Sharp increase in JKHY’s short interest leads to surge in days-to-cover ratio

Jaxson Clark

The buying and selling of stock by a company’s insider give investors a sense that the stock will rise or fall in the future. Jack Henry & Associates, Inc shares valued at $3,498,400 were sold by Foss David B on Dec 01 ’25. At $174.92 per share, Foss David B sold 20,000 shares. The insider’s holdings dropped to 128,133 shares worth approximately $22.57 million following the completion of this transaction.

Also, Foss David B purchased 20,000 shares, netting a total of over 3,500,000 in proceeds.

Before that, McLachlan Shanon G. had sold 227 shares from its account. In a trade valued at $36,508, the COO traded Jack Henry & Associates, Inc shares for $160.83 each. Upon closing the transaction, the insider’s holdings decreased to 227 shares, worth approximately $0.25 million.

As published in a research note from Raymond James on November 20, 2025, Jack Henry & Associates, Inc [JKHY] has been rated up from a Mkt perform to a Strong buy and the price target has been revised to $198. Analysts at Compass Point upgraded the stock from ‘”a Neutral”‘ to ‘”a Buy”‘ outlook in a report released in early November. As of October 22, 2025, Wells Fargo has initiated its “an Equal weight” rating for JKHY. Earlier on April 02, 2025, Goldman upgraded its rating. Their new recommendation was “a Neutral” for JKHY stock which previously was a “a Sell”.

Analyzing JKHY Stock Performance

On last trading session, Jack Henry & Associates, Inc [NASDAQ: JKHY] rose 2.00% to $176.13. The stock’s lowest price that day was $171.91, but it reached a high of $176.85 in the same session. During the last five days, there has been a surge of approximately 1.45%. Over the course of the year, Jack Henry & Associates, Inc shares have dropped approximately -0.03%. Shares of the company reached a 52-week high of $196.00 on 03/10/25 and a 52-week low of $144.12 on 10/02/25.

Support And Resistance Levels for Jack Henry & Associates, Inc (JKHY)

According to the 24-hour chart, there is a support level at 173.08, which, if violated, would cause prices to drop to 170.02. In the upper region, resistance lies at 178.02. The next price resistance is at 179.90. RSI (Relative Strength Index) is 73.69 on the 14-day chart, showing overbought technical sentiment.

Is Jack Henry & Associates, Inc subject to short interest?

Stocks of Jack Henry & Associates, Inc saw a sharp rise in short interest on 2025-11-14 jumping by 0.42 million shares to 3.91 million. Data from Yahoo Finance shows that the short interest on 2025-10-15 was 3.48 million shares. A jump of 10.86% in short interest reflects a negative sentiment towards the stock. Despite the fact that short shares comprise just 3.82 of the overall float, the days-to-cover ratio (short ratio) jumped to 3.82.

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In terms of Jack Henry & Associates, Inc share price expectations, FactSet research, analysts set an average price target of 172 in the next 12 months, down nearly -0.39% from the previous closing price of $172.68. Analysts anticipate Jack Henry & Associates, Inc stock to reach 190 by 2025, with the lowest price target being 161. In spite of this, 10 analysts ranked Jack Henry & Associates, Inc stock as Buy at the end of 2025.

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