Zacks Research Analysts Reduce Earnings Estimates for JKHY

Jack Henry & Associates, Inc. (NASDAQ:JKHY) – Research analysts at Zacks Research decreased their Q4 2025 earnings estimates for shares of Jack Henry & Associates in a research report issued on Tuesday, February 25th. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now anticipates that the technology company will earn $1.49 per share for the quarter, down from their previous forecast of $1.50. 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’ Q1 2026 earnings at $1.68 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $1.45 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $1.41 EPS, FY2026 earnings at $6.20 EPS and Q2 2027 earnings at $1.57 EPS.

Several other analysts have also recently weighed in on the stock. Keefe, Bruyette & Woods boosted their price objective on shares of 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 note on Tuesday, January 14th. They issued an “underweight” rating and a $155.00 price target for the company. Royal Bank of Canada raised their price objective on Jack Henry & Associates from $181.00 to $203.00 and gave the stock a “sector perform” rating in a research note on Thursday, November 7th. Stephens reiterated an “equal weight” rating and set a $170.00 target price on shares of Jack Henry & Associates in a research report on Wednesday, November 6th. Finally, William Blair restated an “outperform” rating on shares of Jack Henry & Associates in a research report on Tuesday, February 18th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, nine have given a hold rating and three have assigned a buy rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, the company has an average rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $186.80.

Jack Henry & Associates Stock Up 0.1 %

JKHY opened at $171.87 on Thursday. The stock has a fifty day moving average of $173.13 and a 200-day moving average of $174.98. The company has a market capitalization of $12.53 billion, a P/E ratio of 31.02, a P/E/G ratio of 3.36 and a beta of 0.61. Jack Henry & Associates has a fifty-two week low of $157.00 and a fifty-two week high of $189.63. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.03, a quick ratio of 1.17 and a current ratio of 1.17.

Jack Henry & Associates (NASDAQ:JKHY) last announced its earnings results on Tuesday, February 4th. The technology company reported $1.34 earnings per share 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%.

Jack Henry & Associates Increases Dividend

The business also recently announced 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. This represents a $2.32 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.35%. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, March 6th. This is a boost from Jack Henry & Associates’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.55. Jack Henry & Associates’s payout ratio is presently 41.88%.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of large investors have recently modified their holdings of JKHY. Jefferies Financial Group Inc. acquired a new stake in shares of Jack Henry & Associates during the fourth quarter valued at about $2,032,000. Mackenzie Financial Corp boosted its position in Jack Henry & Associates by 22.9% during the 4th quarter. Mackenzie Financial Corp now owns 835,244 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $146,418,000 after buying an additional 155,831 shares during the period. Forum Financial Management LP bought a new stake in Jack Henry & Associates during the 4th quarter worth approximately $235,000. Castlekeep Investment Advisors LLC acquired a new position in Jack Henry & Associates in the 4th quarter valued at approximately $1,444,000. Finally, Toronto Dominion Bank raised its stake in shares of Jack Henry & Associates by 59.2% during the fourth quarter. Toronto Dominion Bank now owns 39,051 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $6,846,000 after acquiring an additional 14,521 shares during the last quarter. 98.75% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

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.