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

14 Wall Street research analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Papa John's International in the last year. There are currently 2 hold ratings and 12 buy ratings for the stock. The consensus among Wall Street research analysts is that investors should "buy" PZZA shares.
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14 brokers have issued 12-month price targets for Papa John's International's stock. Their PZZA share price forecasts range from $82.00 to $147.00. On average, they anticipate the company's stock price to reach $114.43 in the next twelve months. This suggests a possible upside of 55.8% from the stock's current price.
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Papa John's International's stock was trading at $133.47 at the beginning of 2022. Since then, PZZA stock has decreased by 45.0% and is now trading at $73.45.
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The company is scheduled to release its next quarterly earnings announcement on Thursday, November 3rd 2022.
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Papa John's International will be holding an earnings conference call on Thursday, November 3rd at 8:00 AM Eastern. Interested parties can register for or listen to the call using this link.

Papa John's International, Inc. (NASDAQ:PZZA) announced its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, August, 4th. The company reported $0.74 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.76 by $0.02. The business earned $522.67 million during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $531.70 million. Papa John's International had a negative trailing twelve-month return on equity of 63.53% and a net margin of 4.26%. Papa John's International's revenue for the quarter was up 1.5% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter last year, the company earned $0.93 EPS.

Papa John's International announced a quarterly dividend on Tuesday, August 2nd. Investors of record on Monday, August 15th will be given a dividend of $0.42 per share on Friday, August 26th. This represents a $1.68 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 2.29%. The ex-dividend date is Friday, August 12th. This is a boost from the stock's previous quarterly dividend of $0.35.
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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 2.40%. 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 68.57%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%. Based on earnings estimates, PZZA will have a dividend payout ratio of 47.46% 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."

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One share of PZZA stock can currently be purchased for approximately $73.45.

Papa John's International (NASDAQ:PZZA) has a market capitalization of $2.60 billion and generates $2.07 billion in revenue each year. The company earns $120.02 million in net income (profit) each year or $2.45 on an earnings per share basis.

The company employs 14,000 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.