Q1 Earnings Estimate for PZZA Issued By KeyCorp

Papa Johns International, Inc. (NASDAQ:PZZA) – Stock analysts at KeyCorp issued their Q1 2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for Papa Johns International in a report released on Wednesday, November 13th. KeyCorp analyst E. Gonzalez expects that the company will earn $0.64 per share for the quarter. KeyCorp has a “Sector Weight” rating on the stock. The consensus estimate for Papa Johns International’s current full-year earnings is $2.23 per share. KeyCorp also issued estimates for Papa Johns International’s Q2 2025 earnings at $0.61 EPS, Q3 2025 earnings at $0.54 EPS, Q4 2025 earnings at $0.59 EPS and FY2025 earnings at $2.38 EPS.

A number of other research analysts have also recently issued reports on the company. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft decreased their target price on Papa Johns International from $58.00 to $45.00 and set a “hold” rating for the company in a research note on Friday, August 9th. Stephens reissued an “overweight” rating and set a $62.00 target price on shares of Papa Johns International in a research note on Thursday, November 7th. BMO Capital Markets cut 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 note on Friday, August 9th. Piper Sandler lowered their price objective on shares of Papa Johns International from $61.00 to $50.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a research report on Friday, August 9th. Finally, UBS Group boosted their price objective on shares of Papa Johns International from $47.00 to $56.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research report on Friday, November 8th. Eight research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and six have assigned a buy rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $60.82.

Papa Johns International Stock Down 3.7 %

Shares of NASDAQ PZZA opened at $47.32 on Friday. Papa Johns International has a twelve month low of $39.90 and a twelve month high of $78.67. The company’s fifty day moving average is $51.77 and its 200-day moving average is $48.82. The stock has a market cap of $1.54 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 16.49, a P/E/G ratio of 2.54 and a beta of 1.19.

Papa Johns International (NASDAQ:PZZA) last released its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, November 7th. The company reported $0.43 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.42 by $0.01. Papa Johns International had a net margin of 4.51% and a negative return on equity of 19.61%. The business had revenue of $506.80 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $497.28 million. During the same quarter last year, the firm earned $0.53 EPS. Papa Johns International’s quarterly revenue was down 3.1% compared to the same quarter last year.

Papa Johns International Dividend Announcement

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, November 29th. Stockholders of record on Monday, November 18th will be issued a $0.46 dividend. The ex-dividend date is Monday, November 18th. This represents a $1.84 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 3.89%. Papa Johns International’s payout ratio is 64.11%.

Institutional Trading of Papa Johns International

A number of hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the business. Signaturefd LLC grew its stake in Papa Johns International by 66.9% in the 3rd quarter. Signaturefd LLC now owns 646 shares of the company’s stock valued at $35,000 after buying an additional 259 shares during the last quarter. Inspire Investing LLC increased its stake in shares of Papa Johns International by 6.6% during the first quarter. Inspire Investing LLC now owns 5,366 shares of the company’s stock worth $357,000 after purchasing an additional 333 shares during the period. CWM LLC increased its stake in shares of Papa Johns International by 27.5% during the third quarter. CWM LLC now owns 1,690 shares of the company’s stock worth $91,000 after purchasing an additional 365 shares during the period. Louisiana State Employees Retirement System lifted its holdings in Papa Johns International by 2.5% during the 2nd quarter. Louisiana State Employees Retirement System now owns 16,600 shares of the company’s stock worth $780,000 after purchasing an additional 400 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Quest Partners LLC boosted its stake in Papa Johns International by 12.2% in the 2nd quarter. Quest Partners LLC now owns 3,774 shares of the company’s stock valued at $177,000 after purchasing an additional 410 shares during the period.

Papa Johns International Company Profile

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.