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The price of Jack In The Box, Inc (NASDAQ: JACK) closed at $33.44 in the last session, down -0.86% from day before closing price of $33.73. In other words, the price has decreased by -$0.86 from its previous closing price. On the day, 0.86 million shares were traded. JACK stock price reached its highest trading level at $34.68 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $32.94.
Ratios:
We take a closer look at JACK’s different ratios to gain a better understanding of the stock. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 6.03 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 7.38. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 0.49 and its Current Ratio is at 0.50.
Upgrades & Downgrades
In addition, analysts’ ratings and any changes thereto give investors an idea of the stock’s future direction. In the most recent recommendation for the company, Wedbush on February 21, 2025, Downgraded its rating to Neutral and sets its target price to $40 from $50 previously.
On June 13, 2024, Goldman started tracking the stock assigning a Sell rating and target price of $55.Goldman initiated its Sell rating on June 13, 2024, with a $55 target price.
Insider Transactions:
An investor can also benefit from insider trades by learning what management is thinking about the future direction of stock prices. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Feb 20 ’25 when Ostrom Ryan Lee sold 328 shares for $39.16 per share. The transaction valued at 12,844 led to the insider holds 29,320 shares of the business.
SUPER SARAH L sold 1,688 shares of JACK for $68,398 on Dec 23 ’24. The SVP, CHF LEGAL & RISK OFFICER now owns 16,815 shares after completing the transaction at $40.52 per share. On Dec 23 ’24, another insider, COOK RICHARD D, who serves as the SVP, CHIEF TECHNOLOGY OFFICER of the company, sold 1,349 shares for $40.52 each. As a result, the insider received 54,661 and left with 16,237 shares of the company.
Valuation Measures:
Investors should consider key stock statistics when deciding whether to invest or divest. In the wake of the recent closing price, JACK now has a Market Capitalization of 630621504 and an Enterprise Value of 3734309376. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 0.41. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 2.404 whereas that against EBITDA is 11.736.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for JACK is 1.73, which has changed by -0.5502958 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.087141395 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, JACK has reached a high of $75.23, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $32.69. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -14.03%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -28.30%.
Shares Statistics:
According to the various share statistics, JACK traded on average about 698.88K shares per day over the past 3-months and 860660 shares per day over the past 10 days. A total of 18.85M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 18.23M. Insiders hold about 3.34% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 113.36% stake in the company. Shares short for JACK as of 1740700800 were 3151639 with a Short Ratio of 4.51, compared to 1738281600 on 2893773. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 3151639 and a Short% of Float of 23.53.
Dividends & Splits
The forward annual dividend rate for JACK is 1.76, which was 1.76 in the trailing 12 months. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.05217907The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 2.35.
