LOCO
El Pollo Loco Holdings, Inc.
NasdaqGS Consumer Cyclical United States
14,40 $US
+1.27% today
+39.53% YTD · +55.34% 1Y
2
Insider transactions
SEC Form 4 · AMF · BaFin — rolling 90 days
24
Hedge funds tracked
Latest available SEC 13F filings
75
/ 100
VERY STRONG

Analysis El Pollo Loco Holdings, Inc. (LOCO) — Kairos Score 75/100

Composite score aggregating 8 smart money dimensions: insiders (SEC/AMF/BaFin), hedge funds, politicians & gurus, price momentum, valuation, analyst consensus, financial health, earnings momentum. The higher the score, the more favorable the institutional signals consensus.

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About El Pollo Loco Holdings, Inc.

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. The company operates and franchises restaurants located in California, Nevada, Arizona, Texas, Colorado, Utah, Louisiana, New Mexico, and Washington. It also licenses its brand to restaurants in the Philippines. The company was formerly known as Chicken Acquisition Corp. and changed its name to El Pollo Loco Holdings, Inc. in April 2014. El Pollo Loco Holdings, Inc. was founded in 1975 and is headquartered in Costa Mesa, California.

Key info

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CEO
Ms. Elizabeth Goodwin Williams
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HQ
575 Anton Blvd., Suite 1100, Costa Mesa, CA, 92626, United States
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Employees
4 000
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Market cap
432 756 380,00 $US
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P/E
12.4
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Dividend yield
—

🕴️ Insider activity (90 days)

2 transactions — 0 buys and 1 sales reported by El Pollo Loco Holdings, Inc. executives.

FI
Fils Ira
CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER · 2026-08-23
Other
BS
BIGLARI, SARDAR
2026-08-07
Sell

🏦 Hedge Funds

24 institutional funds report a position on LOCO in their latest SEC quarterly filing.

BlackRock, Inc.
DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP
GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC
VANGUARD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC
TWO SIGMA INVESTMENTS, LP

📰 Recent news

15 recent articles on LOCO.

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