Papa John's International - PZZA Stock Forecast, Price & News

13 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Papa John's International in the last twelve months. There are currently 3 hold ratings and 10 buy ratings for the stock. The consensus among Wall Street analysts is that investors should "buy" PZZA shares.
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13 brokers have issued 1 year price targets for Papa John's International's stock. Their PZZA share price forecasts range from $80.00 to $140.00. On average, they predict the company's stock price to reach $99.33 in the next year. This suggests a possible upside of 30.4% from the stock's current price.
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Papa John's International's stock was trading at $82.31 at the start of the year. Since then, PZZA stock has decreased by 7.5% and is now trading at $76.15.
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The company is scheduled to release its next quarterly earnings announcement on Thursday, May 4th 2023.
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Papa John's International, Inc. (NASDAQ:PZZA) released its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, February, 23rd. The company reported $0.71 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $0.65 by $0.06. The firm had revenue of $526.23 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $524.08 million. Papa John's International had a net margin of 3.22% and a negative trailing twelve-month return on equity of 43.32%. Papa John's International's revenue for the quarter was down .5% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business posted $0.75 EPS.

Papa John's International announced a quarterly dividend on Thursday, January 26th. Shareholders of record on Monday, February 6th will be given a dividend of $0.42 per share on Friday, February 17th. This represents a $1.68 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 2.21%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, February 3rd.
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Papa John's International (NASDAQ:PZZA) pays an annual dividend of $1.68 per share and currently has a dividend yield of 2.20%. The company has been increasing its dividend for 2 consecutive year(s), indicating that it does not yet have a strong track record of dividend growth. The dividend payout ratio is 89.36%. Payout ratios above 75% are not desirable because they may not be sustainable. Based on earnings estimates, PZZA will have a dividend payout ratio of 51.22% next year. This indicates that the company will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.
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165 employees have rated Papa John's International Chief Executive Officer Rob Lynch on Glassdoor.com. Rob Lynch has an approval rating of 76% among the company's employees.

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Papa John's International trades on the NASDAQ under the ticker symbol "PZZA."

Papa John's International's stock is owned by a variety of retail and institutional investors. Top institutional shareholders include T. Rowe Price Investment Management Inc. (10.12%), Jackson Square Partners LLC (4.65%), Alliancebernstein L.P. (4.06%), Morgan Stanley (3.82%), Artisan Partners Limited Partnership (2.48%) and Thrivent Financial for Lutherans (2.46%). Insiders that own company stock include Jack H Swaysland, Jeffrey C Smith, Marvin Boakye, Olivia F Kirtley, Robert Lynch and Steven R Coke.
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Shares of PZZA stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include WeBull, Vanguard Brokerage Services, TD Ameritrade, E*TRADE, Robinhood, Fidelity, and Charles Schwab.
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One share of PZZA stock can currently be purchased for approximately $76.15.

Papa John's International (NASDAQ:PZZA) has a market capitalization of $2.64 billion and generates $2.10 billion in revenue each year. The company earns $67.77 million in net income (profit) each year or $1.88 on an earnings per share basis.

The company employs 12,000 workers across the globe.

Papa John's International's mailing address is 2002 Papa John's Boulevard, Louisville KY, 40299. The official website for the company is www.papajohns.com. The company can be reached via phone at (502) 261-7272, via email at investor_relations@papajohns.com, or via fax at 502-266-2925.