Equities Analysts Issue Forecasts for PZZA Q3 Earnings

Papa Johns International, Inc. (NASDAQ:PZZA) – Equities researchers at Wedbush dropped their Q3 2025 earnings estimates for shares of Papa Johns International in a note issued to investors on Friday, November 1st. Wedbush analyst N. Setyan now anticipates that the company will post earnings of $0.44 per share for the quarter, down from their prior estimate of $0.46. Wedbush currently has a “Outperform” rating and a $51.00 price target on the stock. The consensus estimate for Papa Johns International’s current full-year earnings is $2.27 per share.

Papa Johns International (NASDAQ:PZZA) last issued its earnings results on Thursday, August 8th. The company reported $0.61 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.53 by $0.08. The firm had revenue of $507.89 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $520.13 million. Papa Johns International had a negative return on equity of 19.85% and a net margin of 3.25%. The business’s revenue was down 1.3% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the previous year, the company posted $0.59 earnings per share.

A number of other research firms have also issued reports on PZZA. KeyCorp decreased their price objective on Papa Johns International from $64.00 to $50.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a research note on Friday, August 9th. Piper Sandler cut their price objective on Papa Johns International from $61.00 to $50.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a report on Friday, August 9th. UBS Group decreased their price target on shares of Papa Johns International from $58.00 to $47.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a report on Friday, August 9th. Stephens reaffirmed an “overweight” rating and set a $60.00 price target on shares of Papa Johns International in a research note on Thursday, August 8th. Finally, BMO Capital Markets reduced their price target on shares of Papa Johns International from $75.00 to $65.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a research report on Friday, August 9th. Seven equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and seven have issued a buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, Papa Johns International currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $59.00.

Papa Johns International Price Performance

NASDAQ:PZZA opened at $55.26 on Monday. Papa Johns International has a 1 year low of $39.90 and a 1 year high of $78.67. The stock’s fifty day moving average price is $50.66 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $49.38. The company has a market cap of $1.80 billion, a P/E ratio of 26.57, a P/E/G ratio of 3.32 and a beta of 1.19.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in PZZA. 1832 Asset Management L.P. purchased a new stake in shares of Papa Johns International in the 2nd quarter worth about $93,586,000. River Road Asset Management LLC grew its holdings in shares of Papa Johns International by 88.1% during the 3rd quarter. River Road Asset Management LLC now owns 2,285,665 shares of the company’s stock worth $123,129,000 after acquiring an additional 1,070,485 shares during the period. Cowen AND Company LLC bought a new position in shares of Papa Johns International in the 2nd quarter worth approximately $32,736,000. Earnest Partners LLC boosted its position in shares of Papa Johns International by 25.9% during the second quarter. Earnest Partners LLC now owns 2,170,945 shares of the company’s stock valued at $101,991,000 after purchasing an additional 446,477 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Sei Investments Co. raised its holdings in Papa Johns International by 30.2% in the second quarter. Sei Investments Co. now owns 1,214,184 shares of the company’s stock worth $57,042,000 after purchasing an additional 281,399 shares in the last quarter.

Papa Johns International Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, November 29th. Investors of record on Monday, November 18th will be paid a $0.46 dividend. This represents a $1.84 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 3.33%. The ex-dividend date is Monday, November 18th. Papa Johns International’s payout ratio is 88.46%.

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.