Zacks Research Issues Negative Estimate for PZZA Earnings

Papa Johns International, Inc. (NASDAQ:PZZA - Free Report) - Zacks Research decreased their Q3 2025 earnings estimates for Papa Johns International in a report issued on Wednesday, March 12th. Zacks Research analyst M. Kaushik now anticipates that the company will post earnings per share of $0.45 for the quarter, down from their prior forecast of $0.48. The consensus estimate for Papa Johns International's current full-year earnings is $2.19 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Papa Johns International's Q4 2025 earnings at $0.55 EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at $0.60 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $0.61 EPS, FY2026 earnings at $2.37 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $2.39 EPS.

Other analysts also recently issued research reports about the stock. Jefferies Financial Group decreased their price objective on shares of Papa Johns International from $55.00 to $42.00 and set a "hold" rating for the company in a report on Wednesday, January 15th. Stephens restated an "overweight" rating and set a $60.00 price objective on shares of Papa Johns International in a report on Thursday, February 27th. UBS Group decreased 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. Wedbush restated an "outperform" rating and set a $60.00 price objective on shares of Papa Johns International in a report on Friday, February 28th. Finally, Northcoast Research raised shares of Papa Johns International to a "hold" rating in a research report on Monday, March 3rd. Eight equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and six have assigned a buy rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, Papa Johns International currently has an average rating of "Hold" and a consensus price target of $55.67.

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Papa Johns International Stock Down 0.8 %

NASDAQ PZZA traded down $0.39 during trading hours on Friday, reaching $46.52. 716,420 shares of the company were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 1,183,028. Papa Johns International has a 1 year low of $35.28 and a 1 year high of $72.23. The business's 50 day simple moving average is $42.58 and its 200-day simple moving average is $46.68. The stock has a market capitalization of $1.52 billion, a P/E ratio of 16.21, a P/E/G ratio of 2.41 and a beta of 1.16.

Institutional Trading of Papa Johns International

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of PZZA. US Bancorp DE increased its holdings in Papa Johns International by 225.4% during the 3rd quarter. US Bancorp DE now owns 1,331 shares of the company's stock worth $72,000 after acquiring an additional 922 shares during the period. Janney Montgomery Scott LLC bought a new stake in Papa Johns International during the 3rd quarter worth approximately $773,000. Atria Investments Inc increased its holdings in Papa Johns International by 19.0% during 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. Entropy Technologies LP bought a new stake in Papa Johns International during the 3rd quarter worth approximately $419,000. Finally, Natixis Advisors LLC increased its holdings in Papa Johns International by 85.9% during the 3rd quarter. Natixis Advisors LLC now owns 190,037 shares of the company's stock worth $10,237,000 after acquiring an additional 87,801 shares during the period.

Papa Johns International Announces Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, February 21st. Investors of record on Monday, February 10th were issued a dividend of $0.46 per share. This represents a $1.84 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 3.96%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, February 10th. Papa Johns International's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 73.02%.

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.