William Blair Issues Negative Estimate for JKHY Earnings

Jack Henry & Associates, Inc. (NASDAQ:JKHY) – Equities researchers at William Blair decreased their Q2 2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for Jack Henry & Associates in a report released on Wednesday, November 6th. William Blair analyst C. Kennedy now anticipates that the technology company will earn $1.33 per share for the quarter, down from their previous estimate of $1.39. William Blair currently has a “Hold” rating on the stock. The consensus estimate for Jack Henry & Associates’ current full-year earnings is $5.82 per share. William Blair also issued estimates for Jack Henry & Associates’ Q3 2025 earnings at $1.39 EPS, Q4 2025 earnings at $1.49 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $5.84 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $1.43 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $1.51 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $1.63 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $6.29 EPS.

Jack Henry & Associates (NASDAQ:JKHY) last released its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, November 5th. The technology company reported $1.63 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.61 by $0.02. Jack Henry & Associates had a return on equity of 21.63% and a net margin of 17.23%. The firm had revenue of $600.98 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $599.56 million. During the same quarter last year, the company posted $1.39 earnings per share. The business’s revenue was up 5.2% on a year-over-year basis.

A number of other equities analysts also recently issued reports on the stock. UBS Group increased their price target on shares of Jack Henry & Associates from $180.00 to $190.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a report on Thursday. Royal Bank of Canada upped their price target on Jack Henry & Associates from $181.00 to $203.00 and gave the stock a “sector perform” rating in a report on Thursday. Compass Point assumed coverage on Jack Henry & Associates in a research report on Wednesday, September 4th. They set a “neutral” rating and a $186.00 target price on the stock. Robert W. Baird raised their price target on Jack Henry & Associates from $186.00 to $195.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research report on Thursday, October 17th. Finally, Keefe, Bruyette & Woods raised 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 report on Thursday. Eleven analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and three have assigned a buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock currently has an average rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $188.73.

Jack Henry & Associates Stock Down 0.2 %

Jack Henry & Associates stock opened at $179.97 on Friday. Jack Henry & Associates has a 1-year low of $146.46 and a 1-year high of $189.63. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.03, a current ratio of 1.00 and a quick ratio of 1.00. The stock’s 50 day moving average price is $179.13 and its 200 day moving average price is $170.51. The company has a market cap of $13.12 billion, a PE ratio of 34.48, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 3.38 and a beta of 0.63.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of JKHY. Vanguard Group Inc. grew its holdings in Jack Henry & Associates by 0.5% in the first quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 8,688,433 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $1,509,441,000 after purchasing an additional 39,456 shares during the period. Kayne Anderson Rudnick Investment Management LLC raised its position in shares of Jack Henry & Associates by 1.7% in the 2nd quarter. Kayne Anderson Rudnick Investment Management LLC now owns 3,958,305 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $657,158,000 after buying an additional 67,386 shares during the period. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. boosted its holdings in Jack Henry & Associates by 2.3% in the second quarter. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. now owns 1,056,151 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $175,342,000 after acquiring an additional 23,617 shares during the last quarter. Handelsbanken Fonder AB grew its position in Jack Henry & Associates by 8.4% during the third quarter. Handelsbanken Fonder AB now owns 863,800 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $152,495,000 after acquiring an additional 66,600 shares during the period. Finally, TD Asset Management Inc increased its stake in Jack Henry & Associates by 25.6% during the first quarter. TD Asset Management Inc now owns 684,363 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $118,894,000 after acquiring an additional 139,582 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 98.75% of the company’s stock.

Jack Henry & Associates Announces Dividend

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, September 27th. Shareholders of record on Friday, September 6th were paid a $0.55 dividend. This represents a $2.20 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.22%. The ex-dividend date was Friday, September 6th. Jack Henry & Associates’s payout ratio is 42.15%.

Jack Henry & Associates Company Profile

Jack Henry & Associates, Inc, a financial technology company that connects people and financial institutions through technology solutions and payment processing services that reduce the barriers to financial health. It operates through four segments: Core, Payments, Complementary, and Corporate and Other.