Barrington Research Lifts Earnings Estimates for H&R Block

H&R Block, Inc. (NYSE:HRB - Free Report) - Equities research analysts at Barrington Research upped their Q4 2025 earnings per share estimates for H&R Block in a report issued on Wednesday, February 5th. Barrington Research analyst A. Paris now anticipates that the company will post earnings of $3.00 per share for the quarter, up from their prior estimate of $2.81. Barrington Research has a "Outperform" rating and a $70.00 price objective on the stock. The consensus estimate for H&R Block's current full-year earnings is $5.27 per share.

H&R Block (NYSE:HRB - Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, February 4th. The company reported ($1.73) earnings per share for the quarter, missing analysts' consensus estimates of ($1.59) by ($0.14). H&R Block had a net margin of 14.71% and a negative return on equity of 179.15%.

Separately, StockNews.com upgraded H&R Block from a "hold" rating to a "buy" rating in a research report on Wednesday, February 5th.

H&R Block Stock Down 0.2 %

Shares of NYSE:HRB traded down $0.13 during trading on Friday, hitting $52.46. The company's stock had a trading volume of 567,036 shares, compared to its average volume of 1,164,524. The company has a market capitalization of $7.19 billion, a PE ratio of 14.44, a PEG ratio of 0.82 and a beta of 0.69. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 16.46, a quick ratio of 0.77 and a current ratio of 0.73. H&R Block has a fifty-two week low of $45.64 and a fifty-two week high of $68.45. The stock's 50-day moving average price is $54.61 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $58.69.

H&R Block Announces Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, April 3rd. Investors of record on Tuesday, March 4th will be issued a dividend of $0.375 per share. The ex-dividend date is Tuesday, March 4th. This represents a $1.50 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 2.86%. H&R Block's dividend payout ratio is 41.32%.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the stock. KLP Kapitalforvaltning AS bought a new position in H&R Block during the fourth quarter worth $3,184,000. Sei Investments Co. increased its holdings in shares of H&R Block by 10.1% during the fourth quarter. Sei Investments Co. now owns 371,743 shares of the company's stock worth $19,643,000 after buying an additional 34,089 shares in the last quarter. TD Private Client Wealth LLC raised its position in H&R Block by 14.6% in the 4th quarter. TD Private Client Wealth LLC now owns 6,961 shares of the company's stock valued at $368,000 after purchasing an additional 885 shares during the last quarter. Blueshift Asset Management LLC acquired a new position in shares of H&R Block during the fourth quarter worth approximately $903,000. Finally, Lindenwold Advisors INC increased its stake in shares of H&R Block by 26.5% in the 4th quarter. Lindenwold Advisors INC now owns 6,985 shares of the company's stock valued at $369,000 after buying an additional 1,462 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 90.14% of the company's stock.

About H&R Block

H&R Block, Inc engages in the provision of tax return preparation solutions, financial products and small business solutions. The company was founded by Henry W. Bloch and Richard A. Bloch on January 25, 1955, and is headquartered in Kansas City, MO.