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 Coronavirus reached pandemic status according to the World Health Organization. Since then, PZZA stock has increased by 44.4% and is now trading at $80.76. 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 5 hold ratings and 9 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) posted its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, May, 6th. The company reported $0.15 earnings per share for the quarter, missing the Zacks' consensus estimate of $0.40 by $0.25. The firm had revenue of $409.86 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $413.61 million. Papa John's Int'l had a net margin of 0.92% and a negative return on equity of 14.40%. The firm's revenue for the quarter was up 2.9% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm earned $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 given a dividend of $0.225 per share on Friday, May 22nd. This represents a $0.90 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.11%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, May 8th. View Papa John's Int'l's dividend history.

14 equities research analysts have issued 12-month price targets for Papa John's Int'l's stock. Their forecasts range from $58.00 to $95.00. On average, they anticipate Papa John's Int'l's stock price to reach $78.00 in the next twelve months. This suggests that the stock has a possible downside of 3.4%. View analysts' price targets for Papa John's Int'l.

News coverage about PZZA stock has been trending very positive recently, InfoTrie Sentiment reports. The research firm identifies positive and negative press coverage by reviewing more than six thousand blog and news sources. The firm ranks coverage of companies on a scale of -5 to 5, with scores closest to five being the most favorable. Papa John's Int'l earned a media sentiment score of 3.5 on InfoTrie's scale. They also assigned press coverage about the company a news buzz of 0.0 out of 10, indicating that recent press coverage is extremely unlikely to have an impact on the company's share price in the next several days. 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 shareholders 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, Rice Hall James & Associates LLC, Invesco Ltd., Morgan Stanley, Morgan Stanley, and BlackRock Inc.. 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 purchased 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 $80.76.

Papa John's Int'l has a market capitalization of $2.62 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.