In What Direction Will Papa John’s International, Inc.’s (NASDAQ:PZZA) Stock Goes From Here?

The price of Papa John’s International, Inc. (NASDAQ: PZZA) closed at $69.94 in the last session, down -2.71% from day before closing price of $71.89. In other words, the price has decreased by -$1.95 from its previous closing price. On the day, 1608952 shares were traded.

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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 56.47 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 19.68. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 0.64 and its Current Ratio is at 0.76.

On January 04, 2024, Stifel Downgraded its rating to Sell which previously was Hold but kept the price unchanged to $65.

Stifel Downgraded its Buy to Hold on November 03, 2023, whereas the target price for the stock was revised from $81 to $65.

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 2.27B and an Enterprise Value of 3.20B. As of this moment, Papa’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 28.26, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 22.22. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 2.38. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 1.07. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 1.50 whereas that against EBITDA is 15.14.

Stock Price History:

Over the past 52 weeks, PZZA has reached a high of $87.72, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $60.66. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is 73.69, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 72.79.

Shares Statistics:

According to the various share statistics, PZZA traded on average about 673.65K shares per day over the past 3-months and 983k shares per day over the past 10 days. A total of 32.49M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 32.24M. Insiders hold about 1.60% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 115.36% stake in the company. Shares short for PZZA as of Feb 15, 2024 were 2.5M with a Short Ratio of 3.72, compared to 1.94M on Jan 12, 2024. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 7.65% and a Short% of Float of 10.16%.

Dividends & Splits

The forward annual dividend rate for PZZA is 1.80, which was 1.76 in the trailing 12 months. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 2.45%, it implies a Forward Annual Dividend Yield of 2.63%. The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 1.56. The current Payout Ratio is 71.09% for PZZA, which recently paid a dividend on Feb 23, 2024 with an ex-dividend date of Feb 09, 2024. Stock splits for the company last occurred on Dec 30, 2013 when the company split stock in a 2:1 ratio.

Earnings Estimates

The company has 15 analysts who recommend its stock at the moment. On average, analysts expect EPS of $0.65 for the current quarter, with a high estimate of $0.75 and a low estimate of $0.54, while EPS last year was $0.68. The consensus estimate for the next quarter is $0.68, with high estimates of $0.77 and low estimates of $0.53.

Analysts are recommending an EPS of between $2.99 and $2.5 for the fiscal current year, implying an average EPS of $2.75. EPS for the following year is $3.18, with 10 analysts recommending between $3.45 and $2.98.

Revenue Estimates

According to 14 analysts, the current quarter’s revenue is expected to be $554.7M. It ranges from a high estimate of $570.1M to a low estimate of $538.77M. As of the current estimate, Papa John’s International, Inc.’s year-ago sales were $527.05M, an estimated increase of 5.20% from the year-ago figure. For the next quarter, 14 analysts are estimating revenue of $547.23M, an increase of 6.40% over than the figure of $5.20% in the same quarter last year. There is a high estimate of $560.2M for the next quarter, whereas the lowest estimate is $537.55M.

A total of 16 analysts have provided revenue estimates for PZZA’s current fiscal year. The highest revenue estimate was $2.26B, while the lowest revenue estimate was $2.15B, resulting in an average revenue estimate of $2.21B. In the same quarter a year ago, actual revenue was $2.14B, up 3.50% from the average estimate. Based on 10 analysts’ estimates, the company’s revenue will be $2.3B in the next fiscal year. The high estimate is $2.41B and the low estimate is $2.2B. The average revenue growth estimate for next year is up 3.90% from the average revenue estimate for this year.

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