NASDAQ:JACK - Jack in the Box Stock Price, Price Target & More

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

Jack in the Box announced a quarterly dividend on Thursday, May 17th. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, May 29th will be given a dividend of $0.40 per share on Monday, June 11th. This represents a $1.60 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.87%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, May 25th. View Jack in the Box's Dividend History.

Jack in the Box Inc. (NASDAQ:JACK) posted its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, May, 16th. The restaurant operator reported $0.80 earnings per share for the quarter, missing the Thomson Reuters' consensus estimate of $0.86 by $0.06. The restaurant operator had revenue of $209.80 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $212.84 million. Jack in the Box had a negative return on equity of 27.25% and a net margin of 10.50%. The business's quarterly revenue was down 21.1% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the prior year, the business earned $0.98 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, August, 8th 2018. View Earnings Estimates for Jack in the Box.

15 brokerages have issued 12-month price targets for Jack in the Box's shares. Their forecasts range from $94.00 to $125.00. On average, they anticipate Jack in the Box's stock price to reach $105.0833 in the next year. View Analyst Ratings for Jack in the Box.

Jack in the Box saw a increase in short interest in May. As of May 31st, there was short interest totalling 2,169,175 shares, an increase of 49.7% from the May 15th total of 1,448,638 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 1,040,417 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently 2.1 days. Currently, 7.8% of the company's stock are sold short. View Jack in the Box's Current Options Chain.

Some companies that are related to Jack in the Box include Aramark (ARMK), Texas Roadhouse (TXRH), Cracker Barrel Old Country Store (CBRL), Cheesecake Factory (CAKE), Main Street Capital (MAIN), Brinker International (EAT), Bloomin' Brands (BLMN), Dave & Buster's Entertainment (PLAY), Papa John's Int'l (PZZA), Wingstop (WING), Arcos Dorados (ARCO), Dine Brands Global (DIN), MITCHELLS &BUTLERS (MBPFF), Sonic Drive-In (SONC) and BJ's Restaurants (BJRI).

Media coverage about JACK stock has trended somewhat positive on Monday, according to Accern. The research group identifies negative and positive media coverage by analyzing more than twenty million news and blog sources in real-time. Accern ranks coverage of publicly-traded companies on a scale of negative one to positive one, with scores closest to one being the most favorable. Jack in the Box earned a media sentiment score of 0.08 on Accern's scale. They also assigned headlines about the restaurant operator an impact score of 45.95 out of 100, meaning that recent media coverage is somewhat unlikely to have an effect on the stock's share price in the near term.

Jack in the Box's stock is owned by a variety of of retail and institutional investors. Top institutional shareholders include BlackRock Inc. (10.58%), Millennium Management LLC (3.52%), Dimensional Fund Advisors LP (2.53%), Blue Harbour Group L.P. (2.26%), Northern Trust Corp (1.84%) and Vaughan Nelson Investment Management L.P. (1.21%). Company insiders that own Jack in the Box stock include Carol A Diraimo, David Goebel, Dean C Gordon, Frances L Allen, Jerry P Rebel, Keith M Guilbault, Leonard A Comma, Madeleine Kleiner, 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 Vaughan Nelson Investment Management L.P., Water Island Capital LLC, JPMorgan Chase & Co., BlackRock Inc., Natixis Advisors L.P., SG Americas Securities LLC, BNP Paribas Arbitrage SA and Royal Bank of Canada. Company insiders that have sold Jack in the Box company stock in the last year include David Goebel, Dean C Gordon, Frances L Allen, Jerry P Rebel, Keith M Guilbault, Leonard A Comma, Paul D Melancon, Phillip H Rudolph, Raymond Pepper and Vanessa C Fox. View Insider Buying and Selling for Jack in the Box.

JACK stock was purchased by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Blue Harbour Group L.P., Prudential Financial Inc., Victory Capital Management Inc., Seven Eight Capital LP, Segall Bryant & Hamill LLC, Millennium Management LLC, Jane Street Group LLC and Quantbot Technologies LP. 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, Scottrade, Fidelity and Charles Schwab.

One share of JACK stock can currently be purchased for approximately $85.77.

Jack in the Box has a market capitalization of $2.42 billion and generates $1.55 billion in revenue each year. The restaurant operator earns $135.33 million in net income (profit) each year or $3.88 on an earnings per share basis. Jack in the Box employs 16,600 workers across the globe.

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]