William Blair Has Bullish Outlook for JKHY FY2026 Earnings

Jack Henry & Associates, Inc. (NASDAQ:JKHY) – Research analysts at William Blair upped their FY2026 earnings estimates for shares of Jack Henry & Associates in a research report issued on Monday, August 25th. William Blair analyst C. Kennedy now anticipates that the technology company will post earnings of $6.40 per share for the year, up from their prior estimate of $6.21. The consensus estimate for Jack Henry & Associates’ current full-year earnings is $5.83 per share. William Blair also issued estimates for Jack Henry & Associates’ Q1 2027 earnings at $1.70 EPS, Q2 2027 earnings at $1.71 EPS, Q3 2027 earnings at $1.69 EPS, Q4 2027 earnings at $1.83 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $6.93 EPS.

Jack Henry & Associates (NASDAQ:JKHY) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, August 19th. The technology company reported $1.75 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.50 by $0.25. The firm had revenue of $615.37 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $602.20 million. Jack Henry & Associates had a net margin of 19.19% and a return on equity of 22.60%. The company’s revenue for the quarter was up 9.9% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the previous year, the company earned $1.33 EPS. Jack Henry & Associates has set its FY 2026 guidance at EPS.

JKHY has been the topic of a number of other research reports. Keefe, Bruyette & Woods dropped their price target on shares of Jack Henry & Associates from $183.00 to $178.00 and set a “market perform” rating on the stock in a research report on Thursday, August 21st. Royal Bank Of Canada lowered their price objective on shares of Jack Henry & Associates from $203.00 to $185.00 and set a “sector perform” rating for the company in a research note on Thursday, August 21st. DA Davidson set a $204.00 price objective on shares of Jack Henry & Associates in a research note on Friday, August 22nd. Robert W. Baird lowered their price objective on shares of Jack Henry & Associates from $195.00 to $185.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a research note on Wednesday, August 20th. Finally, UBS Group lowered their price objective on shares of Jack Henry & Associates from $185.00 to $175.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a research note on Thursday, August 21st. Three equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, eight have issued a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, the company has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $182.70.

Jack Henry & Associates Stock Up 0.4%

Shares of NASDAQ JKHY opened at $162.74 on Wednesday. The company has a market capitalization of $11.86 billion, a P/E ratio of 26.08, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.91 and a beta of 0.73. Jack Henry & Associates has a 52-week low of $157.80 and a 52-week high of $196.00. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.04, a quick ratio of 1.36 and a current ratio of 1.71. The company’s 50 day moving average price is $172.58 and its 200-day moving average price is $174.99.

Jack Henry & Associates Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, September 26th. Shareholders of record on Friday, September 5th will be paid a dividend of $0.58 per share. This represents a $2.32 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.4%. The ex-dividend date is Friday, September 5th. Jack Henry & Associates’s payout ratio is 37.18%.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other Jack Henry & Associates news, Director David B. Foss sold 5,780 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Monday, August 4th. The shares were sold at an average price of $167.28, for a total transaction of $966,878.40. Following the completion of the sale, the director owned 139,265 shares in the company, valued at approximately $23,296,249.20. The trade was a 3.98% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which can be accessed through the SEC website. Company insiders own 1.37% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Trading of Jack Henry & Associates

Institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the company. Summit Securities Group LLC bought a new stake in shares of Jack Henry & Associates in the 1st quarter worth $26,000. Hantz Financial Services Inc. bought a new stake in shares of Jack Henry & Associates in the 2nd quarter worth $27,000. CYBER HORNET ETFs LLC bought a new stake in shares of Jack Henry & Associates in the 2nd quarter worth $35,000. Cullen Frost Bankers Inc. purchased a new position in shares of Jack Henry & Associates in the 1st quarter worth about $38,000. Finally, Private Trust Co. NA boosted its holdings in shares of Jack Henry & Associates by 49.0% in the 2nd quarter. Private Trust Co. NA now owns 216 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $39,000 after buying an additional 71 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors 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.