Research Analysts Set Expectations for JKHY FY2025 Earnings

Jack Henry & Associates, Inc. (NASDAQ:JKHY) – Stock analysts at William Blair upped their FY2025 earnings per share estimates for Jack Henry & Associates in a research note issued on Wednesday, February 5th. William Blair analyst C. Kennedy now expects that the technology company will post earnings of $5.86 per share for the year, up from their prior estimate of $5.84. William Blair currently 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.

Jack Henry & Associates (NASDAQ:JKHY) last announced its quarterly earnings data 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 net margin of 17.79% and a return on equity of 21.81%.

A number of other equities analysts also recently commented on the company. StockNews.com downgraded Jack Henry & Associates from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Tuesday, November 26th. Stephens reiterated an “equal weight” rating and set a $170.00 price objective on shares of Jack Henry & Associates in a research report on Wednesday, November 6th. Royal Bank of Canada boosted their price objective on Jack Henry & Associates from $181.00 to $203.00 and gave the stock a “sector perform” rating in a research report on Thursday, November 7th. Robert W. Baird boosted their price objective on 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, Keefe, Bruyette & Woods boosted their price objective 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. One research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, ten have issued a hold rating and two have given a buy rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Jack Henry & Associates presently has an average rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $186.80.

Jack Henry & Associates Stock Performance

Shares of JKHY stock opened at $173.87 on Friday. The company has a quick ratio of 1.11, a current ratio of 1.11 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.03. The business has a 50 day moving average of $174.82 and a two-hundred day moving average of $174.74. Jack Henry & Associates has a 52 week low of $157.00 and a 52 week high of $189.63. The company has a market cap of $12.69 billion, a P/E ratio of 31.84, a PEG ratio of 3.47 and a beta of 0.61.

Jack Henry & Associates Announces Dividend

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, December 23rd. Shareholders of record on Monday, December 2nd were issued a $0.55 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, December 2nd. This represents a $2.20 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.27%. Jack Henry & Associates’s dividend payout ratio is currently 40.29%.

Insider Buying and Selling at Jack Henry & Associates

In other Jack Henry & Associates news, insider David B. Foss sold 18,770 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on 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 transaction, the insider now owns 138,665 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $23,756,087.80. This represents a 11.92 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this hyperlink. 1.37% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

Institutional Trading of Jack Henry & Associates

Several large investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in JKHY. Raymond James Financial Inc. acquired a new stake in Jack Henry & Associates during the 4th quarter valued at $132,817,000. Nordea Investment Management AB raised its stake in Jack Henry & Associates by 50.8% during the 4th quarter. Nordea Investment Management AB now owns 780,319 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $136,720,000 after purchasing an additional 263,021 shares during the period. JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised its stake in Jack Henry & Associates by 7.9% during the 3rd quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 1,791,810 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $316,326,000 after purchasing an additional 131,515 shares during the period. Benjamin Edwards Inc. raised its stake in Jack Henry & Associates by 2,032.2% during the 3rd quarter. Benjamin Edwards Inc. now owns 127,654 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $22,540,000 after purchasing an additional 121,667 shares during the period. Finally, Assenagon Asset Management S.A. raised its stake in Jack Henry & Associates by 80.0% during the 3rd quarter. Assenagon Asset Management S.A. now owns 207,757 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $36,677,000 after purchasing an additional 92,359 shares during the period. 98.75% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

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.