Jack in the Box (NASDAQ:JACK) Issues FY 2025 Earnings Guidance

Jack in the Box (NASDAQ:JACK) issued an update on its FY 2025 earnings guidance on Wednesday morning. The company provided EPS guidance of 5.050-5.450 for the period, compared to the consensus EPS estimate of 6.160. The company issued revenue guidance of -.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of research firms have recently commented on JACK. Loop Capital cut their price target on shares of Jack in the Box from $87.00 to $70.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a report on Monday, October 14th. Northcoast Research cut shares of Jack in the Box from a “buy” rating to a “neutral” rating in a report on Thursday, November 14th. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft cut their target price on shares of Jack in the Box from $59.00 to $56.00 and set a “hold” rating for the company in a research report on Wednesday, August 7th. Piper Sandler lowered their price target on Jack in the Box from $56.00 to $53.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a report on Wednesday, October 30th. Finally, The Goldman Sachs Group cut their price objective on Jack in the Box from $55.00 to $47.00 and set a “sell” rating for the company in a report on Monday, October 21st. Two analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, nine have assigned a hold rating and seven have given a buy rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company currently has an average rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $62.65.

Jack in the Box Stock Performance

JACK opened at $43.75 on Thursday. The stock has a market capitalization of $836.94 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of -22.91, a PEG ratio of 1.06 and a beta of 1.93. The company has a fifty day moving average of $46.18 and a 200 day moving average of $50.28. Jack in the Box has a fifty-two week low of $40.84 and a fifty-two week high of $86.20.

Jack in the Box Announces Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, September 19th. Stockholders of record on Friday, August 30th were issued a $0.44 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Friday, August 30th. This represents a $1.76 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 4.02%. Jack in the Box’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is -88.44%.

Insider Activity at Jack in the Box

In other news, CFO Brian M. Scott sold 696 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, August 29th. The stock was sold at an average price of $48.66, for a total transaction of $33,867.36. Following the sale, the chief financial officer now directly owns 13,201 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $642,360.66. This represents a 5.01 % decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at the SEC website. 1.60% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

Jack in the Box Company Profile

Jack in the Box Inc operates and franchises Jack in the Box and Del Taco quick-service restaurants in the United States. The company was founded in 1951 and is headquartered in San Diego, California.