NASDAQ:PZZAPapa John's Int'l Stock Price, Forecast & News

Papa John's Int'l's stock was trading at $55.92 on March 11th, 2020 when COVID-19 reached pandemic status according to the World Health Organization (WHO). Since then, PZZA shares have increased by 35.8% and is now trading at $75.93. View which stocks have been most impacted by Coronavirus.

14 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Papa John's Int'l in the last year. There are currently 6 hold ratings and 8 buy ratings for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Buy." View analyst ratings for Papa John's Int'l.

Papa John's Int'l is scheduled to release its next quarterly earnings announcement on Tuesday, August 4th 2020. View our earnings forecast for Papa John's Int'l.

Papa John's Int'l, Inc. (NASDAQ:PZZA) issued its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, May, 6th. The company reported $0.15 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing the Thomson Reuters' consensus estimate of $0.40 by $0.25. The business earned $409.86 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $413.61 million. Papa John's Int'l had a negative return on equity of 14.40% and a net margin of 0.92%. Papa John's Int'l's quarterly revenue was up 2.9% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter last year, the business posted $0.31 EPS. View Papa John's Int'l's earnings history.

Papa John's Int'l announced a quarterly dividend on Thursday, April 30th. Shareholders of record on Monday, May 11th will be paid a dividend of $0.225 per share on Friday, May 22nd. This represents a $0.90 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.19%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, May 8th. View Papa John's Int'l's dividend history.

14 Wall Street analysts have issued twelve-month price targets for Papa John's Int'l's stock. Their forecasts range from $58.00 to $95.00. On average, they expect Papa John's Int'l's stock price to reach $75.85 in the next year. This suggests that the stock has a possible downside of 0.1%. View analysts' price targets for Papa John's Int'l.

Press coverage about PZZA stock has been trending somewhat positive on Friday, according to InfoTrie Sentiment. The research group identifies negative and positive press coverage by analyzing more than six thousand news and blog sources. The firm ranks coverage of publicly-traded companies on a scale of -5 to 5, with scores nearest to five being the most favorable. Papa John's Int'l earned a coverage optimism score of 1.7 on InfoTrie's scale. They also gave media headlines about the company a news buzz of 10.0 out of 10, indicating that recent press coverage is extremely likely to have an impact on the stock's share price in the immediate future. View the latest news aboutPapa John's Int'l.

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

Papa John's Int'l's stock is owned by a number of retail and institutional investors. Top institutional investors include Alliancebernstein L.P. (10.96%), BlackRock Inc. (7.77%), State Street Corp (2.16%), Bank of New York Mellon Corp (1.57%), Invesco Ltd. (1.21%) and Geode Capital Management LLC (1.03%). Company insiders that own Papa John's Int'l stock include Anthony Michael Sanfilippo, Caroline Miller Oyler, Jack H Swaysland, John H Schnatter and Robert Lynch. View institutional ownership trends for Papa John's Int'l.

PZZA stock was sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Nicholas Investment Partners LP, Franklin Street Capital Partners LLC, Rice Hall James & Associates LLC, Invesco Ltd., Morgan Stanley, Morgan Stanley, BlackRock Inc., and Engineers Gate Manager LP. Company insiders that have sold Papa John's Int'l company stock in the last year include Caroline Miller Oyler, Jack H Swaysland, and John H Schnatter. View insider buying and selling activity for Papa John's Int'l.

PZZA stock was bought by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Lord Abbett & CO. LLC, Bank of New York Mellon Corp, Alliancebernstein L.P., Two Sigma Advisers LP, Squarepoint Ops LLC, New York State Common Retirement Fund, RDL Financial Inc., and Castleark Management LLC. Company insiders that have bought Papa John's Int'l stock in the last two years include Anthony Michael Sanfilippo, and Robert Lynch. View insider buying and selling activity for Papa John's Int'l.

Shares of PZZA can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Vanguard Brokerage Services, TD Ameritrade, E*TRADE, Robinhood, Fidelity, and Charles Schwab.

One share of PZZA stock can currently be purchased for approximately $75.93.

Papa John's Int'l has a market capitalization of $2.47 billion and generates $1.62 billion in revenue each year. The company earns $4.87 million in net income (profit) each year or $1.17 on an earnings per share basis. Papa John's Int'l employs 16,500 workers across the globe.

The official website for Papa John's Int'l is www.papajohns.com.

Papa John's Int'l's mailing address is 2002 Papa John's Boulevard, Louisville KY, 40299. The company can be reached via phone at 502-261-7272.