What is KeyCorp’s Forecast for PZZA Q1 Earnings?

Papa Johns International, Inc. (NASDAQ:PZZA) – Research analysts at KeyCorp issued their Q1 2025 EPS estimates for shares of Papa Johns International in a research note issued on Wednesday, November 13th. KeyCorp analyst E. Gonzalez expects that the company will post earnings per share of $0.64 for the quarter. KeyCorp currently has a “Sector Weight” rating on the stock. The consensus estimate for Papa Johns International’s current full-year earnings is $2.23 per share. KeyCorp also issued estimates for Papa Johns International’s Q2 2025 earnings at $0.61 EPS, Q3 2025 earnings at $0.54 EPS, Q4 2025 earnings at $0.59 EPS and FY2025 earnings at $2.38 EPS.

Papa Johns International (NASDAQ:PZZA) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, November 7th. The company reported $0.43 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.42 by $0.01. The business had revenue of $506.80 million for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations 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 revenue was down 3.1% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period last year, the business earned $0.53 EPS.

PZZA has been the topic of a number of other reports. UBS Group boosted their price objective on Papa Johns International from $47.00 to $56.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research note on Friday, November 8th. Piper Sandler reduced their target price on Papa Johns International from $61.00 to $50.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a report on Friday, August 9th. Bank of America lifted their target price on Papa Johns International from $66.00 to $71.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Tuesday, October 22nd. BMO Capital Markets reduced their target price on Papa Johns International from $75.00 to $65.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a report on Friday, August 9th. Finally, Wedbush reaffirmed an “outperform” rating and set a $60.00 target price on shares of Papa Johns International in a report on Friday, November 8th. Eight equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and six have given a buy rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $60.82.

Papa Johns International Price Performance

NASDAQ PZZA opened at $49.14 on Friday. Papa Johns International has a one year low of $39.90 and a one year high of $78.67. The business’s fifty day moving average is $51.76 and its 200-day moving average is $48.93. The stock has a market capitalization of $1.60 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 17.12, a PEG ratio of 2.54 and a beta of 1.19.

Institutional Trading of Papa Johns International

Several hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of PZZA. Seven Eight Capital LP raised its holdings 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 acquiring an additional 13,246 shares in the last quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. grew its position in shares of 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 buying an additional 166,246 shares during the period. Stephens Investment Management Group LLC increased its stake in shares of 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 in the last quarter. Westwood Holdings Group Inc. lifted its position in Papa Johns International by 4.3% during the 2nd quarter. Westwood Holdings Group Inc. now owns 985,105 shares of the company’s stock valued at $46,280,000 after acquiring an additional 40,996 shares during the period. Finally, Sei Investments Co. boosted its stake in Papa Johns International by 30.2% during the second quarter. Sei Investments Co. now owns 1,214,184 shares of the company’s stock worth $57,042,000 after acquiring an additional 281,399 shares in the last quarter.

Papa Johns International Dividend Announcement

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, November 29th. Shareholders of record on Monday, November 18th will be given a $0.46 dividend. The ex-dividend date is Monday, November 18th. This represents a $1.84 annualized dividend and a yield of 3.74%. Papa Johns International’s payout ratio is currently 64.11%.

Papa Johns International Company Profile

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.