The stock of Jack In The Box, Inc (NASDAQ: JACK) has increased by 7.86% when compared to last closing price of $19.09. Despite this, the company has experienced a 20.06% gain in its stock price over the last five trading sessions. businesswire.com reported 2025-07-02 that SAN DIEGO–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Jack in the Box Inc. (NASDAQ: JACK) (the “Company”) today announced that its Board of Directors (“the Board”) unanimously adopted a limited-duration stockholder rights plan (“the Rights Plan”) to protect the interests of all stockholders. The Rights Plan is effective immediately. The Rights Plan was adopted in response to the accumulation of the Company’s stock by Biglari Capital Corp., which privately informed the Company that it now owns 9.9% of the shares of the C.
Is It Worth Investing in Jack In The Box, Inc (NASDAQ: JACK) Right Now?
Moreover, the 36-month beta value for JACK is 1.15. Analysts have varying opinions on the stock, with 4 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 1 as “overweight,” 14 as “hold,” and 1 as “sell.”
The public float for JACK is 18.11M and currently, short sellers hold a 25.60% of that float. On July 03, 2025, JACK’s average trading volume was 1.01M shares.
JACK’s Market Performance
JACK’s stock has seen a 20.06% increase for the week, with a 10.17% rise in the past month and a -23.54% fall in the past quarter. The volatility ratio for the week is 6.63%, and the volatility levels for the past 30 days are at 5.85% for Jack In The Box, Inc The simple moving average for the past 20 days is 10.04% for JACK’s stock, with a -42.24% simple moving average for the past 200 days.
Analysts’ Opinion of JACK
Many brokerage firms have already submitted their reports for JACK stocks, with Stifel repeating the rating for JACK by listing it as a “Hold.” The predicted price for JACK in the upcoming period, according to Stifel is $20 based on the research report published on June 20, 2025 of the current year 2025.
Truist, on the other hand, stated in their research note that they expect to see JACK reach a price target of $22. The rating they have provided for JACK stocks is “Hold” according to the report published on May 27th, 2025.
Northcoast gave a rating of “Sell” to JACK, setting the target price at $20 in the report published on May 19th of the current year.
JACK Trading at -5.47% 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 -66.10% of loss for the given period.
Insider Trading
Reports are indicating that there were more than several insider trading activities at JACK starting from Piano Steven, who sale 152 shares at the price of $29.07 back on May 13 ’25. After this action, Piano Steven now owns 25,732 shares of Jack In The Box, Inc, valued at $4,419 using the latest closing price.
Ostrom Ryan Lee, the EVP, Chief Cust&Digtl Officer of Jack In The Box, Inc, sale 328 shares at $39.16 during a trade that took place back on Feb 20 ’25, which means that Ostrom Ryan Lee is holding 29,320 shares at $12,844 based on the most recent closing price.
Stock Fundamentals for JACK
Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:
- 0.05 for the present operating margin
- 0.29 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 0.04.
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 1.0.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is 138.29 million with net debt to EBITDA at 22.89. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 2.26. 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 0.47.
Conclusion
To wrap up, the performance of Jack In The Box, Inc (JACK) has been mixed in recent times. The stock has received a bullish of “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.
