Wedbush Has Bullish Forecast for PZZA Q2 Earnings

Papa Johns International, Inc. (NASDAQ:PZZA) – Analysts at Wedbush boosted their Q2 2025 earnings estimates for Papa Johns International in a report issued on Friday, November 8th. Wedbush analyst N. Setyan now expects that the company will earn $0.76 per share for the quarter, up from their prior forecast of $0.63. Wedbush has a “Outperform” rating and a $60.00 price target on the stock. The consensus estimate for Papa Johns International’s current full-year earnings is $2.26 per share. Wedbush also issued estimates for Papa Johns International’s Q3 2025 earnings at $0.42 EPS.

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

Several other analysts have also issued reports on the stock. Bank of America boosted their target price on shares of Papa Johns International from $66.00 to $71.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Tuesday, October 22nd. BMO Capital Markets reduced their price objective on Papa Johns International from $75.00 to $65.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a research note on Friday, August 9th. UBS Group lifted their target price on Papa Johns International from $47.00 to $56.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research report on Friday, November 8th. Piper Sandler reduced their price target on Papa Johns International from $61.00 to $50.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a research report on Friday, August 9th. Finally, Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft decreased their price objective on Papa Johns International from $58.00 to $45.00 and set a “hold” rating on the stock in a research note on Friday, August 9th. Seven investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and seven have issued a buy rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, Papa Johns International currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $60.82.

Papa Johns International Stock Down 4.5 %

Papa Johns International stock opened at $50.98 on Monday. Papa Johns International has a 52-week low of $39.90 and a 52-week high of $78.67. The company has a market cap of $1.66 billion, a P/E ratio of 17.76, a P/E/G ratio of 3.46 and a beta of 1.19. The business has a 50-day simple moving average of $51.71 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $48.91.

Institutional Trading of Papa Johns International

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of PZZA. Seven Eight Capital LP grew its position in shares of Papa Johns International by 396.0% during the first quarter. Seven Eight Capital LP now owns 16,591 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,105,000 after purchasing an additional 13,246 shares in the last quarter. Texas Permanent School Fund Corp grew its holdings in Papa Johns International by 1.3% during the 1st quarter. Texas Permanent School Fund Corp now owns 28,178 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,877,000 after buying an additional 356 shares in the last quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. increased its stake in Papa Johns International by 4.6% in the 1st quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 3,769,885 shares of the company’s stock worth $251,074,000 after acquiring an additional 166,246 shares during the last quarter. Stephens Investment Management Group LLC increased its stake in Papa Johns International by 19.3% in the 3rd quarter. Stephens Investment Management Group LLC now owns 1,091,733 shares of the company’s stock worth $58,812,000 after acquiring an additional 176,470 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Westwood Holdings Group Inc. raised its holdings in shares of Papa Johns International by 4.3% during the 2nd quarter. Westwood Holdings Group Inc. now owns 985,105 shares of the company’s stock worth $46,280,000 after acquiring an additional 40,996 shares in the last quarter.

Papa Johns International Announces Dividend

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, November 29th. Investors of record on Monday, November 18th will be paid a dividend of $0.46 per share. The ex-dividend date is Monday, November 18th. This represents a $1.84 annualized dividend and a yield of 3.61%. Papa Johns International’s payout ratio is 64.11%.

About Papa Johns International

Papa John’s International, Inc operates and franchises pizza delivery and carryout restaurants under the Papa John’s trademark in the United States and internationally. The company operates through four segments: Domestic Company-Owned Restaurants, North America Commissaries, North America Franchising, and International Operations.