Jack In The Box, Inc (NASDAQ: JACK)’s stock price has plunge by -2.05relation to previous closing price of 30.74. Nevertheless, the company has seen a -3.92% plunge in its stock price over the last five trading sessions. zacks.com reported 2025-03-20 that Jack in the Box’s targeted marketing campaigns, digital enhancements and franchise expansion plan propel it for growth.
Is It Worth Investing in Jack In The Box, Inc (NASDAQ: JACK) Right Now?
Company’s 36-month beta value is 1.78.Analysts have differing opinions on the stock, with 5 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 1 as “overweight,” 15 as “hold,” and 0 as “sell.”
The public float for JACK is 18.23M, and currently, short sellers hold a 17.29% ratio of that floaft. The average trading volume of JACK on March 21, 2025 was 686.15K shares.
JACK’s Market Performance
JACK stock saw a decrease of -3.92% in the past week, with a monthly decline of -23.36% and a quarterly a decrease of -29.73%. The volatility ratio for the week is 3.72%, and the volatility levels for the last 30 days are 6.07% for Jack In The Box, Inc (JACK). The simple moving average for the past 20 days is -12.89% for JACK’s stock, with a -34.31% simple moving average for the past 200 days.
Analysts’ Opinion of JACK
Many brokerage firms have already submitted their reports for JACK stocks, with Wedbush repeating the rating for JACK by listing it as a “Neutral.” The predicted price for JACK in the upcoming period, according to Wedbush is $40 based on the research report published on February 21, 2025 of the current year 2025.
Goldman gave a rating of “Sell” to JACK, setting the target price at $55 in the report published on June 13th of the previous year.
JACK Trading at -19.78% from the 50-Day Moving Average
After a stumble in the market that brought JACK to its low price for the period of the last 52 weeks, the company was unable to rebound, for now settling with -57.75% of loss for the given period.
Volatility was left at 6.07%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 3.72%, as shares sank -21.74% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading -22.76% lower at present.
During the last 5 trading sessions, JACK fell by -3.96%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by -47.47% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $34.56. In addition, Jack In The Box, Inc saw -27.69% in overturn over a single year, with a tendency to cut further losses.
Insider Trading
Reports are indicating that there were more than several insider trading activities at JACK starting from Ostrom Ryan Lee, who sale 328 shares at the price of $39.16 back on Feb 20 ’25. After this action, Ostrom Ryan Lee now owns 29,320 shares of Jack In The Box, Inc, valued at $12,844 using the latest closing price.
SUPER SARAH L, the SVP, CHF LEGAL & RISK OFFICER of Jack In The Box, Inc, sale 1,688 shares at $40.52 during a trade that took place back on Dec 23 ’24, which means that SUPER SARAH L is holding 16,815 shares at $68,398 based on the most recent closing price.
Stock Fundamentals for JACK
Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:
- 0.16 for the present operating margin
- 0.28 for the gross margin
The net margin for Jack In The Box, Inc stands at -0.02. The total capital return value is set at 0.11.
Based on Jack In The Box, Inc (JACK), the company’s capital structure generated 1.37 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at 0.02. The debt to equity ratio resting at -3.74. The interest coverage ratio of the stock is 3.15.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is 77.64 million with net debt to EBITDA at 9.8. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 2.37. The receivables turnover for the company is 18.8for trailing twelve months and the total asset turnover is 0.57. The liquidity ratio also appears to be rather interesting for investors as it stands at 0.50.
Conclusion
In a nutshell, Jack In The Box, Inc (JACK) has experienced a bad performance in recent times. The stock has received mixed “buy” and “hold” ratings from analysts. It’s important to note that the stock is currently trading at a significant distance from its 50-day moving average and its 52-week high.
