Zacks Research Issues Pessimistic Forecast for JKHY Earnings

Jack Henry & Associates, Inc. (NASDAQ:JKHY - Free Report) - Research analysts at Zacks Research reduced their Q1 2026 earnings estimates for shares of Jack Henry & Associates in a research note issued to investors on Monday, May 26th. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now expects that the technology company will earn $1.62 per share for the quarter, down from their previous forecast of $1.66. 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' Q2 2026 earnings at $1.41 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $1.30 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $1.41 EPS, FY2026 earnings at $5.74 EPS, Q1 2027 earnings at $1.56 EPS, Q2 2027 earnings at $1.36 EPS and Q3 2027 earnings at $1.35 EPS.

Jack Henry & Associates (NASDAQ:JKHY - Get Free Report) last announced its earnings results on Tuesday, May 6th. The technology company reported $1.52 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $1.29 by $0.23. Jack Henry & Associates had a net margin of 17.83% and a return on equity of 21.55%. The business had revenue of $585.09 million during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $585.84 million. During the same period in the prior year, the company earned $1.19 earnings per share. The business's revenue was up 8.6% compared to the same quarter last year.

Other equities analysts also recently issued research reports about the stock. Northcoast Research downgraded shares of Jack Henry & Associates from a "buy" rating to a "neutral" rating in a research report on Monday, March 10th. The Goldman Sachs Group raised shares of Jack Henry & Associates from a "sell" rating to a "neutral" rating and set a $183.00 price objective on the stock in a report on Wednesday, April 2nd. UBS Group dropped their target price on shares of Jack Henry & Associates from $190.00 to $185.00 and set a "neutral" rating for the company in a report on Thursday, May 8th. William Blair reiterated an "outperform" rating on shares of Jack Henry & Associates in a research report on Tuesday, February 18th. Finally, Wall Street Zen raised Jack Henry & Associates from a "hold" rating to a "buy" rating in a research note on Monday, May 12th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, nine have assigned a hold rating and three have issued a buy rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, Jack Henry & Associates presently has a consensus rating of "Hold" and a consensus price target of $184.10.

Jack Henry & Associates Stock Performance

Shares of JKHY stock traded up $0.19 during midday trading on Wednesday, hitting $180.27. The company had a trading volume of 875,815 shares, compared to its average volume of 573,729. Jack Henry & Associates has a 52-week low of $157.00 and a 52-week high of $196.00. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.03, a current ratio of 1.17 and a quick ratio of 1.17. The company's 50 day simple moving average is $176.21 and its 200 day simple moving average is $175.06. The stock has a market cap of $13.13 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 32.54, a PEG ratio of 3.36 and a beta of 0.75.

Jack Henry & Associates Dividend Announcement

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, June 18th. Investors of record on Thursday, May 29th will be paid a $0.58 dividend. This represents a $2.32 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.29%. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, May 29th. Jack Henry & Associates's payout ratio is 39.52%.

Institutional Trading of Jack Henry & Associates

A number of hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the company. JPMorgan Chase & Co. boosted its holdings in shares of Jack Henry & Associates by 7.9% during the third quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 1,791,810 shares of the technology company's stock worth $316,326,000 after purchasing an additional 131,515 shares during the last quarter. Blue Trust Inc. lifted its position in Jack Henry & Associates by 57.7% during the fourth quarter. Blue Trust Inc. now owns 916 shares of the technology company's stock worth $162,000 after buying an additional 335 shares during the period. KBC Group NV lifted its position in Jack Henry & Associates by 3.4% during the fourth quarter. KBC Group NV now owns 16,765 shares of the technology company's stock worth $2,939,000 after buying an additional 554 shares during the period. Pacer Advisors Inc. boosted its stake in Jack Henry & Associates by 129.4% in the 4th quarter. Pacer Advisors Inc. now owns 15,198 shares of the technology company's stock worth $2,664,000 after buying an additional 8,574 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Foundations Investment Advisors LLC purchased a new stake in Jack Henry & Associates in the 4th quarter valued at about $229,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 98.75% of the company's stock.

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.