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El Pollo Loco Holdings Inc has a consensus price target of $14.83 based on the ratings of 4 analysts. The high is $18 issued by Craig-Hallum on March 11, 2025. The low is $13 issued by Truist Securities on August 2, 2024. The 3 most-recent analyst ratings were released by Jefferies, Jefferies, and Craig-Hallum on December 15, 2025, October 31, 2025, and March 11, 2025, respectively. With an average price target of $14.5 between Jefferies, Jefferies, and Craig-Hallum, there's an implied 23.40% upside for El Pollo Loco Holdings Inc from these most-recent analyst ratings.
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| Dec 15, 2025 | 14.89% | 1213.5 | Previous Buy Current Buy | Get Alert | |
| Oct 31, 2025 | 2.13% | 1213 | Previous Buy Current Buy | Get Alert | |
| Mar 11, 2025 | 53.19% | 18 | Previous Initiates Current Buy | Get Alert | |
| Mar 10, 2025 | — | — | Previous Hold Current Hold | Get Alert | |
| Aug 2, 2024 | 10.64% | 1213 | Previous Hold Current Hold | Get Alert | |
| May 23, 2024 | — | — | Previous Current Hold | Get Alert | |
| May 3, 2024 | 2.13% | 1012 | Previous Hold Current Hold | Get Alert |
The latest price target for El Pollo Loco Holdings (NASDAQ:LOCO) was reported by Jefferies on December 15, 2025. The analyst firm set a price target for $13.50 expecting LOCO to rise to within 12 months (a possible 14.89% upside). 4 analyst firms have reported ratings in the last year.
The latest analyst rating for El Pollo Loco Holdings (NASDAQ:LOCO) was provided by Jefferies, and El Pollo Loco Holdings maintained their buy rating.
There is no last upgrade for El Pollo Loco Holdings
There is no last downgrade for El Pollo Loco Holdings.
Analysts arrive at stock ratings after doing extensive research, which includes going through public financial statements, talking to executives and customers of El Pollo Loco Holdings, and listening in to earnings conference calls. Most analysts do this every three months, so you should get 4 ratings per company per firm each year. The last rating for El Pollo Loco Holdings was filed on December 15, 2025 so you should expect the next rating to be made available sometime around December 15, 2026.
While ratings are subjective and will change, the latest El Pollo Loco Holdings (LOCO) rating was a maintained with a price target of $12.00 to $13.50. The current price El Pollo Loco Holdings (LOCO) is trading at is $11.75, which is out of the analyst’s predicted range.
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