Zacks Research Analysts Lower Earnings Estimates for PZZA

Papa John’s International, Inc. (NASDAQ:PZZA) – Equities researchers at Zacks Research lowered their FY2025 earnings per share estimates for shares of Papa John’s International in a research report issued on Tuesday, October 21st. Zacks Research analyst Team now forecasts that the company will earn $1.74 per share for the year, down from their prior estimate of $1.75. The consensus estimate for Papa John’s International’s current full-year earnings is $2.19 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Papa John’s International’s Q4 2025 earnings at $0.55 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $0.55 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $0.66 EPS, FY2026 earnings at $2.17 EPS, Q1 2027 earnings at $0.52 EPS, Q2 2027 earnings at $0.48 EPS, Q3 2027 earnings at $0.70 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $2.30 EPS.

PZZA has been the subject of a number of other reports. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft increased their price target on Papa John’s International from $40.00 to $46.00 and gave the stock a “hold” rating in a report on Monday, August 11th. UBS Group reiterated a “neutral” rating and set a $42.00 price target (up from $38.00) on shares of Papa John’s International in a report on Monday, August 4th. Weiss Ratings reiterated a “hold (c)” rating on shares of Papa John’s International in a report on Wednesday, October 8th. Stephens set a $50.00 price target on Papa John’s International in a report on Monday, October 13th. Finally, Benchmark restated a “buy” rating and set a $60.00 target price (up from $50.00) on shares of Papa John’s International in a report on Monday, August 11th. Four equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and eight have issued a Hold rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $49.78.

Papa John’s International Trading Down 1.3%

NASDAQ PZZA opened at $52.66 on Wednesday. The stock has a market cap of $1.73 billion, a PE ratio of 23.30, a P/E/G ratio of 4.53 and a beta of 1.10. Papa John’s International has a twelve month low of $30.16 and a twelve month high of $60.75. The stock has a fifty day simple moving average of $47.74 and a 200-day simple moving average of $44.01.

Papa John’s International (NASDAQ:PZZA) last released its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, August 7th. The company reported $0.41 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.34 by $0.07. The business had revenue of $529.17 million during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $515.48 million. Papa John’s International had a negative return on equity of 14.42% and a net margin of 3.58%.The company’s revenue was up 4.2% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the prior year, the business posted $0.61 EPS.

Papa John’s International Announces Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, August 29th. Investors of record on Monday, August 18th were issued a dividend of $0.46 per share. This represents a $1.84 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 3.5%. The ex-dividend date was Monday, August 18th. Papa John’s International’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 81.42%.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Papa John’s International

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the company. Farther Finance Advisors LLC boosted its holdings in Papa John’s International by 22.2% during the 3rd quarter. Farther Finance Advisors LLC now owns 1,157 shares of the company’s stock valued at $56,000 after acquiring an additional 210 shares during the period. Financial Advocates Investment Management boosted its stake in shares of Papa John’s International by 3.1% in the 2nd quarter. Financial Advocates Investment Management now owns 7,623 shares of the company’s stock valued at $373,000 after buying an additional 226 shares during the period. Isthmus Partners LLC boosted its stake in shares of Papa John’s International by 0.4% in the 2nd quarter. Isthmus Partners LLC now owns 74,589 shares of the company’s stock valued at $3,650,000 after buying an additional 271 shares during the period. Beverly Hills Private Wealth LLC boosted its stake in shares of Papa John’s International by 4.6% in the 1st quarter. Beverly Hills Private Wealth LLC now owns 6,842 shares of the company’s stock valued at $281,000 after buying an additional 299 shares during the period. Finally, Blue Trust Inc. boosted its stake in shares of Papa John’s International by 6.2% in the 3rd quarter. Blue Trust Inc. now owns 5,176 shares of the company’s stock valued at $249,000 after buying an additional 304 shares during the period.

About Papa John’s International

Papa John’s International, Inc engages in the operation and franchise of pizza delivery and carryout restaurants. It operates through the following segments: Domestic Company-owned Restaurants, North America Franchising, North America Commissaries, International Operations, and All Others. The Domestic Company-Owned Restaurants segment consists of retail sales of pizza and side items, breadsticks, cheese sticks, chicken poppers and wings, dessert items, and canned and bottled beverages.