Papa Johns International (PZZA) Projected to Post Earnings on Thursday

Papa Johns International (NASDAQ:PZZA - Get Free Report) is expected to be announcing its earnings results before the market opens on Thursday, February 27th. Analysts expect the company to announce earnings of $0.52 per share and revenue of $519.71 million for the quarter. Parties that are interested in registering for the company's conference call can do so using this link.

Papa Johns International Price Performance

PZZA stock traded down $0.74 during trading on Friday, reaching $47.72. 1,379,982 shares of the company were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 1,919,525. The company has a market capitalization of $1.56 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 16.63, a P/E/G ratio of 2.41 and a beta of 1.19. The company has a 50-day moving average of $40.86 and a two-hundred day moving average of $46.63. Papa Johns International has a twelve month low of $35.28 and a twelve month high of $76.91.

Papa Johns International Announces Dividend

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, February 21st. Shareholders of record on Monday, February 10th were paid a dividend of $0.46 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, February 10th. This represents a $1.84 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 3.86%. Papa Johns International's payout ratio is presently 64.11%.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several equities research analysts recently weighed in on PZZA shares. Stephens reissued an "overweight" rating and set a $60.00 price objective on shares of Papa Johns International in a report on Friday, February 14th. Jefferies Financial Group cut their price target on Papa Johns International from $55.00 to $42.00 and set a "hold" rating on the stock in a research note on Wednesday, January 15th. KeyCorp downgraded Papa Johns International from an "overweight" rating to a "sector weight" rating in a research note on Thursday, November 14th. UBS Group cut their target price on shares of Papa Johns International from $56.00 to $45.00 and set a "neutral" rating on the stock in a research report on Tuesday, January 7th. Finally, Loop Capital decreased their price target on shares of Papa Johns International from $73.00 to $60.00 and set a "buy" rating for the company in a research report on Tuesday, January 21st. Eight investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and six have given a buy rating to the company's stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the company currently has an average rating of "Hold" and an average price target of $55.67.

Papa Johns International Company Profile

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.