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The price of Papa John’s International, Inc (NASDAQ: PZZA) closed at $49.88 in the last session, up 0.81% from day before closing price of $49.48. In other words, the price has increased by $0.81 from its previous closing price. On the day, 2.04 million shares were traded. PZZA stock price reached its highest trading level at $51.625 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $49.0.
Ratios:
We take a closer look at PZZA’s different ratios to gain a better understanding of the stock. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 37.11 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 30.06. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 0.72 and its Current Ratio is at 0.86.
On April 22, 2024, Stifel Upgraded its rating to Hold which previously was Sell and also lowered its target price recommendation from $65 to $60.
Insider Transactions:
An investor can also benefit from insider trades by learning what management is thinking about the future direction of stock prices. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Aug 14 ’24 when Coleman Christopher L. bought 2,250 shares for $44.75 per share. The transaction valued at 100,680 led to the insider holds 35,069 shares of the business.
Valuation Measures:
Investors should consider key stock statistics when deciding whether to invest or divest. In the wake of the recent closing price, PZZA now has a Market Capitalization of 1632991488 and an Enterprise Value of 2558526976. As of this moment, Papa’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 21.13, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 22.16. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 4.29. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 0.79. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 1.24 whereas that against EBITDA is 10.282.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for PZZA is 1.13, which has changed by 0.14272618 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.1185931 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, PZZA has reached a high of $60.75, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $30.16. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is 16.09%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 11.42%.
Shares Statistics:
According to the various share statistics, PZZA traded on average about 1.23M shares per day over the past 3-months and 1183950 shares per day over the past 10 days. A total of 32.73M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 32.10M. Insiders hold about 1.95% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 117.57% stake in the company. Shares short for PZZA as of 1749772800 were 4126019 with a Short Ratio of 3.36, compared to 1747267200 on 3905593. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 4126019 and a Short% of Float of 17.26.
Dividends & Splits
The forward annual dividend rate for PZZA is 2.30, which was 1.84 in the trailing 12 months. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.03718674The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 2.19. The current Payout Ratio is 72.48% for PZZA, which recently paid a dividend on 2025-05-19 with an ex-dividend date of 1747612800. Stock splits for the company last occurred on 2013-12-30 when the company split stock in a 2:1 ratio.
