PZZA (Papa John’s International, Inc.): Time to Pay Attention?

In the latest session, Papa John’s International, Inc. (NASDAQ: PZZA) closed at $66.32 up 0.88% from its previous closing price of $65.74. In other words, the price has increased by $+0.58 from its previous closing price. On the day, 861478 shares were traded.

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Ratios:

For a deeper understanding of Papa John’s International, Inc.’s stock, let’s take a closer look at its various ratios. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 53.54 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 18.66. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 0.64 and its Current Ratio is at 0.76.

Stifel Downgraded its Hold to Sell on January 04, 2024, while the target price for the stock was maintained at $65.

Insider Transactions:

Additionally, insider trades can be beneficial to investors who want to learn what the management thinks about stock prices in the future. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Mar 07 ’24 when KOELLNER LAURETTE T sold 2,886 shares for $70.21 per share. The transaction valued at 202,625 led to the insider holds 18,804 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 2.15B and an Enterprise Value of 3.08B. As of this moment, Papa’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 26.80, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 21.25. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 2.26. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 1.02. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 1.44 whereas that against EBITDA is 14.58.

Stock Price History:

Over the past 52 weeks, PZZA has reached a high of $86.38, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $60.66. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is 72.51, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 72.63.

Shares Statistics:

For the past three months, PZZA has traded an average of 732.06K shares per day and 851.33k over the past ten days. A total of 32.49M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 32.19M. Insiders hold about 1.77% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 115.41% stake in the company. Shares short for PZZA as of Feb 29, 2024 were 2.45M with a Short Ratio of 3.35, compared to 2.32M on Jan 31, 2024. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 7.49% and a Short% of Float of 9.94%.

Dividends & Splits

According to the company, the forward annual dividend rate for PZZA is 1.80, from 1.76 in the trailing year. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 2.68%, it implies a Forward Annual Dividend Yield of 2.80%. 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

There are 16 different market analysts currently analyzing its stock. On average, analysts expect EPS of $0.58 for the current quarter, with a high estimate of $0.67 and a low estimate of $0.42, while EPS last year was $0.68. The consensus estimate for the next quarter is $0.64, with high estimates of $0.72 and low estimates of $0.53.

Analysts are recommending an EPS of between $2.77 and $2.5 for the fiscal current year, implying an average EPS of $2.64. EPS for the following year is $3.13, with 15 analysts recommending between $3.5 and $2.93.

Revenue Estimates

A total of 13 analysts believe the company’s revenue will be $544.52M this quarter.It ranges from a high estimate of $554M to a low estimate of $535.6M. As of the current estimate, Papa John’s International, Inc.’s year-ago sales were $527.05M, an estimated increase of 3.30% from the year-ago figure. For the next quarter, 13 analysts are estimating revenue of $542.91M, an increase of 5.50% over than the figure of $3.30% in the same quarter last year. There is a high estimate of $556.6M for the next quarter, whereas the lowest estimate is $534M.

A total of 14 analysts have provided revenue estimates for PZZA’s current fiscal year. The highest revenue estimate was $2.23B, while the lowest revenue estimate was $2.09B, resulting in an average revenue estimate of $2.18B. In the same quarter a year ago, actual revenue was $2.14B, up 1.90% from the average estimate. Based on 14 analysts’ estimates, the company’s revenue will be $2.27B in the next fiscal year. The high estimate is $2.36B and the low estimate is $2.2B. The average revenue growth estimate for next year is up 4.30% from the average revenue estimate for this year.

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