William Blair Has Bearish Forecast for JKHY Q3 Earnings

Jack Henry & Associates, Inc. (NASDAQ:JKHY) – Equities researchers at William Blair cut their Q3 2025 earnings estimates for Jack Henry & Associates in a report issued on Wednesday, February 5th. William Blair analyst C. Kennedy now forecasts that the technology company will earn $1.37 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 $5.83 per share.

Several other research firms have also issued reports on JKHY. Wells Fargo & Company initiated coverage on shares of Jack Henry & Associates in a report on Tuesday, January 14th. They issued an “underweight” rating and a $155.00 target price on the stock. Royal Bank of Canada boosted their price objective on Jack Henry & Associates from $181.00 to $203.00 and gave the company a “sector perform” rating in a research note on Thursday, November 7th. Stephens reaffirmed an “equal weight” rating and set a $170.00 target price on shares of Jack Henry & Associates in a research note on Wednesday, November 6th. Robert W. Baird boosted their price target on Jack Henry & Associates from $186.00 to $195.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research note on Thursday, October 17th. Finally, UBS Group raised their price objective on shares of 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 research 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. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $186.80.

Jack Henry & Associates Stock Down 1.5 %

Shares of NASDAQ JKHY opened at $170.97 on Monday. The company’s 50 day moving average price is $174.73 and its 200-day moving average price is $174.92. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.03, a quick ratio of 1.11 and a current ratio of 3.11. Jack Henry & Associates has a 52-week low of $157.00 and a 52-week high of $189.63. The company has a market capitalization of $12.47 billion, a P/E ratio of 30.86, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 3.46 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 the consensus estimate of $1.37 by ($0.03). Jack Henry & Associates had a return on equity of 21.55% and a net margin of 17.83%.

Jack Henry & Associates Increases Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, March 25th. Stockholders of record on Thursday, March 6th will be paid a $0.58 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, March 6th. This is an increase from Jack Henry & Associates’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.55. This represents a $2.32 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.36%. Jack Henry & Associates’s dividend payout ratio is 39.71%.

Insider Transactions at Jack Henry & Associates

In related news, insider David B. Foss sold 18,770 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, November 19th. The shares were sold at an average price of $171.32, for a total transaction of $3,215,676.40. Following 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 ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this link. Company insiders own 1.37% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Trading of Jack Henry & Associates

Large investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Fortitude Family Office LLC raised its stake in shares of Jack Henry & Associates by 647.4% in the fourth quarter. Fortitude Family Office LLC now owns 142 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $25,000 after buying an additional 123 shares during the period. Wilmington Savings Fund Society FSB purchased a new stake in Jack Henry & Associates in the 3rd quarter worth about $26,000. National Pension Service bought a new stake in Jack Henry & Associates in the 4th quarter valued at about $27,000. ORG Partners LLC purchased a new stake in Jack Henry & Associates during the fourth quarter valued at about $35,000. Finally, Atala Financial Inc bought a new position in Jack Henry & Associates during the fourth quarter worth about $40,000. 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.