Papa Johns International, Inc. (NASDAQ:PZZA) to Post FY2026 Earnings of $2.76 Per Share, Zacks Research Forecasts

Papa Johns International, Inc. (NASDAQ:PZZA - Free Report) - Equities research analysts at Zacks Research lowered their FY2026 earnings estimates for shares of Papa Johns International in a report issued on Tuesday, October 15th. Zacks Research analyst M. Kaushik now anticipates that the company will post earnings per share of $2.76 for the year, down from their prior estimate of $2.78. The consensus estimate for Papa Johns International's current full-year earnings is $2.27 per share.

Several other brokerages also recently weighed in on PZZA. Piper Sandler lowered their target price 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. Stifel Nicolaus decreased their price objective on shares of Papa Johns International from $55.00 to $45.00 and set a "hold" rating on the stock in a report on Wednesday, June 26th. Wedbush restated an "outperform" rating and set a $51.00 target price on shares of Papa Johns International in a research report on Friday, August 23rd. KeyCorp cut their target price on shares of Papa Johns International from $64.00 to $50.00 and set an "overweight" rating for the company in a research report on Friday, August 9th. Finally, BMO Capital Markets cut their target price on shares of Papa Johns International from $75.00 to $65.00 and set an "outperform" rating for the company in a research report on Friday, August 9th. Seven investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and seven have issued a buy rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, Papa Johns International presently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus target price of $58.82.

Papa Johns International Stock Performance

Papa Johns International stock traded up $2.12 during midday trading on Wednesday, hitting $53.75. 795,901 shares of the company's stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 987,661. Papa Johns International has a 12-month low of $39.90 and a 12-month high of $78.67. The stock has a market cap of $1.77 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 23.89, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.97 and a beta of 1.20. The firm's 50 day simple moving average is $48.74 and its 200 day simple moving average is $50.30.

Papa Johns International (NASDAQ:PZZA - Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, August 8th. The company reported $0.61 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $0.53 by $0.08. Papa Johns International had a net margin of 3.25% and a negative return on equity of 19.85%. The business had revenue of $507.89 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $520.13 million. During the same period last year, the business earned $0.59 EPS. The company's revenue was down 1.3% on a year-over-year basis.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Seven Eight Capital LP grew its holdings in Papa Johns International by 396.0% during the 1st quarter. Seven Eight Capital LP now owns 16,591 shares of the company's stock worth $1,105,000 after acquiring an additional 13,246 shares in the last quarter. Texas Permanent School Fund Corp lifted its position in shares of Papa Johns International by 1.3% in the 1st quarter. Texas Permanent School Fund Corp now owns 28,178 shares of the company's stock worth $1,877,000 after buying an additional 356 shares during the last quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. lifted its position in shares of Papa Johns International by 4.6% in the 1st quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 3,769,885 shares of the company's stock worth $251,074,000 after buying an additional 166,246 shares during the last quarter. Westwood Holdings Group Inc. lifted its position in shares of Papa Johns International by 4.3% in the 2nd quarter. Westwood Holdings Group Inc. now owns 985,105 shares of the company's stock worth $46,280,000 after buying an additional 40,996 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Quadrature Capital Ltd bought a new position in shares of Papa Johns International in the 1st quarter worth about $1,142,000.

Papa Johns International Dividend Announcement

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, August 30th. Investors of record on Monday, August 19th were issued a dividend of $0.46 per share. This represents a $1.84 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 3.42%. The ex-dividend date was Monday, August 19th. Papa Johns International's payout ratio is 81.78%.

Papa Johns International Company Profile

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.