Papa John’s International, Inc (PZZA) stock poised to deliver a potential drop of -11.56%

Ulysses Smith

At the time of writing, Papa John’s International, Inc [PZZA] stock is trading at $52.01, down -1.92%. Until recently, the best way to gauge how the stock has performed was to look at its short-term value. The PZZA shares have gain 25.05% over the last week, with a monthly amount glided 13.66%, 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 October 06, 2025, when BofA Securities downgraded its rating to a Neutral but kept the price target unchanged to $50 for it. Previously, KeyBanc Capital Markets downgraded its rating to Sector Weight on November 14, 2024. On April 22, 2024, upgrade upgraded it’s rating to Hold and revised its price target to $60 on the stock. BTIG Research downgraded its rating to a Neutral. Oppenheimer downgraded its rating to Perform for this stock on January 05, 2024. In a note dated January 04, 2024, Stifel downgraded an Sell rating on this stock but restated the target price of $65.

For the past year, the stock price of Papa John’s International, Inc fluctuated between $30.16 and $60.75. Currently, Wall Street analysts expect the stock to reach $46 within the next 12 months. Papa John’s International, Inc [NASDAQ: PZZA] shares were valued at $52.01 at the most recent close of the market. An investor can expect a potential drop of -11.56% based on the average PZZA price forecast.

Analyzing the PZZA fundamentals

According to Papa John’s International, Inc [NASDAQ:PZZA], the company’s sales were 2.09B for trailing twelve months, which represents an 4.19% jump. Gross Profit Margin for this corporation currently stands at 0.24% 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 0.08, 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-2.24.

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 51.43 points at the first support level, and at 50.84 for the second support level. However, for the 1st resistance point, the stock is sitting at 53.15, and for the 2nd resistance point, it is at 54.28.

Ratios To Look Out For

It is important to note that Papa John’s International, Inc [NASDAQ:PZZA] has a current ratio of 0.82. As well, the Quick Ratio is 0.69, while the Cash Ratio is 0.11. Considering the valuation of this stock, the price to sales ratio is 0.82 and price to earnings (TTM) ratio is 22.92.

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