Research Analysts Set Expectations for JKHY FY2025 Earnings

Jack Henry & Associates, Inc. (NASDAQ:JKHY) – William Blair upped their FY2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for Jack Henry & Associates in a note issued to investors 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 forecast 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 analysts have also recently issued reports on JKHY. StockNews.com cut Jack Henry & Associates from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Tuesday, November 26th. Keefe, Bruyette & Woods increased 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. Stephens reaffirmed 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. Wells Fargo & Company began 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. Finally, UBS Group increased their price objective 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 assigned a hold rating and two have assigned a buy rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat.com, Jack Henry & Associates currently has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $186.80.

Jack Henry & Associates Stock Up 0.6 %

Jack Henry & Associates stock opened at $173.87 on Friday. Jack Henry & Associates has a twelve month low of $157.00 and a twelve month high of $189.63. The stock’s fifty day simple moving average is $174.82 and its 200-day simple moving average is $174.74. The company has a current ratio of 1.11, a quick ratio of 1.11 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.03. The firm has a market capitalization of $12.69 billion, a P/E ratio of 31.84, a P/E/G ratio of 3.47 and a beta of 0.61.

Jack Henry & Associates (NASDAQ:JKHY) last announced its earnings results on Tuesday, February 4th. The technology company reported $1.34 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.37 by ($0.03). Jack Henry & Associates had a net margin of 17.79% and a return on equity of 21.81%.

Jack Henry & Associates Announces Dividend

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

Insider Activity at Jack Henry & Associates

In related news, insider David B. Foss sold 18,770 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred 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 completion of the transaction, the insider now directly owns 138,665 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $23,756,087.80. This trade represents a 11.92 % decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available at this hyperlink. 1.37% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Jack Henry & Associates

Several hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the stock. V Square Quantitative Management LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Jack Henry & Associates by 3.6% during the third quarter. V Square Quantitative Management LLC now owns 1,567 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $277,000 after purchasing an additional 54 shares during the last quarter. Bridges Investment Management Inc. boosted its holdings in shares of Jack Henry & Associates by 1.7% during the third quarter. Bridges Investment Management Inc. now owns 3,256 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $575,000 after purchasing an additional 55 shares during the last quarter. D.A. Davidson & CO. boosted its holdings in shares of Jack Henry & Associates by 1.2% during the third quarter. D.A. Davidson & CO. now owns 4,969 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $877,000 after purchasing an additional 61 shares during the last quarter. UMB Bank n.a. boosted its holdings in shares of Jack Henry & Associates by 0.6% during the third quarter. UMB Bank n.a. now owns 10,870 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $1,919,000 after purchasing an additional 66 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Townsquare Capital LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Jack Henry & Associates by 0.7% during the third quarter. Townsquare Capital LLC now owns 9,601 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $1,695,000 after purchasing an additional 67 shares during the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 98.75% of the company’s stock.

About Jack Henry & Associates

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.