A share price of El Pollo Loco Holdings Inc [LOCO] is currently trading at $13.36, down -1.18%. An important factor to consider is whether the stock is rising or falling in short-term value. The LOCO shares have gain 6.37% over the last week, with a monthly amount glided 16.48%, and seem to be holding up well over a long-time horizon.
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From an analyst’s perspective:
Previously, Truist downgraded its rating to Hold on February 08, 2021, and kept the price target unchanged to $20. On April 20, 2020, CL King initiated with a Buy rating. SunTrust upgraded its rating to a Buy but stick to its price target of $11 on April 01, 2020. Stifel downgraded its rating to a Hold. Sun Trust Rbsn Humphrey downgraded its rating to Neutral for this stock on April 27, 2016. In a note dated January 13, 2016, Sidoti initiated an Buy rating.
El Pollo Loco Holdings Inc experienced fluctuations in its stock price throughout the past year between $8.11 and $13.60. Currently, Wall Street analysts expect the stock to reach $12 within the next 12 months. El Pollo Loco Holdings Inc [NASDAQ: LOCO] shares were valued at $13.36 at the most recent close of the market. An investor can expect a potential drop of -10.18% based on the average LOCO price forecast.
Analyzing the LOCO fundamentals
Trailing Twelve Months sales for El Pollo Loco Holdings Inc [NASDAQ:LOCO] were 470.98M which represents 0.56% growth. Gross Profit Margin for this corporation currently stands at 0.21% with Operating Profit Margin at 0.1%, Pretax Profit Margin comes in at 0.08%, and Net Profit Margin reading is 0.06%. To continue investigating profitability, this company’s Return on Assets is posted at 0.05, Equity is 0.11 and Total Capital is 0.09. Upon thorough examination of the company’s fundamental financial framework, it becomes apparent that the debt-to-equity ratio stands at 0.43.
Before buying any particular stock, readers tend to pay close attention to the indicators that support and create resistance. The company’s stock is currently sitting at 13.13 points at the first support level, and at 12.90 for the second support level. However, for the 1st resistance point, the stock is sitting at 13.69, and for the 2nd resistance point, it is at 14.02.
Ratios To Look Out For
To put it in perspective, the Current Ratio for El Pollo Loco Holdings Inc [NASDAQ:LOCO] is 0.35. On the other hand, the Quick Ratio is 0.32, and the Cash Ratio is 0.14. Considering the valuation of this stock, the price to sales ratio is 0.85, the price to book ratio is 1.61 and price to earnings (TTM) ratio is 15.65.
Transactions by insiders
Recent insider trading involved Michael Maselli, Director, that happened on Aug 19 ’24 when 2000.0 shares were purchased. Director, Mark Buller completed a deal on Aug 08 ’24 to buy 10500.0 shares.
