H&R Block (HRB) Competitors

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

Which has more risk & volatility, HRB or HI?

H&R Block has a beta of 0.25, suggesting that its stock price is 75% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Hillenbrand has a beta of 1.47, suggesting that its stock price is 47% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of HRB or HI?

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

Is HRB or HI a better dividend stock?

H&R Block pays an annual dividend of $1.50 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.7%. Hillenbrand pays an annual dividend of $0.90 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.1%. H&R Block pays out 36.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Hillenbrand pays out -23.6% 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. H&R Block has increased its dividend for 9 consecutive years and 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.

Do analysts recommend HRB or HI?

H&R Block currently has a consensus target price of $62.00, suggesting a potential upside of 12.78%. Hillenbrand has a consensus target price of $32.00, suggesting a potential upside of 45.77%. Given Hillenbrand's higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Hillenbrand is more favorable than H&R Block.

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
Hillenbrand	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00

Does the media prefer HRB or HI?

In the previous week, H&R Block had 8 more articles in the media than Hillenbrand. MarketBeat recorded 9 mentions for H&R Block and 1 mentions for Hillenbrand. H&R Block's average media sentiment score of 0.68 beat Hillenbrand's score of 0.51 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	3 Very Positive mention(s)	4 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Hillenbrand	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in HRB or HI?

H&R Block received 236 more outperform votes than Hillenbrand when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 63.20% of users gave H&R Block an outperform vote while only 56.31% of users gave Hillenbrand an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
H&R Block	Outperform Votes 517 63.20%	Underperform Votes 301 36.80%
Hillenbrand	Outperform Votes 281 56.31%	Underperform Votes 218 43.69%

Which has stronger earnings & valuation, HRB or HI?

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
H&R Block	$3.71B	1.98	$595.32M	$4.08	13.47
Hillenbrand	$3.05B	0.51	-$211M	-$3.81	-5.76

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

Summary

H&R Block beats Hillenbrand on 13 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.