
Jack in the Box (JACK) Stock Price Target Lowered at Jefferies
NEW YORK (TheStreet) -- Jefferies lowered its price target on Jack in the Box (JACK) - Get Report stock to $95 from $107 on Thursday.
The fast food company's top-line growth at both of its brands, Jack in the Box and Qdoba restaurants, is sustainable, Jefferies said.
Fear is "running high among investors," the firm added. Earlier this week, the company reported 2015 third quarter earnings results that missed analysts' expectations.
"While the team is still in the middle of its efforts to fully reinvigorate the Qdoba brand, and we have seen a significant improvement in results, we think there is plenty of room to go," Jefferies said. "We believe traffic will accelerate and same-store sales will continue to outperform most peers as the team introduces more impactful food news in fiscal 2016 and raises its media game."
Jefferies maintained its "buy" rating on the stock.
Jack in the Box stock closed at $74.05 on Wednesday.
Separately, TheStreet Ratings team rates JACK IN THE BOX INC as a Buy with a ratings score of B. TheStreet Ratings Team has this to say about their recommendation:
We rate JACK IN THE BOX INC (JACK) a BUY. This is driven by several positive factors, which we believe should have a greater impact than any weaknesses, and should give investors a better performance opportunity than most stocks we cover. The company's strengths can be seen in multiple areas, such as its revenue growth, notable return on equity, good cash flow from operations, impressive record of earnings per share growth and increase in net income. We feel its strengths outweigh the fact that the company has had generally high debt management risk by most measures that we evaluated.
Highlights from the analysis by TheStreet Ratings Team goes as follows:
- JACK's revenue growth has slightly outpaced the industry average of 1.4%. Since the same quarter one year prior, revenues slightly increased by 3.2%. Growth in the company's revenue appears to have helped boost the earnings per share.
- JACK IN THE BOX INC has improved earnings per share by 17.2% in the most recent quarter compared to the same quarter a year ago. The company has demonstrated a pattern of positive earnings per share growth over the past two years. We feel that this trend should continue. During the past fiscal year, JACK IN THE BOX INC increased its bottom line by earning $2.26 versus $1.84 in the prior year. This year, the market expects an improvement in earnings ($3.02 versus $2.26).
- The net income growth from the same quarter one year ago has greatly exceeded that of the S&P 500, but is less than that of the Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure industry average. The net income increased by 8.6% when compared to the same quarter one year prior, going from $24.70 million to $26.83 million.
- The company's current return on equity greatly increased when compared to its ROE from the same quarter one year prior. This is a signal of significant strength within the corporation. Compared to other companies in the Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure industry and the overall market, JACK IN THE BOX INC's return on equity significantly exceeds that of both the industry average and the S&P 500.
- Net operating cash flow has increased to $74.23 million or 17.87% when compared to the same quarter last year. The firm also exceeded the industry average cash flow growth rate of 2.77%.
- You can view the full analysis from the report here: JACK
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