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JKHY·Jack Henry & Associates, Inc.

$154.85
-1.28 (-0.82%)
Market Closed (Overnight)$154.85+0.00 (+0.00%)
High
$156.87
Open
$155.82
Market Cap
11.13B
52W High
$193.39
Low
$153.98
P. Close
$154.85
P/E
22.14
52W Low
$121.04
Fwd P/E
19.72
DailyIQ Est.
$193.54
Inst. Ownership
4.5%
Short Interest
6.01%
Days to Cover
3.9
Technical Score (1D)
27
SELL
News Sentiment
45
MIXED
Jack Henry’s Investor Day on September 15, 2026 was the most recent catalyst, with the CEO announcing a push to expand its digital‑banking platform and the CFO projecting Q4 revenue growth from new product rollouts. The firm reaffirmed its long‑term capital‑allocation plan, signalling no immediate guidance changes but a continued focus on technology investment. This development suggests that the company will likely accelerate its cloud‑based payment and data‑analytics services over the next ten trading days, potentially tightening margins as new solutions roll out. Shortly after the Investor Day, Piper Sandler lifted its price target to $175 from $171 while keeping a neutral rating, a move that reflected confidence in Jack Henry’s operational stability and growth expectations. The target increase coincided with a 3.9 % intraday jump, indicating that the market is pricing in the anticipated product launches. The brokerage’s neutral stance, however, signals that it sees only modest upside without a clear catalyst. Raymond James followed suit, raising its target to $199 from $192 and maintaining a strong‑buy rating, underscoring its belief in continued revenue expansion from payment processing and cloud services. RBC Capital reiterated an outperform rating and held its $178 target, reinforcing the consensus view that Jack Henry’s earnings trajectory remains solid. The convergence of multiple upgrades points to a constructive outlook for the next trading week, but the lack of a definitive earnings guide means uncertainty remains. Traders should watch for the company’s Q4 earnings release and any updates on the new product pipeline, as these will confirm whether the projected revenue growth materializes and whether the market’s positive sentiment translates into sustained upside.
Earnings Summary
Jack Henry & Associates delivers technology and payment processing solutions to banks and credit unions, positioning itself as a backbone for financial institutions through platforms such as SilverLake, Symitar, and CIF 20/20. Operating in the information technology services sector, the company focuses on core processing, ATM, ACH, card services, and digital banking tools, maintaining a recurring revenue model that supports its growth. Recent quarterly results show a steady upward trajectory: Q4 2024 EPS of $1.3453 beat the $1.31773 estimate, while Q1 2025 EPS rose to $1.4505 versus a $1.33493 estimate, and Q2 2025 EPS climbed to $1.5611 against a $1.49987 estimate. Revenue also increased each quarter, from $573.8M in Q4 2024 to $615.4M in Q2 2025, reflecting a consistent acceleration in top‑line growth. The company has consistently outperformed estimates in the last four quarters, with EPS beats in all four periods and revenue growth maintained even when guidance was not disclosed. Historically, Jack Henry has shown a strong YoY revenue expansion, with each quarter’s earnings surpassing analyst expectations and maintaining a high margin profile; the pattern of EPS beats coupled with revenue growth underscores its robust operating model. Recent news highlights an Investor Day on September 15, 2026, where the CEO announced a push to expand its digital‑banking platform and CFO projected Q4 revenue growth from new product rollouts, signaling a potential acceleration in cloud‑based payment and data‑analytics services. This development may tighten margins as new solutions roll out, but it also reinforces the company’s commitment to technology investment. Investors should watch for the Q4 2026 earnings release to confirm whether the projected revenue growth materializes and to assess the impact of the new product pipeline on margins; key will be the company’s guidance on the pace of digital‑banking adoption and any updates on regulatory changes that could affect its payment‑processing business.

EPS

EstBeatMiss
$1.26$1.43$1.60$1.77$1.94Q1'25Q2'25Q3'25Q3'26Q4'26Q2'26
QtrEstActual+/−
Q2'26$1.45 - -
Q4'26$1.47$1.57+6.5%
Q3'26$1.41$1.71+20.9%
Q3'25$1.65$1.86+12.8%
Q2'25$1.50$1.56+4.1%
Q1'25$1.33$1.45+8.7%

Revenue

EstBeatMiss
$576M$596M$615M$634M$654MQ1'25Q2'25Q3'25Q3'26Q4'26Q2'26
QtrEstActual+/−
Q2'26$621M - -
Q4'26$642M$644M+0.3%
Q3'26$619M$636M+2.8%
Q3'25 - $645M -
Q2'25 - $615M -
Q1'25 - $585M -

Market Data

JKHY Stock Snapshot

SELL27/100
$154.85+$0.00 (0.0%)
Market cap
11.13B
P/E ratio
22.1
Day range
$153.98 – $156.87
News sentiment
45/100 · Neutral
Analyst target
$190.24 (+22.9%)
Consensus
Buy · 24 analysts
52-week range+27.9% off low · -19.9% from high
$121.04$193.39
Price $154.85 DailyIQ Est. $193.54

Momentum has rolled over on Jack Henry & Associates, Inc., which is what drives the bearish read. The stock is liquid enough that positioning changes get absorbed without distorting the trend.

Reverse DCF

What growth is priced into JKHY?

CHEAP

At today's price, Jack Henry & Associates, Inc. needs to grow free cash flow about -4.0% a year for the next 10 years to justify its valuation at a 7.42% cost of capital. Over its actual history it has compounded free cash flow at 7.4% a year, so the market is asking for 11.4 percentage points below its own delivered rate. On that basis JKHY looks priced below what its own growth record supports.

Implied FCF growth
-4.0%
Historical FCF CAGR
7.4%
Growth gap
-11.4 pts
Verdict
CHEAP
Discount rate (WACC)
7.42%
Beta
0.50

Behaviour On Record

What JKHY's own history says about today's numbers

Realized volatility (21d)
35.0% 93rd pct
Below its peak
-26.6%
vs 200-day average
-3.0%
Up days (1y)
54%

Jack Henry & Associates, Inc. is currently running 35.0% annualised volatility over the last 21 sessions. Measured against JKHY's own 13 years of daily returns rather than a market-wide average, that is the 93rd percentile an extreme by its own standards, against a typical reading of 18.4%. The distinction matters because a number that looks calm for one stock is turbulent for another, and the absolute figure on its own tells you neither.

JKHY is trading -26.6% below its running peak. Across 12 full years on file, its median worst-drawdown-in-a-year was -15.3%, and the deepest was -25.9% in 2020. The current drawdown is already deeper than this stock's typical annual low point, which puts it in the part of its range where past recoveries began — and where past declines also continued.

Price sits -3.0% from its 200-day moving average. Against every other day in its history, that gap ranks at the 22nd percentile a narrower gap than it typically runs. Over the past year JKHY closed higher on 54% of sessions, and it is currently 2 sessions into a falling streak.

On September specifically: over 13 years of records, JKHY finished the month higher 5 of 13 times, with a median return of -2.8% and an average of -2.6%. Its strongest month historically has been November at +3.1% on average, its weakest September at -2.6%. Seasonality is a weak signal on its own — a decade is a small sample and regimes change — but it is a real distribution rather than a rule of thumb.

Overnight risk is measurable too: JKHY has opened more than 2% away from the prior close in 65 of 3,267 sessions (2.0% of the time), with the largest gaps running +10.4% and -8.9%. For anyone holding through an event, that rate is a better guide to overnight exposure than the intraday range.

Across the last 3 dated reports on file, JKHY moved an average of 4.5% in the session after earnings, closing higher 1 of those 3 times, with a median move of -2.9% and a largest of -5.4%.

All figures computed from 3,268 daily closes between 2013-09-20 and 2026-09-18, split-adjusted, recomputed daily. Percentiles are against JKHY's own 13-year history, not a peer group or index.

Sector Rotation

Is money rotating into or out of JKHY's sector?

Jack Henry & Associates, Inc. sits in the Technology sector, currently ranked 1st of 11 GICS sectors by relative-strength rotation score (leading).

Sector rank
#1 of 11
Sector state
Leading
Sector rotation score
90

Options Market

What is the options market pricing for JKHY?

CallsPuts

For Jack Henry & Associates, Inc.'s nearest expiry (2026-10-16, 27 days out), open interest is put-heavy, a defensive/bearish tilt (put/call ratio of 2.54), with at-the-money implied volatility around 43.1%. The options market is pricing roughly a ±12.2% move by that expiry — a range of about $147.22–$188.04.

Put/call ratio (2026-10-16)
2.54
ATM implied volatility
43.1%
Total open interest
223
Expected move by 2026-10-16
±12.2% ($147.22–$188.04)

Analyst Rating Changes

Are analysts turning bullish or bearish on JKHY?

Raymond James most recently reiterated its rating on Jack Henry & Associates, Inc. to Strong Buy on Sep 16, 2026 with a price target of $199 (from $192). Over the last 90 days, coverage has run 0 upgrades against 0 downgrades, a net mixed lean.

Latest action
Raymond JamesStrong Buy
90-day upgrades
0
90-day downgrades
0
Net rating momentum
0
DateFirmActionRatingPrice target
Sep 16, 2026Raymond JamesMaintainedStrong Buy$192 → $199
Sep 16, 2026Piper SandlerMaintainedNeutral$171 → $175
Sep 16, 2026RBC CapitalReiteratedOutperform$178
Sep 14, 2026KeybancInitiatedOverweight$190
Sep 11, 2026Piper SandlerInitiatedNeutral$171
Sep 2, 2026DA DavidsonMaintainedBuy$198
Aug 25, 2026Wolfe ResearchMaintainedOutperform$200 → $215
Aug 24, 2026DA DavidsonMaintainedBuy$198
Aug 20, 2026Goldman SachsMaintainedNeutral$158 → $178
Aug 20, 2026UBSMaintainedNeutral$165 → $170
Aug 20, 2026BarclaysMaintainedOverweight$170 → $185
Aug 20, 2026RBC CapitalMaintainedOutperform$173 → $178

JKHY Competitive Positioning

Jack Henry & Associates, Inc. (JKHY) is tracked alongside these names in Information Technology Services on DailyIQ — ranked by market cap, with today's move alongside.