William Blair Issues Negative Estimate for JKHY Earnings

Jack Henry & Associates, Inc. (NASDAQ:JKHY) – Equities researchers at William Blair decreased their Q2 2026 earnings estimates for Jack Henry & Associates in a report released on Tuesday, November 4th. William Blair analyst C. Kennedy now expects that the technology company will post earnings per share of $1.42 for the quarter, down from their previous forecast of $1.47. The consensus estimate for Jack Henry & Associates’ current full-year earnings is $5.83 per share. William Blair also issued estimates for Jack Henry & Associates’ Q3 2026 earnings at $1.45 EPS, FY2026 earnings at $6.45 EPS, Q1 2027 earnings at $1.93 EPS, Q2 2027 earnings at $1.64 EPS, Q3 2027 earnings at $1.60 EPS, Q4 2027 earnings at $1.78 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $6.95 EPS.

Jack Henry & Associates (NASDAQ:JKHY) last posted its earnings results on Tuesday, November 4th. The technology company reported $1.97 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.64 by $0.33. The business had revenue of $644.74 million for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $634.42 million. Jack Henry & Associates had a net margin of 19.19% and a return on equity of 22.60%. The business’s revenue for the quarter was up 7.3% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the previous year, the company posted $1.63 earnings per share. Jack Henry & Associates has set its FY 2026 guidance at 6.380-6.490 EPS.

A number of other brokerages have also weighed in on JKHY. Compass Point upgraded Jack Henry & Associates from a “neutral” rating to a “buy” rating and raised their price objective for the company from $179.00 to $187.00 in a research note on Thursday. UBS Group reduced their target price on Jack Henry & Associates from $185.00 to $175.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a research note on Thursday, August 21st. Robert W. Baird set a $172.00 price target on shares of Jack Henry & Associates in a research note on Friday, October 17th. Wells Fargo & Company upped their price target on shares of Jack Henry & Associates from $161.00 to $164.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a report on Thursday. Finally, DA Davidson decreased their price objective on shares of Jack Henry & Associates from $204.00 to $190.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a report on Wednesday, October 29th. Three research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and eight have assigned a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, the stock presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $174.75.

Jack Henry & Associates Trading Down 0.8%

NASDAQ:JKHY traded down $1.28 on Friday, reaching $161.80. The stock had a trading volume of 115,158 shares, compared to its average volume of 738,148. Jack Henry & Associates has a 12-month low of $144.12 and a 12-month high of $196.00. The stock has a market cap of $11.76 billion, a P/E ratio of 25.88, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.74 and a beta of 0.76. The company has a 50-day moving average of $154.65 and a 200 day moving average of $168.04.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Jack Henry & Associates

A number of hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in JKHY. Phillips Wealth Planners LLC grew its position in shares of Jack Henry & Associates by 8.2% during the third quarter. Phillips Wealth Planners LLC now owns 1,743 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $257,000 after acquiring an additional 132 shares during the last quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. lifted its position in Jack Henry & Associates by 55.3% in the 3rd quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 675,529 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $100,609,000 after purchasing an additional 240,548 shares during the last quarter. Missouri Trust & Investment Co boosted its stake in Jack Henry & Associates by 29.7% during the 3rd quarter. Missouri Trust & Investment Co now owns 402 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $60,000 after purchasing an additional 92 shares during the period. Assetmark Inc. grew its position in Jack Henry & Associates by 115.5% in the 3rd quarter. Assetmark Inc. now owns 1,931 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $288,000 after purchasing an additional 1,035 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Public Sector Pension Investment Board increased its stake in shares of Jack Henry & Associates by 592.3% in the third quarter. Public Sector Pension Investment Board now owns 47,797 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $7,118,000 after purchasing an additional 40,893 shares during the period. 98.75% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Jack Henry & Associates Dividend Announcement

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, September 26th. Investors of record on Friday, September 5th were given a dividend of $0.58 per share. The ex-dividend date was Friday, September 5th. This represents a $2.32 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.4%. Jack Henry & Associates’s payout ratio is currently 35.26%.

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.