H&R Block (HRB) Competitors

H&R Block (NYSE:HRB) and WW International (NASDAQ:WW) are both consumer discretionary companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, profitability, risk, media sentiment, valuation, earnings, institutional ownership and dividends.

Which has more volatility & risk, HRB or WW?

H&R Block has a beta of 0.24, suggesting that its share price is 76% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, WW International has a beta of 1.3, suggesting that its share price is 30% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts prefer HRB or WW?

H&R Block currently has a consensus target price of $62.00, indicating a potential upside of 12.95%. WW International has a consensus target price of $2.25, indicating a potential downside of 93.37%. Given H&R Block's higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe H&R Block is more favorable than WW International.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
H&R Block	1 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00
WW International	1 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00

Does the media refer more to HRB or WW?

In the previous week, H&R Block had 6 more articles in the media than WW International. MarketBeat recorded 12 mentions for H&R Block and 6 mentions for WW International. H&R Block's average media sentiment score of 0.71 beat WW International's score of 0.47 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	7 Very Positive mention(s)	4 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
WW International	0 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Which has preferable valuation and earnings, HRB or WW?

H&R Block has higher revenue and earnings than WW International. WW International 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	2.04	$595.32M	$4.08	13.45
WW International	$765.94M	N/A	-$112.25M	-$0.89	-38.15

Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in HRB or WW?

90.1% of H&R Block shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 86.2% of WW International shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.3% of H&R Block shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 8.1% of WW International shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Is HRB or WW more profitable?

H&R Block has a net margin of 15.20% compared to WW International's net margin of -56.84%. WW International's return on equity of 0.00% beat H&R Block's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
H&R Block	15.20%	-179.57%	20.56%
WW International	-56.84%	N/A	-0.32%

Summary

H&R Block beats WW International on 10 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks.