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

17 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Jack in the Box in the last twelve months. There are currently 1 sell rating, 9 hold ratings and 7 buy ratings for the stock. The consensus among Wall Street 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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17 Wall Street analysts have issued 1-year price targets for Jack in the Box's shares. Their JACK share price forecasts range from $80.00 to $125.00. On average, they expect the company's stock price to reach $96.24 in the next year. This suggests a possible upside of 7.6% from the stock's current price.
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Jack in the Box's stock was trading at $68.23 at the beginning of the year. Since then, JACK stock has increased by 31.1% and is now trading at $89.45.
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The company is scheduled to release its next quarterly earnings announcement on Wednesday, August 9th 2023.
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Jack in the Box Inc. (NASDAQ:JACK) released its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, May, 17th. The restaurant operator reported $1.47 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.20 by $0.27. The restaurant operator earned $395.70 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $385.44 million. Jack in the Box had a net margin of 8.61% and a negative trailing twelve-month return on equity of 17.88%. The business's revenue for the quarter was up 22.8% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business posted $1.16 EPS.

Jack in the Box announced a quarterly dividend on Friday, May 12th. Stockholders of record on Wednesday, May 31st will be paid a dividend of $0.44 per share on Tuesday, June 13th. This represents a $1.76 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.97%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Tuesday, May 30th.
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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), Invesco DWA Consumer Cyclicals Momentum ETF (PEZ), Invesco S&P SmallCap Consumer Discretionary ETF (PSCD), Invesco S&P SmallCap 600 Pure Growth ETF (RZG), VictoryShares US Small Cap High Div Volatility Wtd ETF (CSB), First Trust Small Cap Growth AlphaDEX Fund (FYC), Burney U.S. Factor Rotation ETF (BRNY) and Small Cap US Equity Select ETF (RNSC).

Jack in the Box (NASDAQ:JACK) pays an annual dividend of $1.76 per share and currently has a dividend yield of 2.00%. The dividend payout ratio is 24.93%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%. Based on earnings estimates, JACK will have a dividend payout ratio of 26.11% next year. This indicates that the company will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.
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Jack in the Box updated its FY 2023 earnings guidance on Friday, May, 26th. The company provided earnings per share guidance of $5.90-$6.10 for the period, compared to the consensus estimate of $5.89. 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 trades on the NASDAQ under the ticker symbol "JACK."

Jack in the Box's stock is owned by a number of institutional and retail investors. Top institutional shareholders include BlackRock Inc. (15.72%), Biglari Capital CORP. (5.21%), Franklin Resources Inc. (4.26%), Cooper Creek Partners Management LLC (3.94%), State Street Corp (3.53%) and Dimensional Fund Advisors LP (2.53%). Insiders that own company stock include Andrew T Martin, Chad Gretzema, Darin S Harris, David Goebel, Dawn E Hooper, Lance F Tucker, Marcus D Tom, 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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One share of JACK stock can currently be purchased for approximately $89.45.

Jack in the Box (NASDAQ:JACK) has a market capitalization of $1.84 billion and generates $1.72 billion in revenue each year. The restaurant operator earns $115.78 million in net income (profit) each year or $7.06 on an earnings per share basis.

The company employs 12,083 workers across the globe.

Jack in the Box's mailing address is 9330 BALBOA AVENUE, SAN DIEGO CA, 92123. The official website for the company is www.jackinthebox.com. The restaurant operator can be reached via phone at (858) 571-2121, via email at investor.relations@jackinthebox.com, or via fax at 858-571-2101.