Papa John's International (PZZA) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

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. 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.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $44.66 to $47.71
• 50-Day Range: $40.08 to $50.42
• 52-Week Range: $30.16 to $60.75
• Volume: 631,956 shs
• Average Volume: 1.31 million shs
• Market Capitalization: $1.51 billion
• P/E Ratio: 20.41
• Dividend Yield: 3.98%
• Price Target: $52.33
• Consensus Rating: Hold

Papa John's International Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Papa John's International scored higher than 79% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 76th out of 212 stocks in the retail/wholesale sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 3.2 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Hold

Consensus Rating

Papa John's International has received a consensus rating of Hold. The company's average rating score is 2.45, and is based on 5 buy ratings, 6 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Papa John's International has been the subject of 5 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 9.13%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Papa John's 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 Market

The P/E ratio of Papa John's International is 19.78, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 27.93.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Papa John's International is 19.78, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Retail/Wholesale sector average P/E ratio of about 25.99.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

Papa John's International has a PEG Ratio of 2.50. PEG Ratios above 1 indicate that a company could be overvalued.

Short Interest

• Score: 4.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Healthy

Percentage of Shares Shorted

11.22% of the float of Papa John's International has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Papa John's International has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 3.2, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Papa John's International has recently decreased by 5.47%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 1.7 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Weak

Dividend Leadership

Papa John's International is a leading dividend payer. It pays a dividend yield of 4.01%, putting its dividend yield in the top 25% of dividend-paying stocks.

Dividend Growth

Papa John's International has only been increasing its dividend for 4 years.

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of Papa John's International is 81.42%. Payout ratios above 75% are not desirable because they may not be sustainable.

Dividend Sustainability

Based on EPS estimates, Papa John's International will have a dividend payout ratio of 76.99% in the coming year. This indicates that Papa John's International may not be able to sustain their current dividend.

Sustainability and ESG

• Score: N/A
• Environmental Score: N/A

Percentage of Shares Shorted

11.22% of the float of Papa John's International has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Papa John's International has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 3.2, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Papa John's International has recently decreased by 5.47%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.

News and Social Media

• Score: 3.6 / 5
• News Sentiment: 1.42

News Sentiment

Papa John's International has a news sentiment score of 1.42. 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 0.72 average news sentiment score of Retail/Wholesale companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 13 news articles for Papa John's International this week, compared to 9 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

6 people have searched for PZZA on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 500% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

Only 1 people have added Papa John's International to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of 0% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 0.0 / 5
• Insider Trading: N/A

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Papa John's International insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

Only 1.30% of the stock of Papa John's International is held by insiders.

PZZA Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

How have PZZA shares performed this year?

Papa John's International's stock was trading at $41.07 at the beginning of 2025. Since then, PZZA shares have increased by 10.0% and is now trading at $45.16.

How were Papa John's International's earnings last quarter?

Papa John's International, Inc. (NASDAQ:PZZA) released its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, August, 7th. The company reported $0.41 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.34 by $0.07. The business's revenue was up 4.2% on a year-over-year basis.
Read the conference call transcript.

Who are Papa John's International's major shareholders?

Top institutional shareholders of Papa John's International include Bank of America Corp DE (5.19%), Arrowstreet Capital Limited Partnership (3.32%), Segall Bryant & Hamill LLC (2.82%) and Sei Investments Co. (2.59%). Insiders that own company stock include Ravi Thanawala and Laurette T Koellner.
View institutional ownership trends.

How do I buy shares of Papa John's 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 John's International own?

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Papa John's International investors own include American Water Works (AWK), Humana (HUM), Waste Connections (WCN), DiamondRock Hospitality (DRH), Voyager Therapeutics (VYGR), AU Optronics (AUOTY) and The RMR Group (RMR).

Company Calendar

• Record date for 5/30 Dividend: 5/19/2025
• Ex-Dividend for 5/30 Dividend: 5/19/2025
• Dividend Payable: 5/30/2025
• Last Earnings: 8/07/2025
• Record date for 8/29 Dividend: 8/18/2025
• Ex-Dividend for 8/29 Dividend: 8/18/2025
• Today: 8/22/2025
• Dividend Payable: 8/29/2025
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 11/06/2025
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2025

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NASDAQ
• Sector: Retail/Wholesale
• Industry: RETAIL - RESTRNTS
• Sub-Industry: Restaurants
• Current Symbol: NASDAQ:PZZA
• Previous Symbol: NASDAQ:PZZA
• CIK: 901491
• Web: www.papajohns.com
• Phone: (502) 261-7272
• Fax: 502-266-2925
• Employees: 11,400
• Year Founded: 1985

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for Papa John's International: $52.33
• High Price Target: $71.00
• Low Price Target: $42.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +13.9%
• Consensus Rating: Hold
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.45
• Research Coverage: 11 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $2.26
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 20.23
• Forward P/E Ratio: 20.99
• P/E Growth: 2.5
• Net Income: $83.49 million
• Net Margins: 3.58%
• Pretax Margin: 4.89%
• Return on Equity: -14.42%
• Return on Assets: 6.78%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: N/A
• Current Ratio: 0.82
• Quick Ratio: 0.69

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $2.09 billion
• Price / Sales: 0.72
• Cash Flow: $4.57 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 10.06
• Book Value: ($12.72) per share
• Price / Book: -3.61

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 32,758,000
• Free Float: 32,332,000
• Market Cap: $1.51 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 1.13