El Pollo Loco is down 8.6% since the beginning of the year, and at $10.43 per share, it is trading 24.7% below its 52-week high of $13.86 from August 2024. Investors who bought $1,000 worth of El ...

The stock has underperformed the Zacks Retail-Wholesale sector’s and the S&P 500’s decline of 9% and 13.5%, respectively. Investor sentiment surrounding El Pollo Loco has been weighed down by ...