Jack Henry & Associates (JKHY) Competitors $176.74 +0.75 (+0.43%) (As of 12/20/2024 05:31 PM ET) Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrends JKHY vs. PAYX, FIS, GPN, BR, G, EXLS, WEX, EEFT, PAY, and MMSShould you be buying Jack Henry & Associates stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Jack Henry & Associates include Paychex (PAYX), Fidelity National Information Services (FIS), Global Payments (GPN), Broadridge Financial Solutions (BR), Genpact (G), ExlService (EXLS), WEX (WEX), Euronet Worldwide (EEFT), Paymentus (PAY), and Maximus (MMS). These companies are all part of the "data processing & outsourced services" industry. Jack Henry & Associates vs. Paychex Fidelity National Information Services Global Payments Broadridge Financial Solutions Genpact ExlService WEX Euronet Worldwide Paymentus Maximus Jack Henry & Associates (NASDAQ:JKHY) and Paychex (NASDAQ:PAYX) are both large-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their media sentiment, dividends, institutional ownership, earnings, valuation, community ranking, profitability, analyst recommendations and risk. Do analysts rate JKHY or PAYX? Jack Henry & Associates presently has a consensus price target of $189.00, suggesting a potential upside of 6.94%. Paychex has a consensus price target of $131.62, suggesting a potential downside of 5.68%. Given Jack Henry & Associates' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities research analysts clearly believe Jack Henry & Associates is more favorable than Paychex.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Jack Henry & Associates 0 Sell rating(s) 10 Hold rating(s) 2 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.17Paychex 2 Sell rating(s) 11 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 1.85 Does the media favor JKHY or PAYX? In the previous week, Paychex had 20 more articles in the media than Jack Henry & Associates. MarketBeat recorded 33 mentions for Paychex and 13 mentions for Jack Henry & Associates. Jack Henry & Associates' average media sentiment score of 0.77 beat Paychex's score of 0.74 indicating that Jack Henry & Associates is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Jack Henry & Associates 5 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 1 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Paychex 12 Very Positive mention(s) 3 Positive mention(s) 13 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Does the MarketBeat Community favor JKHY or PAYX? Paychex received 43 more outperform votes than Jack Henry & Associates when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 53.00% of users gave Jack Henry & Associates an outperform vote while only 41.68% of users gave Paychex an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformJack Henry & AssociatesOutperform Votes30053.00% Underperform Votes26647.00% PaychexOutperform Votes34341.68% Underperform Votes48058.32% Do insiders & institutionals hold more shares of JKHY or PAYX? 98.8% of Jack Henry & Associates shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 83.5% of Paychex shares are held by institutional investors. 1.4% of Jack Henry & Associates shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 11.4% of Paychex shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. Is JKHY or PAYX more profitable? Paychex has a net margin of 31.98% compared to Jack Henry & Associates' net margin of 17.79%. Paychex's return on equity of 45.97% beat Jack Henry & Associates' return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Jack Henry & Associates17.79% 21.81% 13.94% Paychex 31.98%45.97%14.93% Which has higher earnings & valuation, JKHY or PAYX? Paychex has higher revenue and earnings than Jack Henry & Associates. Paychex is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Jack Henry & Associates, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioJack Henry & Associates$2.25B5.74$381.82M$5.4632.37Paychex$5.31B9.46$1.69B$4.6929.75 Is JKHY or PAYX a better dividend stock? Jack Henry & Associates pays an annual dividend of $2.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.2%. Paychex pays an annual dividend of $3.92 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.8%. Jack Henry & Associates pays out 40.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Paychex pays out 83.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Jack Henry & Associates has increased its dividend for 34 consecutive years and Paychex has increased its dividend for 14 consecutive years. Which has more risk and volatility, JKHY or PAYX? Jack Henry & Associates has a beta of 0.61, meaning that its stock price is 39% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Paychex has a beta of 0.99, meaning that its stock price is 1% less volatile than the S&P 500. SummaryPaychex beats Jack Henry & Associates on 11 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks. Ad Crypto Swap ProfitsURGENT: This Altcoin Opportunity Won’t Wait – Act NowCrypto has officially entered the "banana zone" – that wild phase where prices can 1000x in days. It happens like clockwork every 4 years, during the December to February window of a Bitcoin halving year. This is where fortunes are made – often LITERALLY overnight.>> Register for the Workshop Now Get Jack Henry & Associates News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for JKHY and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding {thisCompany.Symbol} and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NASDAQ and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart JKHY vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricJack Henry & AssociatesComputer integrated systems design IndustryComputer SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$12.89B$3.86B$25.09B$9.08BDividend Yield1.24%1.87%2.76%4.21%P/E Ratio32.3715.61244.8317.15Price / Sales5.7438.143,244.05116.80Price / Cash22.4122.2834.9237.88Price / Book6.9919.347.934.78Net Income$381.82M$30.17M$671.33M$225.60M7 Day Performance-1.70%-1.49%0.67%-1.23%1 Month Performance2.54%0.65%6.86%3.07%1 Year Performance8.25%8.59%22.91%16.48% Jack Henry & Associates Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)JKHYJack Henry & Associates4.4607 of 5 stars$176.74+0.4%$189.00+6.9%+8.5%$12.89B$2.25B32.377,170Analyst RevisionHigh Trading VolumePAYXPaychex4.1205 of 5 stars$141.53+0.4%$131.62-7.0%+9.1%$50.94B$5.28B30.0616,500Earnings ReportAnalyst ForecastAnalyst RevisionNews CoverageFISFidelity National Information Services4.9455 of 5 stars$83.44-0.8%$91.50+9.7%+38.3%$44.92B$9.82B33.5160,000Analyst ForecastAnalyst RevisionPositive NewsGPNGlobal Payments4.9573 of 5 stars$114.49+0.2%$137.41+20.0%-10.0%$29.14B$9.65B21.5127,000Analyst ForecastAnalyst RevisionPositive NewsBRBroadridge Financial Solutions4.7041 of 5 stars$232.81-0.3%$226.71-2.6%+15.1%$27.21B$6.51B40.4014,600GGenpact1.7412 of 5 stars$44.34-0.7%$42.33-4.5%+23.4%$7.82B$4.48B12.27129,100Insider TradePositive NewsEXLSExlService3.8212 of 5 stars$46.22+0.6%$42.86-7.3%+47.9%$7.44B$1.63B40.2954,000Positive NewsWEXWEX4.8558 of 5 stars$177.19+0.6%$235.91+33.1%-10.8%$7.05B$2.66B22.365,500Analyst ForecastEEFTEuronet Worldwide4.6041 of 5 stars$107.20+3.6%$127.13+18.6%+3.1%$4.71B$3.90B14.9510,000Analyst ForecastPAYPaymentus3.059 of 5 stars$35.58+3.6%$28.80-19.1%+93.4%$4.43B$614.49M110.811,273Positive NewsMMSMaximus3.4498 of 5 stars$71.40+2.3%N/A-11.1%$4.31B$5.31B13.9641,100Analyst UpgradeInsider TradePositive News Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Paychex Competitors Fidelity National Information Services Competitors Global Payments Competitors Broadridge Financial Solutions Competitors Genpact Competitors ExlService Competitors WEX Competitors Euronet Worldwide Competitors Paymentus Competitors Maximus Competitors Top 10 Stock Comparisons Bank Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Toy Stocks Growth Stocks Airline Stocks Chinese Stocks EV Charging Stocks Defense Stocks Lithium Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks This page (NASDAQ:JKHY) was last updated on 12/21/2024 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersAmazon coin set to soar 25X – starting December 16th?This tiny 3-cent crypto just partnered with one of the biggest companies in the world… Amazon. 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