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The price of Papa John’s International, Inc (NASDAQ: PZZA) closed at $39.17 in the last session, down -0.94% from day before closing price of $39.54. In other words, the price has decreased by -$0.94 from its previous closing price. On the day, 1.07 million shares were traded. PZZA stock price reached its highest trading level at $39.785 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $38.2.
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 72.85 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 25.90. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 0.66 and its Current Ratio is at 0.80.
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.
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 1278571392 and an Enterprise Value of 2237778432. As of this moment, Papa’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 13.59, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 16.10. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 0.61. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 1.066 whereas that against EBITDA is 8.393.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for PZZA is 1.19, which has changed by -0.46320933 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.208081 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, PZZA has reached a high of $76.91, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $35.28. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -7.61%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -17.94%.
Shares Statistics:
According to the various share statistics, PZZA traded on average about 1.31M shares per day over the past 3-months and 1318390 shares per day over the past 10 days. A total of 32.64M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 32.15M. Insiders hold about 1.50% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 136.33% stake in the company. Shares short for PZZA as of 1736899200 were 4163934 with a Short Ratio of 3.18, compared to 1734048000 on 3179320. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 4163934 and a Short% of Float of 20.86.
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 0.046535153The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 1.94. The current Payout Ratio is 71.09% for PZZA, which recently paid a dividend on 2024-11-18 with an ex-dividend date of 1739145600. Stock splits for the company last occurred on 2013-12-30 when the company split stock in a 2:1 ratio.
