El Pollo Loco Holdings, Inc. (LOCO)
NASDAQ: LOCO · Real-Time Price · USD
9.45
-0.05 (-0.53%)
Apr 24, 2025, 1:33 PM EDT - Market open
El Pollo Loco Holdings Stock Forecast
Stock Price Forecast
The 2 analysts with 12-month price forecasts for El Pollo Loco Holdings stock have an average target of 15.5, with a low estimate of 13 and a high estimate of 18. The average target predicts an increase of 64.02% from the current stock price of 9.45.
Analyst Consensus: Buy
* Price targets were last updated on Mar 11, 2025.
Analyst Ratings
The average analyst rating for El Pollo Loco Holdings stock from 3 stock analysts is "Buy". This means that analysts believe this stock is likely to outperform the market over the next twelve months.
Recommendation Trends
| Rating | Nov '24 | Dec '24 | Jan '25 | Feb '25 | Mar '25 | Apr '25 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Strong Buy | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Buy | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Hold | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Sell | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Strong Sell | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 |
Latest Forecasts
| Analyst | Firm | Rating | Rating | Action | Price Target | Upside | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Craig-Hallum | Craig-Hallum | Strong Buy Initiates $18 | Strong Buy | Initiates | $18 | +90.48% | Mar 11, 2025 |
| Benchmark | Benchmark | Hold Reiterates n/a | Hold | Reiterates | n/a | n/a | Mar 10, 2025 |
| Truist Securities | Truist Securities | Hold Maintains $12 → $13 | Hold | Maintains | $12 → $13 | +37.57% | Aug 2, 2024 |
| Benchmark | Benchmark | Hold Reiterates n/a | Hold | Reiterates | n/a | n/a | May 23, 2024 |
| Truist Securities | Truist Securities | Hold Maintains $10 → $12 | Hold | Maintains | $10 → $12 | +26.98% | May 3, 2024 |
Financial Forecast
Revenue This Year
503.56M
from 473.01M
Increased by 6.46%
Revenue Next Year
512.74M
from 503.56M
Increased by 1.82%
EPS This Year
1.01
from 0.86
Increased by 18.01%
EPS Next Year
1.12
from 1.01
Increased by 10.05%
Historical EPS numbers are GAAP, while forecasted numbers may be non-GAAP.
Revenue Forecast
| Revenue | 2025 | 2026 |
|---|---|---|
| High | 528.0M | 538.3M |
| Avg | 503.6M | 512.7M |
| Low | 480.3M | 484.8M |
Revenue Growth
| Revenue Growth | 2025 | 2026 |
|---|---|---|
| High | 11.6% | 6.9% |
| Avg | 6.5% | 1.8% |
| Low | 1.5% | -3.7% |
EPS Forecast
| EPS | 2025 | 2026 |
|---|---|---|
| High | 1.26 | 1.50 |
| Avg | 1.01 | 1.12 |
| Low | 0.86 | 0.92 |
EPS Growth
| EPS Growth | 2025 | 2026 |
|---|---|---|
| High | 46.5% | 47.9% |
| Avg | 18.0% | 10.1% |
| Low | 0.3% | -9.2% |
Sources: Price targets and analyst ratings provided by Benzinga. Revenue and EPS forecast data provided by Finnhub. The data is sourced from Wall Street analysts. Data disclaimer.