Jack Henry & Associates (JKHY) Competitors

Jack Henry & Associates (NASDAQ:JKHY) and Open Text (NASDAQ:OTEX) are both computer and technology companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, earnings, media sentiment, valuation, profitability, community ranking, dividends, risk and analyst recommendations.

Does the MarketBeat Community favor JKHY or OTEX?

Open Text received 276 more outperform votes than Jack Henry & Associates when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 67.62% of users gave Open Text an outperform vote while only 53.85% of users gave Jack Henry & Associates an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Jack Henry & Associates	Outperform Votes 294 53.85%	Underperform Votes 252 46.15%
Open Text	Outperform Votes 570 67.62%	Underperform Votes 273 32.38%

Is JKHY or OTEX more profitable?

Jack Henry & Associates has a net margin of 17.26% compared to Open Text's net margin of 2.85%. Open Text's return on equity of 24.45% beat Jack Henry & Associates' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Jack Henry & Associates	17.26%	22.67%	13.62%
Open Text	2.85%	24.45%	5.96%

Do analysts rate JKHY or OTEX?

Jack Henry & Associates currently has a consensus price target of $174.42, indicating a potential upside of 6.09%. Open Text has a consensus price target of $42.25, indicating a potential upside of 38.39%. Given Open Text's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Open Text is more favorable than Jack Henry & Associates.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Jack Henry & Associates	1 Sell rating(s)	7 Hold rating(s)	6 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.36
Open Text	0 Sell rating(s)	5 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50

Does the media refer more to JKHY or OTEX?

In the previous week, Open Text had 16 more articles in the media than Jack Henry & Associates. MarketBeat recorded 29 mentions for Open Text and 13 mentions for Jack Henry & Associates. Jack Henry & Associates' average media sentiment score of 0.59 beat Open Text's score of -0.08 indicating that Jack Henry & Associates is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Jack Henry & Associates	4 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	6 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Open Text	5 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	10 Neutral mention(s)	2 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Is JKHY or OTEX a better dividend stock?

Jack Henry & Associates pays an annual dividend of $2.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.3%. Open Text pays an annual dividend of $1.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.3%. Jack Henry & Associates pays out 43.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Open Text pays out 161.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future.

Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in JKHY or OTEX?

98.8% of Jack Henry & Associates shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 70.4% of Open Text shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.6% of Jack Henry & Associates shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 10.6% of Open Text shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Which has stronger valuation & earnings, JKHY or OTEX?

Jack Henry & Associates has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Open Text. Jack Henry & Associates is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Open Text, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Jack Henry & Associates	$2.08B	5.74	$366.65M	$5.11	32.03
Open Text	$4.48B	1.83	$150.38M	$0.62	48.61

Which has more risk & volatility, JKHY or OTEX?

Jack Henry & Associates has a beta of 0.66, indicating that its stock price is 34% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Open Text has a beta of 1.11, indicating that its stock price is 11% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Open Text beats Jack Henry & Associates on 11 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.