Centiva Capital LP Acquires Shares of 11,157 El Pollo Loco Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ:LOCO)

Centiva Capital LP bought a new position in shares of El Pollo Loco Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ:LOCO) in the 3rd quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund bought 11,157 shares of the restaurant operator’s stock, valued at approximately $153,000.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently made changes to their positions in the business. Point72 Asia Singapore Pte. Ltd. lifted its stake in El Pollo Loco by 91.8% during the 3rd quarter. Point72 Asia Singapore Pte. Ltd. now owns 2,094 shares of the restaurant operator’s stock valued at $29,000 after acquiring an additional 1,002 shares in the last quarter. Quarry LP bought a new position in shares of El Pollo Loco during the second quarter valued at about $30,000. CWM LLC boosted its holdings in El Pollo Loco by 34.1% during the second quarter. CWM LLC now owns 3,808 shares of the restaurant operator’s stock worth $43,000 after purchasing an additional 969 shares during the last quarter. nVerses Capital LLC bought a new stake in El Pollo Loco in the 3rd quarter worth about $45,000. Finally, SG Americas Securities LLC bought a new stake in El Pollo Loco in the 3rd quarter worth about $120,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 81.28% of the company’s stock.

El Pollo Loco Trading Down 0.6 %

Shares of El Pollo Loco stock opened at $12.38 on Friday. The firm has a market cap of $370.66 million, a PE ratio of 15.67 and a beta of 1.45. El Pollo Loco Holdings, Inc. has a 1 year low of $8.17 and a 1 year high of $14.25. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.30, a current ratio of 0.31 and a quick ratio of 0.29. The stock has a fifty day moving average price of $12.71 and a 200-day moving average price of $12.32.

El Pollo Loco (NASDAQ:LOCO) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, October 31st. The restaurant operator reported $0.21 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.17 by $0.04. The business had revenue of $120.40 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $121.03 million. El Pollo Loco had a net margin of 5.11% and a return on equity of 10.34%. The firm’s quarterly revenue was up .0% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter last year, the company posted $0.19 earnings per share. Equities research analysts anticipate that El Pollo Loco Holdings, Inc. will post 0.83 EPS for the current year.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Separately, StockNews.com upgraded El Pollo Loco from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research note on Friday, November 8th.

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.