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HRB vs. WW, HI, MATW, CSV, RGS, CMPR, EEX, MNRO, BARK, and GNSS

Should you be buying H&R Block stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of H&R Block include WW International (WW), Hillenbrand (HI), Matthews International (MATW), Carriage Services (CSV), Regis (RGS), Cimpress (CMPR), Emerald (EEX), Monro Muffler Brake (MNRO), BARK (BARK), and Genasys (GNSS).

H&R Block vs. Its Competitors

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

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

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
WW International-56.84% N/A -0.32%
H&R Block 15.20%-179.57%20.56%

In the previous week, H&R Block had 8 more articles in the media than WW International. MarketBeat recorded 13 mentions for H&R Block and 5 mentions for WW International. H&R Block's average media sentiment score of 1.02 beat WW International's score of 0.88 indicating that H&R Block is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
WW International
1 Very Positive mention(s)
2 Positive mention(s)
1 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
H&R Block
5 Very Positive mention(s)
7 Positive mention(s)
1 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

86.2% of WW International shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 90.1% of H&R Block shares are held by institutional investors. 8.1% of WW International shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.3% of H&R Block shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

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.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
WW International$765.94M4.62-$112.25M-$0.89-44.08
H&R Block$3.61B2.04$595.32M$4.0813.49

WW International currently has a consensus price target of $2.58, indicating a potential downside of 93.41%. H&R Block has a consensus price target of $62.00, indicating a potential upside of 12.63%. Given H&R Block's higher probable 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
WW International
1 Sell rating(s)
1 Hold rating(s)
1 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.00
H&R Block
1 Sell rating(s)
1 Hold rating(s)
1 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.00

Summary

H&R Block beats WW International on 10 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.

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New MarketBeat Followers Over Time

This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding HRB and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period.
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Media Sentiment Over Time

This chart shows the average media sentiment of NYSE and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.
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HRB vs. The Competition

MetricH&R BlockCons Services IndustryDiscretionary SectorNYSE Exchange
Market Cap$7.44B$1.10B$8.31B$21.04B
Dividend Yield2.70%3.58%3.12%3.61%
P/E Ratio13.4943.3519.2527.92
Price / Sales2.041.134.4456.65
Price / Cash10.2210.1716.7123.29
Price / Book84.6912.704.804.54
Net Income$595.32M$39.24M$217.42M$993.24M
7 Day Performance-1.97%-2.10%-1.40%-0.49%
1 Month Performance0.49%4.09%40.40%3.37%
1 Year Performance-4.23%-25.49%13.55%9.34%

H&R Block Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
HRB
H&R Block
4.41 of 5 stars
$55.05
-1.0%
$62.00
+12.6%
-2.4%$7.44B$3.61B13.494,200Positive News
WW
WW International
0.3006 of 5 stars
$37.58
+7.4%
$2.25
-94.0%
+3,532.9%$3.39B$765.94M-6.497,700Upcoming Earnings
Gap Down
HI
Hillenbrand
4.4622 of 5 stars
$21.23
-0.8%
$32.00
+50.7%
-50.8%$1.50B$3.18B-5.5710,450
MATW
Matthews International
4.0426 of 5 stars
$24.64
-1.4%
$40.00
+62.3%
-14.5%$764.09M$1.80B-9.6611,000Positive News
Upcoming Earnings
CSV
Carriage Services
3.6645 of 5 stars
$45.92
-1.5%
$50.50
+10.0%
+43.5%$720.42M$404.20M15.362,420Positive News
RGS
Regis
1.7576 of 5 stars
$21.00
-6.4%
N/A-40.6%$51.16M$199.11M0.53630
CMPR
Cimpress
4.4992 of 5 stars
$44.65
flat
$62.50
+40.0%
-45.4%$1.11B$3.37B7.6216,000News Coverage
Earnings Report
Analyst Forecast
EEX
Emerald
1.3949 of 5 stars
$4.99
-0.3%
$7.90
+58.5%
-11.6%$991.32M$398.80M166.22600Upcoming Earnings
MNRO
Monro Muffler Brake
1.6835 of 5 stars
$14.89
+3.0%
$17.67
+18.6%
-38.0%$446.25M$1.20B-74.457,360Upcoming Earnings
High Trading Volume
BARK
BARK
2.5645 of 5 stars
$0.96
+1.0%
$2.63
+173.8%
-33.9%$162.34M$484.18M-5.05640
GNSS
Genasys
3.7395 of 5 stars
$1.88
-5.1%
$5.33
+183.7%
-32.1%$84.88M$24.01M-2.94170Upcoming Earnings

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This page (NYSE:HRB) was last updated on 7/29/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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