H&R Block (HRB) Competitors

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

Does the MarketBeat Community favor HI or HRB?

H&R Block received 235 more outperform votes than Hillenbrand when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 63.31% of users gave H&R Block an outperform vote while only 56.54% of users gave Hillenbrand an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Hillenbrand	Outperform Votes 281 56.54%	Underperform Votes 216 43.46%
H&R Block	Outperform Votes 516 63.31%	Underperform Votes 299 36.69%

Is HI or HRB a better dividend stock?

Hillenbrand pays an annual dividend of $0.90 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.4%. H&R Block pays an annual dividend of $1.50 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.5%. Hillenbrand pays out -28.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. H&R Block pays out 41.3% 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 media refer more to HI or HRB?

In the previous week, H&R Block had 6 more articles in the media than Hillenbrand. MarketBeat recorded 24 mentions for H&R Block and 18 mentions for Hillenbrand. Hillenbrand's average media sentiment score of 0.74 beat H&R Block's score of 0.52 indicating that Hillenbrand is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Hillenbrand	6 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	5 Neutral mention(s)	3 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
H&R Block	10 Very Positive mention(s)	5 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	3 Negative mention(s)	2 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has more volatility & risk, HI or HRB?

Hillenbrand has a beta of 1.46, indicating that its share price is 46% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, H&R Block has a beta of 0.39, indicating that its share price is 61% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Do institutionals & insiders believe in HI or HRB?

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

Do analysts recommend HI or HRB?

Hillenbrand presently has a consensus price target of $36.50, indicating a potential upside of 77.10%. H&R Block has a consensus price target of $57.00, indicating a potential downside of 5.97%. Given Hillenbrand's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, research analysts plainly believe Hillenbrand is more favorable than H&R Block.

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

Is HI or HRB 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
Hillenbrand	-7.12%	15.00%	4.26%
H&R Block	14.71%	-179.15%	19.60%

Which has higher valuation and earnings, HI or HRB?

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
Hillenbrand	$3.12B	0.47	-$211M	-$3.14	-6.56
H&R Block	$3.62B	2.24	$595.32M	$3.63	16.70

Summary

H&R Block beats Hillenbrand on 11 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.