2.38% volatility in Papa John’s International, Inc. (PZZA) last month: This is a red flag warning

On Tuesday, Papa John’s International, Inc. (NASDAQ: PZZA) opened higher 1.65% from the last session, before settling in for the closing price of $63.22. Price fluctuations for PZZA have ranged from $60.24 to $86.38 over the past 52 weeks.

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Annual sales at Consumer Cyclical sector company grew by 5.33% over the past five years. Company’s average yearly earnings per share was noted -2.98% at the time writing. With a float of $32.31 million, this company’s outstanding shares have now reached $32.49 million.

Let’s look at the performance matrix of the company that is accounted for 13200 employees.

Papa John’s International, Inc. (PZZA) Insider Updates

A key investor’s attitude towards the stock of the Restaurants industry is another important factor to consider. The insider ownership of Papa John’s International, Inc. is 1.40%, while institutional ownership is 114.12%. The most recent insider transaction that took place on Mar 07 ’24, was worth 202,625. In this transaction Director of this company sold 2,886 shares at a rate of $70.21, taking the stock ownership to the 18,804 shares.

Papa John’s International, Inc. (PZZA) Performance Highlights and Predictions

According to the Wall Street analysts, stocks earnings will be around -2.98% per share during the next fiscal year. For the long-term projections, market analysts anticipate that the company’s EPS will surge by 11.88% during the next five years compared to 100.40% growth over the previous five years of trading.

Papa John’s International, Inc. (NASDAQ: PZZA) Trading Performance Indicators

Check out the current performance indicators for Papa John’s International, Inc. (PZZA). In the past quarter, the stock posted a quick ratio of 0.64. In addition, a publicly-traded company’s price to sales ratio for the trailing twelve months stands at 0.99. Likewise, its price to free cash flow for the trailing twelve months is 18.08.

For the trailing twelve months, Company’s Diluted EPS (Earnings per Share) is 2.47, a number that is poised to hit 0.57 in the next quarter and is forecasted to reach 3.11 in one year’s time.

Technical Analysis of Papa John’s International, Inc. (PZZA)

Papa John’s International, Inc. (NASDAQ: PZZA) saw its 5-day average volume 0.73 million, a negative change from its year-to-date volume of 0.79 million. As of the previous 9 days, the stock’s Stochastic %D was 76.77%. Additionally, its Average True Range was 1.70.

During the past 100 days, Papa John’s International, Inc.’s (PZZA) raw stochastic average was set at 21.81%, which indicates a significant decrease from 65.05% during the past two weeks. Based on volatility metrics of the stock, it showed a historical volatility of 18.77% in the past 14 days, which was lower than the 29.49% volatility it showed in the past 100 days.

At the time of writing, stock’s 50-day Moving Average is $68.14, while its 200-day Moving Average is $71.70. Nevertheless, the first resistance level for the watch stands at $64.71 in the near term. At $65.16, the stock is likely to face the second major resistance level. The third major resistance level sits at $65.93. If the price goes on to break the first support level at $63.49, it is likely to go to the next support level at $62.71. Assuming the price breaks the second support level, the third support level stands at $62.26.

Papa John’s International, Inc. (NASDAQ: PZZA) Key Stats

There are currently 32,944K shares outstanding in the company with a market cap of 2.11 billion. Presently, the company’s annual sales total 2,136 M according to its annual income of 82,100 K. Last quarter, the company’s sales amounted to 571,320 K and its income totaled 26,090 K.