El Pollo Loco Holdings, Inc.
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El Pollo Loco Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ:LOCO) is a publicly traded company in the Trade & Services sector. Wiseek has independently scored 16 items for LOCO at importance 7 or higher on its 1–10 market-impact scale. Its most recent item scored 7 or higher is dated 2026-08-07, rated 7/10. Across its 16 most recent items scored 7 or higher, the top rating is 8/10, with 4 rated 8 or above. Recent SEC coverage for LOCO spans 10-Q, 8-K, SCHEDULE 13D/A, 144.
Recent high-impact activity:
- El Pollo Loco Q2: 3.9% Comp Sales Growth, Raised Outlook, and Credit Facility Extended to 2031
- El Pollo Loco Q2 Earnings: 3.9% Comp Sales Growth, Raises 2026 Outlook
- El Pollo Loco Faces Weaker Sales, Modest 2% Revenue Growth Amid Expansion Plans
- Biglari Capital Reduces Stake in El Pollo Loco, Selling $6.16M in Shares
- El Pollo Loco Targets 18-20 New Restaurants in 2026, Enters 10th State with Idaho Opening
Financial Snapshot
Short Interest & Short Volume
9.72 days to coverFINRA reported short interest of 1,894,075 shares in LOCO as of the September 15, 2026 settlement, a 2.1% increase from the prior period — about 9.7 days to cover at its recent average daily volume. On October 2, 2026, 35.2% of LOCO volume reported to FINRA trade-reporting facilities was marked short.
Daily short sale volume covers trades reported to FINRA trade-reporting facilities and is not the same as short interest (bi-monthly reported positions). Source: FINRA — FINRA is the owner and source of this short interest and short sale volume data; it may not be redistributed.