William Blair Issues Pessimistic Estimate for JKHY Earnings

Jack Henry & Associates, Inc. (NASDAQ:JKHY) – Research analysts at William Blair lowered their Q3 2025 EPS estimates for Jack Henry & Associates in a report released on Wednesday, February 5th. William Blair analyst C. Kennedy now expects that the technology company will post earnings of $1.37 per share for the quarter, down from their previous estimate of $1.39. William Blair has a “Hold” rating on the stock. The consensus estimate for Jack Henry & Associates’ current full-year earnings is $5.83 per share.

Jack Henry & Associates (NASDAQ:JKHY) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, February 4th. The technology company reported $1.34 EPS for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates 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 equities research analysts have also weighed in on JKHY. Stephens reissued an “equal weight” rating and issued a $170.00 price objective on shares of Jack Henry & Associates in a report on Wednesday, November 6th. Robert W. Baird boosted their price target on shares of Jack Henry & Associates from $186.00 to $195.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research report on Thursday, October 17th. Wells Fargo & Company began coverage on shares of Jack Henry & Associates in a report on Tuesday, January 14th. They issued an “underweight” rating and a $155.00 price objective for the company. Royal Bank of Canada lifted their price objective on shares of Jack Henry & Associates from $181.00 to $203.00 and gave the company a “sector perform” rating in a research note on Thursday, November 7th. Finally, UBS Group increased their target price on Jack Henry & Associates from $180.00 to $190.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research report on Thursday, November 7th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, ten have issued a hold rating and two have issued a buy rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $186.80.

Jack Henry & Associates Stock Performance

Shares of JKHY opened at $173.66 on Monday. Jack Henry & Associates has a 1 year low of $157.00 and a 1 year high of $189.63. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.03, a current ratio of 3.11 and a quick ratio of 1.11. The stock’s fifty day moving average price is $174.77 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $174.87. The firm has a market cap of $12.67 billion, a PE ratio of 31.35, a PEG ratio of 3.46 and a beta of 0.61.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Generali Asset Management SPA SGR purchased a new stake in Jack Henry & Associates in the fourth quarter worth approximately $3,140,000. Thrivent Financial for Lutherans grew its holdings in shares of Jack Henry & Associates by 110.4% during the 4th quarter. Thrivent Financial for Lutherans now owns 200,093 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $35,080,000 after purchasing an additional 105,000 shares during the last quarter. Signaturefd LLC raised its position in Jack Henry & Associates by 41.4% in the 4th quarter. Signaturefd LLC now owns 1,541 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $270,000 after purchasing an additional 451 shares during the period. Parallel Advisors LLC lifted its stake in Jack Henry & Associates by 33.6% in the fourth quarter. Parallel Advisors LLC now owns 4,255 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $746,000 after purchasing an additional 1,070 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Globeflex Capital L P boosted its position in Jack Henry & Associates by 227.4% during the fourth quarter. Globeflex Capital L P now owns 28,781 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $5,045,000 after buying an additional 19,990 shares during the period. 98.75% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Insider Buying and Selling at Jack Henry & Associates

In other news, insider David B. Foss sold 18,770 shares of the stock in a transaction on Tuesday, November 19th. The shares were sold at an average price of $171.32, for a total value of $3,215,676.40. Following the transaction, the insider now owns 138,665 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $23,756,087.80. This represents a 11.92 % decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this link. Insiders own 1.37% of the company’s stock.

Jack Henry & Associates Increases Dividend

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, March 25th. Investors of record on Thursday, March 6th will be given a dividend of $0.58 per share. This represents a $2.32 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.34%. This is a boost from Jack Henry & Associates’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.55. Jack Henry & Associates’s payout ratio is presently 39.71%.

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.