Jack in the Box | JACK | Long at $18.48

Jack in the Box JACK has taken a massive hit to its stock price since its peak in 2024 at just over $124 a share. It's currently trading around $18 and has entered my "crash" simple moving average zone. More often than not, this area signifies a bottom (or future bounce), but I view it more as a consolidation area to accumulate shares. Float = 18M; short interest = 19%...

Looking at JACK fundamentally, this isn't the healthiest of restaurant companies. It is using a high level of debt to finance its operations and a high dividend yield of 9.28%. The company's revenue and profits have been slowly declining since 2023, as well. However, after 2025, the company anticipates a slow turnaround to begin. It will be closing 80-120 restaurants across the U.S. in 2025, which is a positive to help the company moving forward. JACK also just got a new CFO and they are (at least from an outsider's view) attempting to change to generate share value. At this share price, I believe the company is in dire straits to get some investor confidence back. It's a strong name with long history.

While the stock price may hit true resistance at just under $17, JACK is in a personal buy zone at $18.48. Targets are set low due to economic uncertainty.

Targets:

1. $23.00 (+24.5%)
   
2. $25.00 (+35.3%)