H&R Block (HRB) Competitors

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

Which has more risk & volatility, HRB or WW?

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

Which has better earnings & valuation, HRB or WW?

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.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
H&R Block	$3.76B	1.85	$605.77M	$4.47	11.64
WW International	$740.87M	3.83	-$112.25M	-$0.89	-35.33

Do analysts prefer HRB or WW?

H&R Block currently has a consensus target price of $55.00, suggesting a potential upside of 5.68%. WW International has a consensus target price of $0.75, suggesting a potential downside of 97.61%. Given H&R Block's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, research analysts plainly believe H&R Block is more favorable than WW International.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
H&R Block	1 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00
WW International	1 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.50

Does the media prefer HRB or WW?

In the previous week, H&R Block had 11 more articles in the media than WW International. MarketBeat recorded 15 mentions for H&R Block and 4 mentions for WW International. WW International's average media sentiment score of 0.29 beat H&R Block's score of -0.29 indicating that WW International is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

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

Is HRB or WW more profitable?

H&R Block has a net margin of 16.11% 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
H&R Block	16.11%	-191.38%	21.86%
WW International	-56.84%	N/A	-0.32%

Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in HRB or WW?

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

Summary

H&R Block beats WW International on 11 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.