Hillenbrand (HI) Competitors

Hillenbrand (NYSE:HI) and H&R Block (NYSE:HRB) are both mid-cap industrial products companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, earnings, community ranking, valuation, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, dividends, profitability and risk.

Is HI or HRB a better dividend stock?

Hillenbrand pays an annual dividend of $0.89 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.6%. H&R Block pays an annual dividend of $1.50 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.5%. Hillenbrand pays out -29.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. H&R Block pays out 36.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. Hillenbrand has increased its dividend for 17 consecutive years. Hillenbrand is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Which has better valuation and earnings, HI or HRB?

H&R Block has higher revenue and earnings than Hillenbrand. Hillenbrand is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than H&R Block, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Hillenbrand	$3.18B	0.74	$569.70M	-$2.99	-11.27
H&R Block	$3.61B	2.24	$595.32M	$4.10	14.42

Do analysts rate HI or HRB?

Hillenbrand currently has a consensus target price of $44.67, indicating a potential upside of 32.54%. H&R Block has a consensus target price of $57.00, indicating a potential downside of 3.60%. Given Hillenbrand's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities analysts clearly believe Hillenbrand is more favorable than H&R Block.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Hillenbrand	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
H&R Block	1 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00

Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in HI or HRB?

89.1% of Hillenbrand shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 90.1% of H&R Block shares are held by institutional investors. 1.8% of Hillenbrand shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 1.3% of H&R Block shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Which has more volatility and risk, HI or HRB?

Hillenbrand has a beta of 1.38, suggesting that its stock price is 38% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, H&R Block has a beta of 0.67, suggesting that its stock price is 33% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media favor HI or HRB?

In the previous week, H&R Block had 7 more articles in the media than Hillenbrand. MarketBeat recorded 30 mentions for H&R Block and 23 mentions for Hillenbrand. Hillenbrand's average media sentiment score of 0.03 beat H&R Block's score of -0.10 indicating that Hillenbrand is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Hillenbrand	2 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	11 Neutral mention(s)	2 Negative mention(s)	2 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
H&R Block	7 Very Positive mention(s)	4 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	9 Negative mention(s)	4 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer HI or HRB?

H&R Block received 233 more outperform votes than Hillenbrand when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 63.21% of users gave H&R Block an outperform vote while only 56.71% of users gave Hillenbrand an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Hillenbrand	Outperform Votes 279 56.71%	Underperform Votes 213 43.29%
H&R Block	Outperform Votes 512 63.21%	Underperform Votes 298 36.79%

Is HI or HRB more profitable?

H&R Block has a net margin of 16.19% compared to Hillenbrand's net margin of -6.63%. Hillenbrand's return on equity of 14.50% beat H&R Block's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Hillenbrand	-6.63%	14.50%	4.28%
H&R Block	16.19%	-212.45%	21.32%

Summary

H&R Block beats Hillenbrand on 11 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks.