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Summary Jack in the Box reported Q3 '14 earnings. The recommendation remains that the concept is attractive, but the valuation is rich. The strong turnaround of the Qdoba concept was not anticipated.          Read the full update at Seeking Alpha.  Disclosure: No position mentioned. Please review the disclaimer page for more details. 

Small Cap Insight Over the last couple of years Jack in the Box ( JACK ) has over gone a corporate shift that has helped push the stock higher. Now with the CEO leaving and a store shuffle on going at the Qdoba subsidiary, can the stock shoot even higher? The San Diego based company operates and franchises over 2,250 Jack in the Box (JIB) restaurants in 21 states and around 600 Qdoba Mexican Grill restaurants in 45 states. Read the full article at Seeking Alpha. Disclosure: No positions mentioned. Please review the disclaimer page for more details. 

Investing in restaurant stocks can be a simple, yet frustrating, pursuit. Developing a successful concept that can easily be duplicated across the country is easier said than done. While a good plan in theory, restaurants can quickly come in and out of favor. Very few successfully make the trek from a strong regional play to a truly national company. Investors crave the successes of Chipotle Mexican Grill or Panera Bread , which quickly spread nationwide and provided huge gains for early investors. Now a new set of restaurant stocks hope to replicate that success, from relatively new public firms  Chuy's ( NASDAQ: CHUY     ) and Noodles & Company ( NASDAQ: NDLS     ) to recent turnaround Jack in the Box ( NASDAQ: JACK     ) . All three stocks have market valuations of less than $2 billion compared to the $12 billion valuation of Chipotle. Read the full article here . Disclosure: No positions mentioned. Please review the disclaim...

Recently Jack in the Box  (NASDAQ: JACK ) disclosed that it would close 67 Qdoba stores for a cost of $40 million in impairment and severance charges. With a turnaround at the Jack in the Box concept, one has to wonder if management knows how to operate Qdoba. The company operates and franchises Jack In the Box restaurants with more than 2,250 restaurants in 21 states. Additionally, the company operates more » Disclosure: No positions mentioned. Please review the disclaimer page for more details. 

After the close last Wednesday, Jack in the Box (NASDAQ: JACK )   reported smashing results that easily beat analyst estimates. In fact the company has been on a tear lately of easily surpassing those estimates in each quarter during 2012. The company operates and franchises Jack In the Box restaurants with more than 2,200 restaurants in 21 states. Additionally, the company operates and franchises Qdoba Mexican Grill with more than more » Disclosure: No positions mentioned. Please review the disclaimer page for more details.