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NYSE · PZZA

Papa John's International, Inc.

Consumer Cyclical · Restaurants

$22.55

Down-$0.08 (-0.35%)

Updated Sep 4, 2026, 1:19 PM

SID Score

4.3/10

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Market cap
1.38B
P/E ratio
36.58
Dividend yield
8.16%
52-week range
$22.42 – $55.74
Volume
1.41M
Avg. volume
1.64M

Price performance

PZZA price history

1M range · 21 trading sessions · Daily adjusted prices

PZZA closed at $22.55 after 21 trading sessions, down 8.48% for the selected period.

Last close
$22.55
Period change
-8.48%
Period low
$22.55
Period high
$24.64
Daily close
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PZZA OHLC price history, latest 40 sessions
DateOpenHighLowCloseVolume
Sep 3, 2026$22.91$23.09$22.42$22.551.41M
Sep 2, 2026$22.70$23.00$22.4202$22.631.24M
Sep 1, 2026$23.32$23.855$22.65$22.711.16M
Aug 31, 2026$23.70$23.879$23.43$23.48998.94K
Aug 28, 2026$23.34$23.82$23.235$23.72946.49K
Aug 27, 2026$23.44$23.44$23.00$23.231.11M
Aug 26, 2026$24.12$24.17$23.46$23.61706.65K
Aug 25, 2026$24.00$24.13$23.76$24.11569.61K
Aug 24, 2026$24.25$24.25$23.70$24.08941.38K
Aug 21, 2026$23.31$24.03$23.31$23.94948.44K
Aug 20, 2026$23.03$23.43$22.77$23.321.46M
Aug 19, 2026$23.35$23.89$22.99$23.271.41M
Aug 18, 2026$23.08$23.525$22.88$23.35966.41K
Aug 17, 2026$24.03$24.155$23.11$23.232.01M
Aug 14, 2026$24.31$24.73$24.03$24.261.12M
Aug 13, 2026$24.33$24.98$24.31$24.431.39M
Aug 12, 2026$24.43$24.57$23.79$24.091.33M
Aug 11, 2026$23.80$24.53$23.63$24.321.23M
Aug 10, 2026$23.87$24.4199$23.27$23.852.96M
Aug 7, 2026$24.41$24.5499$23.845$24.473.45M
Aug 6, 2026$27.08$27.08$24.285$24.647.9M

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Overview

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Company profile

Papa John's is one of the largest players in the global QSR, or quick-service restaurant, pizza market, boasting more than 6,000 restaurants across nearly 50 countries at the end of 2024. The firm operates a predominantly franchised system, owning 9% of its restaurants and generating revenue from franchise royalties, sales of pizza and related products at its company-owned stores, and sales from its commissary supply chain. The firm is the fourth-largest limited-service pizza chain globally and third in the US (Euromonitor International), with a sizable presence in the UK, China, South Korea, and Chile.

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Consensus
Buy
Average target
$44.50
Implied upside
Analysts
23
PZZA recent ratings
DateFirmRatingTarget
Aug 7, 2026Stephens & Co.Equal-Weight
Aug 7, 2026Piper SandlerNeutral
Aug 7, 2026BenchmarkHold
Aug 7, 2026UBSNeutral
Jul 31, 2026MizuhoNeutral
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Yahoo · Aug 26, 2026

Papa Johns Refranchises 28 Restaurants in Orlando Market

Papa John’s International, Inc announced that it has refranchised 28 formerly corporate-owned restaurants in the Orlando area, which are now owned and operated by PZZA Group, LLC and Magic City Pizzerias, LLC, both led by Wade Oney, a leading franchisee operator. The restaurants were previously owned and operated by Papa Johns USA, Inc. The sale […]

Yahoo · Aug 25, 2026

Papa Johns Completes Strategic Refranchising of Orlando-area Restaurants with Franchisee Wade Oney

ATLANTA, August 25, 2026--Papa John’s International, Inc. (Nasdaq: PZZA) ("Papa Johns®") (the "Company") today announced that it has refranchised 28 formerly corporate-owned restaurants in the Orlando area, which are now owned and operated by PZZA Group, LLC and Magic City Pizzerias, LLC, both led by Wade Oney, a leading franchisee operator. The restaurants were previously owned and operated by Papa Johns USA, Inc. The sale of these restaurants furthers Papa Johns initiative to strategically ref

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