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

Jack in the Box (NASDAQ:JACK) updated its FY 2025 earnings guidance on Tuesday. The company provided earnings per share (EPS) guidance of 5.050-5.450 for the period, compared to the consensus estimate of 5.340. The company issued revenue guidance of -.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of brokerages have commented on JACK. Truist Financial decreased their price objective on Jack in the Box from $70.00 to $57.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a report on Friday, November 22nd. UBS Group lowered their price target on Jack in the Box from $50.00 to $44.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a research report on Tuesday, January 7th. Northcoast Research cut Jack in the Box from a “buy” rating to a “neutral” rating in a research note on Thursday, November 14th. Morgan Stanley reduced their target price on shares of Jack in the Box from $53.00 to $45.00 and set an “equal weight” rating for the company in a research note on Tuesday, January 21st. Finally, Royal Bank of Canada reissued an “outperform” rating and set a $55.00 price target on shares of Jack in the Box in a research report on Thursday, January 16th. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, nine have issued a hold rating and six have given a buy rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company currently has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $52.13.

Jack in the Box Stock Performance

NASDAQ JACK traded down $2.83 on Tuesday, hitting $33.95. 2,267,826 shares of the stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 611,866. The business’s fifty day moving average is $39.77 and its two-hundred day moving average is $44.74. Jack in the Box has a 12 month low of $32.69 and a 12 month high of $76.56. The firm has a market capitalization of $640.16 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of -17.41, a PEG ratio of 1.29 and a beta of 1.94.

Jack in the Box (NASDAQ:JACK) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, February 25th. The restaurant operator reported $1.92 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.71 by $0.21. Jack in the Box had a negative return on equity of 15.79% and a negative net margin of 2.34%. Analysts expect that Jack in the Box will post 5.33 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In related news, SVP Sarah L. Super sold 1,688 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, December 23rd. The shares were sold at an average price of $40.52, for a total transaction of $68,397.76. Following the sale, the senior vice president now directly owns 16,815 shares in the company, valued at approximately $681,343.80. This represents a 9.12 % decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. Insiders sold 2,190 shares of company stock worth $92,961 over the last quarter. 1.40% of the stock is currently owned by company 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.