Jack Henry & Associates, Inc. (NASDAQ:JKHY) investors will be delighted, with the company turning in some strong numbers with its latest results. Jack Henry & Associates beat earnings, with revenues hitting US$636m, ahead of expectations, and statutory earnings per share outperforming analyst reckonings by a solid 15%. Following the result, the analysts have updated their earnings model, and it would be good to know whether they think there's been a strong change in the company's prospects, or if it's business as usual. We've gathered the most recent statutory forecasts to see whether the analysts have changed their earnings models, following these results.

Taking into account the latest results, the current consensus from Jack Henry & Associates' 15 analysts is for revenues of US$2.68b in 2027. This would reflect an okay 6.5% increase on its revenue over the past 12 months. Statutory per-share earnings are expected to be US$7.24, roughly flat on the last 12 months. Before this earnings report, the analysts had been forecasting revenues of US$2.68b and earnings per share (EPS) of US$7.15 in 2027. So it's pretty clear that, although the analysts have updated their estimates, there's been no major change in expectations for the business following the latest results.

The analysts reconfirmed their price target of US$189, showing that the business is executing well and in line with expectations. It could also be instructive to look at the range of analyst estimates, to evaluate how different the outlier opinions are from the mean. Currently, the most bullish analyst values Jack Henry & Associates at US$208 per share, while the most bearish prices it at US$161. Still, with such a tight range of estimates, it suggeststhe analysts have a pretty good idea of what they think the company is worth.

Taking a look at the bigger picture now, one of the ways we can understand these forecasts is to see how they compare to both past performance and industry growth estimates. It's pretty clear that there is an expectation that Jack Henry & Associates' revenue growth will slow down substantially, with revenues to the end of 2027 expected to display 5.2% growth on an annualised basis. This is compared to a historical growth rate of 7.2% over the past five years. Juxtapose this against the other companies in the industry with analyst coverage, which are forecast to grow their revenues (in aggregate) 4.0% per year. So it's pretty clear that, while Jack Henry & Associates' revenue growth is expected to slow, it's still expected to grow faster than the industry itself.

The Bottom Line

The most important thing to take away is that there's been no major change in sentiment, with the analysts reconfirming that the business is performing in line with their previous earnings per share estimates. Happily, there were no major changes to revenue forecasts, with the business still expected to grow faster than the wider industry. There was no real change to the consensus price target, suggesting that the intrinsic value of the business has not undergone any major changes with the latest estimates.

Following on from that line of thought, we think that the long-term prospects of the business are much more relevant than next year's earnings. At Simply Wall St, we have a full range of analyst estimates for Jack Henry & Associates going out to 2028, and you can see them free on our platform here..

It might also be worth considering whether Jack Henry & Associates' debt load is appropriate, using our debt analysis tools on the Simply Wall St platform, here.

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