Papa Johns International (PZZA) – Investment Analysts’ Weekly Ratings Updates

A number of research firms have changed their ratings and price targets for Papa Johns International (NASDAQ: PZZA):

• 1/21/2025 – Papa Johns International had its price target lowered by analysts at Loop Capital from $73.00 to $60.00. They now have a “buy” rating on the stock.
• 1/15/2025 – Papa Johns International had its “outperform” rating reaffirmed by analysts at Wedbush. They now have a $60.00 price target on the stock.
• 1/15/2025 – Papa Johns International had its price target lowered by analysts at Jefferies Financial Group Inc. from $55.00 to $42.00. They now have a “hold” rating on the stock.
• 1/13/2025 – Papa Johns International had its “overweight” rating reaffirmed by analysts at Stephens. They now have a $62.00 price target on the stock.
• 1/7/2025 – Papa Johns International had its price target lowered by analysts at UBS Group AG from $56.00 to $45.00. They now have a “neutral” rating on the stock.
• 12/13/2024 – Papa Johns International had its “overweight” rating reaffirmed by analysts at Stephens. They now have a $62.00 price target on the stock.
• 12/13/2024 – Papa Johns International had its “outperform” rating reaffirmed by analysts at Wedbush. They now have a $60.00 price target on the stock.

Papa Johns International Trading Up 1.1 %

Shares of PZZA traded up $0.42 on Friday, reaching $39.50. The company’s stock had a trading volume of 322,018 shares, compared to its average volume of 1,546,144. The stock has a market capitalization of $1.29 billion, a PE ratio of 13.76, a PEG ratio of 1.93 and a beta of 1.19. Papa Johns International, Inc. has a twelve month low of $35.28 and a twelve month high of $76.91. The firm has a fifty day moving average of $42.38 and a 200-day moving average of $46.45.

Papa Johns International (NASDAQ:PZZA) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, November 7th. The company reported $0.43 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.42 by $0.01. The business had revenue of $506.80 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $497.28 million. Papa Johns International had a negative return on equity of 19.61% and a net margin of 4.51%. Papa Johns International’s revenue for the quarter was down 3.1% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the prior year, the business earned $0.53 earnings per share. As a group, equities analysts anticipate that Papa Johns International, Inc. will post 2.2 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Papa Johns International Announces Dividend

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, February 21st. Shareholders of record on Monday, February 10th will be given a dividend of $0.46 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Monday, February 10th. This represents a $1.84 annualized dividend and a yield of 4.66%. Papa Johns International’s payout ratio is 64.11%.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Papa Johns International

Institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. River Road Asset Management LLC lifted its holdings in Papa Johns International by 88.1% in the third quarter. River Road Asset Management LLC now owns 2,285,665 shares of the company’s stock worth $123,129,000 after buying an additional 1,070,485 shares during the period. Irth Capital Management LP bought a new position in Papa Johns International in the fourth quarter worth $66,883,000. Stephens Investment Management Group LLC lifted its position in Papa Johns International by 6.0% during the fourth quarter. Stephens Investment Management Group LLC now owns 1,156,705 shares of the company’s stock valued at $47,506,000 after buying an additional 64,972 shares during the period. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. lifted its position in Papa Johns International by 8.3% during the third quarter. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. now owns 378,676 shares of the company’s stock valued at $20,399,000 after buying an additional 28,883 shares during the period. Finally, Wellington Management Group LLP purchased a new position in Papa Johns International during the 3rd quarter valued at about $15,845,000.

Papa John’s International, Inc engages in the operation and franchise of pizza delivery and carryout restaurants. It operates through the following segments: Domestic Company-owned Restaurants, North America Franchising, North America Commissaries, International Operations, and All Others. The Domestic Company-Owned Restaurants segment consists of retail sales of pizza and side items, breadsticks, cheese sticks, chicken poppers and wings, dessert items, and canned and bottled beverages.