NASDAQ:PZZA - Papa John's Int'l Stock Price, News, & Analysis

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

Papa John's Int'l declared a quarterly dividend on Wednesday, August 1st. Shareholders of record on Monday, August 13th will be given a dividend of $0.225 per share on Friday, August 24th. This represents a $0.90 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 2.05%. The ex-dividend date is Friday, August 10th. View Papa John's Int'l's Dividend History.

Papa John's Int'l announced that its Board of Directors has approved a stock buyback plan on Wednesday, August 2nd 2017, which allows the company to buyback $500,000,000.00 in outstanding shares, according to EventVestor. This buyback authorization allows the company to buy up to 198% of its stock through open market purchases. Stock buyback plans are generally a sign that the company's leadership believes its shares are undervalued.

Papa John's Int'l, Inc. (NASDAQ:PZZA) issued its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, August, 7th. The company reported $0.49 earnings per share for the quarter, missing analysts' consensus estimates of $0.54 by $0.05. The company earned $407.96 million during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $418.30 million. Papa John's Int'l had a net margin of 4.54% and a negative return on equity of 47.37%. View Papa John's Int'l's Earnings History.

Papa John's Int'l is scheduled to release their next quarterly earnings announcement on Tuesday, October, 30th 2018. View Earnings Estimates for Papa John's Int'l.

Papa John's Int'l issued an update on its FY18 earnings guidance on Tuesday, August, 7th. The company provided earnings per share guidance of $1.30-1.80 for the period, compared to the Thomson Reuters consensus estimate of $2.05.

8 brokers have issued 1-year target prices for Papa John's Int'l's stock. Their forecasts range from $38.00 to $90.00. On average, they expect Papa John's Int'l's stock price to reach $59.75 in the next year. This suggests a possible upside of 36.0% from the stock's current price. View Analyst Price Targets for Papa John's Int'l.

8 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Papa John's Int'l in the last year. There are currently 4 hold ratings and 4 buy ratings for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Buy." View Analyst Ratings for Papa John's Int'l.

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News headlines about PZZA stock have trended positive this week, Accern Sentiment Analysis reports. The research firm ranks the sentiment of press coverage by analyzing more than 20 million blog and news sources. Accern ranks coverage of public companies on a scale of negative one to one, with scores closest to one being the most favorable. Papa John's Int'l earned a coverage optimism score of 0.28 on Accern's scale. They also assigned news stories about the company an impact score of 48.98 out of 100, indicating that recent press coverage is somewhat unlikely to have an effect on the stock's share price in the immediate future. View Recent Headlines for Papa John's Int'l.

Papa John's Int'l's stock is owned by many different of retail and institutional investors. Top institutional shareholders include BlackRock Inc. (8.26%), Epoch Investment Partners Inc. (2.27%), FMR LLC (1.85%), Bank of New York Mellon Corp (1.44%), Point72 Asset Management L.P. (0.93%) and Waddell & Reed Financial Inc. (0.39%). Company insiders that own Papa John's Int'l stock include Caroline Miller Oyler, John H Schnatter, Lance F Tucker, Mark S Shapiro, Steve M Ritchie, Timothy C Ohern and Wayne Kent Taylor. 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 Waddell & Reed Financial Inc., FMR LLC, BlackRock Inc., BNP Paribas Arbitrage SA, Schwab Charles Investment Management Inc., Bank of New York Mellon Corp, Russell Investments Group Ltd. and Swiss National Bank. Company insiders that have sold Papa John's Int'l company stock in the last year include Caroline Miller Oyler, Lance F Tucker, Mark S Shapiro and Timothy C Ohern. View Insider Buying and Selling for Papa John's Int'l.

PZZA stock was bought by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Point72 Asset Management L.P., Bank of Montreal Can, Canada Pension Plan Investment Board, Epoch Investment Partners Inc., Chilton Investment Co. LLC, Motley Fool Asset Management LLC, Columbia Partners L L C Investment Management and First Trust Advisors LP. View Insider Buying and Selling 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, Scottrade, Fidelity and Charles Schwab.

One share of PZZA stock can currently be purchased for approximately $43.93.

Papa John's Int'l has a market capitalization of $1.27 billion and generates $1.78 billion in revenue each year. The company earns $102.29 million in net income (profit) each year or $2.62 on an earnings per share basis. Papa John's Int'l employs 22,400 workers across the globe.

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