Papa Johns International's (PZZA) Outperform Rating Reiterated at Wedbush

Papa Johns International (NASDAQ:PZZA - Get Free Report)'s stock had its "outperform" rating restated by equities researchers at Wedbush in a research note issued to investors on Friday,Benzinga reports. They currently have a $60.00 target price on the stock. Wedbush's price objective would suggest a potential upside of 28.67% from the company's current price. Wedbush also issued estimates for Papa Johns International's Q2 2025 earnings at $0.54 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $0.63 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $0.61 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $0.56 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $2.29 EPS.

Several other equities analysts also recently commented on PZZA. Loop Capital dropped their target price on 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. UBS Group dropped their price objective on shares of Papa Johns International from $56.00 to $45.00 and set a "neutral" rating for the company in a report on Tuesday, January 7th. Jefferies Financial Group dropped their price target on shares of Papa Johns International from $55.00 to $42.00 and set a "hold" rating for the company in a research note on Wednesday, January 15th. KeyCorp cut shares of Papa Johns International from an "overweight" rating to a "sector weight" rating in a research note on Thursday, November 14th. Finally, Stephens restated an "overweight" rating and issued a $60.00 price objective on shares of Papa Johns International in a report on Thursday, February 27th. Eight research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and six have assigned a buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, Papa Johns International currently has a consensus rating of "Hold" and an average price target of $55.67.

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Papa Johns International Trading Up 4.6 %

NASDAQ:PZZA traded up $2.06 on Friday, hitting $46.63. The company had a trading volume of 898,554 shares, compared to its average volume of 1,823,580. Papa Johns International has a 52 week low of $35.28 and a 52 week high of $72.88. The stock has a market capitalization of $1.52 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 16.25, a PEG ratio of 2.41 and a beta of 1.19. The firm has a 50 day moving average of $41.64 and a two-hundred day moving average of $46.76.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Papa Johns International

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of the business. UBS AM a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC lifted its position in shares of Papa Johns International by 14.3% during the 4th quarter. UBS AM a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC now owns 62,056 shares of the company's stock valued at $2,549,000 after acquiring an additional 7,784 shares during the period. Westwood Holdings Group Inc. boosted its position in shares of Papa Johns International by 8.3% during the 4th quarter. Westwood Holdings Group Inc. now owns 1,117,238 shares of the company's stock worth $45,885,000 after purchasing an additional 85,236 shares in the last quarter. Twinbeech Capital LP acquired a new stake in shares of Papa Johns International in the 4th quarter valued at about $2,988,000. Two Sigma Investments LP raised its stake in Papa Johns International by 247.0% during the 4th quarter. Two Sigma Investments LP now owns 163,720 shares of the company's stock worth $6,724,000 after buying an additional 116,538 shares during the period. Finally, State of Wyoming bought a new position in Papa Johns International in the fourth quarter worth approximately $87,000.

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.