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El Pollo Loco (LOCO)

(Delayed Data from NSDQ)

$9.93 USD

9.93
201,832

-0.08 (-0.80%)

Updated Sep 17, 2025 04:00 PM ET

After-Market: $9.94 +0.01 (0.10%) 7:58 PM ET

Zacks Rank:

This is our short term rating system that serves as a timeliness indicator for stocks over the next 1 to 3 months. How good is it? See rankings and related performance below.

Zacks Rank Definition Annualized Return
1Strong Buy23.64%
2Buy17.83%
3Hold9.69%
4Sell5.29%
5Strong Sell2.54%
S&P50011.29%

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2-Buy of 5   2      

Style Scores:

The Style Scores are a complementary set of indicators to use alongside the Zacks Rank. It allows the user to better focus on the stocks that are the best fit for his or her personal trading style.

The scores are based on the trading styles of Value, Growth, and Momentum. There's also a VGM Score ('V' for Value, 'G' for Growth and 'M' for Momentum), which combines the weighted average of the individual style scores into one score.

  • Value Score A
  • Growth Score A
  • Momentum Score A
  • VGM Score A

Within each Score, stocks are graded into five groups: A, B, C, D and F. As you might remember from your school days, an A, is better than a B; a B is better than a C; a C is better than a D; and a D is better than an F.

As an investor, you want to buy stocks with the highest probability of success. That means you want to buy stocks with a Zacks Rank #1 or #2, Strong Buy or Buy, which also has a Score of an A or a B in your personal trading style.

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A Value C Growth C Momentum A VGM

Industry Rank:

The Zacks Industry Rank assigns a rating to each of the 265 X (Expanded) Industries based on their average Zacks Rank.

An industry with a larger percentage of Zacks Rank #1's and #2's will have a better average Zacks Rank than one with a larger percentage of Zacks Rank #4's and #5's.

The industry with the best average Zacks Rank would be considered the top industry (1 out of 265), which would place it in the top 1% of Zacks Ranked Industries. The industry with the worst average Zacks Rank (265 out of 265) would place in the bottom 1%.

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Bottom 24% (185 out of 245)

Industry: Retail - Restaurants

Zacks News

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Earnings Preview: El Pollo Loco Holdings (LOCO) Q4 Earnings Expected to Decline

El Pollo Loco (LOCO) doesn't possess the right combination of the two key ingredients for a likely earnings beat in its upcoming report. Get prepared with the key expectations.

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El Pollo Loco (LOCO) Reports Q4 Business Update, Comps Decline

El Pollo Loco's (LOCO) fourth-quarter fiscal 2020 comps are negatively impacted by surge in COVID-19 cases in Los Angeles. However, digital deliveries remain strong.

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The Zacks Analyst Blog Highlights: Brinker International, El Pollo Loco, Del Taco and Jack in the Box

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El Pollo Loco Holdings (LOCO) Q3 Earnings Beat Estimates

El Pollo Loco (LOCO) delivered earnings and revenue surprises of 27.27% and -1.15%, respectively, for the quarter ended September 2020. Do the numbers hold clues to what lies ahead for the stock?

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Restaurant Industry Slowly Getting Back on Its Feet: 4 Picks

Companies like Brinker International, Inc. (EAT), Del Taco Restaurants, Inc. (TACO) and Jack In The Box Inc. (JACK) are likely to benefit in the coming months as restaurants are slowly trying to bounce back.

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El Pollo Loco Holdings (LOCO) Reports Next Week: Wall Street Expects Earnings Growth

El Pollo Loco (LOCO) possesses the right combination of the two key ingredients for a likely earnings beat in its upcoming report. Get prepared with the key expectations.

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Restaurant Sales Increase in September: 5 Stocks to Buy

Sales at U.S. bars and restaurants in September continued to rebound from pandemic-induced drops earlier in the year, though the pace of growth remained slower than the previous months.

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Is El Pollo Loco (LOCO) a Suitable Stock for Value Investors?

Let's see if El Pollo Loco (LOCO) stock is a good choice for value-oriented investors right now from multiple angles.

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Robust Digitization to Drive Red Robin Comps, Traffic Woes Stay

Red Robin (RRGB) is likely to benefit from operational enhancements. However, high operating costs and low traffic due to coronavirus are concerning.

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El Pollo Loco (LOCO) Enhances Delivery With Curbside Pickup

El Pollo Loco (LOCO) announces the launch of curbside pickup nationwide. With millennials looking for convenience and speedier options, enhancing delivery has become the need of the hour.

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Restaurant Sales Increase in August: 5 Stocks to Buy

Many workers who were furloughed have started joining back indicating that the industry has finally started showing some confidence.

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Wendy's (WEN) Banks on Digital Initiatives, Traffic Dismal (revised)

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Wendy's (WEN) Banks on Digital Initiatives, Traffic Dismal

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Brinker (EAT) Up 84% in 3 Months: What's Driving the Stock?

Brinker (EAT) sales building, digital, operational and remodeling initiatives bode well.

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Red Robin (RRGB) Banks on Off-Premise Sales, Traffic Dismal

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Here's Why Investors Should Hold On to Brinker (EAT) Now

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