Papa John's International Stock Forecast, Price & News

13 Wall Street research analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Papa John's International in the last year. There are currently 1 hold rating and 12 buy ratings for the stock. The consensus among Wall Street research analysts is that investors should "buy" Papa John's International stock.
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Papa John's International is scheduled to release its next quarterly earnings announcement on Thursday, August 5th 2021.
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Papa John's International, Inc. (NASDAQ:PZZA) announced its earnings results on Thursday, May, 6th. The company reported $0.90 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $0.56 by $0.34. The business had revenue of $511.70 million for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $466.89 million. Papa John's International had a negative trailing twelve-month return on equity of 31.74% and a net margin of 4.10%. Papa John's International's revenue was up 24.8% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period last year, the firm posted $0.15 earnings per share.
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Papa John's International's stock was trading at $55.92 on March 11th, 2020 when Coronavirus (COVID-19) reached pandemic status according to the World Health Organization. Since then, PZZA shares have increased by 82.1% and is now trading at $101.83.
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Papa John's International announced a quarterly dividend on Thursday, April 29th. Investors of record on Tuesday, May 11th will be given a dividend of $0.225 per share on Friday, May 21st. This represents a $0.90 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.88%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Monday, May 10th.
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Papa John's International pays an annual dividend of $0.90 per share and currently has a dividend yield of 0.88%. Papa John's International does not yet have a strong track record of dividend growth. The dividend payout ratio of Papa John's International is 64.29%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%. Based on earnings estimates, Papa John's International will have a dividend payout ratio of 28.94% next year. This indicates that Papa John's International will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.
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13 equities research analysts have issued twelve-month price targets for Papa John's International's shares. Their forecasts range from $91.00 to $125.00. On average, they expect Papa John's International's share price to reach $108.15 in the next year. This suggests a possible upside of 6.2% from the stock's current price.
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165 employees have rated Papa John's International CEO Rob Lynch on Glassdoor.com. Rob Lynch has an approval rating of 76% among Papa John's International'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 number of institutional and retail investors. Top institutional investors include BlackRock Inc. (11.39%), Price T Rowe Associates Inc. MD (10.99%), Jackson Square Partners LLC (7.70%), Alliancebernstein L.P. (4.53%), Artisan Partners Limited Partnership (2.43%) and Ameriprise Financial Inc. (2.21%). Company insiders that own Papa John's International stock include Caroline Miller Oyler, Jack H Swaysland, John H Schnatter, Olivia F Kirtley, Robert Lynch and Steven R Coke.
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PZZA stock was sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including FIL Ltd, Westwood Holdings Group Inc., Arrowstreet Capital Limited Partnership, Stamina Capital Management LP, Renaissance Technologies LLC, Northern Trust Corp, Squarepoint Ops LLC, and Franklin Street Capital Partners LLC. Company insiders that have sold Papa John's International company stock in the last year include Jack H Swaysland, Olivia F Kirtley, and Steven R Coke.
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PZZA stock was acquired by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Alliancebernstein L.P., Artisan Partners Limited Partnership, AQR Capital Management LLC, Ameriprise Financial Inc., Principal Financial Group Inc., Principal Financial Group Inc., Citigroup Inc., and BlackRock Inc..
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One share of PZZA stock can currently be purchased for approximately $101.83.

Papa John's International has a market capitalization of $3.37 billion and generates $1.81 billion in revenue each year. The company earns $57.93 million in net income (profit) each year or $1.40 on an earnings per share basis.

Papa John's International employs 16,700 workers across the globe.

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

Papa John's International is headquartered at 2002 Papa John's Boulevard, Louisville KY, 40299.

Papa John's International's mailing address is 2002 Papa John's Boulevard, Louisville KY, 40299. The company can be reached via phone at 502-261-7272 or via email at [email protected]