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. Investors 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 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.92%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Wednesday, December 4th. View Jack in the Box's Dividend History.

Jack in the Box Inc. (NASDAQ:JACK) released its earnings results on Wednesday, November, 20th. The restaurant operator reported $0.95 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.96 by $0.01. The restaurant operator had revenue of $221.24 million for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $222.68 million. Jack in the Box had a negative return on equity of 18.08% and a net margin of 9.94%. The company's revenue for the quarter was up 24.7% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period last year, the business posted $0.77 earnings per share. 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.

11 analysts have issued twelve-month price objectives 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 share price to reach $92.60 in the next year. This suggests a possible upside of 11.1% from the stock's current price. View Analyst Price Targets for Jack in the Box.

11 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, 2 hold ratings and 7 buy ratings for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Hold." View Analyst Ratings for Jack in the Box.

News articles about JACK stock have trended negative this week, InfoTrie reports. The research firm identifies negative and positive press coverage by analyzing more than six thousand blog and news sources in real time. The firm ranks coverage of public 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 -2.3 on InfoTrie's scale. They also assigned news headlines about the restaurant operator a news buzz of 0.0 out of 10, meaning that recent press coverage is extremely unlikely to have an effect on the stock's share price in the near term. View News Stories for Jack in the Box.

Jack in the Box saw a drop in short interest in December. As of December 31st, there was short interest totalling 3,120,000 shares, a drop of 6.6% from the December 15th total of 3,340,000 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 508,200 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 6.1 days. Approximately 13.5% of the shares of the stock are short sold. 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), Brinker International (EAT) and Dine Brands Global (DIN).

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Jack in the Box's stock is owned by a variety of of retail and institutional investors. Top institutional investors include 6 Meridian (0.03%), Cerebellum GP LLC (0.03%), Louisiana State Employees Retirement System (0.02%) and State of Alaska Department of Revenue (0.02%). 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 State of Alaska Department of Revenue and Louisiana State Employees Retirement System. 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 Cerebellum GP LLC and 6 Meridian. 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 $83.36.

Jack in the Box has a market capitalization of $1.97 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]