Papa John's International, Inc. (PZZA)

I just entered the following bids: * at $15.60 * at $57.25 * at $43.75 * at $138 * at $53.65 * at $47 * at $50.90

For a while I looked stupid selling my Papa John's at around $51-$52 a few months ago. But not so much today after Trian passed on making an investment and the other interested parties were interested in only parts of the company. The shares, which ...

"We're all hurt someplace and we're all looking for a painkiller." -- Katherine, Looking For Mr. Goodbar As I have previously remarked there is an old trading adage that long trading opportunities often occur in stocks that are green in a sea of red...

"Just one more thing." - Lt Columbo   Papa John's had a slight miss as the turnaround in North America sales begins to slowly recover.   The shares (currently trading at $53) will likely get hit tomorrow but the decline will be muted by private equi...

For those that left early yesterday - I posted this last night: Papa John's Pops on Buyout Talk Papa John's  rises by +$7 to $57/share (+13%) on news reported after the close that Trian is an interested buyer. PZZA was placed on my Best Ideas List a...

Papa John's rises by +$7 to $57/share (+13%) on news reported after the close that Trian is an interested buyer. PZZA was placed on my Best Ideas List at under $39 in August, 2018.

I have sold my entire long position at about $51 based on the diminished reward v. risk. I would reestablish the long on weakness.

I placed Papa John's on my Best Ideas Buy List in August at under $39. The shares are now trading +$3 to $49/share on the possible "going private" report by CNBC. Here is my thesis as expressed less than two months ago: Buying A Falling Knife - It's...

CNBC is reporting that John Schnattner, Papa John's founder, is reaching out to private equity companies to buyback PZZA! The shares are gapping higher. I mentioned this possibility as recently as yesterday in this post: Inspire Brands Noshes on Son...

"Music is the soundtrack of life." - Dick Clark After some early buying, stocks closed near their lows today. FANG pulled off a revival led by a robust rise in Amazon and a good move in Google . Chip stocks got slammed again. Autos were bludgeoned.....

* Papa Johns may be the next restaurant stock to be acquired This morning, Inspire Brands, the parent company of Arby's and Buffalo Wild Wings has announced the acquisition of Sonic .  The proposed deal is being done at about 15.5x 12-month trailing...

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Here is a list of the positions I own (long and short) that have been mentioned in my Diary: Longs: puts, large, small,  , small, , , large, , small, small, small, small, large, large, small. Shorts: SPY calls, SPY large, large, small, tagends, smal...

In response to several e-mail questions I am not planning to sell any at current levels. Papa Johns was put on my Best Ideas List under $39 three weeks ago - now trading at $46.65.

I don't know this to be true but high above the Alps my Gnome continues to hear vague rumors of a private equity takeout of Papa John's . PZZA was recently placed on my Best Ideas List at under $39 and is trading at a multi-week high of $45.60 now.

In the "absence of sellers," a number of Best Ideas List members are breaking out this morning: , , and .

Papa John's spiking, and I'm hearing vague takeover rumors.

Papa John's continues to make headway (with another +3% advance). Assuming the markets are stable I expect a "5" handle by year's end. PZZA is trading at $43.80 and was placed on my Best Ideas List last week at $48.95.

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*Not eventful The key feature today was the breakout to the upside in retail stocks - and made multi point moves. (Both are on the Best Ideas List). Interest rates rose modestly, crude oil dipped and gold had a small rise. FANG has been reduced to G...

*Not eventful The key feature today was the breakout to the upside in retail stocks - and made multi point moves. (Both are on the Best Ideas List). Interest rates rose modestly, crude oil dipped and gold had a small rise. FANG has been reduced to G...

The New York Post is carrying a story today that Major League Baseball teams are slowly returning to their partnership with Papa John's. shares up another +$1 after being $2 higher yesterday. Trading at $42.80, the shares were placed on my Best Idea...

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