Jack Henry & Associates (NASDAQ:JKHY) Lowered to Hold Rating by William Blair

Jack Henry & Associates (NASDAQ:JKHY) was downgraded by research analysts at William Blair from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note issued to investors on Wednesday,Zacks.com reports. William Blair also issued estimates for Jack Henry & Associates’ Q2 2025 earnings at $1.33 EPS, Q3 2025 earnings at $1.39 EPS, Q4 2025 earnings at $1.49 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $5.84 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $1.43 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $1.51 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $1.63 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $6.29 EPS.

A number of other equities research analysts have also issued reports on the company. Stephens restated an “equal weight” rating and issued a $170.00 price target on shares of Jack Henry & Associates in a research report on Wednesday. Keefe, Bruyette & Woods upped their price target on Jack Henry & Associates from $180.00 to $190.00 and gave the company a “market perform” rating in a research report on Thursday. Oppenheimer initiated coverage on Jack Henry & Associates in a research report on Tuesday, October 1st. They issued an “outperform” rating and a $206.00 price objective for the company. Robert W. Baird increased 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, UBS Group increased their price objective on Jack Henry & Associates from $180.00 to $190.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research report on Thursday. Eleven equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and three have assigned a buy rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, the stock presently has an average rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $188.73.

Jack Henry & Associates Price Performance

NASDAQ:JKHY opened at $179.97 on Wednesday. Jack Henry & Associates has a 12 month low of $146.46 and a 12 month high of $189.63. The stock has a 50 day moving average of $179.13 and a two-hundred day moving average of $170.51. The company has a current ratio of 1.00, a quick ratio of 1.00 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.03. The firm has a market cap of $13.12 billion, a P/E ratio of 34.48, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 3.38 and a beta of 0.63.

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

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of large investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Pathstone Holdings LLC lifted its stake in Jack Henry & Associates by 3.7% during the third quarter. Pathstone Holdings LLC now owns 18,996 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $3,354,000 after purchasing an additional 669 shares in the last quarter. Strengthening Families & Communities LLC raised its stake in shares of Jack Henry & Associates by 11.1% in the third quarter. Strengthening Families & Communities LLC now owns 10,117 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $1,786,000 after acquiring an additional 1,010 shares in the last quarter. Quest Partners LLC raised its stake in shares of Jack Henry & Associates by 13.0% in the third quarter. Quest Partners LLC now owns 4,414 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $779,000 after acquiring an additional 509 shares in the last quarter. Thrivent Financial for Lutherans raised its stake in shares of Jack Henry & Associates by 14.1% in the third quarter. Thrivent Financial for Lutherans now owns 95,093 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $16,787,000 after acquiring an additional 11,728 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Empowered Funds LLC raised its stake in shares of Jack Henry & Associates by 2.0% in the third quarter. Empowered Funds LLC now owns 4,845 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $855,000 after acquiring an additional 97 shares in the last quarter. 98.75% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

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.