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 announced a quarterly dividend on Tuesday, February 18th. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, March 3rd will be paid a dividend of $0.40 per share on Tuesday, March 17th. This represents a $1.60 annualized dividend and a yield of 2.17%. The ex-dividend date is Monday, March 2nd. View Jack in the Box's Dividend History.

Jack in the Box Inc. (NASDAQ:JACK) released its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, February, 19th. The restaurant operator reported $1.17 EPS for the quarter, missing analysts' consensus estimates of $1.38 by $0.21. The restaurant operator earned $307.67 million during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $296.47 million. Jack in the Box had a negative return on equity of 15.46% and a net margin of 7.06%. The firm's revenue for the quarter was up 5.8% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business posted $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 12-month price targets for Jack in the Box's stock. Their forecasts range from $69.00 to $105.00. On average, they anticipate Jack in the Box's share price to reach $93.25 in the next year. This suggests a possible upside of 26.2% 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.

News headlines about JACK stock have been trending positive on Friday, InfoTrie Sentiment Analysis reports. InfoTrie scores the sentiment of news coverage by analyzing more than six thousand blog and news sources in real time. The firm ranks coverage of companies on a scale of negative five to positive five, with scores nearest to five being the most favorable. Jack in the Box earned a coverage optimism score of 3.0 on InfoTrie's scale. They also gave news articles about the restaurant operator a news buzz of 0.0 out of 10, meaning that recent news coverage is extremely unlikely to have an effect on the stock's share price in the next few days. View News Stories for Jack in the Box.

Jack in the Box saw a drop in short interest during the month of 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 daily trading volume, of 509,000 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 6.1 days. Currently, 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), Domino's Pizza (DPZ), Darden Restaurants (DRI), 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 investors 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 acquired 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 $73.88.

Jack in the Box has a market capitalization of $1.67 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]