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

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 1 sell rating, 10 hold ratings and 5 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 brokerages have issued 12 month price targets for Jack in the Box's shares. Their JACK share price forecasts range from $75.00 to $98.00. On average, they anticipate the company's stock price to reach $87.56 in the next twelve months. This suggests a possible upside of 4.0% 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 23.4% and is now trading at $84.19.
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Jack in the Box saw a increase in short interest in March. As of March 15th, there was short interest totaling 1,230,000 shares, an increase of 11.8% from the February 28th total of 1,100,000 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 361,400 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently 3.4 days. Currently, 7.6% of the shares of the stock are sold short.
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The company is scheduled to release its next quarterly earnings announcement on Thursday, May 25th 2023.
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Jack in the Box Inc. (NASDAQ:JACK) posted its earnings results on Wednesday, March, 1st. The restaurant operator reported $2.01 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $1.76 by $0.25. The restaurant operator earned $527.10 million during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $506.98 million. Jack in the Box had a negative trailing twelve-month return on equity of 16.57% and a net margin of 7.86%. The firm's revenue was up 52.9% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter last year, the business earned $1.97 earnings per share.

Jack in the Box declared a quarterly dividend on Friday, February 24th. Stockholders of record on Wednesday, March 15th will be paid a dividend of $0.44 per share on Tuesday, March 28th. This represents a $1.76 annualized dividend and a yield of 2.09%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Tuesday, March 14th.
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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 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), Small Cap US Equity Select ETF (RNSC), iShares S&P Small-Cap 600 Growth ETF (IJT) and SPDR S&P 600 Small Cap Growth ETF (SLYG).

Jack in the Box (NASDAQ:JACK) pays an annual dividend of $1.76 per share and currently has a dividend yield of 2.11%. The dividend payout ratio is 28.57%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%. Based on earnings estimates, JACK will have a dividend payout ratio of 26.71% next year. This indicates that the company will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.
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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 variety of retail and institutional investors. Top institutional investors include Franklin Resources Inc. (6.32%), Allspring Global Investments Holdings LLC (4.41%), Dimensional Fund Advisors LP (2.56%), Bank of America Corp DE (2.41%), Macquarie Group Ltd. (2.27%) and Geode Capital Management LLC (1.94%). Insiders that own company stock include Andrew T Martin, Chad Gretzema, Darin S Harris, David Goebel, Dawn E Hooper, John P Gainor Jr, 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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Shares of JACK stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include WeBull, Vanguard Brokerage Services, TD Ameritrade, E*TRADE, Robinhood, Fidelity, and Charles Schwab.
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One share of JACK stock can currently be purchased for approximately $84.19.

Jack in the Box (NASDAQ:JACK) has a market capitalization of $1.73 billion and generates $1.47 billion in revenue each year. The restaurant operator earns $115.78 million in net income (profit) each year or $6.16 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.