Jack Henry & Associates (JKHY) Competitors $181.40 +1.99 (+1.11%) Closing price 07/3/2025 01:23 PM EasternExtended Trading$181.40 0.00 (0.00%) As of 07/3/2025 04:20 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrendsBuy This Stock JKHY vs. PAYX, FIS, BR, GPN, G, EXLS, WEX, EEFT, PAY, and MMSShould you be buying Jack Henry & Associates stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Jack Henry & Associates include Paychex (PAYX), Fidelity National Information Services (FIS), Broadridge Financial Solutions (BR), Global Payments (GPN), Genpact (G), ExlService (EXLS), WEX (WEX), Euronet Worldwide (EEFT), Paymentus (PAY), and Maximus (MMS). These companies are all part of the "data processing & outsourced services" industry. Jack Henry & Associates vs. Its Competitors Paychex Fidelity National Information Services Broadridge Financial Solutions Global Payments Genpact ExlService WEX Euronet Worldwide Paymentus Maximus Paychex (NASDAQ:PAYX) and Jack Henry & Associates (NASDAQ:JKHY) are both large-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, risk, earnings, dividends, media sentiment, institutional ownership, valuation and profitability. Which has more risk and volatility, PAYX or JKHY? Paychex has a beta of 0.88, suggesting that its share price is 12% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Jack Henry & Associates has a beta of 0.72, suggesting that its share price is 28% less volatile than the S&P 500. Do analysts rate PAYX or JKHY? Paychex presently has a consensus target price of $149.11, indicating a potential upside of 1.42%. Jack Henry & Associates has a consensus target price of $185.11, indicating a potential upside of 2.04%. Given Jack Henry & Associates' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Jack Henry & Associates is more favorable than Paychex.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Paychex 1 Sell rating(s) 9 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 1.90Jack Henry & Associates 1 Sell rating(s) 8 Hold rating(s) 2 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.09 Which has preferable valuation and earnings, PAYX or JKHY? Paychex has higher revenue and earnings than Jack Henry & Associates. Jack Henry & Associates is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Paychex, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioPaychex$5.57B9.50$1.66B$4.5732.17Jack Henry & Associates$2.22B5.96$381.82M$5.8730.90 Does the media prefer PAYX or JKHY? In the previous week, Paychex had 8 more articles in the media than Jack Henry & Associates. MarketBeat recorded 20 mentions for Paychex and 12 mentions for Jack Henry & Associates. Jack Henry & Associates' average media sentiment score of 1.51 beat Paychex's score of 1.24 indicating that Jack Henry & Associates is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Paychex 17 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 3 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Jack Henry & Associates 10 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Very Positive Is PAYX or JKHY more profitable? Paychex has a net margin of 29.75% compared to Jack Henry & Associates' net margin of 18.50%. Paychex's return on equity of 45.01% beat Jack Henry & Associates' return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Paychex29.75% 45.01% 14.77% Jack Henry & Associates 18.50%22.07%14.68% Is PAYX or JKHY a better dividend stock? Paychex pays an annual dividend of $4.32 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.9%. Jack Henry & Associates pays an annual dividend of $2.32 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.3%. Paychex pays out 94.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Jack Henry & Associates pays out 39.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Paychex has raised its dividend for 3 consecutive years and Jack Henry & Associates has raised its dividend for 35 consecutive years. Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in PAYX or JKHY? 83.5% of Paychex shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 98.8% of Jack Henry & Associates shares are owned by institutional investors. 11.4% of Paychex shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.4% of Jack Henry & Associates shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term. SummaryPaychex beats Jack Henry & Associates on 11 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Jack Henry & Associates News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for JKHY and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding JKHY and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NASDAQ and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart JKHY vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricJack Henry & AssociatesIT Services IndustryComputer SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$13.20B$17.84B$27.74B$9.04BDividend Yield1.28%1.47%3.12%3.99%P/E Ratio30.9040.7937.2420.24Price / Sales5.9612.692,031.57118.54Price / Cash22.7226.4438.5158.10Price / Book7.185.047.225.67Net Income$381.82M$434.18M$763.57M$249.21M7 Day Performance1.73%4.92%2.79%3.28%1 Month Performance-0.24%0.42%5.51%3.95%1 Year Performance11.25%28.18%52,212.03%20.98% Jack Henry & Associates Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)JKHYJack Henry & Associates4.3176 of 5 stars$181.41+1.1%$185.11+2.0%+11.3%$13.20B$2.22B30.907,170Positive NewsAnalyst DowngradePAYXPaychex4.2799 of 5 stars$145.46+1.1%$149.11+2.5%+25.1%$52.39B$5.57B31.8316,000Positive NewsHigh Trading VolumeFISFidelity National Information Services4.6043 of 5 stars$81.47+0.8%$90.75+11.4%+8.3%$42.80B$10.19B53.9569,000Positive NewsBRBroadridge Financial Solutions4.3558 of 5 stars$242.85+1.4%$250.83+3.3%+19.8%$28.53B$6.51B36.5214,300Positive NewsGPNGlobal Payments4.99 of 5 stars$80.23+1.9%$110.91+38.2%-15.0%$19.57B$10.10B12.9425,000Positive NewsGGenpact3.2403 of 5 stars$44.02+1.1%$50.71+15.2%+47.8%$7.70B$4.85B15.02140,000Analyst ForecastEXLSExlService4.665 of 5 stars$43.79-0.1%$51.50+17.6%+43.6%$7.12B$1.90B33.1759,500News CoveragePositive NewsHigh Trading VolumeWEXWEX4.161 of 5 stars$147.02+0.1%$176.90+20.3%-14.8%$5.03B$2.63B18.956,500EEFTEuronet Worldwide4.3976 of 5 stars$101.38-0.5%$125.57+23.9%+4.7%$4.38B$3.99B15.0210,600News CoveragePositive NewsAnalyst ForecastPAYPaymentus3.9372 of 5 stars$32.77+1.6%$36.80+12.3%+65.6%$4.10B$871.74M84.031,307Analyst UpgradeHigh Trading VolumeMMSMaximus3.1518 of 5 stars$70.38+0.6%$90.00+27.9%-15.6%$3.97B$5.31B13.9941,100 Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Paychex Competitors Fidelity National Information Services Competitors Broadridge Financial Solutions Competitors Global Payments Competitors Genpact Competitors ExlService Competitors WEX Competitors Euronet Worldwide Competitors Paymentus Competitors Maximus Competitors Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NASDAQ:JKHY) was last updated on 7/6/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersINVESTOR ALERT: Tiny “$3 AI Wonder Stock” on the Verge of Blasting OffRight now, we’re witnessing a monumental shift in the world.Traders Agency | SponsoredThe day and month stocks are most likely to crash nextGood News for Stocks 50-year Wall Street veteran, Marc Chaikin is stepping forward to share why history giv...Chaikin Analytics | Sponsored140% Yields From Stocks Like Tesla? 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