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

Jack Henry & Associates (NASDAQ:JKHY) updated its FY 2025 earnings guidance on Tuesday. The company provided earnings per share guidance of 5.650-5.740 for the period, compared to the consensus earnings per share estimate of 5.740. 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 Stock Performance

Shares of JKHY stock traded up $1.67 during trading on Thursday, reaching $174.45. The company had a trading volume of 304,915 shares, compared to its average volume of 593,735. The firm’s 50 day simple moving average is $174.82 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $174.74. Jack Henry & Associates has a one year low of $157.00 and a one year high of $189.63. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.03, a current ratio of 1.11 and a quick ratio of 1.11. The company has a market capitalization of $12.73 billion, a PE ratio of 31.95, a PEG ratio of 3.47 and a beta of 0.61.

Jack Henry & Associates (NASDAQ:JKHY) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, February 4th. The technology company reported $1.34 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $1.37 by ($0.03). Jack Henry & Associates had a return on equity of 21.81% and a net margin of 17.79%. Sell-side analysts forecast that Jack Henry & Associates will post 5.81 earnings per share for the current year.

Jack Henry & Associates Announces Dividend

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, December 23rd. Stockholders of record on Monday, December 2nd were given a $0.55 dividend. This represents a $2.20 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.26%. The ex-dividend date was Monday, December 2nd. Jack Henry & Associates’s dividend payout ratio is currently 39.71%.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several brokerages recently weighed in on JKHY. Keefe, Bruyette & Woods increased their target price on Jack Henry & Associates from $180.00 to $190.00 and gave the company a “market perform” rating in a research note on Thursday, November 7th. Wells Fargo & Company started coverage on Jack Henry & Associates in a research report on Tuesday, January 14th. They issued an “underweight” rating and a $155.00 price objective for the company. UBS Group boosted their target price on shares of Jack Henry & Associates from $180.00 to $190.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research report on Thursday, November 7th. Robert W. Baird increased their price target on shares of Jack Henry & Associates from $186.00 to $195.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a report on Thursday, October 17th. Finally, Stephens restated an “equal weight” rating and set a $170.00 price objective on shares of Jack Henry & Associates in a report on Wednesday, November 6th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, ten have issued a hold rating and two have given a buy rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, the stock has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $186.80.

Insider Activity at Jack Henry & Associates

In other Jack Henry & Associates news, insider David B. Foss sold 18,770 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Tuesday, November 19th. The stock was sold at an average price of $171.32, for a total value of $3,215,676.40. Following the sale, the insider now directly owns 138,665 shares in the company, valued at $23,756,087.80. This represents a 11.92 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available at this hyperlink. 1.37% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

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.