Brendel Financial Advisors LLC Purchases Shares of 16,445 Jack Henry & Associates, Inc. $JKHY

Key Points

• Brendel Financial Advisors acquired a new stake of 16,445 shares in Jack Henry & Associates in Q4, worth about $3.0 million, and institutional investors now own roughly 98.75% of the company's stock.
• Jack Henry beat Q4 expectations with EPS of $1.72 versus $1.43 and revenue of $611.18M (up 7.9% YoY), and it set FY2026 guidance of 6.610–6.720 EPS while analysts project about 5.83 EPS for the current year.
• The company raised its quarterly dividend to $0.61 ($2.44 annual, ~1.6% yield), has a market cap of $10.93B, and carries a consensus analyst price target of $200.15 (average rating: Moderate Buy).

Brendel Financial Advisors LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Jack Henry & Associates, Inc. (NASDAQ:JKHY - Free Report) in the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The institutional investor acquired 16,445 shares of the technology company's stock, valued at approximately $3,001,000.

A number of other institutional investors have also recently made changes to their positions in the company. MOKAN Wealth Management Inc. purchased a new stake in shares of Jack Henry & Associates in the fourth quarter worth about $1,357,000. Bridgewater Advisors Inc. grew its holdings in Jack Henry & Associates by 4.5% during the 4th quarter. Bridgewater Advisors Inc. now owns 5,300 shares of the technology company's stock valued at $980,000 after buying an additional 226 shares in the last quarter. Farther Finance Advisors LLC grew its holdings in Jack Henry & Associates by 1.7% during the 4th quarter. Farther Finance Advisors LLC now owns 8,679 shares of the technology company's stock valued at $1,584,000 after buying an additional 143 shares in the last quarter. Sage Mountain Advisors LLC bought a new stake in Jack Henry & Associates in the 4th quarter worth approximately $277,000. Finally, Tyche Wealth Partners LLC increased its stake in Jack Henry & Associates by 103.0% in the 4th quarter. Tyche Wealth Partners LLC now owns 3,156 shares of the technology company's stock worth $576,000 after acquiring an additional 1,601 shares during the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 98.75% of the company's stock.

Jack Henry & Associates Stock Performance

NASDAQ JKHY opened at $151.42 on Wednesday. The business's 50 day moving average price is $161.99 and its 200-day moving average price is $167.94. Jack Henry & Associates, Inc. has a fifty-two week low of $144.12 and a fifty-two week high of $193.39. The company has a market cap of $10.93 billion, a P/E ratio of 21.76, a P/E/G ratio of 2.27 and a beta of 0.72. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.01, a quick ratio of 1.60 and a current ratio of 1.60.

Jack Henry & Associates (NASDAQ:JKHY - Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, February 3rd. The technology company reported $1.72 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $1.43 by $0.29. Jack Henry & Associates had a return on equity of 23.75% and a net margin of 20.59%.The company had revenue of $611.18 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $608.46 million. During the same period last year, the company earned $1.34 earnings per share. Jack Henry & Associates's revenue was up 7.9% on a year-over-year basis. Jack Henry & Associates has set its FY 2026 guidance at 6.610-6.720 EPS. Sell-side analysts predict that Jack Henry & Associates, Inc. will post 5.83 earnings per share for the current year.

Jack Henry & Associates Increases Dividend

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, March 25th. Investors of record on Thursday, March 5th were paid a dividend of $0.61 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Thursday, March 5th. This represents a $2.44 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.6%. This is a boost from Jack Henry & Associates's previous quarterly dividend of $0.58. Jack Henry & Associates's dividend payout ratio is presently 35.06%.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of research analysts have recently commented on the company. DA Davidson reiterated a "buy" rating and set a $216.00 target price on shares of Jack Henry & Associates in a research report on Wednesday, February 4th. Robert W. Baird upgraded shares of Jack Henry & Associates from a "neutral" rating to an "outperform" rating and set a $205.00 price target on the stock in a research report on Thursday, February 5th. UBS Group upped their price target on shares of Jack Henry & Associates from $175.00 to $195.00 and gave the company a "neutral" rating in a research note on Thursday, January 8th. Wolfe Research set a $220.00 price objective on shares of Jack Henry & Associates and gave the company an "outperform" rating in a research report on Thursday, January 8th. Finally, Royal Bank Of Canada raised shares of Jack Henry & Associates from a "sector perform" rating to an "outperform" rating and lifted their price objective for the stock from $185.00 to $210.00 in a research note on Tuesday, December 16th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, nine have given a Buy rating and four have assigned a Hold rating to the company's stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus price target of $200.15.

About Jack Henry & Associates

Jack Henry & Associates, Inc is a leading provider of technology solutions and payment processing services for the financial services industry. Founded in 1976 and headquartered in Monett, Missouri, the company develops and supports a comprehensive suite of software and services designed to help banks, credit unions and other financial institutions streamline operations, improve customer engagement and manage risk.

The company's core processing platforms deliver end-to-end account processing, general ledger, deposit operations and loan servicing functionality.

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