Papa John's Pizza (PZZA)
NASDAQConsumer DiscretionaryRestaurantsSnapshot 2026-09-14
$21.82+6.13%
Close 2026-09-14 · 1-day change
NASDAQConsumer DiscretionaryRestaurantsSnapshot 2026-09-14
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Industries move in repeating boom-and-bust cycles. This shows where this stock’s industry sits in that cycle, stage by stage (recovery → expansion → supercycle → steady → deceleration → contraction), from its fundamentals (orders, revenue, capital spending), not the stock’s price.
A booming industry is a tailwind for the names in it; a contracting one is a headwind. Companies in the same industry tend to rise and fall together with the cycle, the way a tide lifts and lowers every boat in the harbor at once, so a large part of a stock’s swing can come from where its industry sits rather than from the company itself. It’s context for reading the company’s results, not a buy/sell call. Full explanation →
Restaurants is in steady. Describes the industry's cycle state, not a call on this stock.
The stage band shows the industry’s cycle over the chart’s timeline (each color a stage); a ▼ marks a quarter its growth inflected down — amber is an unconfirmed watch, red is confirmed the next quarter. Use “Overlay cycle on chart” to tint the price chart by stage. The industry’s fundamentals, not a signal on this stock.
Primary pillar broken — North America comparable sales: NA comp sales -8.8% vs -3% target.
View ThesisRevenue is contracting — down about 6% over the past year.
View GrowthMiddle-of-the-pack management execution.
View ManagementExpectations look reasonable — what the market is pricing in sits in line with or below what analysts forecast.
View ValuationThis stock is highly volatile — it swings about 2% on a typical day and fell roughly 62% in its worst 12-month stretch.
View RiskPZZA's growth depends on reversing its North America comparable sales decline. Recent earnings showed a beat with a 7% surprise, but comparable sales fell 8.8%, missing the 3% target. PZZA trades at 14× P/E versus a peer median of 17×, indicating the price reflects less growth than expected. The primary risk is the weak sales performance impacting cash flow objectives, as highlighted by the S&P rating cut. Peer multiples imply a price about 10% above where it trades. This read is provisional.
Trailing returns as of 2026-09-14. PZZA is total return (includes dividends); the S&P 500 benchmark is price return (the index excludes dividends).
Based on 14 analysts currently covering PZZA (as of Sep 2026).
Based on 4 Wall Street analysts offering 12-month price targets for PZZA in the last 4 months.
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Quarterly · checked companies · value or % of revenue
A consensus fair price across 9 valuation methods, at three horizons. As of 2026-09-14. Estimates are diagnostics, not price targets. Short-horizon estimates are close to coin-flips, so confidence is a method-agreement read, not a prediction.
Today's peer multiple on trailing earnings, with no growth credited. This is the headline read.
Adds projected growth, so it leans optimistic by design. Read it as upside context, not a base case.
A price-focused, side-by-side fair-value read versus Restaurants — fair value, gap to price, and forward P/E.
Our valuation methods disagree too much on this name right now. Rather than print a number we don't believe, we're holding it back until they converge.
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Threatens: Increase cash from operating activities and free cash flow
Weak sales performance impacts cash flow objectives.
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End-of-day figures as of 2026-09-14. EPS is implied from price ÷ P/E. Not investment advice.
Current $21.82
The last 12 months of price, then the range of analyst 12-month targets from today’s $21.82.
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A long-thesis check that carries the widest uncertainty of the three horizons.
Around the middle on quality vs scored peers
Direction of the business behind the multiple. Bands are backend reads; trailing-12-month basis.
