NASDAQ:JACK - Jack in the Box Stock Price, Forecast & News

Jack in the Box trades on the NASDAQ under the ticker symbol "JACK."

Jack in the Box declared a quarterly dividend on Tuesday, February 18th. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, March 3rd will be given a dividend of $0.40 per share on Tuesday, March 17th. This represents a $1.60 annualized dividend and a yield of 2.03%. The ex-dividend date is Monday, March 2nd. View Jack in the Box's Dividend History.

Jack in the Box Inc. (NASDAQ:JACK) issued its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, February, 19th. The restaurant operator reported $1.17 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $1.38 by $0.21. The restaurant operator had revenue of $307.67 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $296.47 million. Jack in the Box had a net margin of 7.06% and a negative return on equity of 15.46%. Jack in the Box's quarterly revenue was up 5.8% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the previous year, the business earned $1.35 EPS. View Jack in the Box's Earnings History.

Jack in the Box is scheduled to release their next quarterly earnings announcement on Wednesday, May 20th 2020. View Earnings Estimates for Jack in the Box.

13 brokerages have issued 1-year price targets for Jack in the Box's shares. Their forecasts range from $69.00 to $105.00. On average, they anticipate Jack in the Box's stock price to reach $93.25 in the next twelve months. This suggests a possible upside of 18.2% from the stock's current price. View Analyst Price Targets for Jack in the Box.

13 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Jack in the Box in the last year. There are currently 2 sell ratings, 3 hold ratings and 8 buy ratings for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Hold." View Analyst Ratings for Jack in the Box.

Press coverage about JACK stock has trended extremely negative this week, according to InfoTrie Sentiment Analysis. The research group ranks the sentiment of news coverage by reviewing more than six thousand blog and news sources. The firm ranks coverage of publicly-traded companies on a scale of negative five to five, with scores nearest to five being the most favorable. Jack in the Box earned a media sentiment score of -5.0 on InfoTrie's scale. They also assigned media stories about the restaurant operator a news buzz of 0.0 out of 10, indicating that recent news coverage is extremely unlikely to have an impact on the stock's share price in the immediate future. View News Stories for Jack in the Box.

Jack in the Box saw a drop in short interest in February. As of February 14th, there was short interest totalling 3,090,000 shares, a drop of 7.8% from the January 30th total of 3,350,000 shares. Based on an average trading volume of 509,000 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently 6.1 days. Approximately 13.7% of the company's stock are sold short. View Jack in the Box's Current Options Chain.

Some companies that are related to Jack in the Box include Mcdonald's (MCD), Starbucks (SBUX), Yum! Brands (YUM), Chipotle Mexican Grill (CMG), Darden Restaurants (DRI), Domino's Pizza (DPZ), Dunkin Brands Group (DNKN), Wendys (WEN), Texas Roadhouse (TXRH), Cracker Barrel Old Country Store (CBRL), Papa John's Int'l (PZZA), Bloomin' Brands (BLMN), Cheesecake Factory (CAKE), Dine Brands Global (DIN) and Brinker International (EAT).

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Jack in the Box's stock is owned by a number of of retail and institutional investors. Top institutional shareholders include Janus Henderson Group PLC (4.27%), Franklin Resources Inc. (3.88%), State Street Corp (3.49%), Bessemer Group Inc. (2.26%), Bank of New York Mellon Corp (1.84%) and Victory Capital Management Inc. (1.76%). Company insiders that own Jack in the Box stock include Adrienne Ingoldt, Carol A Diraimo, David Goebel, Jennifer R Kennedy, Lance F Tucker, Leonard A Comma, Marcus D Tom, Mark H Blankenship, Melissa L Corrigan, Paul D Melancon, Phillip H Rudolph, Raymond Pepper and Vanessa C Fox. View Institutional Ownership Trends for Jack in the Box.

JACK stock was sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Alliancebernstein L.P., J. Goldman & Co LP, Man Group plc, Falcon Point Capital LLC, Bank of America Corp DE, Cubist Systematic Strategies LLC, State Street Corp and Russell Investments Group Ltd.. Company insiders that have sold Jack in the Box company stock in the last year include Adrienne Ingoldt, Carol A Diraimo, David Goebel, Jennifer R Kennedy, Lance F Tucker, Leonard A Comma, Marcus D Tom, Mark H Blankenship, Melissa L Corrigan, Paul D Melancon, Phillip H Rudolph and Vanessa C Fox. View Insider Buying and Selling for Jack in the Box.

JACK stock was bought by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Bessemer Group Inc., Franklin Resources Inc., Janus Henderson Group PLC, Goldman Sachs Group Inc., Advisory Research Inc., Maplelane Capital LLC, Schonfeld Strategic Advisors LLC and Landscape Capital Management L.L.C.. View Insider Buying and Selling for Jack in the Box.

Shares of JACK can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Vanguard Brokerage Services, TD Ameritrade, E*TRADE, Robinhood, Fidelity and Charles Schwab.

One share of JACK stock can currently be purchased for approximately $78.88.

Jack in the Box has a market capitalization of $1.79 billion and generates $950.11 million in revenue each year. The restaurant operator earns $94.44 million in net income (profit) each year or $4.35 on an earnings per share basis. Jack in the Box employs 5,200 workers across the globe.View Additional Information About Jack in the Box.

The official website for Jack in the Box is http://www.jackinthebox.com/.

Jack in the Box's mailing address is 9330 BALBOA AVENUE, SAN DIEGO CA, 92123. The restaurant operator can be reached via phone at 858-571-2121 or via email at [email protected]x.com.