Papa Johns International, Inc. (NASDAQ:PZZA - Free Report) - Investment analysts at KeyCorp issued their Q1 2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for Papa Johns International in a report issued on Wednesday, November 13th. KeyCorp analyst E. Gonzalez anticipates that the company will earn $0.64 per share for the quarter. KeyCorp has a "Sector Weight" rating on the stock. The consensus estimate for Papa Johns International's current full-year earnings is $2.23 per share. KeyCorp also issued estimates for Papa Johns International's Q2 2025 earnings at $0.61 EPS, Q3 2025 earnings at $0.54 EPS, Q4 2025 earnings at $0.59 EPS and FY2025 earnings at $2.38 EPS.
A number of other research firms have also issued reports on PZZA. Stephens reiterated an "overweight" rating and issued a $62.00 target price on shares of Papa Johns International in a report on Thursday, November 7th. UBS Group lifted their price objective on shares of Papa Johns International from $47.00 to $56.00 and gave the company a "neutral" rating in a research report on Friday, November 8th. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft cut their price target on shares of Papa Johns International from $58.00 to $45.00 and set a "hold" rating for the company in a report on Friday, August 9th. Piper Sandler reduced their price target on shares of Papa Johns International from $61.00 to $50.00 and set a "neutral" rating on the stock in a report on Friday, August 9th. Finally, Bank of America boosted their price target on Papa Johns International from $66.00 to $71.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a report on Tuesday, October 22nd. Eight analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and six have assigned a buy rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, Papa Johns International has a consensus rating of "Hold" and an average target price of $60.82.
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Papa Johns International Stock Down 3.7 %
Shares of PZZA traded down $1.82 during trading on Friday, reaching $47.32. 1,174,477 shares of the company traded hands, compared to its average volume of 1,003,529. The stock has a market cap of $1.54 billion, a PE ratio of 16.49, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.54 and a beta of 1.19. The stock has a 50-day simple moving average of $51.77 and a 200-day simple moving average of $48.82. Papa Johns International has a twelve month low of $39.90 and a twelve month high of $78.67.
Papa Johns International (NASDAQ:PZZA - Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, November 7th. The company reported $0.43 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $0.42 by $0.01. The firm had revenue of $506.80 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $497.28 million. Papa Johns International had a net margin of 4.51% and a negative return on equity of 19.61%. Papa Johns International's quarterly revenue was down 3.1% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period last year, the company posted $0.53 EPS.
Institutional Trading of Papa Johns International
Several hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of the stock. Signaturefd LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Papa Johns International by 66.9% during the 3rd quarter. Signaturefd LLC now owns 646 shares of the company's stock worth $35,000 after acquiring an additional 259 shares during the period. Inspire Investing LLC grew its stake in shares of Papa Johns International by 6.6% in the 1st quarter. Inspire Investing LLC now owns 5,366 shares of the company's stock valued at $357,000 after buying an additional 333 shares during the period. CWM LLC increased its stake in Papa Johns International by 27.5% during the 3rd quarter. CWM LLC now owns 1,690 shares of the company's stock valued at $91,000 after purchasing an additional 365 shares in the last quarter. Louisiana State Employees Retirement System raised its stake in shares of Papa Johns International by 2.5% in the second quarter. Louisiana State Employees Retirement System now owns 16,600 shares of the company's stock worth $780,000 after purchasing an additional 400 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Quest Partners LLC lifted its stake in Papa Johns International by 12.2% during the 2nd quarter. Quest Partners LLC now owns 3,774 shares of the company's stock valued at $177,000 after acquiring an additional 410 shares in the last quarter.
Papa Johns International Announces Dividend
The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, November 29th. Stockholders of record on Monday, November 18th will be issued a $0.46 dividend. This represents a $1.84 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 3.89%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Monday, November 18th. Papa Johns International's payout ratio is 64.11%.
About Papa Johns International
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Papa John's International, Inc operates and franchises pizza delivery and carryout restaurants under the Papa John's trademark in the United States and internationally. The company operates through four segments: Domestic Company-Owned Restaurants, North America Commissaries, North America Franchising, and International Operations.
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