares in the company, valued at approximately $222,952.50. This represents a 5.33 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available at this link.

El Pollo Loco Trading Down 0.2 %

El Pollo Loco stock traded down $0.02 during midday trading on Monday, reaching $9.28. 486,094 shares of the stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 269,281. The company has a 50-day simple moving average of $11.19 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $12.01. The firm has a market cap of $276.33 million, a PE ratio of 11.75 and a beta of 1.35. El Pollo Loco Holdings, Inc. has a 12-month low of $8.17 and a 12-month high of $14.25. The company has a current ratio of 0.31, a quick ratio of 0.29 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.30.

El Pollo Loco (NASDAQ:LOCO) last announced its earnings results on Thursday, March 6th. The restaurant operator reported $0.20 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.14 by $0.06. The business had revenue of $114.28 million for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $113.19 million. El Pollo Loco had a net margin of 5.11% and a return on equity of 10.34%. Research analysts expect that El Pollo Loco Holdings, Inc. will post 0.83 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several brokerages recently issued reports on LOCO. Benchmark restated a “hold” rating on shares of El Pollo Loco in a report on Monday, March 10th. StockNews.com cut El Pollo Loco from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Tuesday, April 1st. Finally, Craig Hallum started coverage on El Pollo Loco in a report on Tuesday, March 11th. They issued a “buy” rating and a $18.00 price target for the company.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On El Pollo Loco

Hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the business. GAMMA Investing LLC lifted its position in shares of El Pollo Loco by 4,840.7% during the 1st quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 2,668 shares of the restaurant operator’s stock valued at $259,000 after acquiring an additional 2,614 shares during the period. Universal Beteiligungs und Servicegesellschaft mbH purchased a new position in El Pollo Loco in the 4th quarter valued at approximately $1,146,000. PharVision Advisers LLC acquired a new position in El Pollo Loco during the fourth quarter worth $320,000. Squarepoint Ops LLC acquired a new position in El Pollo Loco during the fourth quarter worth $165,000. Finally, Sherbrooke Park Advisers LLC purchased a new stake in El Pollo Loco during the fourth quarter worth $226,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 81.28% of the company’s stock.

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.