Zacks Research Has Bearish Forecast for PZZA Q1 Earnings

Papa Johns International, Inc. (NASDAQ:PZZA) – Equities researchers at Zacks Research dropped their Q1 2025 EPS estimates for shares of Papa Johns International in a note issued to investors on Monday, February 10th. Zacks Research analyst M. Kaushik now forecasts that the company will post earnings of $0.61 per share for the quarter, down from their previous estimate of $0.65. The consensus estimate for Papa Johns International’s current full-year earnings is $2.19 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Papa Johns International’s FY2025 earnings at $2.30 EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at $0.65 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $2.62 EPS.

Other research analysts have also recently issued reports about the company. UBS Group dropped their price target on Papa Johns International from $56.00 to $45.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a research note on Tuesday, January 7th. Wedbush reissued an “outperform” rating and set a $60.00 price target on shares of Papa Johns International in a research note on Wednesday, January 15th. Bank of America upped their price objective on Papa Johns International from $66.00 to $71.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Tuesday, October 22nd. Stephens reiterated an “overweight” rating and set a $62.00 target price on shares of Papa Johns International in a research report on Monday, January 13th. Finally, Jefferies Financial Group reduced their target price on shares of Papa Johns International from $55.00 to $42.00 and set a “hold” rating on the stock in a report on Wednesday, January 15th. Eight equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and six have issued a buy rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, Papa Johns International currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $55.83.

Papa Johns International Price Performance

Shares of Papa Johns International stock opened at $41.76 on Wednesday. The company’s 50 day moving average price is $40.76 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $46.37. The firm has a market capitalization of $1.36 billion, a P/E ratio of 14.55, a P/E/G ratio of 1.94 and a beta of 1.19. Papa Johns International has a fifty-two week low of $35.28 and a fifty-two week high of $76.91.

Institutional Trading of Papa Johns International

Institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the company. EntryPoint Capital LLC acquired a new position in Papa Johns International in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $320,000. Segall Bryant & Hamill LLC increased its stake in shares of Papa Johns International by 131.4% in the 4th quarter. Segall Bryant & Hamill LLC now owns 576,329 shares of the company’s stock valued at $23,670,000 after acquiring an additional 327,300 shares in the last quarter. LPL Financial LLC lifted its position in shares of Papa Johns International by 170.6% during the 4th quarter. LPL Financial LLC now owns 12,727 shares of the company’s stock valued at $523,000 after acquiring an additional 8,023 shares during the period. KLP Kapitalforvaltning AS bought a new position in Papa Johns International during the fourth quarter worth $287,000. Finally, Sei Investments Co. grew its holdings in Papa Johns International by 7.3% in the fourth quarter. Sei Investments Co. now owns 1,500,739 shares of the company’s stock worth $61,635,000 after purchasing an additional 102,128 shares during the period.

Papa Johns International Announces Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, February 21st. Investors of record on Monday, February 10th will be paid a dividend of $0.46 per share. This represents a $1.84 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 4.41%. The ex-dividend date is Monday, February 10th. Papa Johns International’s dividend payout ratio is presently 64.11%.

Papa Johns International Company Profile

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.