NASDAQ:PZZA Papa Johns International (PZZA) Stock Price, News & Analysis $40.58 -3.04 (-6.97%) Closing price 03/25/2025 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$40.58 0.00 (-0.01%) As of 03/25/2025 07:59 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Stock Analysis Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock About Papa Johns International Stock (NASDAQ:PZZA) 30 days 90 days 365 days Advanced Chart View Price History Chart DataSkip Price History Chart Get PZZA alerts:Sign Up Key Stats Today's Range$40.41▼$43.9050-Day Range$36.01▼$51.2852-Week Range$35.28▼$68.66Volume1.57 million shsAverage Volume1.18 million shsMarket Capitalization$1.33 billionP/E Ratio14.14Dividend Yield4.53%Price Target$55.67Consensus RatingHold Company OverviewPapa 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. The North America Franchising segment involves the offering of sales and support activities, development rights, and collection of royalties from franchisees located in the United States and Canada. The North America Commissaries segment includes the eleven full-service regional dough production and distribution and quality control centers. The International Operations segment represents all restaurant operations outside of the United States and Canada. The All Others segment focuses on franchise contributions to marketing funds and sale, company-owned and franchised restaurants, information systems and related services used in restaurant operations, point-of-sale system, online and other technology-based ordering platforms, printing, and promotional items. The company was founded by John H. Schnatter in 1984 and is headquartered in Louisville, KY.Read More… Remove Ads Papa Johns International Stock Analysis - MarketRank™See Top-Rated MarketRank™ Stocks89th Percentile Overall ScorePZZA MarketRank™: Papa Johns International scored higher than 89% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 57th out of 213 stocks in the retail/wholesale sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation. Analyst's Opinion4.2 / 5Analyst RatingHold Consensus RatingPapa Johns International has received a consensus rating of Hold. The company's average rating score is 2.46, and is based on 6 buy ratings, 7 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.Amount of Analyst CoveragePapa Johns International has been the subject of 6 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.Read more about Papa Johns International's stock forecast and price target. Earnings and Valuation2.5 / 5Proj. Earnings Growth9.13% Earnings GrowthEarnings for Papa Johns International are expected to grow by 9.13% in the coming year, from $2.19 to $2.39 per share.Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the MarketThe P/E ratio of Papa Johns International is 14.14, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 23.48.Price to Earnings Ratio vs. SectorThe P/E ratio of Papa Johns International is 14.14, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Retail/Wholesale sector average P/E ratio of about 23.96.Price to Earnings Growth RatioPapa Johns International has a PEG Ratio of 2.41. PEG Ratios above 1 indicate that a company could be overvalued.Read more about Papa Johns International's valuation and earnings. Short Interest4.0 / 5Short Interest LevelHealthy Percentage of Shares Shorted11.89% of the float of Papa Johns International has been sold short.Short Interest Ratio / Days to CoverPapa Johns International has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 2.4, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.Change versus previous monthShort interest in Papa Johns International has recently decreased by 30.85%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly. Dividend2.5 / 5Dividend StrengthModerate Dividend LeadershipPapa Johns International is a leading dividend payer. It pays a dividend yield of 4.05%, putting its dividend yield in the top 25% of dividend-paying stocks.Dividend GrowthPapa Johns International does not have a long track record of dividend growth.Dividend CoverageThe dividend payout ratio of Papa Johns International is 73.02%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.Dividend SustainabilityBased on EPS estimates, Papa Johns International will have a dividend payout ratio of 76.99% in the coming year. This indicates that Papa Johns International may not be able to sustain their current dividend.Read more about Papa Johns International's dividend. Sustainability and ESGN/AEnvironmental ScoreN/A Percentage of Shares Shorted11.89% of the float of Papa Johns International has been sold short.Short Interest Ratio / Days to CoverPapa Johns International has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 2.4, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.Change versus previous monthShort interest in Papa Johns International has recently decreased by 30.85%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly. News and Social Media3.3 / 5News Sentiment0.97 News SentimentPapa Johns International has a news sentiment score of 0.97. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a higher news sentiment than the 0.83 average news sentiment score of Retail/Wholesale companies.News Coverage This WeekMarketBeat has tracked 11 news articles for Papa Johns International this week, compared to 7 articles on an average week.Search InterestOnly 1 people have searched for PZZA on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -95% compared to the previous 30 days.MarketBeat Follows5 people have added Papa Johns International to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 25% compared to the previous 30 days. Company Ownership0.0 / 5Insider TradingN/A Insider Buying vs. Insider SellingIn the past three months, Papa Johns International insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.Percentage Held by InsidersOnly 8.90% of the stock of Papa Johns International is held by insiders.Read more about Papa Johns International's insider trading history. Receive PZZA Stock News and Ratings via Email Sign-up to receive the latest news and ratings for Papa Johns International and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address PZZA Stock News HeadlinesPapa John's: Another Correction Is Just Too MuchMarch 22, 2025 | seekingalpha.comPapa John's CEO explains how the chain focuses on value for consumersMarch 18, 2025 | msn.comNvidia’s CEO: “This Will Be a Multitrillion-Dollar Industry."If you missed out on the big boom in Nvidia… Listen up, because according to Nvidia's own CEO… Elon Musk’s new technology could help launch an entirely new multitrillion-dollar industry.March 26, 2025 | Brownstone Research (Ad)Papa John’s CEO: Our value proposition is workingMarch 18, 2025 | markets.businessinsider.comWhat is Zacks Research's Estimate for PZZA Q3 Earnings?March 16, 2025 | americanbankingnews.comNational Pi Day: Get pizza deals, freebies at Round Table, Papa John's, more in CaliforniaMarch 14, 2025 | yahoo.comHere’s how to get a discounted pizza pie for National Pi Day 2025 from Papa John’s, California Pizza Kitchen, 7-Eleven, moreMarch 13, 2025 | nj.comNational Pi Day 2025: List of pizza, pie deals and freebiesMarch 13, 2025 | newsweek.comSee More Headlines PZZA Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions How have PZZA shares performed this year? Papa Johns International's stock was trading at $41.07 at the beginning of 2025. Since then, PZZA shares have decreased by 1.2% and is now trading at $40.58. View the best growth stocks for 2025 here. How were Papa Johns International's earnings last quarter? Papa Johns International, Inc. (NASDAQ:PZZA) announced its earnings results on Thursday, November, 7th. The company reported $0.43 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $0.42 by $0.01. The company's revenue was down 3.1% on a year-over-year basis. Who are Papa Johns International's major shareholders? Papa Johns International's top institutional shareholders include Vanguard Group Inc. (11.79%), T. Rowe Price Investment Management Inc. (9.05%), Earnest Partners LLC (7.94%) and River Road Asset Management LLC (6.55%). Insiders that own company stock include Ravi Thanawala and Laurette T Koellner. View institutional ownership trends. How do I buy shares of Papa Johns International? Shares of PZZA stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Charles Schwab, E*TRADE, Fidelity, and Vanguard Brokerage Services. What other stocks do shareholders of Papa Johns International own? Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Papa Johns International investors own include American Water Works (AWK), Humana (HUM), Waste Connections (WCN), DiamondRock Hospitality (DRH), Voyager Therapeutics (VYGR), AUO (AUOTY) and The RMR Group (RMR). Company Calendar Last Earnings11/07/2024Ex-Dividend for 2/21 Dividend2/10/2025Dividend Payable2/21/2025Today3/25/2025Next Earnings (Estimated)5/08/2025Fiscal Year End12/31/2025Get Stock AlertsIndustry, Sector and Symbol Stock ExchangeNASDAQ SectorRetail/Wholesale Industry Eating places Sub-IndustryRestaurants Current SymbolNASDAQ:PZZA Previous SymbolNASDAQ:PZZA CIK901491 Webwww.papajohns.com Phone(502) 261-7272Fax502-266-2925Employees12,000Year Founded1985Price Target and Rating Average Stock Price Target$55.67 High Stock Price Target$75.00 Low Stock Price Target$42.00 Potential Upside/Downside+37.2%Consensus RatingHold Rating Score (0-4)2.46 Research Coverage13 Analysts Profitability EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year)$2.52 Trailing P/E Ratio14.14 Forward P/E Ratio18.53 P/E Growth2.41Net Income$82.10 million Net Margins4.51% Pretax Margin5.97% Return on Equity-19.61% Return on Assets10.04% Debt Debt-to-Equity RatioN/A Current Ratio0.80 Quick Ratio0.66 Sales & Book Value Annual Sales$2.06 billion Price / Sales0.64 Cash Flow$3.93 per share Price / Cash Flow10.32 Book Value($13.54) per share Price / Book-3.00Miscellaneous Outstanding Shares32,661,000Free Float29,737,000Market Cap$1.33 billion OptionableOptionable Beta1.16 Social Links These 7 Stocks Will Be Magnificent in 2025Discover the next wave of investment opportunities with our report, 7 Stocks That Will Be Magnificent in 2025. 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