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Jack Henry & Associates, Inc. · JKHY · FY2025 Q1 · Calendar Q4 2024
Jack Henry Maintains Guidance as Cloud and Payments Momentum Continues
Jack Henry's Q1 results support a constructive operating trajectory: cloud adoption, Banno users, payments, and core wins continued to expand while management maintained full-year guidance. The case depends on converting the sales pipeline, executing product launches, and delivering the planned back-half margin and cash-flow improvement.
Reported After market closeNASDAQTechnology
$10.74B market cap
100quality score
Earnings scorecard
Reported versus consensus
Reported EPS
$1.63
Consensus $1.61
EPS surprise
+1.2%
Reported versus consensus
Reported revenue
$601.0M
Consensus $600.1M
Revenue surprise
+0.1%
Reported versus consensus
Market reaction
event-close to next-session close
Stock move
-2.8%
Event window
SPY move
+2.5%
Same window
Abnormal move
-5.2%
Stock minus SPY
Volume
3.4×
Versus trailing sessions
Subsequent drift
-3.8%
Up to 20 sessions
JKHYSPY benchmark
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Why did JKHY fall 2.8% after beating EPS estimates in FY2025 Q1?What changed in JKHY's guidance and outlook in FY2025 Q1?Give me the bull and bear case for JKHY after FY2025 Q1 earnings.
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What changed
The quarter added evidence of continued demand for Jack Henry's cloud, payments, fraud, and digital-banking offerings. Management highlighted six core wins, 12.7 million Banno users, and planned product launches while leaving full-year guidance unchanged.
Guidance delta
Management maintained full-year guidance, including expected 25–40 basis points of margin expansion in the back half and free-cash-flow conversion around 70%.
Key takeaways
- Q1 non-GAAP revenue grew 5.3% and exceeded the outlook, despite softer on-premise maintenance.
- Six core wins, including a $7 billion-asset deal, supported continued large-institution sales momentum.
- Banno users reached 12.7 million, while private-cloud penetration remained at 73%.
Management priorities
- Advance private-cloud migration toward the low-to-mid-90% range.
- Roll out Moov SMB to early adopters and continue developing new core and loan-origination products.
- Expand payments, fraud-prevention, and Financial Crimes Defender capabilities.
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Analyst 52W Price Targets
$153.19Current
$158Low
$186.5Average
$215High
Latest persisted target per named analyst; persisted current price from FN2's market snapshot as of Oct 18, 2026. Not an FN2 forecast.
Firm-level rating actions
FMP grade actions identify the grading firm, not a named analyst.
| Firm | Rating | Prior rating | Action | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Piper Sandler | Overweight | Neutral | Upgrade | Oct 9, 2026 |
| RBC Capital | Outperform | Outperform | Maintain | Sep 30, 2026 |
| Morgan Stanley | Equal Weight | Equal Weight | Maintain | Sep 30, 2026 |
| Raymond James | Strong Buy | Strong Buy | Maintain | Sep 16, 2026 |
| DA Davidson | Buy | Buy | Maintain | Sep 2, 2026 |
| Wolfe Research | Outperform | Outperform | Maintain | Aug 25, 2026 |
| UBS | Neutral | Neutral | Maintain | Aug 20, 2026 |
| Goldman Sachs | Neutral | Neutral | Maintain | Aug 20, 2026 |
| Barclays | Overweight | Overweight | Maintain | Aug 20, 2026 |
| Oppenheimer | Outperform | Outperform | Maintain | Aug 19, 2026 |
| Wells Fargo | Overweight | Equal Weight | Upgrade | Feb 17, 2026 |
| Baird | Neutral | Neutral | Maintain | Dec 15, 2025 |
| Keefe, Bruyette & Woods | Outperform | Market Perform | Upgrade | Dec 8, 2025 |
| Compass Point | Buy | Neutral | Upgrade | Nov 6, 2025 |
| Stephens & Co. | Equal Weight | Equal Weight | Maintain | Nov 6, 2024 |
| Evercore ISI Group | In Line | In Line | Maintain | Jun 25, 2024 |
| B of A Securities | Buy | Neutral | Upgrade | Dec 6, 2023 |
| Northcoast Research | Buy | Neutral | Upgrade | Sep 18, 2023 |
| BTIG | Buy | Buy | Maintain | Aug 17, 2023 |
| William Blair | Outperform | Outperform | Maintain | Jan 11, 2023 |
| Credit Suisse | Neutral | Neutral | Maintain | Aug 18, 2022 |
| Atlantic Equities | Neutral | Neutral | Maintain | Sep 3, 2019 |
| Keefe Bruyette & Woods | Perform | Market Perform | Maintain | Apr 9, 2019 |
| Cantor Fitzgerald | Overweight | Overweight | Maintain | Aug 23, 2018 |
Named analyst price targets
Upside is calculated against the persisted current price $153.19. FMP does not supply a rating on these named-analyst rows.
| Firm | Analyst | 52W target | Price when posted | Upside | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Morgan Stanley | James Faucette | $158 | $146.22 | +3.1% | Sep 30, 2026 |
| Seaport Global | Analyst unavailable | $193 | $147.79 | +26.0% | Sep 28, 2026 |
| Raymond James | Analyst unavailable | $199 | $158.38 | +29.9% | Sep 16, 2026 |
| Piper Sandler | Bill Carcache | $175 | $154.07 | +14.2% | Sep 16, 2026 |
| KeyBanc | Andrew Schmidt | $190 | $166.58 | +24.0% | Sep 14, 2026 |
| Piper Sandler | Analyst unavailable | $171 | $161.42 | +11.6% | Sep 10, 2026 |
| Wolfe Research | Darrin Peller | $215 | $170.51 | +40.3% | Aug 25, 2026 |
| RBC Capital | Analyst unavailable | $178 | $165.2 | +16.2% | Aug 20, 2026 |
| UBS | Timothy Chiodo | $170 | $163.06 | +11.0% | Aug 20, 2026 |
| Goldman Sachs | Analyst unavailable | $178 | $163.06 | +16.2% | Aug 20, 2026 |
| Barclays | Analyst unavailable | $185 | $163.06 | +20.8% | Aug 20, 2026 |
| D.A. Davidson | Peter Heckmann | $198 | $167.68 | +29.3% | Aug 19, 2026 |
| Oppenheimer | Analyst unavailable | $209 | $153.12 | +36.4% | Aug 19, 2026 |
| Barclays | Analyst unavailable | $170 | $146.71 | +11.0% | Jul 8, 2026 |
| Wolfe Research | Analyst unavailable | $165 | $135 | +7.7% | Jun 29, 2026 |
| RBC Capital | Analyst unavailable | $173 | $124.22 | +12.9% | Jun 18, 2026 |
| Morgan Stanley | Analyst unavailable | $170 | $146.33 | +11.0% | May 8, 2026 |
| RBC Capital | Analyst unavailable | $180 | $145.51 | +17.5% | May 7, 2026 |
| UBS | Analyst unavailable | $165 | $143.95 | +7.7% | May 7, 2026 |
| Wells Fargo | Analyst unavailable | $196 | $156.76 | +27.9% | Feb 17, 2026 |
| Morgan Stanley | Analyst unavailable | $183 | $173.78 | +19.5% | Feb 5, 2026 |
| Stephens | Analyst unavailable | $205 | $173.78 | +33.8% | Feb 5, 2026 |
| Robert W. Baird | David Koning | $205 | $173.78 | +33.8% | Feb 5, 2026 |
| Wells Fargo | Analyst unavailable | $181 | $177.94 | +18.2% | Jan 30, 2026 |
| D.A. Davidson | Peter Heckmann | $216 | $178.27 | +41.0% | Jan 29, 2026 |
| Stephens | Analyst unavailable | $200 | $189.54 | +30.6% | Jan 16, 2026 |
| UBS | Analyst unavailable | $195 | $188.65 | +27.3% | Jan 8, 2026 |
| Wolfe Research | Darrin Peller | $220 | $185.97 | +43.6% | Jan 8, 2026 |
| RBC Capital | Analyst unavailable | $210 | $187.62 | +37.1% | Dec 16, 2025 |
| Robert W. Baird | Analyst unavailable | $200 | $185.8 | +30.6% | Dec 15, 2025 |
| D.A. Davidson | Peter Heckmann | $190 | $154.3 | +24.0% | Oct 29, 2025 |
| Wells Fargo | Jason Kupferberg | $161 | $156.92 | +5.1% | Oct 21, 2025 |
| Robert W. Baird | David Koning | $172 | $152.22 | +12.3% | Oct 17, 2025 |
| D.A. Davidson | Analyst unavailable | $204 | $165.56 | +33.2% | Aug 22, 2025 |
| Robert W. Baird | David Koning | $195 | $185.67 | +27.3% | Oct 17, 2024 |
| Oppenheimer | Rayna Kumar | $206 | $176.54 | +34.5% | Sep 30, 2024 |
| Robert W. Baird | David Koning | $186 | $163.75 | +21.4% | Apr 17, 2024 |
| RBC Capital | Analyst unavailable | $193 | $176.64 | +26.0% | Nov 10, 2022 |
| Morgan Stanley | Analyst unavailable | $185 | $197.43 | +20.8% | Aug 18, 2022 |
| Credit Suisse | Analyst unavailable | $180 | $197.3 | +17.5% | Aug 18, 2022 |
| RBC Capital | Analyst unavailable | $199 | $197.3 | +29.9% | Aug 18, 2022 |
| Oppenheimer | Analyst unavailable | $214 | $199.69 | +39.7% | Jul 25, 2022 |
| Morgan Stanley | Analyst unavailable | $190 | $177.11 | +24.0% | Jun 15, 2022 |
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Snapshot as of publicationJack Henry & Associates, Inc. operates as a financial technology company that connects people and financial institutions through technology solutions and payment processing services. It operates through four 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, general ledger transactions, and maintain centralized accountholder information. The Payments segment offers secure payment processing tools and services, including ATM, automated clearing house origination and remote deposit capture processing, and risk management products and services, as well as debit and credit card processing services, and online and mobile bill pay solutions.…
Historical context
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- Earnings call transcript and parsed analysis · 2026-05-11T10:29:34.698584+00:00
- FN2 earnings calendar · 2024-11-10T18:38:36.707185+00:00
- Polygon adjusted daily market bars · 2026-10-18T12:00:43.011345+00:00
- Financial Modeling Prep analyst price-target consensus and quote snapshot · 2026-10-18T12:00:43.008309+00:00
Methodology
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Analyst target low, average, and high values are derived at request time from each named analyst's latest persisted FMP target. The current-price marker comes from FN2's persisted market snapshot. They are sell-side estimates, not an FN2 valuation or recommendation.
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By FN2 Research · Updated · As of 2026-10-18. For educational purposes only; not investment advice.