12,280 Shares in Papa Johns International, Inc. (NASDAQ:PZZA) Acquired by Guidance Capital Inc.

Guidance Capital Inc. bought a new position in Papa Johns International, Inc. (NASDAQ:PZZA) during the fourth quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The institutional investor bought 12,280 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $479,000.

Several other institutional investors also recently bought and sold shares of PZZA. Signaturefd LLC boosted its position in Papa Johns International by 66.9% during the 3rd quarter. Signaturefd LLC now owns 646 shares of the company’s stock valued at $35,000 after acquiring an additional 259 shares in the last quarter. Copeland Capital Management LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Papa Johns International during the 3rd quarter worth $42,000. US Bancorp DE boosted its position in Papa Johns International by 225.4% during the third quarter. US Bancorp DE now owns 1,331 shares of the company’s stock valued at $72,000 after purchasing an additional 922 shares in the last quarter. CWM LLC grew its stake in Papa Johns International by 27.5% in the third quarter. CWM LLC now owns 1,690 shares of the company’s stock valued at $91,000 after purchasing an additional 365 shares during the last quarter. Finally, nVerses Capital LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Papa Johns International during the third quarter valued at about $156,000.

Papa Johns International Trading Down 0.7 %

NASDAQ:PZZA opened at $39.54 on Wednesday. Papa Johns International, Inc. has a twelve month low of $35.28 and a twelve month high of $76.91. The company has a market cap of $1.29 billion, a P/E ratio of 13.78, a P/E/G ratio of 1.96 and a beta of 1.19. The company’s 50-day moving average price is $41.77 and its 200-day moving average price is $46.43.

Papa Johns International (NASDAQ:PZZA) last posted its earnings results on Thursday, November 7th. The company reported $0.43 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.42 by $0.01. The company had revenue of $506.80 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $497.28 million. Papa Johns International had a net margin of 4.51% and a negative return on equity of 19.61%. Papa Johns International’s revenue was down 3.1% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the previous year, the business posted $0.53 EPS. On average, analysts expect that Papa Johns International, Inc. will post 2.2 earnings per share for the current year.

Papa Johns International Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, February 21st. Stockholders of record on Monday, February 10th will be paid a $0.46 dividend. This represents a $1.84 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 4.65%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Monday, February 10th. Papa Johns International’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 64.11%.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of analysts have recently weighed in on the company. Loop Capital lowered their price objective on Papa Johns International from $73.00 to $60.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research report on Tuesday, January 21st. KeyCorp lowered Papa Johns International from an “overweight” rating to a “sector weight” rating in a research note on Thursday, November 14th. Stephens restated an “overweight” rating and set a $62.00 price objective on shares of Papa Johns International in a report on Monday, January 13th. Jefferies Financial Group lowered their target price on shares of Papa Johns International from $55.00 to $42.00 and set a “hold” rating for the company in a research note on Wednesday, January 15th. Finally, Wedbush reaffirmed an “outperform” rating and issued a $60.00 price target on shares of Papa Johns International in a report on Wednesday, January 15th. Eight analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and six have issued a buy rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, the company currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $55.83.

Papa Johns International Company Profile

Papa John’s International, Inc engages in the operation and franchise of pizza delivery and carryout restaurants. It operates through the following segments: Domestic Company-owned Restaurants, North America Franchising, North America Commissaries, International Operations, and All Others. The Domestic Company-Owned Restaurants segment consists of retail sales of pizza and side items, breadsticks, cheese sticks, chicken poppers and wings, dessert items, and canned and bottled beverages.