Jack Henry & Associates, Inc. (NASDAQ:JKHY – Free Report) – Research analysts at William Blair lifted their FY2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for shares of Jack Henry & Associates in a research report issued to clients and investors on Wednesday, February 5th. William Blair analyst C. Kennedy now anticipates that the technology company will post earnings per share of $5.86 for the year, up from their prior estimate of $5.84. William Blair has a “Hold” rating on the stock. The consensus estimate for Jack Henry & Associates’ current full-year earnings is $5.81 per share. William Blair also issued estimates for Jack Henry & Associates’ Q4 2025 earnings at $1.52 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $1.45 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $1.48 EPS and Q4 2026 earnings at $1.64 EPS.
A number of other brokerages also recently weighed in on JKHY. Keefe, Bruyette & Woods lifted their price target on Jack Henry & Associates from $180.00 to $190.00 and gave the company a “market perform” rating in a report on Thursday, November 7th. Wells Fargo & Company started coverage on Jack Henry & Associates in a research report on Tuesday, January 14th. They set an “underweight” rating and a $155.00 price objective for the company. Stephens reiterated an “equal weight” rating and issued a $170.00 target price on shares of Jack Henry & Associates in a report on Wednesday, November 6th. Robert W. Baird raised their price target on shares of Jack Henry & Associates from $186.00 to $195.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a report on Thursday, October 17th. Finally, StockNews.com lowered shares of Jack Henry & Associates from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Tuesday, November 26th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, ten have given a hold rating and two have given a buy rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the company has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $186.80.
Jack Henry & Associates Trading Down 0.0 %
NASDAQ JKHY opened at $173.81 on Friday. The firm’s 50 day moving average price is $174.82 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $174.74. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.03, a quick ratio of 1.11 and a current ratio of 1.11. Jack Henry & Associates has a twelve month low of $157.00 and a twelve month high of $189.63. The stock has a market cap of $12.68 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 31.83, a PEG ratio of 3.47 and a beta of 0.61.
Jack Henry & Associates (NASDAQ:JKHY – Get Free Report) last released 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 21.81% and a net margin of 17.79%.
Jack Henry & Associates Dividend Announcement
The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, December 23rd. Investors of record on Monday, December 2nd were issued a $0.55 dividend. This represents a $2.20 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.27%. The ex-dividend date was Monday, December 2nd. Jack Henry & Associates’s dividend payout ratio is presently 40.29%.
Insiders Place Their Bets
In other Jack Henry & Associates news, insider David B. Foss sold 18,770 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, November 19th. The stock was sold at an average price of $171.32, for a total transaction of $3,215,676.40. Following the transaction, the insider now owns 138,665 shares in the company, valued at $23,756,087.80. This trade represents a 11.92 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available at the SEC website. Company insiders own 1.37% of the company’s stock.
Hedge Funds Weigh In On Jack Henry & Associates
A number of institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of the company. Cetera Investment Advisers raised its holdings in Jack Henry & Associates by 23.0% in the 2nd quarter. Cetera Investment Advisers now owns 19,479 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $3,234,000 after acquiring an additional 3,636 shares during the period. Czech National Bank lifted its position in shares of Jack Henry & Associates by 6.9% during the 3rd quarter. Czech National Bank now owns 14,850 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $2,622,000 after purchasing an additional 959 shares during the last quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC boosted its stake in Jack Henry & Associates by 10.3% during the 3rd quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 1,685 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $297,000 after purchasing an additional 158 shares during the period. Dynamic Advisor Solutions LLC boosted its stake in Jack Henry & Associates by 3.4% during the 3rd quarter. Dynamic Advisor Solutions LLC now owns 4,277 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $755,000 after purchasing an additional 139 shares during the period. Finally, CWM LLC grew its holdings in Jack Henry & Associates by 7.9% in the 3rd quarter. CWM LLC now owns 1,803 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $318,000 after buying an additional 132 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 98.75% of the company’s stock.
Jack Henry & Associates Company Profile
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.
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