Zacks Research Brokers Lower Earnings Estimates for JKHY

Jack Henry & Associates, Inc. (NASDAQ:JKHY) – Equities research analysts at Zacks Research lowered their Q2 2026 earnings per share estimates for Jack Henry & Associates in a research note issued to investors on Tuesday, September 9th. Zacks Research analyst Team now forecasts that the technology company will post earnings of $1.36 per share for the quarter, down from their previous estimate of $1.41. 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’ Q3 2026 earnings at $1.44 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $1.53 EPS, FY2026 earnings at $5.95 EPS, Q1 2027 earnings at $1.76 EPS, Q2 2027 earnings at $1.40 EPS, Q3 2027 earnings at $1.49 EPS, Q4 2027 earnings at $1.78 EPS, FY2027 earnings at $6.43 EPS and FY2028 earnings at $7.03 EPS.

A number of other research firms also recently issued reports on JKHY. DA Davidson set a $204.00 price target on shares of Jack Henry & Associates in a research note on Friday, August 22nd. Keefe, Bruyette & Woods lowered their target price on Jack Henry & Associates from $183.00 to $178.00 and set a “market perform” rating for the company in a research note on Thursday, August 21st. Wall Street Zen lowered Jack Henry & Associates from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Saturday, August 30th. Royal Bank Of Canada cut their price objective on shares of Jack Henry & Associates from $203.00 to $185.00 and set a “sector perform” rating on the stock in a report on Thursday, August 21st. Finally, Robert W. Baird lowered their target price on shares of Jack Henry & Associates from $195.00 to $185.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a report on Wednesday, August 20th. Three equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, seven have given a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has an average rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $182.33.

Jack Henry & Associates Trading Down 0.8%

Shares of JKHY opened at $160.12 on Thursday. Jack Henry & Associates has a 1-year low of $157.80 and a 1-year high of $196.00. The firm’s 50-day moving average price is $168.22 and its 200-day moving average price is $174.32. The firm has a market capitalization of $11.67 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 25.66, a PEG ratio of 2.88 and a beta of 0.79.

Jack Henry & Associates (NASDAQ:JKHY) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, August 19th. The technology company reported $1.75 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.50 by $0.25. Jack Henry & Associates had a net margin of 19.19% and a return on equity of 22.60%. The business had revenue of $615.37 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $602.20 million. During the same period in the previous year, the firm earned $1.33 EPS. The company’s quarterly revenue was up 9.9% compared to the same quarter last year. Jack Henry & Associates has set its FY 2026 guidance at EPS.

Jack Henry & Associates Announces Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, September 26th. Investors of record on Friday, September 5th will be given a $0.58 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, September 5th. This represents a $2.32 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.4%. Jack Henry & Associates’s dividend payout ratio is 37.18%.

Insider Transactions at Jack Henry & Associates

In other Jack Henry & Associates news, Director David B. Foss sold 5,780 shares of the stock in a transaction on Monday, August 4th. The stock was sold at an average price of $167.28, for a total transaction of $966,878.40. Following the sale, the director directly owned 139,265 shares in the company, valued at approximately $23,296,249.20. This trade represents a 3.98% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Company insiders own 1.37% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of JKHY. Ethic Inc. raised its position in Jack Henry & Associates by 24.8% in the 4th quarter. Ethic Inc. now owns 5,578 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $978,000 after buying an additional 1,108 shares during the last quarter. Focus Partners Wealth bought a new stake in shares of Jack Henry & Associates in the fourth quarter worth approximately $219,000. Jefferies Financial Group Inc. purchased a new position in shares of Jack Henry & Associates during the fourth quarter valued at approximately $2,032,000. Janus Henderson Group PLC grew its position in Jack Henry & Associates by 2.2% in the 4th quarter. Janus Henderson Group PLC now owns 7,824 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $1,372,000 after purchasing an additional 167 shares during the period. Finally, Laird Norton Wetherby Wealth Management LLC raised its stake in Jack Henry & Associates by 7.4% during the 4th quarter. Laird Norton Wetherby Wealth Management LLC now owns 1,632 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $286,000 after buying an additional 113 shares during the last quarter. 98.75% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

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.