Pensionfund Sabic Makes New $1.20 Million Investment in Jack Henry & Associates, Inc. $JKHY

Pensionfund Sabic purchased a new position in shares of Jack Henry & Associates, Inc. (NASDAQ:JKHY) during the 4th quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm purchased 6,600 shares of the technology company’s stock, valued at approximately $1,204,000.

A number of other hedge funds have also recently made changes to their positions in the business. Advisory Services Network LLC boosted its stake in shares of Jack Henry & Associates by 2.6% in the 2nd quarter. Advisory Services Network LLC now owns 2,745 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $466,000 after purchasing an additional 69 shares in the last quarter. Huntington National Bank lifted its stake in Jack Henry & Associates by 14.5% in the third quarter. Huntington National Bank now owns 615 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $92,000 after purchasing an additional 78 shares during the last quarter. Tidal Investments LLC lifted its stake in Jack Henry & Associates by 0.4% in the second quarter. Tidal Investments LLC now owns 19,435 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $3,502,000 after purchasing an additional 79 shares during the last quarter. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. boosted its position in Jack Henry & Associates by 1.0% during the second quarter. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. now owns 8,930 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $1,609,000 after buying an additional 89 shares during the period. Finally, Missouri Trust & Investment Co boosted its position in Jack Henry & Associates by 29.7% during the third quarter. Missouri Trust & Investment Co now owns 402 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $60,000 after buying an additional 92 shares during the period. 98.75% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several research firms have recently commented on JKHY. Wolfe Research set a $220.00 price objective on Jack Henry & Associates and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a report on Thursday, January 8th. Morgan Stanley raised their price target on Jack Henry & Associates from $168.00 to $183.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a research report on Thursday, February 5th. Robert W. Baird raised Jack Henry & Associates from a “neutral” rating to an “outperform” rating and set a $205.00 price target on the stock in a research note on Thursday, February 5th. Wells Fargo & Company upgraded Jack Henry & Associates from an “equal weight” rating to an “overweight” rating and boosted their price objective for the company from $181.00 to $196.00 in a research report on Tuesday, February 17th. Finally, Royal Bank Of Canada raised Jack Henry & Associates from a “sector perform” rating to an “outperform” rating and increased their price objective for the company from $185.00 to $210.00 in a research note on Tuesday, December 16th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, nine have issued a Buy rating and three have given a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $200.42.

Key Stories Impacting Jack Henry & Associates

Here are the key news stories impacting Jack Henry & Associates this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Earnings and guidance: Jack Henry reported a solid quarterly earnings beat and set FY2026 EPS guidance in the mid‑6s range, supporting fundamentals and longer‑term revenue growth expectations. (This is a primary fundamental positive for the stock.)
• Positive Sentiment: New client wins: Two Midwestern banks (FM BANK and Quoin Financial Bank) selected Jack Henry to upgrade their core/technology, showing continued deal flow in its target market. FM BANK and Quoin Financial Bank Select Jack Henry
• Positive Sentiment: Analyst and thematic coverage: Zacks highlighted JKHY as a long‑term momentum stock and included it among mobile payments/momentum picks, which can attract growth‑oriented investors. Why Jack Henry is a Top Momentum Stock
• Positive Sentiment: Inclusion in sector buy lists: Zacks also grouped JKHY with other mobile‑payments names as having short‑term upside potential, which can boost short‑term inflows. Buy 3 Giant Mobile Payments Stocks
• Neutral Sentiment: Brokerage consensus: MarketBeat/other services show a consensus rating around “Moderate Buy” (mixed buy/hold distribution), which suggests analyst conviction but not unanimous enthusiasm. Moderate Buy from Brokerages Analyst Coverage Summary
• Neutral Sentiment: Short‑interest reports: Several short‑interest notices reported large increases but show 0 shares / NaN changes and 0.0 days to cover — the data appears erroneous or non‑informative, so there’s no clear signal from short sellers.
• Negative Sentiment: Relative performance/technical pressure: A MarketWatch note flagged near‑term underperformance versus peers, and the stock is trading below its recent moving averages — this can trigger technical selling and pressure sentiment. Stock Underperforms Competitors

Jack Henry & Associates Stock Down 2.7%

Shares of NASDAQ JKHY opened at $158.87 on Wednesday. The company has a current ratio of 1.60, a quick ratio of 1.60 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.01. Jack Henry & Associates, Inc. has a 12 month low of $144.12 and a 12 month high of $193.39. The firm has a market capitalization of $11.47 billion, a PE ratio of 22.83, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.47 and a beta of 0.72. The firm has a fifty day simple moving average of $170.52 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $168.00.

Jack Henry & Associates (NASDAQ:JKHY) last announced its earnings results on Tuesday, February 3rd. The technology company reported $1.72 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.43 by $0.29. Jack Henry & Associates had a net margin of 20.59% and a return on equity of 23.75%. The firm had revenue of $611.18 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $608.46 million. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm posted $1.34 EPS. The company’s revenue for the quarter was up 7.9% compared to the same quarter last year. Jack Henry & Associates has set its FY 2026 guidance at 6.610-6.720 EPS. Equities analysts expect that Jack Henry & Associates, Inc. will post 5.83 earnings per share for the current year.

Jack Henry & Associates Increases Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, March 25th. Shareholders of record on Thursday, March 5th will be issued a $0.61 dividend. This represents a $2.44 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.5%. This is a boost from Jack Henry & Associates’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.58. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, March 5th. Jack Henry & Associates’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 35.06%.

Jack Henry & Associates Profile

Jack Henry & Associates, Inc is a leading provider of technology solutions and payment processing services for the financial services industry. Founded in 1976 and headquartered in Monett, Missouri, the company develops and supports a comprehensive suite of software and services designed to help banks, credit unions and other financial institutions streamline operations, improve customer engagement and manage risk.

The company’s core processing platforms deliver end-to-end account processing, general ledger, deposit operations and loan servicing functionality.