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Jack in the Box Inc. (NASDAQ:JACK) issued an update on its FY17 earnings guidance on Tuesday morning. The company provided earnings per share (EPS) guidance of $4.10-4.30 for the period, compared to the Thomson Reuters consensus estimate of $4.35.
Shares of Jack in the Box Inc. (NASDAQ:JACK) traded up 2.34% during mid-day trading on Tuesday, reaching $101.89. The company's stock had a trading volume of 2,052,390 shares. The company has a 50 day moving average price of $101.58 and a 200 day moving average price of $103.46. Jack in the Box Inc. has a 12 month low of $73.29 and a 12 month high of $113.30. The stock has a market capitalization of $3.22 billion, a P/E ratio of 26.71 and a beta of 0.55.
Jack in the Box (NASDAQ:JACK) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, February 22nd. The restaurant operator reported $1.18 EPS for the quarter, missing analysts' consensus estimates of $1.24 by $0.06. The business had revenue of $487.90 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $499.40 million. Jack in the Box had a negative return on equity of 83.17% and a net margin of 7.76%. The firm's revenue for the quarter was up 3.6% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the prior year, the business earned $0.93 EPS. On average, equities research analysts anticipate that Jack in the Box Inc. will post $4.35 earnings per...