LOCO
El Pollo LocoANasdaq / Consumer Services
Last Price
At close
2026-06-02
Current thesis
The best read-through from the print is that LOCO converted stronger sales into a cleaner margin and earnings beat, then raised FY2026 comp and EBITDA guidance. Secondary coverage also indicates at least one supportive analyst action around the period, with Benchmark previously raising its target to $16 from $14, but broad T+3 revision depth still looks limited.
Posture
Constructive
Lead driver
Momentum
What changed
Momentum remains the lead driver in the composite, 7D delta +6.7.
What can break
Company-operated transactions declined 0.3% in Q1 even as average check rose 5.7%, leaving risk that price/mix carries more of the comp than traffic.
Momentum
78
Value
62
Sentiment
48
Setup hits (3d)
0 · Net Neutral
AI TargetsBase $14.50 · Bull $16.00 · Bear $11.00
Data freshness
Prices
As of 2026-06-02
Fundamentals
As of 2026-06-01 • Vendor: Data Vendor v1
Scores
As of 2026-06-02 • Model: HYBRID_IC_RP
AI Memo
As of 2026-05-09 • Model: RankAlpha Sentiment Codex
Investment thesisAs of 2026-06-02
Investment thesis
As of 2026-06-02
Supporting evidence
What
Grade A · Constructive
Confidence Medium · Net Neutral
Target $14.50
Why
Momentum78 · Δ7d +6.7
Value62 · Δ7d -1.0
Sentiment48 · Δ7d -1.8
So what
Strength-led posture (Net Neutral). Favor watchlist adds and disciplined entries.
Lead driver: Momentum · See technicals
Momentum
78
34% active weight
Current posture
7d trendSoftening
Δ7d
+6.7
Δ21d
+12.8
Value
62
32% active weight
Current posture
7d trendFlat
Δ7d
-1.0
Δ21d
-0.8
Sentiment
48
33% active weight
Current posture
7d trendSoftening
Δ7d
-1.8
Δ21d
+0.1
Why this grade
Composite grade A. Momentum 78.5 / Value 61.5 / Sentiment 47.7
Fundamentals (TTM)As of 2026-06-01
Fundamentals (TTM)
As of 2026-06-01
Market Cap
$449.22M
Beta
1.01
Shares Out
29.95M
P/E (TTM)
11.9
P/S (TTM)
0.66
P/FCF (TTM)
14.68
Rev YoY
+0.9%
EPS YoY
+19.0%
Gross Margin
+53.2%
Op Margin
+8.5%
Net Debt
$70.27M
Current Ratio
0.41
As of 2026-06-02 • Updated nightlySource: Internal modelMethodology