Zacks Research Issues Optimistic Estimate for JKHY Earnings

Jack Henry & Associates, Inc. (NASDAQ:JKHY) – Analysts at Zacks Research increased their Q3 2025 earnings estimates for shares of Jack Henry & Associates in a research report issued on Tuesday, February 25th. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now expects 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 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 net margin of 17.83% and a return on equity of 21.55%.

JKHY has been the topic of a number of other reports. Stephens reaffirmed an “equal weight” rating and set a $170.00 price target on shares of Jack Henry & Associates in a report on Wednesday, November 6th. Wells Fargo & Company began coverage on shares of 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 boosted 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 report on Thursday, November 7th. William Blair restated an “outperform” rating on shares of Jack Henry & Associates in a report on Tuesday, February 18th. Finally, Keefe, Bruyette & Woods boosted their target price on shares of Jack Henry & Associates from $180.00 to $190.00 and gave the company a “market perform” rating in a research note on Thursday, November 7th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, nine have assigned a hold rating and three have issued a buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, the company has an average rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $186.80.

Jack Henry & Associates Stock Performance

Shares of JKHY opened at $171.87 on Friday. The company has a market cap of $12.53 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 31.02, a P/E/G ratio of 3.36 and a beta of 0.61. The business’s fifty day simple moving average is $173.05 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $174.96. Jack Henry & Associates has a 12 month low of $157.00 and a 12 month high of $189.63. The company has a current ratio of 1.17, a quick ratio of 1.17 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.03.

Jack Henry & Associates Increases Dividend

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, March 25th. Investors of record on Thursday, March 6th will be paid a dividend of $0.58 per share. This represents a $2.32 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.35%. This is a boost from Jack Henry & Associates’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.55. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, March 6th. Jack Henry & Associates’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 41.88%.

Institutional Trading of Jack Henry & Associates

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the stock. JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised its holdings in shares of 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 worth $316,326,000 after acquiring an additional 131,515 shares in the last quarter. B. Metzler seel. Sohn & Co. Holding AG bought a new position in Jack Henry & Associates during the third quarter valued at $618,000. Nordea Investment Management AB grew its stake in shares of Jack Henry & Associates by 50.8% in the 4th quarter. Nordea Investment Management AB now owns 780,319 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $136,720,000 after buying an additional 263,021 shares in the last quarter. Pensionfund Sabic bought a new stake in shares of Jack Henry & Associates in the 4th quarter worth about $1,315,000. Finally, XTX Topco Ltd raised its position in shares of Jack Henry & Associates by 137.3% during the 3rd quarter. XTX Topco Ltd now owns 7,761 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $1,370,000 after buying an additional 4,491 shares in 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.