El Pollo Loco Stock Slips 24% in 6 Months: Should You Hold or Exit?

Shares of El Pollo Loco Holdings, Inc. (LOCO) have declined 23.5% over the past six months compared with the Zacks Retail – Restaurants industry’s fall of 8.7%. 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 escalating macroeconomic uncertainty, including concerns over new tariff impacts, recession risks and margin pressures across the restaurant industry.LOCO's 6-M ...