Zacks Research Has Negative Outlook of JKHY Q2 Earnings

Jack Henry & Associates, Inc. (NASDAQ:JKHY) – Equities researchers at Zacks Research dropped their Q2 2026 EPS estimates for Jack Henry & Associates in a research note issued on Tuesday, September 9th. Zacks Research analyst Team now forecasts that the technology company will earn $1.36 per share for the quarter, down from their previous estimate of $1.41. 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’ Q3 2026 earnings at $1.44 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $1.53 EPS, FY2026 earnings at $5.95 EPS, Q1 2027 earnings at $1.76 EPS, Q2 2027 earnings at $1.40 EPS, Q3 2027 earnings at $1.49 EPS, Q4 2027 earnings at $1.78 EPS, FY2027 earnings at $6.43 EPS and FY2028 earnings at $7.03 EPS.

Jack Henry & Associates (NASDAQ:JKHY) last issued its earnings results on Tuesday, August 19th. The technology company reported $1.75 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate 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 business’s revenue was up 9.9% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm posted $1.33 earnings per share. Jack Henry & Associates has set its FY 2026 guidance at EPS.

Several other research analysts also recently weighed in on the stock. UBS Group decreased their price target on shares of Jack Henry & Associates from $185.00 to $175.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a research report on Thursday, August 21st. Wall Street Zen downgraded shares of Jack Henry & Associates from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Saturday, August 30th. Robert W. Baird decreased their price target on shares of Jack Henry & Associates from $195.00 to $185.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a research report on Wednesday, August 20th. DA Davidson set a $204.00 price target on shares of Jack Henry & Associates in a research report on Friday, August 22nd. Finally, Keefe, Bruyette & Woods decreased 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. Three investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, seven have assigned a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, the company has an average rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $182.33.

Jack Henry & Associates Stock Up 1.5%

JKHY opened at $161.42 on Thursday. The firm has a 50 day moving average price of $168.64 and a 200-day moving average price of $174.41. Jack Henry & Associates has a twelve month low of $157.80 and a twelve month high of $196.00. The stock has a market capitalization of $11.76 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 25.87, a PEG ratio of 2.84 and a beta of 0.79.

Jack Henry & Associates Dividend Announcement

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, September 26th. Investors of record on Friday, September 5th will be paid a dividend of $0.58 per share. This represents a $2.32 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.4%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, September 5th. Jack Henry & Associates’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 37.18%.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In related news, Director David B. Foss sold 5,780 shares of the firm’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 transaction, the director directly owned 139,265 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $23,296,249.20. This trade represents a 3.98% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is accessible through this link. Insiders own 1.37% of the company’s stock.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Jack Henry & Associates

Institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the business. Summit Securities Group LLC bought a new position in Jack Henry & Associates during the first quarter valued at $26,000. Hantz Financial Services Inc. bought a new position in Jack Henry & Associates during the second quarter valued at $27,000. CYBER HORNET ETFs LLC bought a new position in Jack Henry & Associates during the second quarter valued at $35,000. Cullen Frost Bankers Inc. bought a new position in Jack Henry & Associates during the first quarter valued at $38,000. Finally, Private Trust Co. NA lifted its position in Jack Henry & Associates by 49.0% during the second quarter. Private Trust Co. NA now owns 216 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $39,000 after purchasing 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.