Zacks Research Issues Negative Outlook for JKHY Earnings

Jack Henry & Associates, Inc. (NASDAQ:JKHY) – Investment analysts at Zacks Research dropped their Q4 2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for shares of Jack Henry & Associates in a research report issued to clients and investors on Tuesday, February 25th. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now expects that the technology company will earn $1.49 per share for the quarter, down from their prior estimate 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.

JKHY has been the topic of several other research reports. William Blair reissued an “outperform” rating on shares of Jack Henry & Associates in a research note on Tuesday, February 18th. Stephens reissued an “equal weight” rating and issued a $170.00 price target on shares of Jack Henry & Associates in a research report on Wednesday, November 6th. UBS Group raised their price objective on Jack Henry & Associates from $180.00 to $190.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research report on Thursday, November 7th. Royal Bank of Canada boosted their target price on Jack Henry & Associates from $181.00 to $203.00 and gave the stock a “sector perform” rating in a report on Thursday, November 7th. Finally, Keefe, Bruyette & Woods increased their target price on Jack Henry & Associates from $180.00 to $190.00 and gave the stock 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 given a buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, Jack Henry & Associates presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $186.80.

Jack Henry & Associates Stock Performance

Shares of JKHY stock opened at $173.59 on Thursday. The company has a current ratio of 1.17, a quick ratio of 1.17 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.03. The company’s fifty day moving average price is $173.05 and its 200-day moving average price is $174.96. The stock has a market cap of $12.65 billion, a PE ratio of 31.33, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 3.36 and a beta of 0.61. Jack Henry & Associates has a 12 month low of $157.00 and a 12 month high of $189.63.

Jack Henry & Associates (NASDAQ:JKHY) last released its quarterly earnings results 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 17.83% and a return on equity of 21.55%.

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. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, March 6th. 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 dividend payout ratio is currently 41.88%.

Institutional Trading of Jack Henry & Associates

A number of institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in JKHY. Raymond James Financial Inc. purchased a new stake in Jack Henry & Associates in the fourth quarter worth approximately $132,817,000. Mitsubishi UFJ Asset Management Co. Ltd. lifted its holdings in shares of Jack Henry & Associates by 95.4% during the 4th quarter. Mitsubishi UFJ Asset Management Co. Ltd. now owns 1,318,691 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $229,057,000 after buying an additional 643,697 shares during the period. Invesco Ltd. boosted its stake in shares of Jack Henry & Associates by 29.9% in the 4th quarter. Invesco Ltd. now owns 2,050,900 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $359,523,000 after buying an additional 471,507 shares during the last quarter. Deutsche Bank AG grew its holdings in shares of Jack Henry & Associates by 170.6% in the fourth quarter. Deutsche Bank AG now owns 583,444 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $102,278,000 after acquiring an additional 367,806 shares during the period. Finally, Arrowstreet Capital Limited Partnership grew its holdings in shares of Jack Henry & Associates by 406.3% in the fourth quarter. Arrowstreet Capital Limited Partnership now owns 348,447 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $61,083,000 after acquiring an additional 279,628 shares during the period. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 98.75% of the company’s stock.

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.