Equities Analysts Offer Predictions for JKHY Q4 Earnings

Jack Henry & Associates, Inc. (NASDAQ:JKHY) – Equities researchers at Zacks Research cut their Q4 2025 earnings per share estimates for Jack Henry & Associates in a report issued on Tuesday, February 25th. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now anticipates that the technology company will post earnings of $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.

Several other equities research analysts have also commented on JKHY. William Blair restated an “outperform” rating on shares of Jack Henry & Associates in a research report on Tuesday, February 18th. Royal Bank of Canada boosted their price objective on shares of Jack Henry & Associates from $181.00 to $203.00 and gave the stock a “sector perform” rating in a report on Thursday, November 7th. StockNews.com cut shares of Jack Henry & Associates from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Tuesday, November 26th. Keefe, Bruyette & Woods boosted their price target 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. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company initiated coverage on Jack Henry & Associates in a report on Tuesday, January 14th. They set an “underweight” rating and a $155.00 price objective for the company. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, nine have given a hold rating and three have given a buy rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock currently has an average rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $186.80.

Jack Henry & Associates Stock Performance

Shares of JKHY stock opened at $171.76 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. Jack Henry & Associates has a 12-month low of $157.00 and a 12-month high of $189.63. The company has a market cap of $12.52 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 31.00, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 3.36 and a beta of 0.61. The stock has a 50 day simple moving average of $173.23 and a 200-day simple moving average of $175.00.

Jack Henry & Associates (NASDAQ:JKHY) last issued its 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%.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

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

Jack Henry & Associates Increases Dividend

The company 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 $0.58 dividend. This is a boost from Jack Henry & Associates’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.55. This represents a $2.32 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.35%. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, March 6th. Jack Henry & Associates’s payout ratio is presently 41.88%.

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.