Wedbush Research Analysts Cut Earnings Estimates for PZZA

Papa Johns International, Inc. (NASDAQ:PZZA) – Analysts at Wedbush cut their Q2 2025 earnings per share estimates for shares of Papa Johns International in a research note issued on Friday, February 28th. Wedbush analyst N. Setyan now anticipates that the company will earn $0.54 per share for the quarter, down from their previous estimate of $0.70. Wedbush currently has a “Outperform” rating and a $60.00 target price on the stock. The consensus estimate for Papa Johns International’s current full-year earnings is $2.19 per share. Wedbush also issued estimates for Papa Johns International’s Q2 2026 earnings at $0.63 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $0.61 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $0.56 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $2.29 EPS.

A number of other research analysts have also weighed in on the company. Loop Capital reduced their price objective on 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. Stephens reaffirmed an “overweight” rating and set a $60.00 price objective on shares of Papa Johns International in a research report on Thursday, February 27th. Jefferies Financial Group cut their target price on Papa Johns International from $55.00 to $42.00 and set a “hold” rating on the stock in a research note on Wednesday, January 15th. UBS Group cut their target price on Papa Johns International from $56.00 to $45.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a research note on Tuesday, January 7th. Finally, KeyCorp downgraded Papa Johns International from an “overweight” rating to a “sector weight” rating in a research note on Thursday, November 14th. Eight equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and six have given a buy rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $55.67.

Papa Johns International Stock Down 1.7 %

PZZA stock opened at $44.57 on Monday. Papa Johns International has a twelve month low of $35.28 and a twelve month high of $72.88. The firm has a market cap of $1.45 billion, a PE ratio of 15.53, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.41 and a beta of 1.19. The business has a 50 day moving average of $41.53 and a 200 day moving average of $46.77.

Papa Johns International Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, February 21st. Shareholders of record on Monday, February 10th were issued a dividend of $0.46 per share. The ex-dividend date was Monday, February 10th. This represents a $1.84 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 4.13%. Papa Johns International’s dividend payout ratio is presently 73.02%.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Papa Johns International

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the business. Brevan Howard Capital Management LP raised its holdings in Papa Johns International by 2.5% during the fourth quarter. Brevan Howard Capital Management LP now owns 15,746 shares of the company’s stock valued at $647,000 after acquiring an additional 388 shares during the period. Wilmington Savings Fund Society FSB raised its holdings in Papa Johns International by 300.0% during the fourth quarter. Wilmington Savings Fund Society FSB now owns 600 shares of the company’s stock valued at $25,000 after acquiring an additional 450 shares during the period. Atlas Brown Inc. raised its holdings in Papa Johns International by 5.5% during the fourth quarter. Atlas Brown Inc. now owns 10,453 shares of the company’s stock valued at $429,000 after acquiring an additional 546 shares during the period. KBC Group NV increased its holdings in shares of Papa Johns International by 9.1% in the fourth quarter. KBC Group NV now owns 6,639 shares of the company’s stock worth $273,000 after purchasing an additional 551 shares during the last quarter. Finally, MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. increased its holdings in shares of Papa Johns International by 3.6% in the fourth quarter. MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. now owns 18,906 shares of the company’s stock worth $776,000 after purchasing an additional 658 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.