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The price of Papa John’s International, Inc. (NASDAQ: PZZA) closed at $51.45 in the last session, down -1.74% from day before closing price of $52.36. In other words, the price has decreased by -$1.74 from its previous closing price. On the day, 0.53 million shares were traded. PZZA stock price reached its highest trading level at $52.86 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $51.31.
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 69.08 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 23.89. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 0.68 and its Current Ratio is at 0.82.
Upgrades & Downgrades
In addition, analysts’ ratings and any changes thereto give investors an idea of the stock’s future direction. In the most recent recommendation for the company, Stifel on April 22, 2024, Upgraded its rating to Hold and sets its target price to $60 from $65 previously.
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.
Thanawala Ravi bought 1,900 shares of PZZA for $99,579 on May 14 ’24. The Interim CEO, and CFO now owns 38,920 shares after completing the transaction at $52.41 per share. On Mar 07 ’24, another insider, KOELLNER LAURETTE T, who serves as the Director of the company, sold 2,886 shares for $70.21 each. As a result, the insider received 202,625 and left with 18,804 shares of the company.
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 1708289280 and an Enterprise Value of 2631301888. As of this moment, Papa’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 24.55, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 20.18. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 5.36. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 0.79. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 1.244 whereas that against EBITDA is 11.396.
Stock Price History:
Over the past 52 weeks, PZZA has reached a high of $78.67, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $39.90. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is 2.25%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -8.23%.
Shares Statistics:
According to the various share statistics, PZZA traded on average about 1.01M shares per day over the past 3-months and 727240 shares per day over the past 10 days. A total of 32.49M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 32.14M. Insiders hold about 1.50% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 123.83% stake in the company. Shares short for PZZA as of 1728950400 were 6058101 with a Short Ratio of 5.99, compared to 1726185600 on 5237371. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 6058101 and a Short% of Float of 30.380000000000003.
Dividends & Splits
The forward annual dividend rate for PZZA is 1.84, which was 1.84 in the trailing 12 months. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.03514133The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 1.76.
