El Pollo Loco Holdings, Inc. (LOCO)
NASDAQ: LOCO · Real-Time Price · USD
9.45
+0.06 (0.64%)
At close: Oct 24, 2025, 4:00 PM EDT
9.51
+0.06 (0.63%)
After-hours: Oct 24, 2025, 5:00 PM EDT
El Pollo Loco Holdings Stock Forecast
Stock Price Forecast
The 1 analyst with a 12-month price forecast for El Pollo Loco Holdings stock has a target of 18, which predicts a 90.48% increase from the current stock price of 9.45.
Price Target: $18 (+90.48%)
Analyst Consensus: Buy
* Price targets were last updated on Mar 11, 2025.
Analyst Ratings
The average analyst rating for El Pollo Loco Holdings stock is "Buy". This means that analysts believe this stock is likely to outperform the market over the next twelve months.
Recommendation Trends
| Rating | May '25 | Jun '25 | Jul '25 | Aug '25 | Sep '25 | Oct '25 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Strong Buy | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Buy | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Hold | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| Sell | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Strong Sell | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 |
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
501.98M
from 473.01M
Increased by 6.13%
Revenue Next Year
509.80M
from 501.98M
Increased by 1.56%
EPS This Year
0.89
from 0.86
Increased by 3.90%
EPS Next Year
0.94
from 0.89
Increased by 5.48%
Historical EPS numbers are GAAP, while forecasted numbers may be non-GAAP.
Revenue Forecast
| Revenue | 2025 | 2026 |
|---|---|---|
| High | 523.3M | 534.0M |
| Avg | 502.0M | 509.8M |
| Low | 477.3M | 484.8M |
Revenue Growth
| Revenue Growth | 2025 | 2026 |
|---|---|---|
| High | 10.6% | 6.4% |
| Avg | 6.1% | 1.6% |
| Low | 0.9% | -3.4% |
EPS Forecast
| EPS | 2025 | 2026 |
|---|---|---|
| High | 0.98 | 1.08 |
| Avg | 0.89 | 0.94 |
| Low | 0.79 | 0.84 |
EPS Growth
| EPS Growth | 2025 | 2026 |
|---|---|---|
| High | 13.5% | 21.0% |
| Avg | 3.9% | 5.5% |
| Low | -7.7% | -5.7% |
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.