El Pollo Loco Holdings, Inc. $LOCO Stock Holdings Lowered by Russell Investments Group Ltd.

Russell Investments Group Ltd. lessened its position in El Pollo Loco Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ:LOCO) by 57.6% during the first quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 62,943 shares of the restaurant operator’s stock after selling 85,678 shares during the period. Russell Investments Group Ltd. owned approximately 0.21% of El Pollo Loco worth $648,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Stifel Financial Corp grew its position in El Pollo Loco by 4.1% in the 4th quarter. Stifel Financial Corp now owns 61,201 shares of the restaurant operator’s stock worth $706,000 after purchasing an additional 2,416 shares during the last quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC grew its holdings in El Pollo Loco by 4,840.7% in the 1st 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. Wells Fargo & Company MN grew its holdings in El Pollo Loco by 16.9% in the 4th quarter. Wells Fargo & Company MN now owns 22,508 shares of the restaurant operator’s stock worth $260,000 after buying an additional 3,262 shares in the last quarter. Barclays PLC increased its position in El Pollo Loco by 8.2% in the 4th quarter. Barclays PLC now owns 71,265 shares of the restaurant operator’s stock valued at $822,000 after acquiring an additional 5,420 shares during the period. Finally, Deutsche Bank AG raised its stake in El Pollo Loco by 6.8% during the 4th quarter. Deutsche Bank AG now owns 121,943 shares of the restaurant operator’s stock valued at $1,407,000 after acquiring an additional 7,817 shares in the last quarter. 81.28% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

El Pollo Loco Trading Down 1.0%

Shares of LOCO stock opened at $10.63 on Friday. El Pollo Loco Holdings, Inc. has a 1 year low of $8.29 and a 1 year high of $14.10. The firm has a market capitalization of $318.90 million, a PE ratio of 12.65 and a beta of 1.01. The stock has a fifty day moving average of $10.72 and a two-hundred day moving average of $10.39. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.26, a quick ratio of 0.33 and a current ratio of 0.35.

El Pollo Loco (NASDAQ:LOCO) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, July 31st. The restaurant operator reported $0.28 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.25 by $0.03. The business had revenue of $125.83 million for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $124.24 million. El Pollo Loco had a net margin of 5.15% and a return on equity of 9.83%. The company’s revenue was up 3.0% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the previous year, the business earned $0.26 earnings per share. As a group, research analysts expect that El Pollo Loco Holdings, Inc. will post 0.83 EPS for the current year.

About El Pollo Loco

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.