Positive sentiment towards JKHY reflected in decline in short interest

Roman Campbell

Investors can expect a company’s stock to rise or fall based on the buying and selling of stock by its insiders. 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 $24.07 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 $0.27 million.

As published in a research note from Wolfe Research on January 08, 2026, Jack Henry & Associates, Inc [JKHY] has been rated up from a Peer perform to an Outperform and the price target has been revised to $220. Analysts at RBC Capital Mkts upgraded the stock from ‘”a Sector perform”‘ to ‘”an Outperform”‘ outlook in a report released in mid December. As of December 08, 2025, Keefe Bruyette has increased its “Mkt perform” rating to a “an Outperform” for JKHY. Earlier on November 20, 2025, Raymond James upgraded its rating. Their new recommendation was “a Strong buy” for JKHY stock which previously was a “a Mkt perform”.

Analyzing JKHY Stock Performance

On last trading session, Jack Henry & Associates, Inc [NASDAQ: JKHY] rose 0.52% to $187.82. The stock’s lowest price that day was $186.02, but it reached a high of $189.525 in the same session. During the last five days, there has been a drop of approximately -0.33%. Over the course of the year, Jack Henry & Associates, Inc shares have jumped approximately 8.47%.

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

Stocks of Jack Henry & Associates, Inc saw a sharp steep in short interest on 2025-12-31 dropping by -0.97 million shares to 3.3 million. Data from Yahoo Finance shows that the short interest on 2025-11-28 was 4.27 million shares. A decline of -29.45% in short interest reflects a positive sentiment towards the stock. Despite the fact that short shares comprise just 4.18 of the overall float, the days-to-cover ratio (short ratio) decline to 4.18.

Which companies own the most shares of Jack Henry & Associates, Inc (JKHY)?

In terms of Jack Henry & Associates, Inc share price expectations, FactSet research, analysts set an average price target of 200 in the next 12 months, up nearly 7.04% from the previous closing price of $186.85. Analysts anticipate Jack Henry & Associates, Inc stock to reach 220 by 2026, 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 2026. On November 06, 2025, Compass Point assigned a price target of “a Buy” to the stock and upgraded coverage with a $187.

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