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 1.94%. 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) posted its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, November, 20th. The restaurant operator reported $0.95 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing analysts' consensus estimates of $0.96 by $0.01. The restaurant operator earned $221.24 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $222.68 million. Jack in the Box had a net margin of 9.94% and a negative return on equity of 18.08%. Jack in the Box's revenue was up 24.7% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the previous year, the company 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.

11 equities research analysts have issued 1-year target prices for Jack in the Box's shares. Their forecasts range from $69.00 to $105.00. On average, they expect Jack in the Box's share price to reach $92.60 in the next twelve months. This suggests a possible upside of 12.3% 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.

Media stories about JACK stock have trended negative this week, according to InfoTrie Sentiment Analysis. The research group identifies negative and positive press coverage by reviewing more than six thousand blog and news sources in real time. The firm ranks coverage of companies on a scale of -5 to 5, with scores closest to five being the most favorable. Jack in the Box earned a daily sentiment score of -2.0 on InfoTrie's scale. They also assigned news stories about the restaurant operator a news buzz of 0.0 out of 10, indicating that recent press coverage is extremely unlikely to have an impact on the stock's share price in the immediate future. View News Stories for Jack in the Box.

Jack in the Box saw a drop in short interest during the month of 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 trading volume of 508,200 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently 6.1 days. Approximately 13.5% 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), 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 many different of institutional and retail investors. Top institutional shareholders include New York State Teachers Retirement System (0.19%), Falcon Point Capital LLC (0.06%), 6 Meridian (0.03%), State of Michigan Retirement System (0.03%), Cerebellum GP LLC (0.03%) and Louisiana State Employees Retirement System (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 Falcon Point Capital LLC, State of Alaska Department of Revenue, Louisiana State Employees Retirement System and State of Michigan 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 acquired by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Telos Capital Management Inc., New York State Teachers Retirement System, 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 $82.49.

Jack in the Box has a market capitalization of $1.95 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]