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LOCO Buy
El Pollo Loco Holdings, Inc.
Current Price —
Implied Upside —
Analysts 12
30-Day Momentum
▲ 0 upgrades / ▼ 0 downgrades / 0 reiterations from 0 firms
Next Earnings
Nov 5, 2026 (10 days)
Rating Timeline
| Date ▼ | Firm | Action | From → To Rating | Price Target | Firm Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 10, 2026 | DA Davidson | maintain | Neutral → Neutral | — | 55% |
| Aug 7, 2026 | Benchmark | maintain | Buy → Buy | — | 54% |
| Jul 1, 2026 | Freedom Capital Markets | initiate | — → Buy | — | 43% |
| May 11, 2026 | DA Davidson | maintain | Neutral → Neutral | — | 55% |
| May 8, 2026 | Benchmark | maintain | Buy → Buy | — | 54% |
| Apr 20, 2026 | Benchmark | maintain | Buy → Buy | — | 54% |
| Mar 13, 2026 | Truist Securities | maintain | Hold → Hold | — | 54% |
| Mar 13, 2026 | Benchmark | upgrade | Hold → Buy | — | 54% |
| Mar 6, 2026 | DA Davidson | initiate | — → Neutral | — | 55% |
| Jan 8, 2026 | Truist Securities | maintain | Hold → Hold | $12 | 54% |
| Dec 15, 2025 | Jefferies | maintain | Buy → Buy | $13.5 | 52% |
| Oct 31, 2025 | Jefferies | maintain | Buy → Buy | $12 | 52% |
| Mar 11, 2025 | Craig-Hallum | initiate | — → Buy | $18 | 54% |
| Mar 10, 2025 | Benchmark | reiterate | Hold → Hold | $0 | 54% |
| Aug 2, 2024 | Truist Securities | maintain | Hold → Hold | $13 | 54% |
| May 23, 2024 | Benchmark | reiterate | — → Hold | $0 | 54% |
| May 3, 2024 | Truist Securities | maintain | Hold → Hold | $12 | 54% |
| Nov 12, 2021 | Benchmark | initiate | — → Hold | $0 | 54% |
| Feb 8, 2021 | Truist Securities | downgrade | Buy → Hold | $20 | 54% |
| May 1, 2020 | SunTrust Robinson Humphrey | maintain | — → Buy | $14 | — |
| Apr 9, 2020 | SunTrust Robinson Humphrey | maintain | — → Buy | $12 | — |
| Apr 1, 2020 | SunTrust Robinson Humphrey | upgrade | Hold → Buy | $0 | — |
| Nov 2, 2018 | Baird | maintain | Neutral → Neutral | $14 | 55% |
| Oct 3, 2018 | Guggenheim | maintain | Buy → Buy | $17 | 52% |
| Mar 12, 2018 | Morgan Stanley | maintain | Equal-Weight → Equal-Weight | $11 | 54% |
| Nov 3, 2017 | Baird | maintain | — → Neutral | $12 | 55% |
| Aug 7, 2017 | Morgan Stanley | maintain | — → Equal-Weight | $13 | 54% |
| Nov 4, 2016 | William Blair | downgrade | Outperform → Market Perform | $0 | 48% |
| Nov 4, 2016 | Wells Fargo | downgrade | Outperform → Market Perform | $0 | 54% |
| Jul 26, 2016 | Stifel | downgrade | Buy → Hold | $0 | 53% |
| Apr 27, 2016 | SunTrust Robinson Humphrey | downgrade | Buy → Neutral | $0 | — |
| Jan 13, 2016 | Sidoti & Co. | initiate | — → Buy | $17 | 40% |
| Nov 30, 2015 | Guggenheim | initiate | — → Buy | $18 | 52% |
| Nov 13, 2015 | Baird | downgrade | Outperform → Neutral | $12 | 55% |
| Nov 13, 2015 | Jefferies | maintain | — → Buy | $19 | 52% |
| Oct 8, 2015 | SunTrust Robinson Humphrey | initiate | — → Buy | $17 | — |
| Aug 28, 2015 | Stifel | upgrade | Hold → Buy | $0 | 53% |
| Jan 6, 2015 | Jefferies | upgrade | Hold → Buy | $27 | 52% |
| Jan 5, 2015 | Baird | upgrade | Neutral → Outperform | $34 | 55% |
| Dec 3, 2014 | Morgan Stanley | upgrade | Underperform → Equal-Weight | $25 | 54% |
| Aug 19, 2014 | Morgan Stanley | initiate | — → Underweight | $22 | 54% |
| Aug 19, 2014 | Baird | initiate | — → Neutral | $32 | 55% |
| Aug 19, 2014 | Jefferies | initiate | — → Hold | $30 | 52% |
Price Target Trend
May 12, 2026 Oct 26, 2026
EPS Estimates
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Cross-Platform Signals
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