Papa John's Ownership | Who Owns Papa John's?


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Papa John's Ownership Summary


Papa John's is owned by 115.55% institutional investors, 1.71% insiders. Blackrock is the largest institutional shareholder, holding 15.81% of PZZA shares. iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF is the top mutual fund, with 6.09% of its assets in Papa John's shares.

PZZA Ownership Benchmark


TypeName% Inst% Insiders% Retail
StockPapa John's115.55%1.71%-17.26%
SectorConsumer Cyclical Stocks 206.34%16.22%-122.56%
IndustryRestaurants Stocks 62.67%14.27%23.06%

Institutional Shareholders


Top Institutional Shareholders by Total Shares

HolderShares% HoldingValue
Blackrock5.16M15.81%$242.48M
Blackrock funding, inc. /de4.96M15.05%$182.32M
Vanguard group3.62M11.01%$139.33M
Earnest partners2.89M8.78%$106.28M
Brandes investment partners, lp2.73M8.29%$100.41M
Bank of america corp /de/2.26M6.87%$83.19M
Sei investments1.65M5.00%$60.61M
Irth capital management lp1.63M4.94%$59.88M
Vanguard capital management1.47M4.46%$54.03M
State street1.31M3.97%$48.06M

Top Institutional Shareholders by % of Total Assets

HolderShares% AssetsValue
Irth capital management lp1.63M100.00%$59.88M
Irenic capital management lp1.07M5.42%$51.70M
Savoir faire capital management97.73K2.23%$3.59M
Sapience investments427.001.79%$13.84K
Quinn opportunity partners999.04K1.70%$36.73M
Monimus capital management, lp52.41K1.56%$2.52M
Greenhouse funds lllp740.31K1.39%$27.22M
Shay capital450.97K1.07%$16.58M
Barnett & company30.00K0.82%$1.10M
Olympiad research lp9.51K0.73%$349.79K

Top Buyers

HolderShares% AssetsChange
Irenic capital management lp1.07M5.42%1.07M
Earnest partners2.89M0.38%988.31K
Bank of america corp /de/2.26M0.01%783.24K
Sei investments1.65M0.05%569.14K
Sixth street partners management company509.72K0.00%509.72K

Top Sellers

HolderShares% AssetsChange
Deprince race & zollo---1.66M
Cooper creek partners management---1.35M
Fil---1.22M
Stephens investment management group---1.16M
T. rowe price investment management---948.21K

New Positions

HolderShares% AssetsChangeValue
Irenic capital management lp1.07M5.42%1.07M$51.70M
Sixth street partners management company509.72K0.00%509.72K$18.74M
Marex group400.42K0.06%400.42K$14.72M
Cantor fitzgerald, l. p.256.99K0.11%256.99K$12.37M
Macquarie group105.83K0.02%105.83K$3.89M

Sold Out

HolderChange
Dinuzzo private wealth-1.00
Dunhill financial-1.00
Sjs investment consulting-1.00
Global financial private client-1.00
Annis gardner whiting capital advisors-2.00

Institutional Ownership Trends


DateHoldingsChange %SharesChange %OwnershipChange %Increased PositionChange %Decreased PositionChange %
Jun 30, 20262865.15%38,060,12713.04%1151.10%141-8012.68%
Mar 31, 2026179-39.53%15,926,470-54.30%480.43%91-32.09%45-57.55%
Dec 31, 2025212-29.57%24,913,161-31.76%750.61%97-28.68%75-24.24%
Sep 30, 2025291-7.03%36,447,2880.61%1100.91%133-14.74%951.06%
Jun 30, 20253035.57%36,161,265-6.30%1100.79%152-3.18%9112.35%

Top Mutual Funds Shareholders


HolderShares% HoldingChange
iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF2.00M6.09%1.38K
EARNEST Partners Smid Cap Core Fdrs1.60M4.87%-
Fidelity Greater Canada Sr F1.10M3.36%-
EARNEST Partners Smid Cap Core Founders1.07M3.25%16.29K
Vanguard US Total Market Shares ETF1.06M3.24%1.06K
Vanguard Total Stock Mkt Idx Inv1.03M3.14%53.80K
Vanguard Morn Total Stk Mkt Idx Investor1.03M3.14%53.80K
Vanguard MStar Total Stk Mkt Idx Invest1.03M3.14%-
iShares Russell 2000 ETF848.02K2.58%-15.07K
Stephens SMID Select Growth803.31K2.46%30.04K

Recent Insider Transactions


DateNameRoleActivityValue
Aug 14, 2024Coleman Christopher L.-Buy$100.68K
May 14, 2024Thanawala Ravi Interim CEO, and CFOBuy$99.58K
Mar 07, 2024KOELLNER LAURETTE T-Sell$202.62K

Insider Transactions Trends


DateBuySell
2026 Q3--
2026 Q2--
2026 Q1--
2025 Q4--
2025 Q3--

PZZA Ownership FAQ


Who Owns Papa John's?

Papa John's shareholders are primarily institutional investors at 115.55%, followed by 1.71% insiders and -17.26% retail investors. The average institutional ownership in Papa John's's industry, Restaurants Stocks , is 62.67%, which Papa John's exceeds.

Who owns the most shares of Papa John's?

Papa John's’s largest shareholders are Blackrock (5.16M shares, 15.81%), Blackrock funding, inc. /de (4.96M shares, 15.05%), and Vanguard group (3.62M shares, 11.01%). Together, they hold 41.87% of Papa John's’s total shares outstanding.

Does Blackrock own Papa John's?

Yes, BlackRock owns 15.81% of Papa John's, totaling 5.16M shares as of Jun 2024. This represents 0.01% of BlackRock's total assets, with a market value of 242.48M$. In the last quarter, BlackRock increased its holdings by 33.24K shares, a 0.65% change.

Who is Papa John's’s biggest shareholder by percentage of total assets invested?

Irth capital management lp is Papa John's’s biggest shareholder by percentage of total assets invested, with 100.00% of its assets in 1.63M Papa John's shares, valued at 59.88M$.

Who is the top mutual fund holder of Papa John's shares?

iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF is the top mutual fund holder of Papa John's shares, with 6.09% of its total shares outstanding invested in 2M Papa John's shares.

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