Wedbush Has Negative Outlook of Jack in the Box Q1 Earnings

Jack in the Box Inc. (NASDAQ:JACK) – Equities researchers at Wedbush reduced their Q1 2025 EPS estimates for shares of Jack in the Box in a research report issued on Thursday, November 21st. Wedbush analyst N. Setyan now anticipates that the restaurant operator will post earnings per share of $1.67 for the quarter, down from their prior forecast of $1.78. Wedbush currently has a “Outperform” rating and a $50.00 price objective on the stock. The consensus estimate for Jack in the Box’s current full-year earnings is $5.25 per share. Wedbush also issued estimates for Jack in the Box’s Q2 2025 earnings at $1.16 EPS, Q3 2025 earnings at $1.28 EPS, Q4 2025 earnings at $1.05 EPS and Q1 2026 earnings at $1.85 EPS.

A number of other brokerages also recently issued reports on JACK. Guggenheim lowered their price target on Jack in the Box from $95.00 to $60.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research report on Wednesday, November 20th. Oppenheimer reiterated an “outperform” rating and set a $60.00 price target on shares of Jack in the Box in a report on Thursday. Bank of America increased their price objective on shares of Jack in the Box from $72.00 to $73.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Tuesday, October 22nd. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft dropped their target price on Jack in the Box from $51.00 to $46.00 and set a “hold” rating for the company in a research report on Thursday. Finally, Royal Bank of Canada reduced their price target on Jack in the Box from $70.00 to $65.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a report on Thursday. One analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, nine have issued a hold rating and seven have assigned a buy rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company has an average rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $60.38.

Jack in the Box Price Performance

Shares of NASDAQ JACK opened at $47.50 on Monday. The stock has a market capitalization of $908.49 million, a P/E ratio of -24.36, a PEG ratio of 1.49 and a beta of 1.93. The business’s 50 day moving average is $46.34 and its two-hundred day moving average is $50.15. Jack in the Box has a 1-year low of $40.84 and a 1-year high of $86.20.

Jack in the Box Announces Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, December 30th. Stockholders of record on Thursday, December 12th will be given a $0.44 dividend. This represents a $1.76 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 3.71%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, December 12th. Jack in the Box’s payout ratio is currently -90.26%.

Insider Activity at Jack in the Box

In other news, CFO Brian M. Scott sold 696 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Thursday, August 29th. The shares were 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. The trade was a 5.01 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this hyperlink. 1.60% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in JACK. DekaBank Deutsche Girozentrale purchased a new position in Jack in the Box during the third quarter worth approximately $41,000. EntryPoint Capital LLC increased its holdings in shares of Jack in the Box by 73.2% in the first quarter. EntryPoint Capital LLC now owns 866 shares of the restaurant operator’s stock valued at $59,000 after purchasing an additional 366 shares during the last quarter. Point72 Asia Singapore Pte. Ltd. boosted its position in shares of Jack in the Box by 172.3% during the 3rd quarter. Point72 Asia Singapore Pte. Ltd. now owns 2,140 shares of the restaurant operator’s stock valued at $100,000 after acquiring an additional 1,354 shares during the last quarter. SG Americas Securities LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Jack in the Box in the third quarter valued at about $185,000. Finally, MML Investors Services LLC increased its position in Jack in the Box by 20.3% during the third quarter. MML Investors Services LLC now owns 4,852 shares of the restaurant operator’s stock worth $226,000 after purchasing an additional 819 shares during the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 99.79% of the company’s stock.

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.