Jack in the Box Inc

Jack in the Box Inc (JACK) Stock Analysis

$16.190

+0.295 (+1.82%)At close

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High
16.480
Open
15.940
VWAP
16.20
Vol
416.77K
Mkt Cap
997.81M
Low
15.940
Amount
6.75M
EV/EBITDA, TTM
12.56

Jack in the Box Inc. is a restaurant company. The Company operates and franchises Jack in the Box, a hamburger chain with approximately 2,135 restaurants across 21 states. Jack in the Box restaurants offer products, including classic burgers like its Jumbo Jack and product lines, such as the Buttery Jack and Smash Jack burgers. Jack offers products, such as breakfast sandwiches with cracked eggs, as well as tacos, curly fries, egg rolls, specialty sandwiches and real ice cream shakes, among many other items. Its menu offers breakfast, lunch, dinner, snacks, and late-night. Jack in the Box allows its guests to customize meals to their tastes and order any product on the menu when they want it, including breakfast at night, or burgers and chicken in the morning.

AI analysis of Jack in the Box Inc (JACK)

hold

Jack in the Box Inc is currently priced at $16.19, which is below the analyst price targets ranging from $16 to $22. However, the stock has shown a 5-day decline of 6.09% and a year-to-date drop of 13.51%, indicating recent weakness. The RSI is at 39.003, suggesting the stock is nearing oversold territory. Despite a recent earnings beat of $0.96 per share against an estimate of $0.90, the overall financial outlook remains mixed with a forward P/E of 5.36, indicating potential undervaluation but also reflecting market caution. The main risk is the significant volatility indicated by a historical volatility of 110.5%.

Analyst Ratings (17)

+19.52% upside
Buy
10 Buy
6 Hold
1 Sell
Current: 16.19
Low
15.00
Average
19.35
High
25.00

Deutsche Bank

2026-08-13

Price Target

$16

Hold

BofA

2026-08-13

Price Target

$22

Buy

RBC Capital

2026-08-13

Price Target

$22

Outperform

Mizuho

2026-08-13

Price Target

$16

Neutral

UBS

2026-08-13

Price Target

$20

Neutral

Valuation Metrics

The current forward P/E ratio for Jack in the Box Inc (JACK) is 5.36, compared to its 5-year average forward P/E of 9.68.

Forward P/E

Undervalued
5Y Average P/E
9.68
Current P/E
5.36
Overvalued
13.56
Undervalued
5.80

Forward EV/EBITDA

Fair
5Y Average EV/EBITDA
18.49
Current EV/EBITDA
12.56
Overvalued
40.81
Undervalued
-3.83

Forward P/S

Undervalued
5Y Average P/S
0.74
Current P/S
0.27
Overvalued
1.13
Undervalued
0.36

Alphio AI Price Scenarios for JACK

Scenario prices are the last monthly forecast band of the current year. Probabilities are fixed model weights (25 / 50 / 25), not guarantees.

B

Bull

Bull · 25%JACK

$18.62

Scenario price

B

Base

Base · 50%JACK

$17.26

Scenario price

B

Bear

Bear · 25%JACK

$17.00

Scenario price

Whales holding JACK

N

Nantahala Capital Management, LLC

+ HoldingJACK

+9.23%

3M Return

Events Timeline

2026-08-20 (ET)

08:00:00

Jack in the Box Appoints Taylor Montgomery as President

2026-08-13 (ET)

09:00:00

Stock Futures Modestly Higher, Cerebras Systems Down 15%

2026-08-12 (ET)

20:30:00

Nasdaq 100 Contract Down 0.2%, Cisco Down 4.1%

16:31:00

Jack in the Box Sees Restaurant Count of Approximately 2,100 and FY26 CapEx of $45M-$55M

16:30:00

Jack in the Box Reports Q3 Revenue of $257.7M

News

JACK FAQ — answered by Alphio AI

Jack in the Box Inc. is a restaurant company. The Company operates and franchises Jack in the Box, a hamburger chain with approximately 2,135 restaurants across 21 states. Jack in the Box restaurants offer products, including classic burgers like its Jumbo Jack and product lines, such as the Buttery Jack and Smash Jack burgers. Jack offers products, such as breakfast sandwiches with cracked eggs, as well as tacos, curly fries, egg rolls, specialty sandwiches and real ice cream shakes, among many other items. Its menu offers breakfast, lunch, dinner, snacks, and late-night. Jack in the Box allows its guests to customize meals to their tastes and order any product on the menu when they want it, including breakfast at night, or burgers and chicken in the morning. It operates in the Consumer Cyclicals sector (RETAIL-EATING PLACES industry).

Jack in the Box Inc is currently priced at $16.19, which is below the analyst price targets ranging from $16 to $22. However, the stock has shown a 5-day decline of 6.09% and a year-to-date drop of 13.51%, indicating recent weakness. The RSI is at 39.003, suggesting the stock is nearing oversold territory. Despite a recent earnings beat of $0.96 per share against an estimate of $0.90, the overall financial outlook remains mixed with a forward P/E of 5.36, indicating potential undervaluation but also reflecting market caution. The main risk is the significant volatility indicated by a historical volatility of 110.5%.

17 analysts cover JACK: 10 rate it Buy, 6 Hold and 1 Sell. The average price target is 19.35.

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