Jack Henry & Associates, Inc. (NASDAQ:JKHY) Expected to Earn FY2026 Earnings of $6.56 Per Share

Jack Henry & Associates, Inc. (NASDAQ:JKHY - Free Report) - Research analysts at William Blair issued their FY2026 earnings per share estimates for Jack Henry & Associates in a research report issued to clients and investors on Wednesday, May 8th. William Blair analyst C. Kennedy expects that the technology company will earn $6.56 per share for the year. William Blair currently has a "Outperform" rating on the stock. The consensus estimate for Jack Henry & Associates' current full-year earnings is $5.20 per share.

Jack Henry & Associates (NASDAQ:JKHY - Get Free Report) last issued its earnings results on Tuesday, May 7th. The technology company reported $1.19 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $1.17 by $0.02. Jack Henry & Associates had a return on equity of 22.18% and a net margin of 17.28%. The company had revenue of $538.56 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $541.80 million. During the same period in the prior year, the firm earned $1.12 earnings per share. Jack Henry & Associates's revenue for the quarter was up 5.9% on a year-over-year basis.

A number of other equities analysts have also weighed in on the company. Robert W. Baird upped their target price on Jack Henry & Associates from $180.00 to $186.00 and gave the stock a "neutral" rating in a research report on Wednesday, April 17th. DA Davidson reissued a "buy" rating and issued a $198.00 price target on shares of Jack Henry & Associates in a research report on Tuesday, April 30th. Royal Bank of Canada increased their price target on Jack Henry & Associates from $161.00 to $181.00 and gave the company a "sector perform" rating in a research report on Thursday, February 8th. Evercore ISI increased their price target on Jack Henry & Associates from $157.00 to $172.00 and gave the company an "in-line" rating in a research report on Tuesday, March 26th. Finally, Wolfe Research started coverage on Jack Henry & Associates in a research report on Thursday, March 7th. They issued a "peer perform" rating for the company. One research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, eight have given a hold rating and six have assigned a buy rating to the company's stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company has a consensus rating of "Hold" and a consensus target price of $174.42.

Jack Henry & Associates Stock Down 0.9 %

Shares of NASDAQ:JKHY traded down $1.52 during trading on Monday, reaching $167.72. 471,525 shares of the stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 430,699. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.14, a current ratio of 1.39 and a quick ratio of 1.39. Jack Henry & Associates has a 1-year low of $136.57 and a 1-year high of $178.37. The stock has a fifty day moving average of $168.72 and a two-hundred day moving average of $164.96. The firm has a market cap of $12.22 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 32.38, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 4.36 and a beta of 0.66.

Jack Henry & Associates Dividend Announcement

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, June 17th. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, May 28th will be paid a $0.55 dividend. The ex-dividend date is Friday, May 24th. This represents a $2.20 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.31%. Jack Henry & Associates's dividend payout ratio is currently 42.47%.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several large investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. NBC Securities Inc. purchased a new stake in shares of Jack Henry & Associates in the 3rd quarter valued at about $30,000. Planned Solutions Inc. purchased a new stake in shares of Jack Henry & Associates in the 4th quarter valued at about $33,000. Anchor Investment Management LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Jack Henry & Associates in the 4th quarter valued at about $35,000. VisionPoint Advisory Group LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Jack Henry & Associates in the 4th quarter valued at about $44,000. Finally, Riverview Trust Co purchased a new stake in shares of Jack Henry & Associates in the 1st quarter valued at about $51,000. Institutional investors own 98.75% of the company's stock.

About Jack Henry & Associates

Jack Henry & Associates, Inc, a financial technology company that connects people and financial institutions through technology solutions and payment processing services that reduce the barriers to financial health. It operates through four segments: Core, Payments, Complementary, and Corporate and Other.