In a filing, El Pollo Loco Holdings Inc revealed its Director Buller Mark unloaded Company’s shares for reported $0.12 million on Aug 08 ’24. In the deal valued at $11.76 per share,10,500 shares were sold. As a result of this transaction, Buller Mark now holds 51,043 shares worth roughly $0.52 million.
Then, Borgese Samuel N. sold 9,934 shares, generating $104,108 in total proceeds. Upon selling the shares at $10.48, the Director now owns 23,288 shares.
Before that, Borgese Samuel N. sold 1,898 shares. El Pollo Loco Holdings Inc shares valued at $20,802 were divested by the Director at a price of $10.96 per share. As a result of the transaction, Borgese Samuel N. now holds 21,390 shares, worth roughly $0.22 million.
Craig Hallum initiated its El Pollo Loco Holdings Inc [LOCO] rating to a Buy in a research note published on March 11, 2025; the price target was $18. A number of analysts have revised their coverage, including The Benchmark Company’s analysts, who began to cover the stock in mid November with a ‘”a Hold”‘ rating. Truist also remained covering LOCO and has decreased its forecast on February 08, 2021 with a “Hold” recommendation from previously “Buy” rating. CL King started covering the stock on April 20, 2020. It rated LOCO as “a Buy”.
Price Performance Review of LOCO
On Tuesday, El Pollo Loco Holdings Inc [NASDAQ:LOCO] saw its stock jump 9.59% to $10.17. Over the last five days, the stock has lost -2.40%. El Pollo Loco Holdings Inc shares have fallen nearly -11.87% since the year began. Nevertheless, the stocks have risen 11.39% over the past one year. While a 52-week high of $14.25 was reached on 02/18/25, a 52-week low of $8.17 was recorded on 04/07/25. SMA at 50 days reached $11.09, while 200 days put it at $12.07.
Levels Of Support And Resistance For LOCO Stock
The 24-hour chart illustrates a support level at 9.89, which if violated will result in even more drops to 9.62. On the upside, there is a resistance level at 10.52. A further resistance level may holdings at 10.88. The Relative Strength Index (RSI) on the 14-day chart is 46.13, which indicates neutral technical sentiment, while the Moving Average Convergence Divergence (MACD) stands at -0.66, which suggests price will go down in the next trading period. Percent R suggests that price movement has been low at 36.36%. Stochastics %K at 29.96% indicates the stock is a holding.
How much short interest is there in El Pollo Loco Holdings Inc?
A steep rise in short interest was recorded in El Pollo Loco Holdings Inc stocks on 2025-03-14, dropping by -0.36 million shares to a total of 1.82 million shares. Yahoo Finance data shows the prior-month short interest on 2025-02-14 was 2.18 million shares. There was a decline of -19.81%, which implies that there is a negative sentiment for the stock.
