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LOCO

El Pollo LocoB
Nasdaq / Consumer Services
Last Price
At close
2026-07-21
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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
Value
What changed
Value remains the lead driver in the composite, 7D delta +0.3.
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
81
Value
58
Sentiment
34
Setup hits (3d)
0 · Net Neutral
AI TargetsBase $14.50 · Bull $16.00 · Bear $11.00
Data freshness
Prices
As of 2026-07-21
Fundamentals
As of 2026-07-21 • Vendor: Data Vendor v1
Scores
As of 2026-07-21 • Model: HYBRID_IC_RP
AI Memo
As of 2026-05-09 • Model: RankAlpha Sentiment Codex
Investment thesis
As of 2026-07-21
Supporting evidence
What
Grade B · Constructive
Confidence Medium · Net Neutral
Target $18.70
Why
Momentum81 · Δ7d -4.8
Value58 · Δ7d +0.3
Sentiment34 · Δ7d +1.1
So what
Strength-led posture (Net Neutral). Favor watchlist adds and disciplined entries.
Lead driver: Value · See fundamentals
Momentum
81
26% active weight
Current posture
7d trendSoftening
Δ7d
-4.8
Δ21d
-1.3
Value
58
39% active weight
Current posture
7d trendFlat
Δ7d
+0.3
Δ21d
+0.9
Sentiment
34
34% active weight
Current posture
7d trendImproving
Δ7d
+1.1
Δ21d
-1.4
Why this grade

Composite grade B. Momentum 81.5 / Value 58.0 / Sentiment 33.8

Fundamentals (TTM)
As of 2026-07-21
Market Cap
$495.81M
Beta
1.01
Shares Out
30.46M
P/E (TTM)
11.9
P/S (TTM)
0.66
P/FCF (TTM)
14.68
Rev YoY
+5.9%
EPS YoY
+47.1%
Gross Margin
+21.9%
Op Margin
+8.5%
Net Debt
$234.78M
Current Ratio
0.34
As of 2026-07-21 • Updated nightlySource: Internal modelMethodology