Barclays lowered the firm’s price target on Jack in the Box to $70 from $90 and keeps an Equal Weight rating on the shares. The analyst previewed Q3 results for the restaurant group, saying Q3 comps slowed sequentially, driven by both easing traffic and the lap of price. These “top-line kinks” drove stock weakness of late, following strength for much of 2023, the analyst tells investors in a research note. However, the firm notes commodity and labor inflation continues to ease, mitigating the comp slowdown, allowing most to achieve Street earnings estimates.
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