Jack Henry & Associates (NASDAQ:JKHY) Updates FY 2025 Earnings Guidance

Jack Henry & Associates (NASDAQ:JKHY) issued an update on its FY 2025 earnings guidance on Tuesday morning. The company provided earnings per share (EPS) guidance of 5.780-5.870 for the period, compared to the consensus estimate of 5.830. The company issued revenue guidance of $2.4 billion-$2.4 billion, compared to the consensus revenue estimate of $2.4 billion. Jack Henry & Associates also updated its FY25 guidance to $5.78-5.87 EPS.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several brokerages have issued reports on JKHY. StockNews.com upgraded Jack Henry & Associates from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a report on Thursday, August 15th. Compass Point assumed coverage on shares of Jack Henry & Associates in a research note on Wednesday, September 4th. They issued a “neutral” rating and a $186.00 price objective for the company. Oppenheimer assumed coverage on Jack Henry & Associates in a research report on Tuesday, October 1st. They set an “outperform” rating and a $206.00 price objective for the company. Robert W. Baird upped their price objective on Jack Henry & Associates from $186.00 to $195.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research report on Thursday, October 17th. Finally, Royal Bank of Canada reiterated a “sector perform” rating and set a $181.00 price target on shares of Jack Henry & Associates in a research note on Friday, September 6th. Eight equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and five have issued a buy rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock has an average rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $185.40.

Jack Henry & Associates Price Performance

JKHY stock traded down $5.12 during trading on Wednesday, hitting $180.40. The stock had a trading volume of 1,436,204 shares, compared to its average volume of 417,856. The stock has a market cap of $13.15 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 34.56, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 3.38 and a beta of 0.63. Jack Henry & Associates has a 1-year low of $142.93 and a 1-year high of $189.63. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.03, a quick ratio of 1.00 and a current ratio of 1.00. The company’s 50 day moving average price is $178.97 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $170.44.

Jack Henry & Associates (NASDAQ:JKHY) last released its earnings results on Tuesday, November 5th. The technology company reported $1.63 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.61 by $0.02. The business had revenue of $600.98 million for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $599.56 million. Jack Henry & Associates had a net margin of 17.23% and a return on equity of 21.63%. The company’s quarterly revenue was up 5.2% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period last year, the company earned $1.39 earnings per share. On average, sell-side analysts forecast that Jack Henry & Associates will post 5.82 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Jack Henry & Associates Announces Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, September 27th. Shareholders of record on Friday, September 6th were paid a dividend of $0.55 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, September 6th. This represents a $2.20 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.22%. Jack Henry & Associates’s dividend payout ratio is currently 42.15%.

Jack Henry & Associates Company Profile

Jack Henry & Associates, Inc, a financial technology company that connects people and financial institutions through technology solutions and payment processing services that reduce the barriers to financial health. It operates through four segments: Core, Payments, Complementary, and Corporate and Other.