HI vs. HRB, MATW, CSV, WW, RGS, BRC, ARRY, DAKT, ODC, and AGS
Should you be buying Hillenbrand stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Hillenbrand include H&R Block (HRB), Matthews International (MATW), Carriage Services (CSV), WW International (WW), Regis (RGS), Brady (BRC), Array Technologies (ARRY), Daktronics (DAKT), Oil-Dri Co. of America (ODC), and PlayAGS (AGS).
H&R Block (NYSE:HRB) and Hillenbrand (NYSE:HI) are both mid-cap consumer discretionary companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, valuation, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, institutional ownership, risk, profitability, community ranking and earnings.
In the previous week, H&R Block had 1 more articles in the media than Hillenbrand. MarketBeat recorded 7 mentions for H&R Block and 6 mentions for Hillenbrand. H&R Block's average media sentiment score of 0.44 beat Hillenbrand's score of 0.17 indicating that Hillenbrand is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
H&R Block has a net margin of 17.87% compared to H&R Block's net margin of 2.79%. H&R Block's return on equity of 14.75% beat Hillenbrand's return on equity.
H&R Block has a beta of 0.68, indicating that its stock price is 32% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Hillenbrand has a beta of 1.44, indicating that its stock price is 44% more volatile than the S&P 500.
H&R Block received 231 more outperform votes than Hillenbrand when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 63.23% of users gave H&R Block an outperform vote while only 57.20% of users gave Hillenbrand an outperform vote.
Hillenbrand has lower revenue, but higher earnings than H&R Block. H&R Block is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Hillenbrand, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
90.1% of H&R Block shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 89.1% of Hillenbrand shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.2% of H&R Block shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.8% of Hillenbrand shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
H&R Block pays an annual dividend of $1.28 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.2%. Hillenbrand pays an annual dividend of $0.89 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.0%. H&R Block pays out 29.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Hillenbrand pays out 73.6% 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 raised its dividend for 17 consecutive years. H&R Block is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.
H&R Block currently has a consensus price target of $49.00, suggesting a potential downside of 13.96%. Hillenbrand has a consensus price target of $55.50, suggesting a potential upside of 25.14%. Given H&R Block's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Hillenbrand is more favorable than H&R Block.
Summary
H&R Block beats Hillenbrand on 11 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks.
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