NEW YORK (TheStreet) -- Shares of El Pollo Loco were gaining 14.8% to $27.56 with heavy trading volume Friday after the restaurant chain beat analysts' estimates for revenue in the fourth quarter. El Pollo Loco reported revenue of $89.97 million for the fourth quarter, an 18% increase from the year-ago quarter, and above analysts' estimates of $87.48 million. The company reported earnings of 12 cents a share for the quarter, in line with analysts' estimates. The company said that comparable restaurant sales grew 7.6% year over year in the fourth quarter. Comparable restaurant sales grew 6.4% in company-owned restaurants and 8.6% at franchise-owned restaurants. Looking to full year 2015, El Pollo Loco expects to report earnings of 67 cents to 71 cents a share, compared to analysts' estimates of 68 cents a share for the year. The company expects comparable restaurant sales to grow between 3% and 5% in the year. About 3 million shares of El Pollo Loco were traded by 9:55 a.m. Friday, above the average trading volume of about 1.2 million shares a day. LOCO data by YCharts
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