Analysis of Papa John’s International, Inc (PZZA)’s performance, earnings and valuation

Papa John’s International, Inc [PZZA] stock prices are up 7.26% to $41.05 at the moment. In order to assess the stock’s recent performance, you can check whether its short-term value is rising or falling. The PZZA shares have gain 15.86% over the last week, with a monthly amount glided 26.50%, and seem to be holding up well over a long-time horizon.

From an analyst’s perspective:

Papa John’s International, Inc [NASDAQ: PZZA] stock has seen the most recent analyst activity on November 14, 2024, when KeyBanc Capital Markets downgraded its rating to a Sector Weight. Previously, Stifel upgraded its rating to Hold on April 22, 2024, and dropped its price target to $60. BTIG Research downgraded its rating to a Neutral. Oppenheimer downgraded its rating to a Perform. Stifel downgraded its rating to Sell for this stock on January 04, 2024, but kept the price target unchanged to $65. In a note dated November 03, 2023, Stifel downgraded an Hold rating on this stock and revised its target price from $81 to $65.

The stock price of Papa John’s International, Inc [PZZA] has been fluctuating between $30.16 and $60.75 over the past year. Currently, Wall Street analysts expect the stock to reach $41.5 within the next 12 months. Papa John’s International, Inc [NASDAQ: PZZA] shares were valued at $41.05 at the most recent close of the market. An investor can expect a potential return of 1.1% based on the average PZZA price forecast.

Analyzing the PZZA fundamentals

The Papa John’s International, Inc [NASDAQ:PZZA] reported sales of 2.06B for trailing twelve months, representing a surge of 0.85%. Gross Profit Margin for this corporation currently stands at 0.26% with Operating Profit Margin at 0.07%, Pretax Profit Margin comes in at 0.05%, and Net Profit Margin reading is 0.04%. To continue investigating profitability, this company’s Return on Assets is posted at 0.09, Equity is -0.18 and Total Capital is 0.25. An extended analysis of the company’s primary financial structure reveals a debt-to-equity ratio of-2.28.

Before buying any particular stock, readers tend to pay close attention to the indicators that support and create resistance. The company’s stock is currently sitting at 39.61 points at the first support level, and at 38.17 for the second support level. However, for the 1st resistance point, the stock is sitting at 41.95, and for the 2nd resistance point, it is at 42.86.

Ratios To Look Out For

It’s worth pointing out that Papa John’s International, Inc [NASDAQ:PZZA]’s Current Ratio is 0.86. In addition, the Quick Ratio stands at 0.72 and the Cash Ratio stands at 0.16. Considering the valuation of this stock, the price to sales ratio is 0.65 and price to earnings (TTM) ratio is 17.39.

Transactions by insiders

Recent insider trading involved Coleman Christopher L., Director, that happened on Aug 14 ’24 when 2250.0 shares were purchased. Interim CEO, and CFO, Thanawala Ravi completed a deal on May 14 ’24 to buy 1900.0 shares.

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