Papa John's International, Inc.

NasdaqGS:PZZA Stock Report

Market Cap: US$1.5b

Papa John's International Valuation

Is PZZA undervalued compared to its fair value, analyst forecasts and its price relative to the market?

Valuation Score

6/6

Valuation Score 6/6

  • Below Fair Value

  • Significantly Below Fair Value

  • Price-To-Earnings vs Peers

  • Price-To-Earnings vs Industry

  • Price-To-Earnings vs Fair Ratio

  • Analyst Forecast

Share Price vs Fair Value

What is the Fair Price of PZZA when looking at its future cash flows? For this estimate we use a Discounted Cash Flow model.

Below Fair Value: PZZA ($47.31) is trading below our estimate of fair value ($139.11)

Significantly Below Fair Value: PZZA is trading below fair value by more than 20%.


Key Valuation Metric

Which metric is best to use when looking at relative valuation for PZZA?

Key metric: As PZZA is profitable we use its Price-To-Earnings Ratio for relative valuation analysis.

The above table shows the Price to Earnings ratio for PZZA. This is calculated by dividing PZZA's market cap by their current earnings.
What is PZZA's PE Ratio?
PE Ratio16.3x
EarningsUS$94.78m
Market CapUS$1.54b

Price to Earnings Ratio vs Peers

How does PZZA's PE Ratio compare to its peers?

The above table shows the PE ratio for PZZA vs its peers. Here we also display the market cap and forecasted growth for additional consideration.
CompanyForward PEEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
Peer Average30.4x
DNUT Krispy Kreme
65.8x-3.5%US$1.8b
CBRL Cracker Barrel Old Country Store
25.2x25.0%US$1.0b
CAKE Cheesecake Factory
18.5x16.0%US$2.4b
ARCO Arcos Dorados Holdings
12.3x15.4%US$1.8b
PZZA Papa John's International
16.3x10.0%US$1.5b

Price-To-Earnings vs Peers: PZZA is good value based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (16.3x) compared to the peer average (30.4x).


Price to Earnings Ratio vs Industry

How does PZZA's PE Ratio compare vs other companies in the US Hospitality Industry?

2 CompaniesPrice / EarningsEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
GDHG Golden Heaven Group Holdings
3.5xn/aUS$6.01m
THRS.F Agility Real Estate
1.7xn/aUS$2.05m
No more companies available in this PE range
PZZA 16.3xIndustry Avg. 24.4xNo. of Companies15PE01632486480+
2 CompaniesEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
No more companies

Price-To-Earnings vs Industry: PZZA is good value based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (16.3x) compared to the US Hospitality industry average (24.4x).


Price to Earnings Ratio vs Fair Ratio

What is PZZA's PE Ratio compared to its Fair PE Ratio? This is the expected PE Ratio taking into account the company's forecast earnings growth, profit margins and other risk factors.

PZZA PE Ratio vs Fair Ratio.
Fair Ratio
Current PE Ratio16.3x
Fair PE Ratio17.4x

Price-To-Earnings vs Fair Ratio: PZZA is good value based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (16.3x) compared to the estimated Fair Price-To-Earnings Ratio (17.4x).


Analyst Price Targets

What is the analyst 12-month forecast and do we have any statistical confidence in the consensus price target?

The above table shows the analyst PZZA forecast and predictions for the stock price in 12 month’s time.
DateShare PriceAverage 1Y Price TargetDispersionHighLow1Y Actual priceAnalysts
CurrentUS$47.31
US$60.73
+28.4%
11.8%US$73.00US$45.00n/a14
Nov ’25US$55.26
US$57.94
+4.9%
16.4%US$76.00US$45.00n/a14
Oct ’25US$53.13
US$55.95
+5.3%
16.7%US$76.00US$45.00n/a15
Sep ’25US$47.37
US$55.95
+18.1%
16.7%US$76.00US$45.00n/a15
Aug ’25US$44.02
US$63.50
+44.3%
17.3%US$90.00US$45.00n/a14
Jul ’25US$45.97
US$67.14
+46.1%
14.6%US$90.00US$55.00n/a14
Jun ’25US$46.46
US$67.14
+44.5%
14.6%US$90.00US$55.00n/a14
May ’25US$60.95
US$78.95
+29.5%
10.5%US$97.00US$60.00n/a15
Apr ’25US$67.99
US$80.69
+18.7%
9.9%US$97.00US$65.00n/a13
Mar ’25US$69.94
US$82.00
+17.2%
10.9%US$97.00US$65.00n/a14
Feb ’25US$75.70
US$80.67
+6.6%
11.9%US$97.00US$65.00n/a15
Jan ’25US$76.23
US$78.38
+2.8%
12.1%US$100.00US$65.00n/a16
Dec ’24US$67.66
US$77.63
+14.7%
12.1%US$100.00US$65.00n/a16
Nov ’24US$65.27
US$88.69
+35.9%
12.8%US$114.00US$70.00US$55.2616
Oct ’24US$68.22
US$92.27
+35.2%
10.9%US$114.00US$75.00US$53.1315
Sep ’24US$77.15
US$92.27
+19.6%
10.9%US$114.00US$75.00US$47.3715
Aug ’24US$81.31
US$91.07
+12.0%
12.2%US$114.00US$77.00US$44.0215
Jul ’24US$73.83
US$90.60
+22.7%
11.7%US$114.00US$77.00US$45.9715
Jun ’24US$68.72
US$92.64
+34.8%
10.6%US$114.00US$77.00US$46.4614
May ’24US$74.81
US$94.57
+26.4%
9.6%US$116.00US$80.00US$60.9514
Apr ’24US$74.93
US$96.57
+28.9%
7.2%US$116.00US$85.00US$67.9914
Mar ’24US$85.96
US$95.50
+11.1%
8.6%US$116.00US$80.00US$69.9414
Feb ’24US$93.55
US$95.87
+2.5%
11.5%US$127.00US$82.00US$75.7015
Jan ’24US$82.31
US$95.07
+15.5%
12.4%US$127.00US$80.00US$76.2314
Dec ’23US$83.13
US$94.57
+13.8%
12.8%US$127.00US$80.00US$67.6614
Nov ’23US$74.01
US$106.00
+43.2%
17.5%US$153.00US$80.00US$65.2715

Analyst Forecast: Target price is more than 20% higher than the current share price and analysts are within a statistically confident range of agreement.


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