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H&R Block (HRB) Competitors

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HRB vs. HI, MATW, CSV, RGS, WW, 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 Hillenbrand (HI), Matthews International (MATW), Carriage Services (CSV), Regis (RGS), WW International (WW), Cimpress (CMPR), Emerald (EEX), Monro Muffler Brake (MNRO), BARK (BARK), and Genasys (GNSS).

H&R Block vs. Its Competitors

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

In the previous week, H&R Block had 5 more articles in the media than Hillenbrand. MarketBeat recorded 11 mentions for H&R Block and 6 mentions for Hillenbrand. H&R Block's average media sentiment score of 0.66 beat Hillenbrand's score of 0.56 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
5 Very Positive mention(s)
3 Positive mention(s)
0 Neutral mention(s)
2 Negative mention(s)
1 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
Hillenbrand
2 Very Positive mention(s)
1 Positive mention(s)
3 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

H&R Block currently has a consensus price target of $62.00, suggesting a potential upside of 11.74%. Hillenbrand has a consensus price target of $32.00, suggesting a potential upside of 38.91%. Given Hillenbrand's higher possible 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

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.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
H&R Block$3.61B2.06$595.32M$4.0813.60
Hillenbrand$3.05B0.53-$211M-$3.81-6.05

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 3.9%. 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 raised its dividend for 9 consecutive years and Hillenbrand has raised its dividend for 18 consecutive years. Hillenbrand is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

90.1% of H&R Block shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 89.1% of Hillenbrand shares are held by institutional investors. 1.3% of H&R Block shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 2.0% of Hillenbrand shares are held by 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 has a net margin of 15.20% compared to Hillenbrand's net margin of -8.82%. Hillenbrand's return on equity of 15.03% beat H&R Block's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
H&R Block15.20% -179.57% 20.56%
Hillenbrand -8.82%15.03%4.19%

H&R Block has a beta of 0.24, indicating that its share price is 76% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Hillenbrand has a beta of 1.46, indicating that its share price is 46% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

H&R Block beats Hillenbrand on 11 of the 18 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$7.43B$1.09B$8.26B$20.45B
Dividend Yield2.73%3.44%3.18%3.78%
P/E Ratio13.6045.0120.9027.83
Price / Sales2.061.193.3241.03
Price / Cash10.1210.1116.6222.26
Price / Book85.3612.824.654.58
Net Income$595.32M$39.24M$212.37M$982.91M
7 Day Performance-0.75%-0.39%35.17%0.60%
1 Month Performance-1.29%13.25%43.43%3.78%
1 Year Performance4.75%-28.54%19.68%14.54%

H&R Block Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
HRB
H&R Block
4.3201 of 5 stars
$55.49
+0.4%
$62.00
+11.7%
+3.2%$7.43B$3.61B13.604,200News Coverage
HI
Hillenbrand
4.5336 of 5 stars
$20.10
-1.6%
$32.00
+59.2%
-41.6%$1.42B$3.05B-5.2810,450
MATW
Matthews International
4.5206 of 5 stars
$23.91
-1.8%
$40.00
+67.3%
+2.5%$741.45M$1.80B-9.3811,000
CSV
Carriage Services
3.1963 of 5 stars
$45.81
-0.5%
$50.50
+10.2%
+76.4%$718.90M$407.77M15.322,420
RGS
Regis
1.8609 of 5 stars
$22.30
-1.5%
N/A+5.9%$54.32M$199.11M0.57630Trending News
WW
WW International
0.3481 of 5 stars
$0.25
-10.5%
$2.25
+801.4%
+3,223.5%$20.04M$765.94M-0.047,700News Coverage
CMPR
Cimpress
4.1965 of 5 stars
$47.00
+0.4%
$62.50
+33.0%
-46.3%$1.17B$3.29B8.0216,000High Trading Volume
EEX
Emerald
2.0069 of 5 stars
$4.86
-1.6%
$7.90
+62.6%
-1.0%$966.46M$398.80M162.05600News Coverage
MNRO
Monro Muffler Brake
2.3501 of 5 stars
$14.91
+1.6%
$17.67
+18.5%
-29.2%$446.85M$1.20B-74.557,360Positive News
BARK
BARK
2.4231 of 5 stars
$0.88
+3.0%
$2.63
+198.5%
-44.0%$148.89M$484.18M-4.63640
GNSS
Genasys
3.9318 of 5 stars
$1.73
flat
$5.33
+208.3%
-28.8%$78.11M$24.01M-2.70170

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This page (NYSE:HRB) was last updated on 7/9/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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