Wedbush Has Bearish Estimate for Jack in the Box Q1 Earnings

Jack in the Box Inc. (NASDAQ:JACK) – Equities research analysts at Wedbush cut their Q1 2025 earnings per share estimates for shares of Jack in the Box in a research note issued on Friday, February 21st. Wedbush analyst N. Setyan now forecasts that the restaurant operator will post earnings per share of $1.64 for the quarter, down from their prior forecast of $1.67. Wedbush currently has a “Neutral” rating and a $40.00 target price on the stock. The consensus estimate for Jack in the Box’s current full-year earnings is $5.33 per share. Wedbush also issued estimates for Jack in the Box’s FY2025 earnings at $5.13 EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at $1.82 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $5.49 EPS.

Other equities research analysts have also recently issued reports about the company. Guggenheim dropped their target price on Jack in the Box from $95.00 to $60.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research report on Wednesday, November 20th. StockNews.com cut Jack in the Box from a “hold” rating to a “sell” rating in a research report on Wednesday, January 15th. Truist Financial dropped their target price on Jack in the Box from $70.00 to $57.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research report on Friday, November 22nd. Morgan Stanley lowered their price objective on Jack in the Box from $53.00 to $45.00 and set an “equal weight” rating on the stock in a report on Tuesday, January 21st. Finally, UBS Group lowered their price objective on Jack in the Box from $50.00 to $44.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a report on Tuesday, January 7th. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, nine have given a hold rating and six have given a buy rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company currently has an average rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $52.13.

Jack in the Box Stock Down 2.1 %

NASDAQ:JACK opened at $38.46 on Monday. Jack in the Box has a 52 week low of $36.36 and a 52 week high of $76.56. The stock has a market capitalization of $725.36 million, a PE ratio of -19.72, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.29 and a beta of 1.94. The stock’s 50-day moving average price is $39.90 and its 200-day moving average price is $44.85.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Large investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Quadrant Capital Group LLC lifted its stake in Jack in the Box by 96.7% during the fourth quarter. Quadrant Capital Group LLC now owns 899 shares of the restaurant operator’s stock worth $37,000 after purchasing an additional 442 shares in the last quarter. Public Employees Retirement System of Ohio acquired a new position in Jack in the Box during the fourth quarter worth $40,000. DekaBank Deutsche Girozentrale acquired a new position in Jack in the Box during the third quarter worth $41,000. GAMMA Investing LLC lifted its stake in Jack in the Box by 229.7% during the fourth quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 1,055 shares of the restaurant operator’s stock worth $44,000 after purchasing an additional 735 shares in the last quarter. Finally, KBC Group NV increased its position in shares of Jack in the Box by 99.5% during the fourth quarter. KBC Group NV now owns 1,235 shares of the restaurant operator’s stock worth $51,000 after acquiring an additional 616 shares during the period. 99.79% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other Jack in the Box news, SVP Sarah L. Super sold 1,688 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Monday, December 23rd. The stock was sold at an average price of $40.52, for a total transaction of $68,397.76. Following the transaction, the senior vice president now directly owns 16,815 shares in the company, valued at $681,343.80. This represents a 9.12 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at the SEC website. Insiders have sold 2,190 shares of company stock worth $92,961 over the last ninety days. Corporate insiders own 1.40% of the company’s stock.

About Jack in the Box

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.