Wedbush Issues Negative Estimate for PZZA Earnings

Papa Johns International, Inc. (NASDAQ:PZZA) – Research analysts at Wedbush cut their Q2 2025 EPS estimates for shares of Papa Johns International in a note issued to investors on Wednesday, January 15th. Wedbush analyst N. Setyan now anticipates that the company will post earnings per share of $0.70 for the quarter, down from their prior forecast of $0.76. Wedbush currently has a “Outperform” rating and a $60.00 price objective on the stock. The consensus estimate for Papa Johns International’s current full-year earnings is $2.21 per share. Wedbush also issued estimates for Papa Johns International’s Q3 2025 earnings at $0.60 EPS and Q4 2025 earnings at $0.55 EPS.

A number of other research analysts also recently weighed in on the stock. Jefferies Financial Group cut their price target 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. UBS Group reduced their price target on Papa Johns International from $56.00 to $45.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a research report on Tuesday, January 7th. KeyCorp downgraded Papa Johns International from an “overweight” rating to a “sector weight” rating in a research note on Thursday, November 14th. Stephens reissued an “overweight” rating and issued a $62.00 price objective on shares of Papa Johns International in a research note on Monday. Finally, Bank of America increased their price target on Papa Johns International from $66.00 to $71.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Tuesday, October 22nd. Eight equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and six have given a buy rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the company has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $58.33.

Papa Johns International Stock Performance

Shares of PZZA opened at $36.61 on Friday. The firm has a market cap of $1.19 billion, a PE ratio of 12.76, a PEG ratio of 1.72 and a beta of 1.19. The firm’s 50 day moving average price is $44.66 and its 200 day moving average price is $46.84. Papa Johns International has a twelve month low of $35.50 and a twelve month high of $78.67.

Papa Johns International (NASDAQ:PZZA) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, November 7th. The company reported $0.43 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.42 by $0.01. The company had revenue of $506.80 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $497.28 million. Papa Johns International had a negative return on equity of 19.61% and a net margin of 4.51%. The business’s quarterly revenue was down 3.1% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period last year, the business earned $0.53 EPS.

Papa Johns International Dividend Announcement

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, November 29th. Investors of record on Monday, November 18th were given a dividend of $0.46 per share. This represents a $1.84 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 5.03%. The ex-dividend date was Monday, November 18th. Papa Johns International’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 64.11%.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Papa Johns International

Several large investors have recently bought and sold shares of the stock. Signaturefd LLC increased its holdings in shares of Papa Johns International by 66.9% during the 3rd quarter. Signaturefd LLC now owns 646 shares of the company’s stock worth $35,000 after purchasing an additional 259 shares during the period. Copeland Capital Management LLC acquired a new stake in Papa Johns International during the third quarter worth about $42,000. US Bancorp DE increased its stake in Papa Johns International by 225.4% during the third quarter. US Bancorp DE now owns 1,331 shares of the company’s stock valued at $72,000 after acquiring an additional 922 shares during the period. CWM LLC raised its holdings in Papa Johns International by 27.5% in the 3rd quarter. CWM LLC now owns 1,690 shares of the company’s stock valued at $91,000 after acquiring an additional 365 shares in the last quarter. Finally, nVerses Capital LLC bought a new stake in shares of Papa Johns International in the 3rd quarter worth approximately $156,000.

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.