H&R Block (HRB) Competitors

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

Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of HRB or HI?

90.1% of H&R Block shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 89.1% of Hillenbrand shares are held by institutional investors. 1.3% of H&R Block shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 2.0% of Hillenbrand shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Which has stronger valuation and earnings, HRB or HI?

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
H&R Block	$3.61B	1.94	$595.32M	$3.63	14.40
Hillenbrand	$3.18B	0.68	-$211M	-$3.14	-9.85

Does the media refer more to HRB or HI?

In the previous week, H&R Block had 1 more articles in the media than Hillenbrand. MarketBeat recorded 9 mentions for H&R Block and 8 mentions for Hillenbrand. H&R Block's average media sentiment score of 0.99 beat Hillenbrand's score of 0.26 indicating that H&R Block is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
H&R Block	6 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Hillenbrand	1 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Is HRB or HI a better dividend stock?

H&R Block pays an annual dividend of $1.50 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.9%. Hillenbrand pays an annual dividend of $0.90 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.9%. H&R Block pays out 41.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Hillenbrand pays out -28.7% 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 18 consecutive years. Hillenbrand is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in HRB or HI?

H&R Block received 234 more outperform votes than Hillenbrand when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 63.27% of users gave H&R Block an outperform vote while only 56.54% of users gave Hillenbrand an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
H&R Block	Outperform Votes 515 63.27%	Underperform Votes 299 36.73%
Hillenbrand	Outperform Votes 281 56.54%	Underperform Votes 216 43.46%

Which has more risk and volatility, HRB or HI?

H&R Block has a beta of 0.69, indicating that its share price is 31% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Hillenbrand has a beta of 1.43, indicating that its share price is 43% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts rate HRB or HI?

H&R Block presently has a consensus target price of $57.00, indicating a potential upside of 9.01%. Hillenbrand has a consensus target price of $36.50, indicating a potential upside of 18.07%. Given Hillenbrand's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Hillenbrand is more favorable than H&R Block.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
H&R Block	1 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00
Hillenbrand	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50

Is HRB or HI more profitable?

H&R Block has a net margin of 14.71% compared to Hillenbrand's net margin of -7.12%. Hillenbrand's return on equity of 15.00% beat H&R Block's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
H&R Block	14.71%	-179.15%	19.60%
Hillenbrand	-7.12%	15.00%	4.26%

Summary

H&R Block beats Hillenbrand on 12 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.