NASDAQ:JACKJack in the Box Stock Price, Forecast & News

Jack in the Box's stock was trading at $47.11 on March 11th, 2020 when Coronavirus (COVID-19) reached pandemic status according to the World Health Organization (WHO). Since then, JACK stock has increased by 41.1% and is now trading at $66.49. View which stocks have been most impacted by Coronavirus.

16 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Jack in the Box in the last year. There are currently 1 sell rating, 8 hold ratings and 7 buy ratings for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Hold." View analyst ratings for Jack in the Box.

Jack in the Box is scheduled to release its next quarterly earnings announcement on Wednesday, August 5th 2020. View our earnings forecast for Jack in the Box.

Jack in the Box Inc. (NASDAQ:JACK) released its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, May, 13th. The restaurant operator reported $0.50 EPS for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.66 by $0.16. The restaurant operator earned $216.16 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $212.07 million. Jack in the Box had a negative return on equity of 12.11% and a net margin of 5.64%. View Jack in the Box's earnings history.

Jack in the Box announced a quarterly dividend on Tuesday, February 18th. Investors 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 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 2.41%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Monday, March 2nd. View Jack in the Box's dividend history.

16 equities research analysts have issued 1-year target prices for Jack in the Box's shares. Their forecasts range from $54.00 to $105.00. On average, they anticipate Jack in the Box's share price to reach $75.53 in the next year. This suggests a possible upside of 13.6% from the stock's current price. View analysts' price targets for Jack in the Box.

News coverage about JACK stock has trended negative on Wednesday, InfoTrie Sentiment reports. The research group rates the sentiment of media coverage by reviewing more than six thousand news and blog sources in real time. The firm ranks coverage of companies on a scale of negative five to positive five, with scores closest to five being the most favorable. Jack in the Box earned a media sentiment score of -2.2 on InfoTrie's scale. They also assigned headlines about the restaurant operator a news buzz of 0.0 out of 10, indicating that recent media coverage is extremely unlikely to have an effect on the stock's share price in the next several days. View the latest news aboutJack in the Box.

Jack in the Box saw a increase in short interest during the month of May. As of May 15th, there was short interest totaling 3,820,000 shares, an increase of 10.7% from the April 30th total of 3,450,000 shares. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 1,110,000 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 3.4 days. Currently, 17.3% of the company's shares are short sold. View Jack in the Box's Current Options Chain.

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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 variety of retail and institutional investors. Top institutional investors include BlackRock Inc. (11.97%), Franklin Resources Inc. (4.92%), Wells Fargo & Company MN (4.09%), Invesco Ltd. (3.75%), Jana Partners LLC (3.57%) and State Street Corp (3.55%). Company insiders that own Jack in the Box stock include Adrienne Ingoldt, Carol A Diraimo, David Goebel, Jennifer R Kennedy, John P Gainor Jr, 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 Bessemer Group Inc., Wellington Management Group LLP, BlackRock Inc., Nuveen Asset Management LLC, Emerald Mutual Fund Advisers Trust, Comerica Bank, Emerald Advisers LLC, and Federated Hermes Inc.. 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 activity for Jack in the Box.

JACK stock was purchased by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Balyasny Asset Management LLC, Jennison Associates LLC, Maverick Capital Ltd., Wells Fargo & Company MN, Chartwell Investment Partners LLC, Franklin Resources Inc., Two Sigma Investments LP, and Jana Partners LLC. View insider buying and selling activity 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 $66.49.

Jack in the Box has a market capitalization of $1.51 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.

The official website for Jack in the Box is 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]