What is Zacks Research’s Forecast for JKHY Q3 Earnings?

Jack Henry & Associates, Inc. (NASDAQ:JKHY) – Stock analysts at Zacks Research dropped their Q3 2026 EPS estimates for shares of Jack Henry & Associates in a note issued to investors on Wednesday, October 15th. Zacks Research analyst Team now anticipates that the technology company will post earnings per share of $1.37 for the quarter, down from their prior estimate of $1.44. 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’ Q4 2026 earnings at $1.47 EPS, FY2026 earnings at $5.68 EPS, Q1 2027 earnings at $1.69 EPS, Q2 2027 earnings at $1.35 EPS, Q3 2027 earnings at $1.43 EPS, Q4 2027 earnings at $1.72 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $6.19 EPS.

Jack Henry & Associates (NASDAQ:JKHY) last released its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, August 19th. The technology company reported $1.75 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.50 by $0.25. The business 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%. Jack Henry & Associates’s revenue for the quarter was up 9.9% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter last year, the firm earned $1.33 EPS. Jack Henry & Associates has set its FY 2026 guidance at EPS.

Other research analysts also recently issued research reports about the stock. Weiss Ratings reiterated a “hold (c)” rating on shares of Jack Henry & Associates in a report on Wednesday, October 8th. Robert W. Baird set a $172.00 target price on shares of Jack Henry & Associates in a report on Friday. Wall Street Zen downgraded shares of Jack Henry & Associates from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Saturday, October 11th. DA Davidson set a $204.00 target price on shares of Jack Henry & Associates in a report on Friday, August 22nd. Finally, Keefe, Bruyette & Woods dropped their target price on shares of Jack Henry & Associates from $178.00 to $170.00 and set a “market perform” rating on the stock in a report on Wednesday, October 1st. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, eight have given a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $173.25.

Jack Henry & Associates Price Performance

Shares of JKHY opened at $152.93 on Friday. The company has a market capitalization of $11.11 billion, a PE ratio of 24.51, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.77 and a beta of 0.78. Jack Henry & Associates has a one year low of $144.12 and a one year high of $196.00. The company’s fifty day moving average price is $156.63 and its 200 day moving average price is $169.77.

Institutional Trading of Jack Henry & Associates

Several institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in JKHY. Summit Securities Group LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Jack Henry & Associates during the 1st quarter valued at about $26,000. Hantz Financial Services Inc. acquired a new stake in shares of Jack Henry & Associates during the 2nd quarter valued at about $27,000. CYBER HORNET ETFs LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Jack Henry & Associates during the 2nd quarter valued at about $35,000. Cullen Frost Bankers Inc. acquired a new stake in shares of Jack Henry & Associates during the 1st quarter valued at about $38,000. Finally, Private Trust Co. NA boosted its position in shares of Jack Henry & Associates by 49.0% during the 2nd quarter. Private Trust Co. NA now owns 216 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $39,000 after acquiring an additional 71 shares in the last quarter. 98.75% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Insider Activity

In other news, Director David B. Foss sold 5,780 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Monday, August 4th. The shares were sold at an average price of $167.28, for a total transaction of $966,878.40. Following the transaction, 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 transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which can be accessed through the SEC website. Insiders own 0.60% of the company’s stock.

Jack Henry & Associates Announces Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, September 26th. Stockholders of record on Friday, September 5th were issued a dividend of $0.58 per share. The ex-dividend date was Friday, September 5th. This represents a $2.32 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.5%. Jack Henry & Associates’s payout ratio is presently 37.18%.

About Jack Henry & Associates

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.