Papa John's International Stock Forecast, Price & News

16 Wall Street equities research analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Papa John's International in the last year. There are currently 3 hold ratings and 13 buy ratings for the stock. The consensus among Wall Street equities research analysts is that investors should "buy" Papa John's International stock.
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Papa John's International saw a drop in short interest in January. As of January 29th, there was short interest totaling 2,950,000 shares, a drop of 25.1% from the January 14th total of 3,940,000 shares. Based on an average trading volume of 516,100 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is currently 5.7 days. Currently, 9.5% of the company's shares are short sold.
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Papa John's International is scheduled to release its next quarterly earnings announcement on Wednesday, May 5th 2021.
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Papa John's International, Inc. (NASDAQ:PZZA) released its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, February, 25th. The company reported $0.40 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing the Zacks' consensus estimate of $0.43 by $0.03. Papa John's International had a net margin of 2.14% and a negative trailing twelve-month return on equity of 18.31%.
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Papa John's International'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 stock has increased by 53.5% and is now trading at $85.84.
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Papa John's International announced a quarterly dividend on Tuesday, January 26th. Investors of record on Monday, February 8th will be paid a dividend of $0.225 per share on Friday, February 19th. This represents a $0.90 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.05%. The ex-dividend date is Friday, February 5th.
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Papa John's International pays an annual dividend of $0.90 per share and currently has a dividend yield of 1.00%. Papa John's International does not yet have a strock track record of dividend growth. The dividend payout ratio of Papa John's International is 76.92%. Payout ratios above 75% are not desirable because they may not be sustainable. Based on earnings estimates, Papa John's International will have a dividend payout ratio of 42.25% next year. This indicates that Papa John's International will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.
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16 Wall Street analysts have issued twelve-month target prices for Papa John's International's shares. Their forecasts range from $75.00 to $125.00. On average, they anticipate Papa John's International's stock price to reach $101.00 in the next year. This suggests a possible upside of 17.7% 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 variety of institutional and retail investors. Top institutional shareholders include Price T Rowe Associates Inc. MD (11.16%), BlackRock Inc. (11.13%), Jackson Square Partners LLC (7.84%), Alliancebernstein L.P. (3.22%), FIL Ltd (2.90%) and Renaissance Technologies LLC (2.62%). Company insiders that own Papa John's International stock include Anthony Michael Sanfilippo, 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 Alliancebernstein L.P., Renaissance Technologies LLC, Lord Abbett & CO. LLC, Federated Hermes Inc., Jackson Square Partners LLC, Duality Advisers LP, Nuveen Asset Management LLC, and Dimensional Fund Advisors LP. 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 Norges Bank, Stephens Investment Management Group LLC, Principal Financial Group Inc., Principal Financial Group Inc., Peregrine Capital Management LLC, Pier Capital LLC, Morgan Stanley, and BlackRock Inc.. Company insiders that have bought Papa John's International stock in the last two years include Anthony Michael Sanfilippo, and Robert Lynch.
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Shares of PZZA 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 $85.84.

Papa John's International has a market capitalization of $2.83 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 International employs 16,500 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.