Papa John’s International, Inc (NASDAQ: PZZA) has seen a rise in its stock price by 1.42 in relation to its previous close of 47.85. However, the company has experienced a -0.92% decline in its stock price over the last five trading sessions. nypost.com reported 2025-06-11 that Apollo and Irth Capital’s joint bid would value Papa John’s, the world’s third-largest pizza delivery company, just above $60 per share
Is It Worth Investing in Papa John’s International, Inc (NASDAQ: PZZA) Right Now?
The price-to-earnings ratio for Papa John’s International, Inc (NASDAQ: PZZA) is 20.56x, which is above its average ratio. Moreover, the 36-month beta value for PZZA is 1.17. Analysts have varying opinions on the stock, with 5 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 2 as “overweight,” 9 as “hold,” and 0 as “sell.”
The public float for PZZA is 32.10M and currently, short sellers hold a 12.85% of that float. On June 27, 2025, PZZA’s average trading volume was 1.24M shares.
PZZA’s Market Performance
PZZA stock saw an increase of -0.92% in the past week, with a monthly gain of 9.52% and a quarterly increase of 18.98%. The volatility ratio for the week is 3.35%, and the volatility levels for the last 30 days are 4.75% for Papa John’s International, Inc (PZZA). The simple moving average for the last 20 days is 0.09% for PZZA stock, with a simple moving average of 8.45% for the last 200 days.
Analysts’ Opinion of PZZA
Stifel, on the other hand, stated in their research note that they expect to see PZZA reach a price target of $60, previously predicting the price at $65. The rating they have provided for PZZA stocks is “Hold” according to the report published on April 22nd, 2024.
Stephens gave a rating of “Overweight” to PZZA, setting the target price at $75 in the report published on April 12th of the previous year.
PZZA Trading at 16.95% from the 50-Day Moving Average
After a stumble in the market that brought PZZA to its low price for the period of the last 52 weeks, the company was unable to rebound, for now settling with -20.12% of loss for the given period.
Insider Trading
Reports are indicating that there were more than several insider trading activities at PZZA starting from Coleman Christopher L., who purchase 2,250 shares at the price of $44.75 back on Aug 14 ’24. After this action, Coleman Christopher L. now owns 35,069 shares of Papa John’s International, Inc, valued at $100,680 using the latest closing price.
Stock Fundamentals for PZZA
Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:
- 0.07 for the present operating margin
- 0.26 for the gross margin
The net margin for Papa John’s International, Inc stands at 0.04. The total capital return value is set at 0.25.
Based on Papa John’s International, Inc (PZZA), the company’s capital structure generated 1.78 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at 0.13. The debt to equity ratio resting at -2.28. The interest coverage ratio of the stock is 3.68.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is 226.11 million with net debt to EBITDA at 4.32. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 1.23. The receivables turnover for the company is 19.17for trailing twelve months and the total asset turnover is 2.3. The liquidity ratio also appears to be rather interesting for investors as it stands at 0.86.
Conclusion
To wrap up, the performance of Papa John’s International, Inc (PZZA) has been better in recent times. The stock has received a mixed of “buy” and “hold” ratings from analysts. It is worth mentioning that the stock is currently trading in close proximity to its 50-day moving average and its 52-week high.
