JACK — Jack in the Box Inc.

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Trend Edge Setup Score

Trend Edge rates JACK Bearish with a Setup Score of 48, net conviction 54, actionability 42. How the Setup Score works →

Total Setup Score48
Directional BiasBearish
Net Conviction54
Actionability42 (in range)

Key signals behind this score

About Jack in the Box Inc.

Jack in the Box Inc., together with its subsidiaries, develops, operates, and franchises quick-service restaurants (QSR) in the United States. It operates through Jack in the Box and Del Taco segments. The company engages in the operation of a hamburger chain under the Jack in the Box brand; and a Mexican-American QSR chain under the Del Taco brand. Read full Trend Edge analysis →

Trend Edge Proprietary Indicators

Key Metrics

Current Price$12.70
Market Cap$239M
Float12.4M
Shares Outstanding19.2M
P/E (Forward)4.38
P/E (TTM)4.48
Price/Sales (TTM)0.17
vs. Analyst Target+56.8% to analyst PT
Profit Margin2.36%
Operating Margin (TTM)14.93%
Revenue (TTM)$1.43B
Earnings Growth (YoY)-10.00%
Dividend RateNone
Analyst Target Price$19.92 (16 analysts)

Financial History

Annual Revenue & Earnings History

YearRevenueNet IncomeGross ProfitEBITDA
2020 $1.02B $89.8M $354M $242M
2021 $1.14B $166M $412M $337M
2022 $1.47B $116M $433M $304M
2023 $1.69B $131M $508M $337M
2024 $1.57B -$36.7M $463M $138M
2025 $1.47B -$80.7M $420M $36.2M

Recent Quarterly Revenue & Net Income

QuarterRevenueNet Income
Sep 2025 $326M $5.8M
Dec 2025 $350M -$2.5M
Mar 2026 $254M $10.2M
Jun 2026 N/A $21.0M

Ownership & Float

Insider Ownership9.6%
Institutional Ownership107.6%
Short Float47.7%
% of All Funds Holding1.51%
Number of Funds Holding133

Current Moving Averages

Trend Edge tracks near-term, medium-term, cyclical, and secular moving averages across weekly and monthly timeframes to identify trend structure at every horizon.

TimeframeSMAValueTrend Context
Weekly10-Week SMA$15.06Near-term / short-term trend
Weekly40-Week SMA$15.03Medium-term trend
Weekly80-Week SMA$17.57Cyclical trend (business cycle)
Weekly200-Week SMA$46.42Secular trend (multi-year)
Monthly10-Month SMA$14.72Near-term monthly trend
Monthly20-Month SMA$17.52Medium-term monthly trend
Monthly40-Month SMA$39.30Secular monthly trend

Volume Shelves — Support & Resistance

Trend Edge identifies volume shelves: price zones where historically elevated trading volume creates structural support or resistance. A volume shelf forms when a disproportionate share of cumulative volume was transacted at a specific price level, making it a high-conviction anchor for future price reactions.

Price LevelTypeVolume RatioAge
$26.20 resistance 1.31x 16 months ago
$38.80 resistance 1.41x 18 months ago
$48.00 resistance 1.08x 21 months ago
$59.00 resistance 1.28x 25 months ago

Historical Earnings Reactions (124 events)

TimeframeAvg ReturnMedianWin RateBestWorst
Gap 0.57% 0.00% 49.19% 17.10% -17.18%
1 Day 0.19% 0.00% 49.19% 21.55% -18.13%
1 Week 1.10% 0.32% 51.61% 37.07% -21.49%
2 Weeks 1.04% 0.00% 49.19% 39.13% -31.44%
1 Month 0.91% 0.72% 55.65% 47.19% -70.59%

Next earnings: November 18, 2026 (39 days away)

Seasonality & Day-of-Week Patterns

Monthly Seasonality

MonthAvg ReturnWin RateSamples
Jan2.0%64.7%34
Feb-0.2%50.0%34
Mar-0.2%70.6%34
Apr1.8%42.9%35
May2.9%57.1%35
Jun-0.2%48.6%35
Jul1.6%51.4%35
Aug-0.3%45.7%35
Sep-1.9%42.9%35
Oct-0.9%47.1%34
Nov2.4%50.0%34
Dec1.6%58.8%34

Day-of-Week Tendencies

DayAvg ReturnWin RateSamples
Monday -0.01% 45.6% 1639
Tuesday -0.00% 46.8% 1788
Wednesday 0.05% 47.0% 1786
Thursday 0.08% 48.1% 1752
Friday 0.09% 49.0% 1741

Top Institutional Holders

Institutional holder breakdown coming soon.

Total institutional ownership: 107.6%

Insider Transactions — Smart Summary

Total insider ownership: 9.6%

12-Month Insider Activity Summary

Total Filings32
Net Value-$659,268.388
Net Shares Change20,540
% of Float0.2%
C-Suite Filings31
Clusters Detected4

Key Insiders

NameTitleNet ValueFilingsActivity
King Mark James Exec Chairman & Interim CEO -$338,327.665 4 4 sell
Tucker Lance F. DIRECTOR & CEO +$86,450 1 1 buy
DIAZ GUILLERMO JR +$68,622.62 1 1 buy
SUPER SARAH L EVP, Chief Legal&Admin Officer -$22,275.916 1 1 sell
Ostrom Ryan Lee EVP, Chief Cust&Digtl Officer +$17,551.7 1 1 buy
MOUNT CARL SVP, CHF SUPPLY CHAIN OFFICER -$13,817.172 1 1 sell
Piano Steven SVP, CHIEF PEOPLE OFFICER -$11,155.462 1 1 sell

Transaction Clusters

PeriodFilingsInsidersNet ValueSeniority
2025-11-24 – 2025-12-03 10 8 -$126,223.812 10 C-suite
2025-12-10 – 2025-12-17 6 6 -$24,472.6 6 C-suite
2025-12-30 – 2025-12-30 4 4 -$30,377.06 4 C-suite
2026-05-04 – 2026-05-04 5 5 -$68,580.231 5 C-suite

Significant Filings

DateInsiderTitleNet ValuePrice After
2026-09-22 King Mark James Exec Chairman & Interim CEO -$76,583.47 Transaction at $13.61, now -6.7%
2026-08-14 King Mark James Exec Chairman & Interim CEO -$104,977.165 Transaction at $18.59, now -31.7%
2026-07-21 King Mark James Exec Chairman & Interim CEO -$82,702.2 Transaction at $14.70, now -13.6%
2026-05-28 DIAZ GUILLERMO JR +$68,622.62 Transaction at $5.75, now +120.7%
2025-11-24 Tucker Lance F. DIRECTOR & CEO +$86,450 Transaction at $17.29, now -26.5%
2025-11-24 Ostrom Ryan Lee EVP, Chief Cust&Digtl Officer +$17,551.7 Transaction at $17.55, now -27.6%

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AI Consult Analysis

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