Stock Research: El Pollo Loco

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El Pollo Loco

NasdaqGS:LOCO US2686031079
55
  • Value
    83
  • Growth
    21
  • Safety
    Safety
    51
  • Combined
    47
  • Sentiment
    63
  • 360° View
    360° View
    55
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Company Description

El Pollo Loco Holdings, Inc. specializes in fire-grilling citrus-marinated chicken, operating in the limited-service restaurant (LSR) segment. Its main business is serving Mexican and Los Angeles (LA)-inspired entrees, including chicken and other proteins. The company operates over 498 restaurants, consisting of Company-operated and franchised locations. In the last fiscal year, the company had a market capitalization of $315 million, profits of $245 million, revenue of $473 million, and 4143 employees.

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Analysis

ANALYSIS: With an Obermatt 360° View of 55 (better than 55% compared with alternatives), overall professional sentiment and financial characteristics for the stock El Pollo Loco are above average. The 360° View is based on consolidating four consolidated indicators, with half of the indicators below and half above average for El Pollo Loco. The consolidated Value Rank has an attractive rank of 51, which means that the share price of El Pollo Loco is on the lower side compared with typical size in indicators such as revenues, profits, and invested capital. This means the stock price is lower than for 51% of alternative stocks in the same industry. The company is also safely financed with a Safety rank of 83. In addition, professional market sentiment is above average compared with other stock investment alternatives with a Sentiment Rank of 63. But the consolidated Growth Rank has a low rank of 21, which means that the company is below average in terms of growth and momentum when looking at financial metrics such as revenue, profit, and invested capital growth as well as stock returns. 79 of its competitors have better growth. ...read more

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The higher the 360° View, the better the stock performed against its peers, considering all metrics. The 360° View represents an average of the other 5 ranks and is then scaled to a rank from 1 to 100. The shaded values are illustrative only.
Last update: 21-Aug-2025.

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Metrics Current 2024 2023 2022
Value
51 51 67 79
Growth
21 61 13 9
Safety
Safety
83 91 81 88
Sentiment
63 58 67 48
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360° View
55 84 62 63
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Metrics Current 2024 2023 2022
Analyst Opinions
37 31 21 9
Opinions Change
88 50 50 50
Pro Holdings
n/a 72 78 74
Market Pulse
66 67 81 52
Sentiment
63 58 67 48
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Metrics Current 2024 2023 2022
Value
51 51 67 79
Growth
21 61 13 9
Safety Safety
83 91 81 88
Combined
47 86 55 60
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Metrics Current 2024 2023 2022
Price vs. Sales (P/S)
73 75 81 80
Price vs. Earnings (P/E)
66 66 73 75
Price vs. Book (P/B)
58 62 62 70
Dividend Yield
1 1 1 1
Value
51 51 67 79
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Metrics Current 2024 2023 2022
Revenue Growth
14 50 20 11
Profit Growth
42 50 53 22
Capital Growth
39 33 41 38
Stock Returns
29 87 17 17
Growth
21 61 13 9
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Metrics Current 2024 2023 2022
Leverage
86 83 80 90
Refinancing
32 32 26 26
Liquidity
86 91 94 98
Safety Safety
83 91 81 88

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