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 reached pandemic status according to the World Health Organization. Since then, JACK shares have increased by 56.3% and is now trading at $73.63. 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 earnings results on Wednesday, May, 13th. The restaurant operator reported $0.50 earnings per share for the quarter, missing analysts' consensus estimates of $0.66 by $0.16. The restaurant operator had revenue of $216.16 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $212.07 million. Jack in the Box had a net margin of 5.64% and a negative return on equity of 12.11%. 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 paid a dividend of $0.40 per share on Tuesday, March 17th. This represents a $1.60 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 2.17%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Monday, March 2nd. View Jack in the Box's dividend history.

16 Wall Street analysts have issued 12-month price objectives for Jack in the Box's stock. Their forecasts range from $54.00 to $90.00. On average, they expect Jack in the Box's stock price to reach $76.13 in the next twelve months. This suggests a possible upside of 3.4% from the stock's current price. View analysts' price targets for Jack in the Box.

News stories about JACK stock have trended very negative this week, InfoTrie Sentiment Analysis reports. The research group rates the sentiment of press coverage by reviewing more than six thousand news and blog sources in real-time. The firm ranks coverage of companies on a scale of -5 to 5, with scores nearest to five being the most favorable. Jack in the Box earned a news sentiment score of -3.3 on InfoTrie's scale. They also gave 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 next few days. View the latest news about Jack in the Box.

Jack in the Box saw a drop in short interest in the month of June. As of June 15th, there was short interest totaling 3,310,000 shares, a drop of 10.8% from the May 31st total of 3,710,000 shares. Based on an average trading volume of 1,170,000 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is currently 2.8 days. Currently, 15.0% of the company's shares 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), Chipotle Mexican Grill (CMG), Yum! Brands (YUM), Domino's Pizza (DPZ), Darden Restaurants (DRI), Dunkin Brands Group (DNKN), Wendys (WEN), Texas Roadhouse (TXRH), Papa John's Int'l (PZZA), Cracker Barrel Old Country Store (CBRL), Brinker International (EAT), Cheesecake Factory (CAKE), Bloomin' Brands (BLMN) and Dine Brands Global (DIN). View all competitors.

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Jack in the Box trades on the NASDAQ under the ticker symbol "JACK."

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One share of JACK stock can currently be purchased for approximately $73.63.

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.

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]