Zacks Research Has Bullish Estimate for JKHY Q3 Earnings

Jack Henry & Associates, Inc. (NASDAQ:JKHY) – Zacks Research lifted their Q3 2025 EPS estimates for Jack Henry & Associates in a research report issued to clients and investors on Tuesday, February 25th. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now anticipates that the technology company will earn $1.32 per share for the quarter, up from their previous estimate of $1.30. The consensus estimate for Jack Henry & Associates’ current full-year earnings is $5.83 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Jack Henry & Associates’ FY2025 earnings at $5.78 EPS and Q1 2027 earnings at $1.76 EPS.

Jack Henry & Associates (NASDAQ:JKHY) last issued its earnings results on Tuesday, February 4th. The technology company reported $1.34 earnings per share for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $1.37 by ($0.03). Jack Henry & Associates had a return on equity of 21.55% and a net margin of 17.83%.

Several other analysts have also commented on JKHY. William Blair reiterated an “outperform” rating on shares of Jack Henry & Associates in a research report on Tuesday, February 18th. UBS Group increased their price target on shares of Jack Henry & Associates from $180.00 to $190.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research report on Thursday, November 7th. StockNews.com lowered shares of Jack Henry & Associates from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Tuesday, November 26th. Wells Fargo & Company assumed coverage on shares of Jack Henry & Associates in a research report on Tuesday, January 14th. They issued an “underweight” rating and a $155.00 price target on the stock. Finally, Keefe, Bruyette & Woods increased their price target on shares of Jack Henry & Associates from $180.00 to $190.00 and gave the company a “market perform” rating in a research report on Thursday, November 7th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, nine have issued a hold rating and three have given a buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $186.80.

Jack Henry & Associates Stock Up 1.0 %

JKHY stock opened at $173.59 on Friday. The company’s 50 day simple moving average is $173.05 and its 200-day simple moving average is $174.96. The firm has a market capitalization of $12.65 billion, a PE ratio of 31.33, a P/E/G ratio of 3.36 and a beta of 0.61. Jack Henry & Associates has a 12 month low of $157.00 and a 12 month high of $189.63. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.03, a current ratio of 1.17 and a quick ratio of 1.17.

Jack Henry & Associates Increases Dividend

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, March 25th. Shareholders of record on Thursday, March 6th will be paid a dividend of $0.58 per share. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, March 6th. This represents a $2.32 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.34%. This is an increase from Jack Henry & Associates’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.55. Jack Henry & Associates’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 41.88%.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Jack Henry & Associates

A number of large investors have recently bought and sold shares of the stock. Menard Financial Group LLC purchased a new position in Jack Henry & Associates during the fourth quarter worth approximately $60,000. Universal Beteiligungs und Servicegesellschaft mbH purchased a new position in Jack Henry & Associates during the fourth quarter worth approximately $4,974,000. Jefferies Financial Group Inc. purchased a new position in Jack Henry & Associates during the fourth quarter worth approximately $2,032,000. Mackenzie Financial Corp raised its stake in Jack Henry & Associates by 22.9% during the fourth quarter. Mackenzie Financial Corp now owns 835,244 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $146,418,000 after purchasing an additional 155,831 shares during the period. Finally, Forum Financial Management LP purchased a new position in Jack Henry & Associates during the fourth quarter worth approximately $235,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 98.75% of the company’s stock.

About Jack Henry & Associates

Jack Henry & Associates, Inc is a financial technology company, which engages in the provision of technology solutions and payment processing services. It operates through the following segments: Core, Payments, Complementary, and Corporate and Other. The Core segment provides core information processing platforms to banks and credit unions which consist of integrated applications required to process deposit, loan, and general ledger transactions, and maintain centralized customer and member information.