Wedbush Has Positive Estimate for PZZA Q2 Earnings

Papa Johns International, Inc. (NASDAQ:PZZA - Free Report) - Equities research analysts at Wedbush raised their Q2 2025 earnings per share estimates for shares of Papa Johns International in a research report issued on Friday, November 8th. Wedbush analyst N. Setyan now anticipates that the company will earn $0.76 per share for the quarter, up from their previous estimate of $0.63. Wedbush currently has a "Outperform" rating and a $60.00 target price on the stock. The consensus estimate for Papa Johns International's current full-year earnings is $2.26 per share. Wedbush also issued estimates for Papa Johns International's Q3 2025 earnings at $0.42 EPS.

A number of other equities analysts also recently commented on PZZA. Bank of America upped their price objective on shares of Papa Johns International from $66.00 to $71.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a research report on Tuesday, October 22nd. 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. BMO Capital Markets dropped 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 report on Friday, August 9th. KeyCorp reduced their price objective on Papa Johns International from $64.00 to $50.00 and set an "overweight" rating for the company in a report on Friday, August 9th. Finally, UBS Group upped their price target on shares of Papa Johns International from $47.00 to $56.00 and gave the company a "neutral" rating in a report on Friday. Seven analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and seven have assigned a buy rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, Papa Johns International presently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus target price of $60.82.

Papa Johns International Price Performance

Shares of NASDAQ:PZZA traded down $0.67 during trading on Monday, reaching $54.42. The company had a trading volume of 558,365 shares, compared to its average volume of 988,348. The stock's fifty day moving average price is $51.52 and its 200 day moving average price is $49.06. Papa Johns International has a fifty-two week low of $39.90 and a fifty-two week high of $78.67. The firm has a market capitalization of $1.78 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 19.20, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 3.46 and a beta of 1.19.

Papa Johns International (NASDAQ:PZZA - Get Free Report) last announced its earnings results on Thursday, November 7th. The company reported $0.43 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $0.42 by $0.01. Papa Johns International had a negative return on equity of 19.61% and a net margin of 4.51%. The firm had revenue of $506.80 million during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $497.28 million. During the same period in the prior year, the firm earned $0.53 EPS. The business's revenue was down 3.1% on a year-over-year basis.

Papa Johns International Announces Dividend

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, November 29th. Shareholders of record on Monday, November 18th will be given a dividend of $0.46 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Monday, November 18th. This represents a $1.84 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 3.38%. Papa Johns International's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 64.11%.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Papa Johns International

Several large investors have recently made changes to their positions in the business. Landscape Capital Management L.L.C. acquired a new stake in Papa Johns International in the 3rd quarter valued at $1,493,000. Intech Investment Management LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Papa Johns International in the third quarter valued at about $411,000. Natixis Advisors LLC raised its holdings in shares of Papa Johns International by 85.9% during the 3rd quarter. Natixis Advisors LLC now owns 190,037 shares of the company's stock valued at $10,237,000 after buying an additional 87,801 shares during the period. Entropy Technologies LP acquired a new position in Papa Johns International during the 3rd quarter worth approximately $419,000. Finally, Atria Investments Inc boosted its holdings in Papa Johns International by 19.0% in the 3rd quarter. Atria Investments Inc now owns 7,096 shares of the company's stock worth $382,000 after acquiring an additional 1,135 shares during the period.

About Papa Johns International

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.