El Pollo Loco Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ:LOCO) Director Mark Buller Sells 10,500 Shares of Stock

El Pollo Loco Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ:LOCO) Director Mark Buller sold 10,500 shares of El Pollo Loco stock in a transaction dated Thursday, August 8th. The shares were sold at an average price of $11.76, for a total transaction of $123,480.00. Following the transaction, the director now owns 51,043 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $600,265.68. This represents a 17.06 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this hyperlink.

El Pollo Loco Trading Up 9.6 %

Shares of El Pollo Loco stock opened at $10.17 on Wednesday. The firm has a market cap of $302.83 million, a PE ratio of 12.87 and a beta of 1.35. El Pollo Loco Holdings, Inc. has a 1 year low of $6.02 and a 1 year high of $14.25. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.30, a current ratio of 0.31 and a quick ratio of 0.29. The stock has a fifty day moving average price of $11.07 and a 200-day moving average price of $11.94.

El Pollo Loco (NASDAQ:LOCO) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, March 6th. The restaurant operator reported $0.20 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.14 by $0.06. El Pollo Loco had a net margin of 5.11% and a return on equity of 10.34%. The business had revenue of $114.28 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $113.19 million. Equities research analysts anticipate that El Pollo Loco Holdings, Inc. will post 0.83 EPS for the current year.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of analysts have commented on the company. Craig Hallum started coverage on El Pollo Loco in a report on Tuesday, March 11th. They set a “buy” rating and a $18.00 price objective for the company. Benchmark reissued a “hold” rating on shares of El Pollo Loco in a research report on Monday, March 10th. Finally, StockNews.com raised shares of El Pollo Loco from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research report on Wednesday.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On El Pollo Loco

Institutional investors and hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. Point72 DIFC Ltd bought a new stake in shares of El Pollo Loco during the 3rd quarter valued at $27,000. GAMMA Investing LLC raised its position in shares of El Pollo Loco by 4,840.7% in the first quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 2,668 shares of the restaurant operator’s stock worth $259,000 after buying an additional 2,614 shares in the last quarter. Quantbot Technologies LP bought a new stake in El Pollo Loco during the fourth quarter valued at $70,000. Quarry LP boosted its position in shares of El Pollo Loco by 235.6% during the 4th quarter. Quarry LP now owns 7,389 shares of the restaurant operator’s stock valued at $85,000 after acquiring an additional 5,187 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Aquatic Capital Management LLC bought a new position in shares of El Pollo Loco in the fourth quarter worth approximately $107,000. Institutional investors 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.