Jack Henry trading opens with stock peak

Jack Henry & Associates Inc. (Nasdaq: JKHY) stock is trading at historical levels.

The Monett-based banking software and technology firm’s stock opened at a 52-week high of $65.76 this morning and rose as high as $65.89, beating a fresh peak of $64.76 set yesterday.

Springfield Business Journal has reported on at least three changes in the company’s 52-week high since December.

The shares are the highest for the company since it went public in 1985. Shares bubbled up during the dot-com era - to as high as $31.06 in December 2009, dipped during the recession - as low as $15.93 in February 2009 - and have shot up since, according to the company’s historical stock chart.

Jack Henry stock was recently named by PropertyMentorGroup.com as a top five stock to watch.

The company reported fiscal 2015 second-quarter net income of $59 million, beating last year’s quarter by 7.5 percent, according to SBJ archives.

As of 12:11 p.m., JKHY shares were trading at $65.47. The company’s 52-week low is $51.86.