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Papa John's International

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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Papa John&#39;s (PZZA) reporta un crecimiento del 7 % en sus ventas del cuarto trimestre de 2024, superando estimaciones.

Acciones de Papa John&#39;s (PZZA) suben tras superar expectativas en el 4T

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BofA Securities analyst Sara Senatore provides an analysis for restaurant sector performance in the first <a href="https://trello.com/c/f3PFGoRF/331021-restaurants-q1-previewbofa">quarter</a>.
Restaurant demand showed mixed results due to weather and a calendar shift, said the analyst. 
Black Box industry data revealed a deceleration in same-store sales growth (SSSG) across all segments from January to February, but March saw improvement, excluding Fine Dining. 
Restaurant spending growth improved in March, with chain spending recovering from -7.5% in February to -3.5%.
Independent restaurants saw a rise in spending, from -2.7% in February to +1.3%. The rebound was attributed to better weather and the impact of the calendar shift in February. 
In the first quarter, prices for soybeans, wheat and soybean oil continued to deflate, though at a slower rate than in the fourth quarter of FY24. 
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Coffee prices surged, increasing by 96.8% year-over-year, up from 56.8% in the fourth quarter. Beef inflation rose to 5.5%, compared to 1.3% in the previous quarter.
Cheese prices decreased by 1.8%, while dairy inflation slowed to 1.3%. Futures markets predict deflation in several commodities in the second quarter of 2025, but coffee, natural gas and beef are expected to see inflation, noted the analyst.
Restaurants index in the S&amp;P 500 is trading at 1.2x forward EPS, below its 5-year, 10-year and 15-year averages of 1.4x.
Industry data indicates a demand recovery in March after weak months in January and February. While consensus expectations for restaurants remain high, first-quarter results may fall short of estimates. 
Investors are focused on April trends and the potential impact of tariffs on consumer sentiment, traffic and COGS inflation.
So, keeping the above points in mind, the analyst has lowered the price targets for Bloomin&#8217; Brands Inc (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/BLMN#NASDAQ">BLMN</a>), Dutch Bros Inc (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/BROS#NYSE">BROS</a>), Cheesecake Factory Inc (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/CAKE#NASDAQ">CAKE</a>), Cracker Barrel Old Country Store Inc (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/CBRL#NASDAQ">CBRL</a>), Chipotle Mexican Grill Inc (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/CMG#NYSE">CMG</a>), Krispy Kreme Inc (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/DNUT#NASDAQ">DNUT</a>), Domino&#8217;s Pizza Inc (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/DPZ#NASDAQ">DPZ</a>), Brinker International Inc (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/EAT#NYSE">EAT</a>), Jack In The Box Inc (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/JACK#NASDAQ">JACK</a>), McDonald&#8217;s Corp (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/MCD#NYSE">MCD</a>), Papa John&#8217;s International Inc (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/PZZA#NASDAQ">PZZA</a>), Restaurant Brands International Inc (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/QSR#NYSE">QSR</a>), Starbucks Corp (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/SBUX#NASDAQ">SBUX</a>), Sweetgreen Inc (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/SG#NYSE">SG</a>), Shake Shack Inc (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/SHAK#NYSE">SHAK</a>), Sysco Corp (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/SYY#NYSE">SYY</a>), Texas Roadhouse Inc (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/TXRH#NASDAQ">TXRH</a>), Wendy&#8217;s Co (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/WEN#NASDAQ">WEN</a>), Wingstop Inc (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/WING#NASDAQ">WING</a>), and Yum! Brands Inc (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/YUM#NYSE">YUM</a>).
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Restaurant Sector Q1 Volatilty From Weather, Inflation — Analyst Lowers Price Targets

Benchmark analyst Todd Brooks maintains Papa John's International (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/PZZA#NASDAQ">PZZA</a>) with a Buy and lowers the price target from $65 to $50.

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Benchmark Maintains Buy on Papa John's International, Lowers Price Target to $50

Stifel analyst Chris O'Cull maintains Papa John's International (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/PZZA#NASDAQ">PZZA</a>) with a Hold and lowers the price target from $40 to $38.

Stifel Maintains Hold on Papa John's International, Lowers Price Target to $38

Papa John&#8217;s International Inc (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/PZZA#NASDAQ">PZZA</a>) and Alphabet Inc&#8217;s (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/GOOGL#NASDAQ">GOOGL</a>) Google Cloud have entered a expanded multi-year partnership.
What Happened: The pizza chain will migrate to a Google Cloud-based point-of-sale (POS) system, enabling intelligent dispatching, route optimization, and automation of key restaurant processes. 
By integrating artificial intelligence, the franchise hopes to streamline food orders, enhance customer engagement, and optimize delivery logistics.
Papa Johns has also introduced PJX, a specialized team that utilizes Google Cloud's AI, data analysis, and machine learning (ML) technologies.
The company anticipates that these advancements will lead to more frequent orders, higher spending per purchase, and reduced customer service expenses.
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&#8220;Our partnership with Google Cloud will enable us to take personalization to the next level,&#8221; President and CEO Todd Penegor.
One of PJX's key focuses is using AI to anticipate customer needs. By leveraging Google BigQuery, Vertex AI, and Gemini, the system will suggest orders through push notifications and emails based on user preferences and upcoming events such as birthdays or sports games.
Google's generative AI is expected to improve Papa Johns&#8217; loyalty program via customized discounts, special promotions, and targeted advertisements aligned with individual preferences and previous purchasing history.
Additionally, Papa Johns will implement an AI-powered chatbot to handle routine inquiries while transferring complex issues to live agents. The integration of voice AI for ordering will further streamline interactions. 
Price Action: PZZA shares traded lower by 0.98% at $41.46 at last check Thursday.
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AI-Powered Pizza? Papa Johns Taps Google Cloud For Smarter Orders

ATLANTA and SUNNYVALE, Calif., April 3, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Google Cloud today announced an expanded multi-year partnership with Papa Johns to revolutionize the pizza maker's ordering and delivery experience using the power of artificial intelligence (AI). Through the partnership Papa Johns has created an innovation team, named PJX, that will leverage Google Cloud's AI, data analytics and machine learning (ML) capabilities to provide a more frictionless and consistent experience for customers both inside its restaurants and throughout its digital channels.
Through its partnership with Google Cloud, Papa Johns expects to drive success through increased order frequency, higher-value orders, reduced customer service costs, improved customer satisfaction (via a chatbot powered by Google Cloud's technology) – and ultimately, more joyful pizza experiences.
"At Papa Johns, our aspiration is to be the best pizza makers in the business. Being the best means we are crafting great pizza and providing every single customer a superior experience along every part of their journey – from ordering, to delivery, to our loyalty program," said Todd Penegor, President and CEO, Papa Johns. "Our partnership with Google Cloud will enable us to take personalization to the next level. We're not just reacting to orders – we're anticipating our customers' needs and proactively providing tailored recommendations and offers. This isn't just about convenience; it's about creating a truly joyful and personalized pizza experience that builds lasting loyalty."

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Papa Johns And Google Cloud Enters Partnership To Deliver AI-Powered Pizza Experiences

Stifel analyst Chris O'Cull maintains Papa John's International (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/PZZA#NASDAQ">PZZA</a>) with a Hold and lowers the price target from $45 to $40.

Stifel Maintains Hold on Papa John's International, Lowers Price Target to $40

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Shares of companies within the broader consumer discretionary sector are trading higher amid a continued market rebound despite mixed sales data.

Stephens &amp; Co. analyst Jim Salera maintains Papa John's International (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/PZZA#NASDAQ">PZZA</a>) with a Overweight and lowers the price target from $60 to $58.

Stephens & Co. Maintains Overweight on Papa John's International, Lowers Price Target to $58

Wedbush analyst Nick Setyan reiterates Papa John's International (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/PZZA#NASDAQ">PZZA</a>) with a Outperform and maintains $60 price target.

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Wedbush Reiterates Outperform on Papa John's International, Maintains $60 Price Target

Papa John&#8217;s International Inc (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/PZZA#NASDAQ">PZZA</a>) shares are <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/premarket">trading higher in premarket</a> on Thursday after the fourth-quarter FY24 earnings.
The company reported <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/pressreleases/25/02/b44002337/papa-johns-announces-fourth-quarter-and-full-year-2024-financial-results">fourth-quarter FY24 sales growth of 7%</a> year-on-year to $530.77 million, beating the analyst consensus estimate of $515.994 million.
The lower revenues were largely attributable to approximately $41 million in 2023 from the additional week of operations and a $17.8 million decrease in company-owned restaurant revenues.
Adjusted EPS of $0.63 <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/earnings">topped the Street view </a>of $0.50.
Total comparable sales dropped 2.8% versus a growth of 0.1% last year. Comparable sales declined 4% in North America and improved 2% Internationally.
Total global system-wide restaurant sales decreased 7.9%.
The operating margin was 5.6%, and operating income for the quarter plunged 30.6% to $29.5 million.
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The company held $37.9 million in cash and equivalents as of December 29, 2024. It generated an operating cash flow of $106.6 million for the twelve months with a free cash flow of $34.1 million.
Papa John&#8217;s recorded 122 net unit growth in the quarter. As of December 29, 2024, there were 6,030 Papa Johns restaurants operating in 51 countries and territories.
The company has $369.1 million remaining available under its share repurchase program as of April 29, 2022.
The company&#8217;s first quarter dividend of $0.46 per common share will be paid on February 21, to stockholders of record on February 10.
&#8220;I am pleased with the early progress we are seeing in our transformation as we work to improve our value perception, simplify our operations, and enhance our digital and loyalty experiences. These efforts helped to deliver results consistent with our fourth quarter expectations,&#8221; said President and CEO Todd Penegor.
Outlook 2025:&nbsp;Papa John&#8217;s sees system-wide sales growth of 2% &#8211; 5%. The company expects adjusted EBITDA of $200 million &#8211; $220 million.
Papa John&#8217;s expects North America gross restaurant openings of 85 &#8211; 115 and International 180 &#8211; 200.
Price Action:&nbsp;PZZA shares are trading higher by 5.97% at $49.00 in premarket on Thursday.
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Papa John's Posts Q4 Earnings Above Street View; Stock Rises

Stephens &amp; Co. analyst Jim Salera reiterates Papa John's International (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/PZZA#NASDAQ">PZZA</a>) with a Overweight and maintains $60 price target.

Stephens & Co. Reiterates Overweight on Papa John's International, Maintains $60 Price Target

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Papa John's Sees FY25 System-Wide Sales Up 2%-5%, Sees FY25 Adjusted EBITDA $200M-$220M, Sees FY25 North America Gross Restaurant Openings 85-115, International 180-200

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Papa John's International Q4 2024 Adj. EPS $0.63 Beats $0.50 Estimate, Sales $530.770M Beat $515.994M Estimate

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Shares of restaurant companies are trading lower. The sector may be down after Wingstop reported a Q4 revenue miss and reported an increase in the cost of food, beverage and packaging costs, including a rise in the cost bone-in chicken wings.

Yum! Brands, Inc. (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/YUM#NYSE">YUM</a>) shares are trading <a target="_blank" href="https://www.benzinga.com/movers" rel="noreferrer noopener">relatively flat on Wednesday.</a>
Yesterday, the company announced that it is making a <a target="_blank" href="https://www.yum.com/wps/portal/yumbrands/Yumbrands/news/!ut/p/z1/04_Sj9CPykssy0xPLMnMz0vMAfIjo8ziLQK9jTwM_A38LEKdTQ0CjQy9PX3czA0NQg31w8EKDHAARwP9KGL041EQhd_4cP0oVCv8LfzNDAKdnY09vALNjS0CzKAK8JhRkBsaYZDpqAgA7y4Qyw!!/?urile=wcm:oid:54d63edb-2d60-4482-9134-ba1e69af9aac" rel="noreferrer noopener">strategic move</a> to streamline operations by designating two brand headquarters in the U.S.
The new headquarters will be located in Plano, Texas, and Irvine, California.
Since the COVID-19 pandemic, many companies have reconsidered their corporate headquarters locations, seeking lower taxes and adapting to remote work, CNBC <a target="_blank" href="https://www.cnbc.com/2025/02/18/kfc-moves-us-headquarters-from-kentucky-to-texas.html#:~:text=Signage%20outside%20a%20Yum%20Brands,on%20Jan.%2029%2C%202021.&amp;text=KFC%20is%20leaving%20Kentucky.,owner%20Yum%20Brands%20said%20Tuesday." rel="noreferrer noopener">reports</a>. A 2023 CBRE report found that Texas is the top choice for relocations due to its business-friendly policies.
As part of the recent plan by Yum! Brands&#8217;, KFC U.S. corporate office employees based in Louisville, Kentucky, will be relocated to the KFC and Pizza Hut Global headquarters in Plano.
Additionally, U.S.-based remote employees will also be asked to relocate to the appropriate campuses based on their roles.
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Taco Bell and Habit Burger &amp; Grill will continue to operate from their current base in Irvine.
According to&nbsp;<a target="_blank" href="https://pro.benzinga.com/?gspk=YWRhbWVja2VydDUzMzY&amp;gsxid=zBMR4PKmcgBw" rel="noreferrer noopener">Benzinga Pro</a>, YUM stock has gained over 9% in the past year. Investors can gain exposure to the stock via First Trust Exchange-Traded Fund VI First Trust New Constructs Core Earnings Leaders ETF (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/FTCE#NYSE">FTCE</a>).
To honor its Kentucky roots, Yum! Brands will maintain a presence in Louisville with KFC&#8217;s headquarters and contribute a $1 million endowment to the University of Louisville's College of Business.
This fund will support Yum!-sponsored scholarships for students across Kentucky and contribute to the Yum! Center for Global Franchise Excellence.
The company expects the relocation of about 100 KFC U.S. corporate roles over the next six months, while 90 remote employees will relocate over 18 months.
CEO David Gibbs emphasized that these changes would help the company maximize its culture, talent, and global growth, enhancing the competitive edge of Yum! Brands&#8217; iconic restaurant brands.
&#8220;Ultimately, bringing more of our people together on a consistent basis will maximize our unrivaled culture and talent as a competitive advantage,&#8221; Gibbs said in a press release.&nbsp;
In 2020, Papa John&#8217;s International, Inc. moved its headquarters from Louisville to Atlanta but chose to keep the old building for its remaining employees in Louisville, CNBC further noted.
Price Action: YUM shares are trading higher by 0.15% to $147.35 at last check Wednesday.
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Yum! Brands Moves KFC's US Headquarters To Texas In Strategic Shift

Papa John's shares are trading higher following a Semafor report suggesting Irth Capital Management is weighing a takeover of the company.

Irth Capital Management Weighs $1.4B Take-Private Bid For Papa Johns

<a href="https://www.semafor.com/article/02/13/2025/qatari-backed-investor-eyes-papa-johns-takeover" title="https://www.semafor.com/article/02/13/2025/qatari-backed-investor-eyes-papa-johns-takeover">https://www.semafor.com/article/02/13/2025/qatari-backed-investor-eyes-papa-johns-takeover</a>

'Qatari-Backed Investor Eyes Papa Johns Takeover' - Semafor

Press Releases

Papa Johns Announces Preliminary 2024 Sales and Unit Development Ahead of 27th Annual ICR Conference

Papa Johns Declares Quarterly Dividend

Papa Johns to Report Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2024 Results on February 27, 2025

MEDIA ADVISORY: Papa Johns Canada to Present $73,411 Donation to Second Harvest

Papa Johns Raises $73,411 for Canadian Nonprofit

Papa Johns Announces Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2024 Financial Results

Papa Johns Announces Completion of Amended Credit Facilities, Further Strengthening Financial Foundation to Support Execution of Strategic Objectives

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