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 Friday, November 15th. Shareholders of record on Thursday, December 5th will be given a dividend of $0.40 per share on Friday, December 20th. This represents a $1.60 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.81%. The ex-dividend date is Wednesday, December 4th. View Jack in the Box's Dividend History.

Jack in the Box Inc. (NASDAQ:JACK) announced its earnings results on Wednesday, November, 20th. The restaurant operator reported $0.95 earnings per share for the quarter, missing the Zacks' consensus estimate of $0.96 by $0.01. The restaurant operator earned $221.24 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $222.68 million. The business's revenue for the quarter was up 24.7% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the prior year, the business earned $0.77 EPS. View Jack in the Box's Earnings History.

Jack in the Box is scheduled to release their next quarterly earnings announcement on Wednesday, February 19th 2020. View Earnings Estimates for Jack in the Box.

Jack in the Box will be holding an earnings conference call on Wednesday, February 19th at 12:00 AM Eastern. Interested parties can register for or listen to the call using this link or dial in at Not Available.

12 Wall Street analysts 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 expect Jack in the Box's share price to reach $94.82 in the next twelve months. This suggests a possible upside of 7.4% from the stock's current price. View Analyst Price Targets for Jack in the Box.

12 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, 1 hold rating and 9 buy ratings for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Buy." View Analyst Ratings for Jack in the Box.

News coverage about JACK stock has trended neutral on Sunday, according to InfoTrie Sentiment Analysis. InfoTrie identifies negative and positive news coverage by reviewing more than six thousand blog and news sources. The firm ranks coverage of public companies on a scale of -5 to 5, with scores closest to five being the most favorable. Jack in the Box earned a coverage optimism score of 0.2 on InfoTrie's scale. They also assigned media coverage about the restaurant operator a news buzz of 0.0 out of 10, meaning that recent news coverage is extremely unlikely to have an impact on the stock's share price in the near future. View News Stories for Jack in the Box.

Jack in the Box saw a increase in short interest in the month of January. As of January 31st, there was short interest totalling 3,350,000 shares, an increase of 7.4% from the January 15th total of 3,120,000 shares. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 509,500 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently 6.6 days. Approximately 14.5% of the shares of the stock are sold short. View Jack in the Box's Current Options Chain.

Some companies that are related to Jack in the Box include Del Frisco's Restaurant Group (DFRG), Biglari (BH), BJ's Restaurants (BJRI), Bloomin' Brands (BLMN), Brinker International (EAT), Carrols Restaurant Group (TAST), Cheesecake Factory (CAKE), Chipotle Mexican Grill (CMG), Chuy's (CHUY), Cracker Barrel Old Country Store (CBRL), Darden Restaurants (DRI), Denny's (DENN), Dine Brands Global (DIN), Domino's Pizza (DPZ) and Dunkin Brands Group (DNKN).

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Jack in the Box's stock is owned by a number of of institutional and retail investors. Top institutional investors include Franklin Resources Inc. (3.88%), State Street Corp (3.49%), Bessemer Group Inc. (2.26%), Bank of New York Mellon Corp (1.84%), Victory Capital Management Inc. (1.76%) and Victory Capital Management Inc. (1.74%). 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 J. Goldman & Co LP, Falcon Point Capital LLC, Bank of America Corp DE, Cubist Systematic Strategies LLC, State Street Corp, Russell Investments Group Ltd., Bank of New York Mellon Corp and Prudential Financial 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 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., Goldman Sachs Group Inc., Advisory Research Inc., Maplelane Capital LLC, Schonfeld Strategic Advisors LLC, Landscape Capital Management L.L.C. and Comerica Bank. 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 $88.31.