Barrington Research Comments on H&R Block Q1 Earnings

Key Points

• Barrington Research has projected H&R Block's Q1 2026 earnings to be at ($1.42) per share and maintains an "Outperform" rating with a target price of $62.00.
• H&R Block missed analysts' consensus estimates for its recent quarterly earnings, reporting $2.27 EPS, below expectations of $2.81.
• The company announced a dividend increase to $0.42 per share, reflecting a 3.3% yield for shareholders of record as of September 4th.

H&R Block, Inc. (NYSE:HRB - Free Report) - Stock analysts at Barrington Research issued their Q1 2026 earnings estimates for shares of H&R Block in a report issued on Wednesday, August 13th. Barrington Research analyst A. Paris anticipates that the company will post earnings of ($1.42) per share for the quarter. Barrington Research currently has a "Outperform" rating and a $62.00 target price on the stock. The consensus estimate for H&R Block's current full-year earnings is $5.25 per share. Barrington Research also issued estimates for H&R Block's Q2 2026 earnings at ($1.91) EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $5.83 EPS and Q4 2026 earnings at $2.48 EPS.

H&R Block (NYSE:HRB - Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, August 12th. The company reported $2.27 EPS for the quarter, missing analysts' consensus estimates of $2.81 by ($0.54). H&R Block had a net margin of 16.11% and a negative return on equity of 191.38%. The business had revenue of $1.11 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.07 billion. During the same quarter last year, the firm posted $1.89 EPS. The business's revenue for the quarter was up 4.6% compared to the same quarter last year. H&R Block has set its FY 2026 guidance at 4.850-5.000 EPS.

Other equities research analysts also recently issued reports about the stock. Zacks Research downgraded shares of H&R Block from a "strong-buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a report on Wednesday, August 13th. Northcoast Research cut shares of H&R Block from a "buy" rating to a "neutral" rating in a research report on Friday, May 2nd. Wall Street Zen upgraded shares of H&R Block from a "hold" rating to a "buy" rating in a report on Friday, May 9th. Finally, The Goldman Sachs Group cut their target price on shares of H&R Block from $54.00 to $48.00 and set a "sell" rating on the stock in a report on Wednesday, August 13th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Buy rating, two have assigned a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the company's stock. According to MarketBeat.com, H&R Block currently has an average rating of "Hold" and a consensus target price of $55.00.

H&R Block Stock Performance

NYSE HRB traded down $0.1550 during trading on Monday, hitting $51.2850. 825,274 shares of the company's stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 1,493,494. The stock has a market capitalization of $6.87 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 11.48, a PEG ratio of 0.83 and a beta of 0.24. H&R Block has a 12-month low of $47.00 and a 12-month high of $65.08. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 12.86, a quick ratio of 0.78 and a current ratio of 0.90. The business has a 50 day moving average of $54.68 and a 200-day moving average of $55.60.

H&R Block Increases Dividend

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, October 6th. Shareholders of record on Thursday, September 4th will be paid a $0.42 dividend. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, September 4th. This is a positive change from H&R Block's previous quarterly dividend of $0.38. This represents a $1.68 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 3.3%. H&R Block's payout ratio is 37.58%.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On H&R Block

Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in HRB. Signaturefd LLC lifted its holdings in shares of H&R Block by 40.0% during the second quarter. Signaturefd LLC now owns 651 shares of the company's stock worth $36,000 after purchasing an additional 186 shares during the period. Brown Advisory Inc. lifted its stake in H&R Block by 1.6% during the first quarter. Brown Advisory Inc. now owns 11,942 shares of the company's stock worth $656,000 after purchasing an additional 191 shares during the last quarter. CWM LLC increased its position in H&R Block by 1.3% during the second quarter. CWM LLC now owns 15,159 shares of the company's stock worth $832,000 after buying an additional 197 shares during the period. Bogart Wealth LLC increased its position in H&R Block by 42.9% during the first quarter. Bogart Wealth LLC now owns 666 shares of the company's stock worth $37,000 after buying an additional 200 shares during the period. Finally, Louisiana State Employees Retirement System increased its holdings in shares of H&R Block by 0.5% in the second quarter. Louisiana State Employees Retirement System now owns 37,700 shares of the company's stock valued at $2,069,000 after purchasing an additional 200 shares during the period. Hedge funds and other institutional investors 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.