Zacks Research Issues Negative Estimate for JKHY Earnings

Jack Henry & Associates, Inc. (NASDAQ:JKHY) – Investment analysts at Zacks Research cut their Q2 2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for Jack Henry & Associates in a research note issued on Tuesday, November 26th. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now forecasts that the technology company will post earnings per share of $1.31 for the quarter, down from their prior forecast of $1.33. The consensus estimate for Jack Henry & Associates’ current full-year earnings is $5.80 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Jack Henry & Associates’ Q3 2025 earnings at $1.30 EPS, Q4 2025 earnings at $1.50 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $5.73 EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at $1.66 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $1.46 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $1.40 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $1.66 EPS, Q1 2027 earnings at $1.75 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $6.60 EPS.

Other analysts also recently issued reports about the company. Keefe, Bruyette & Woods lifted their target price on Jack Henry & Associates from $180.00 to $190.00 and gave the stock a “market perform” rating in a research report on Thursday, November 7th. Royal Bank of Canada upped their target price on Jack Henry & Associates from $181.00 to $203.00 and gave the stock a “sector perform” rating in a report on Thursday, November 7th. William Blair downgraded shares of Jack Henry & Associates from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Wednesday, November 6th. Robert W. Baird upped their price target on shares of Jack Henry & Associates from $186.00 to $195.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research report on Thursday, October 17th. Finally, Stephens reiterated an “equal weight” rating and issued a $170.00 price target on shares of Jack Henry & Associates in a report on Wednesday, November 6th. Eleven investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and three have issued a buy rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $188.73.

Jack Henry & Associates Stock Up 0.5 %

Shares of NASDAQ JKHY opened at $173.96 on Thursday. The firm has a 50-day simple moving average of $179.05 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $171.38. Jack Henry & Associates has a 1 year low of $153.23 and a 1 year high of $189.63. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.03, a current ratio of 1.11 and a quick ratio of 1.11. The company has a market cap of $12.69 billion, a P/E ratio of 31.86, a PEG ratio of 3.25 and a beta of 0.63.

Jack Henry & Associates (NASDAQ:JKHY) last released its earnings results on Tuesday, November 5th. The technology company reported $1.63 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.61 by $0.02. The firm had revenue of $600.98 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $599.56 million. Jack Henry & Associates had a net margin of 17.79% and a return on equity of 21.81%. The business’s revenue was up 5.2% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter last year, the business earned $1.39 EPS.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the stock. V Square Quantitative Management LLC boosted its position in Jack Henry & Associates by 3.6% in the 3rd quarter. V Square Quantitative Management LLC now owns 1,567 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $277,000 after purchasing an additional 54 shares in the last quarter. Bridges Investment Management Inc. boosted its holdings in Jack Henry & Associates by 1.7% during the third quarter. Bridges Investment Management Inc. now owns 3,256 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $575,000 after buying an additional 55 shares in the last quarter. Raymond James Trust N.A. boosted its holdings in Jack Henry & Associates by 1.3% during the second quarter. Raymond James Trust N.A. now owns 4,804 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $798,000 after buying an additional 60 shares in the last quarter. D.A. Davidson & CO. grew its position in Jack Henry & Associates by 1.2% during the third quarter. D.A. Davidson & CO. now owns 4,969 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $877,000 after buying an additional 61 shares during the period. Finally, Advisor OS LLC increased its holdings in Jack Henry & Associates by 1.0% in the second quarter. Advisor OS LLC now owns 6,624 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $1,100,000 after buying an additional 65 shares in the last quarter. 98.75% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other news, insider David B. Foss sold 18,770 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, November 19th. The stock was sold at an average price of $171.32, for a total value of $3,215,676.40. Following the completion of the transaction, the insider now owns 138,665 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $23,756,087.80. The trade was a 11.92 % decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available through the SEC website. 1.37% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

Jack Henry & Associates Announces Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, December 23rd. Investors of record on Monday, December 2nd will be given a $0.55 dividend. This represents a $2.20 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.26%. The ex-dividend date is Monday, December 2nd. Jack Henry & Associates’s payout ratio is 40.29%.

Jack Henry & Associates Company Profile

Jack Henry & Associates, Inc, a financial technology company that connects people and financial institutions through technology solutions and payment processing services that reduce the barriers to financial health. It operates through four segments: Core, Payments, Complementary, and Corporate and Other.