El Pollo Loco Holdings, Inc. Announces First Quarter 2015 Financial Results

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Jefferies Would Buy El Pollo Loco (LOCO) on Pullback; Marketing, Store Expansion to Drive LT Growth

May 15, 2015 8:57 AM EDT

Jefferies affirms El Pollo Loco (Nasdaq: LOCO) at Buy with a price target of $27 following Q1 results reported Thursday night.

Analyst Andy Barish noted that LOCO's Q1 EPS of $0.18 topped the consensus of $0.17 on a slight sales beat. Comparable-store sales gains of 3.5 percent missed consensus expectations calling for a 5 percent... More

El Pollo Loco (LOCO) Tops Q1 EPS by 1c; Guides In-Line

May 14, 2015 4:02 PM EDT

El Pollo Loco (NASDAQ: LOCO) reported Q1 EPS of $0.18, $0.01 better than the analyst estimate of $0.17. Revenue for the quarter came in at $90.4 million versus the consensus estimate of $88.49 million.

System-wide comparable restaurant sales grew 5.1%, including a 3.5% increase for company-operated restaurants, and a 6.2%... More