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We have scored 34 news catalysts on Papa John's International, Inc. (PZZA) over the past 12 months. The biggest single-day move next to one of them came Sep 12, 2026, when PZZA closed −4.2%: “PZZA UPCOMING DEADLINE: Faruqi & Faruqi, LLP Reminds Papa John's (PZZA) Investors of Securities Class Action Lawsuit Deadline on November 2, 2026”. Coverage across the window leans negative (average ticker sentiment −0.43). Most of the impact sits in price momentum and forward growth expectations.
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Market cap
663M
P/E
—
EPS
—
Beta
1.06
52W range
19.61-55.74
Day range
19.86–20.32
Open
20.29
Prev close
20.40
Volume
889.1K
Avg volume
1.3M
Dividend
1.84
IPO
1993-06-08
Analysts publish price targets on PZZA, and they disagree. Where the share price actually sits among them shows which of their arguments the market is buying — and which it is ignoring.
5 analyst price targets from $24 to $32
as of 2026-09-23
The market is 22% below the median target — more cautious than the analysts.
The reconstruction
Daily OHLCV with SMA overlays and session pivots. Draw your levels and trendlines on it, or ask the AI analyst what the price is reacting to.
Suppliers, customers, partners and competitors, derived from what the news actually says about Papa John's International, Inc. — not a sector bucket. Click an edge to see the articles that established the link.
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Papa John's International, Inc. is a global pizza chain that manages and grants franchises for its Papa John's branded delivery and take-out restaurants across the United States and internationally. The company's operations are divided into four primary segments: company-owned restaurants within the U.S., commissary services for North America, North American franchising, and its international ventures. Beyond its core model, Papa John's also runs dine-in and delivery establishments in various international markets. By December 26, 2021, the Papa John's network spanned 5,650 locations across 50 different countries and territories, comprising 600 directly owned by the company and 5,050 operating as franchises. Established in 1984, the company's corporate headquarters are located in Louisville, Kentucky.
The price sits 22% below the median published target and at the very bottom of the model range, meaning the market has fully absorbed the recent deterioration and completely rejects the published bull cases.
What the disagreement turns on
Whether North American unit volumes are still deteriorating at a high-single-digit rate or are beginning to stabilize, which is the only investigable question here and can be tested with available segment revenue data.
The price pays for
It declines to pay for
Written by a language model from the published models, the reported segments and a reverse-DCF — not a recommendation, and not a house view.
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