Jane Street Group LLC Has $829,000 Stock Position in El Pollo Loco Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ:LOCO)

Jane Street Group LLC lifted its stake in El Pollo Loco Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ:LOCO) by 99.2% during the 3rd quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 60,541 shares of the restaurant operator’s stock after purchasing an additional 30,143 shares during the period. Jane Street Group LLC owned 0.20% of El Pollo Loco worth $829,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other institutional investors have also made changes to their positions in the company. Point72 DIFC Ltd bought a new position in El Pollo Loco during the third quarter worth about $27,000. Point72 Asia Singapore Pte. Ltd. lifted its holdings in shares of 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 purchasing an additional 1,002 shares in the last quarter. Quarry LP acquired a new position in shares of El Pollo Loco in the 2nd quarter valued at approximately $30,000. nVerses Capital LLC acquired a new position in shares of El Pollo Loco in the 3rd quarter valued at approximately $45,000. Finally, SG Americas Securities LLC bought a new stake in El Pollo Loco during the 3rd quarter worth approximately $120,000. 81.28% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Separately, StockNews.com raised shares of El Pollo Loco from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research report on Friday, November 8th.

El Pollo Loco Stock Down 0.1 %

El Pollo Loco stock opened at $11.54 on Thursday. The company’s 50-day moving average price is $12.31 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $12.44. The company has a quick ratio of 0.29, a current ratio of 0.31 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.30. The stock has a market cap of $345.50 million, a P/E ratio of 14.61 and a beta of 1.45. El Pollo Loco Holdings, Inc. has a twelve month low of $8.17 and a twelve month high of $14.25.

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

El Pollo Loco Company Profile

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.