Zacks Research Has Pessimistic Outlook of PZZA Q1 Earnings

Papa Johns International, Inc. (NASDAQ:PZZAFree Report) – Zacks Research cut their Q1 2025 earnings estimates for shares of Papa Johns International in a research report issued on Wednesday, March 12th. Zacks Research analyst M. Kaushik now expects that the company will earn $0.41 per share for the quarter, down from their prior forecast of $0.61. 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 FY2025 earnings at $1.96 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $0.57 EPS and Q3 2026 earnings at $0.59 EPS.

Several other brokerages have also recently issued reports on PZZA. Wedbush restated an “outperform” rating and issued a $60.00 price target on shares of Papa Johns International in a research report on Friday, February 28th. Jefferies Financial Group decreased 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 report on Wednesday, January 15th. Stephens restated an “overweight” rating and issued a $60.00 price target on shares of Papa Johns International in a research report on Thursday, February 27th. Loop Capital decreased their price target on shares of 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. Finally, 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 research report on Tuesday, January 7th. Eight research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and six have given a buy rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the company presently has an average rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $55.67.

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Papa Johns International Stock Performance

Shares of NASDAQ PZZA opened at $43.36 on Monday. Papa Johns International has a 52-week low of $35.28 and a 52-week high of $72.23. The firm has a 50 day moving average price of $42.49 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $46.68. The stock has a market cap of $1.42 billion, a P/E ratio of 15.11, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.41 and a beta of 1.16.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in PZZA. Irth Capital Management LP acquired a new position in shares of Papa Johns International during the fourth quarter valued at about $66,883,000. Arrowstreet Capital Limited Partnership grew its holdings in shares of Papa Johns International by 117.3% during the fourth quarter. Arrowstreet Capital Limited Partnership now owns 1,118,403 shares of the company’s stock valued at $45,933,000 after buying an additional 603,650 shares during the last quarter. Point72 Asset Management L.P. acquired a new position in shares of Papa Johns International during the fourth quarter valued at about $17,328,000. Segall Bryant & Hamill LLC grew its holdings in shares of Papa Johns International by 131.4% during the fourth quarter. Segall Bryant & Hamill LLC now owns 576,329 shares of the company’s stock valued at $23,670,000 after buying an additional 327,300 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Boothbay Fund Management LLC grew its holdings in shares of Papa Johns International by 124.8% during the fourth quarter. Boothbay Fund Management LLC now owns 540,694 shares of the company’s stock valued at $22,206,000 after buying an additional 300,138 shares during the last quarter.

Papa Johns International Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, February 21st. Stockholders 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 dividend yield of 4.24%. The ex-dividend date was Monday, February 10th. Papa Johns International’s dividend payout ratio is currently 73.02%.

Papa Johns International Company Profile

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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.

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