Jack Henry & Associates, Inc. (JKHY) earnings on August 18, 2026

After the market closes Q2 2026

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Prior outlook: No statistical edge

Volatly's outlook before the earnings on August 18, 2026: No statistical edge.

JKHY price around the earnings

There is no candle series available for this event.

Prior thesis

Prior outlook: No statistical edge

Thesis published
Results released

Cautious outlook: good earnings, but weak trend

Analysts expect strong growth and the company has a strong recent earnings record, but the stock has been falling and a key revenue event already happened, so the outlook is cautious.

Context analyzed before publication

Summary
Cautious outlook: good earnings, but weak trend
Playbook
The stock has been trending down, underperforming the market, and retail interest is crowded. A major revenue event has already passed, reducing future surprises.
Trend
Expert views worsened over recent days

Analysts

Drivers

  • Analysts Positive

    Barclays initiated coverage with an Overweight rating, providing institutional support.

Evidence

Analyst moves in the last 60 days
1
  • Strong buy: 4
  • Buy: 9
  • Hold: 4
  • Sell: 0
  • Strong sell: 0
Strong buy
4
Buy
9
Hold
4
Sell
0
Strong sell
0
  • July 8, 2026 · Barclays: Initiates coverage (Overweight)

News and sentiment

Drivers

  • News & sentiment Negative

    A $9.3 million revenue event was already reported on August 11, reducing the potential for future positive surprises.

Evidence

Sentiment
Sentiment
Constructive
Mention volume
High
Normalized volume
99%
News
Sources (4)

Technicals

Drivers

  • Technical Negative

    The stock has fallen 4.3% in two weeks, underperforming the market by 5.2%.

Evidence

Price when the context was analyzed
149.82
Average true range (ATR)
2.6%
Distance to 52-week high
-19.5%
14-day change (14d)
-4.3%
30-day change (31d)
-1.2%
30-day relative strength
-5.2%
SPY change (31d)
+4.0%
Nearest support
149.63
Distance to nearest support
0.1%
Nearest resistance
150.7
Distance to nearest resistance
0.6%
Volume accumulation ratio (14d / 46d)
0.52
  • Mid: 149.63 (0.1% away, 0.05 ATR, 28 touches)
  • Mid: 148.45 (0.9% away, 0.34 ATR, 21 touches)
  • Mid: 147.77 (1.4% away, 0.52 ATR, 23 touches)
  • Major: 150.7 (0.6% away, 0.22 ATR, 27 touches)
  • Mid: 151.89 (1.4% away, 0.52 ATR, 19 touches)
  • Major: 153.52 (2.5% away, 0.94 ATR, 31 touches)

Trends

Evidence

Average earnings surprise
+11.1%
  • May 5, 2026: actual EPS 1.56 vs estimate 1.42 (surprise +10.4%)
  • February 3, 2026: actual EPS 1.66 vs estimate 1.42 (surprise +17.1%)
  • November 4, 2025: actual EPS 1.86 vs estimate 1.65 (surprise +12.8%)
  • August 19, 2025: actual EPS 1.56 vs estimate 1.5 (surprise +4.1%)

Expected move

Drivers

  • Past earnings Positive

    The company beat earnings expectations in every recent quarter, with an average surprise of 11.1%.

Implied move
+4.8%
Source
Options chain

Reactions over its last 20 earnings

Median move
3.3%
75th percentile move
4.7%
90th percentile move
6.5%
Up / down moves
7 / 13
Average up move
+3.3%
Average down move
-3.4%

Monitoring and close

What Jack Henry & Associates, Inc. reported

Status
Finished
Actual EPS1.57
EPS estimate1.46
EPS surprise+7.5%
Revenue$644 million
Revenue estimate$631 million
Revenue surprise+2.1%

Jack Henry beat Q4 expectations with EPS of $1.57 and sales of $644M. Its FY2027 guidance is optimistic, exceeding estimates.

Sources (4)

Pre-market second reading after the results

Verdict
Beat expectations

Heading into the open, results beat expectations on both earnings and revenue, and the price is indicating +1.2% pre-market, a move below the stock's usual reaction (about 3%). The figures don't confirm the prior scenario: there was no prior directional scenario to check against.

How the stock reacted