Jack in the Box (JACK) Stock Price, News & Analysis

16 Wall Street research analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Jack in the Box in the last twelve months. There are currently 9 hold ratings and 7 buy ratings for the stock. The consensus among Wall Street research analysts is that investors should "hold" JACK shares. A hold rating indicates that analysts believe investors should maintain any existing positions they have in JACK, but not buy additional shares or sell existing shares.
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16 equities research analysts have issued 12 month price targets for Jack in the Box's shares. Their JACK share price targets range from $71.00 to $133.00. On average, they anticipate the company's stock price to reach $86.67 in the next year. This suggests a possible upside of 49.0% from the stock's current price.
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Jack in the Box's stock was trading at $81.63 at the beginning of the year. Since then, JACK shares have decreased by 28.8% and is now trading at $58.16.
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Jack in the Box saw a drop in short interest in March. As of March 31st, there was short interest totaling 892,300 shares, a drop of 20.3% from the March 15th total of 1,120,000 shares. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 413,600 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 2.2 days. Currently, 4.7% of the shares of the company are sold short.
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The company is scheduled to release its next quarterly earnings announcement on Tuesday, May 14th 2024.
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Jack in the Box will be holding an earnings conference call on Tuesday, May 14th at 11:00 AM Eastern. Interested parties can register for or listen to the call using this link.

Jack in the Box Inc. (NASDAQ:JACK) posted its earnings results on Wednesday, February, 21st. The restaurant operator reported $1.95 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, meeting the consensus estimate of $1.95. The restaurant operator earned $487.50 million during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $480.76 million. Jack in the Box had a negative trailing twelve-month return on equity of 17.24% and a net margin of 7.03%. The company's quarterly revenue was down 7.5% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm posted $2.01 earnings per share.

Jack in the Box declared a quarterly dividend on Friday, February 16th. Stockholders of record on Friday, March 15th will be given a dividend of $0.44 per share on Wednesday, March 27th. This represents a $1.76 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 3.03%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, March 14th.
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Jack in the Box (NASDAQ:JACK) pays an annual dividend of $1.76 per share and currently has a dividend yield of 2.89%. The dividend payout ratio is 30.93%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%. Based on earnings estimates, JACK will have a dividend payout ratio of 24.48% next year. This indicates that the company will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.
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ETFs with the largest weight of Jack in the Box (NASDAQ:JACK) stock in their portfolio include AdvisorShares Restaurant ETF (EATZ) and First Trust Small Cap Growth AlphaDEX Fund (FYC).SPDR S&P 600 Small Cap ETF (SLY).

Jack in the Box updated its FY 2024 earnings guidance on Wednesday, February, 21st. The company provided EPS guidance of 6.250-6.500 for the period, compared to the consensus earnings per share estimate of 6.400. The company issued revenue guidance of -.

56 employees have rated Jack in the Box Chief Executive Officer Darin Harris on Glassdoor.com. Darin Harris has an approval rating of 70% among the company's employees.

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Jack in the Box's stock is owned by a variety of retail and institutional investors. Top institutional investors include Allspring Global Investments Holdings LLC (2.52%) and Bridge City Capital LLC (0.16%). Insiders that own company stock include Chad Gretzema, Darin S Harris, Michael W Murphy, Richard D Cook, Ryan Lee Ostrom, Sarah L Super, Steven Piano, Timothy E Mullany, Timothy T Linderman, Timothy T Linderman and Tony J Darden.
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