Wedbush Brokers Reduce Earnings Estimates for PZZA

Papa Johns International, Inc. (NASDAQ:PZZA - Free Report) - Analysts at Wedbush reduced their Q2 2025 EPS estimates for shares of Papa Johns International in a research note issued to investors on Wednesday, January 15th. Wedbush analyst N. Setyan now expects that the company will post earnings of $0.70 per share for the quarter, down from their prior forecast of $0.76. Wedbush has a "Outperform" rating and a $60.00 price objective on the stock. The consensus estimate for Papa Johns International's current full-year earnings is $2.21 per share. Wedbush also issued estimates for Papa Johns International's Q3 2025 earnings at $0.60 EPS and Q4 2025 earnings at $0.55 EPS.

Papa Johns International (NASDAQ:PZZA - Get Free Report) last released 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 for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $497.28 million. During the same quarter last year, the firm posted $0.53 EPS. The company's revenue was down 3.1% on a year-over-year basis.

A number of other brokerages also recently weighed in on PZZA. Stephens reissued an "overweight" rating and issued a $62.00 price target on shares of Papa Johns International in a report on Monday. Jefferies Financial Group decreased their target price on Papa Johns International from $55.00 to $42.00 and set a "hold" rating on the stock in a research report on Wednesday. UBS Group cut their price target on Papa Johns International from $56.00 to $45.00 and set a "neutral" rating for the company in a report on Tuesday, January 7th. KeyCorp lowered Papa Johns International from an "overweight" rating to a "sector weight" rating in a report on Thursday, November 14th. Finally, Bank of America upped their target price on Papa Johns International from $66.00 to $71.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a research note on Tuesday, October 22nd. Eight research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and six have given a buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, the company has a consensus rating of "Hold" and an average price target of $58.33.

Papa Johns International Price Performance

Shares of Papa Johns International stock traded down $0.60 during midday trading on Friday, hitting $36.01. The company had a trading volume of 2,952,663 shares, compared to its average volume of 1,692,378. The stock has a market cap of $1.18 billion, a PE ratio of 12.55, a P/E/G ratio of 1.72 and a beta of 1.19. Papa Johns International has a 1-year low of $35.28 and a 1-year high of $78.67. The business's 50 day simple moving average is $44.28 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $46.77.

Papa Johns International Dividend Announcement

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, November 29th. Stockholders of record on Monday, November 18th were issued a $0.46 dividend. This represents a $1.84 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 5.11%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, November 18th. Papa Johns International's payout ratio is 64.11%.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Papa Johns International

Several institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Irth Capital Management LP acquired a new stake in shares of Papa Johns International during the fourth quarter worth approximately $66,883,000. Moody National Bank Trust Division increased its holdings in Papa Johns International by 142.3% during the 4th quarter. Moody National Bank Trust Division now owns 22,644 shares of the company's stock valued at $930,000 after purchasing an additional 13,297 shares in the last quarter. Natixis Advisors LLC raised its position in Papa Johns International by 85.9% in the 3rd quarter. Natixis Advisors LLC now owns 190,037 shares of the company's stock valued at $10,237,000 after purchasing an additional 87,801 shares during the last quarter. Stephens Investment Management Group LLC boosted its stake in Papa Johns International by 19.3% in the third quarter. Stephens Investment Management Group LLC now owns 1,091,733 shares of the company's stock worth $58,812,000 after purchasing an additional 176,470 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Westwood Holdings Group Inc. grew its holdings in shares of Papa Johns International by 4.3% during the second quarter. Westwood Holdings Group Inc. now owns 985,105 shares of the company's stock worth $46,280,000 after purchasing an additional 40,996 shares during the last quarter.

About Papa Johns International

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.