Regis (RGS) Competitors

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

Is HRB or RGS more profitable?

Regis has a net margin of 50.00% compared to H&R Block's net margin of 15.20%. Regis' return on equity of 51.23% beat H&R Block's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
H&R Block	15.20%	-179.57%	20.56%
Regis	50.00%	51.23%	3.49%

Does the media refer more to HRB or RGS?

In the previous week, Regis had 25 more articles in the media than H&R Block. MarketBeat recorded 30 mentions for Regis and 5 mentions for H&R Block. H&R Block's average media sentiment score of 0.81 beat Regis' score of 0.33 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	2 Very Positive mention(s)	3 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Regis	7 Very Positive mention(s)	11 Positive mention(s)	8 Neutral mention(s)	2 Negative mention(s)	2 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Do analysts rate HRB or RGS?

H&R Block presently has a consensus price target of $62.00, suggesting a potential upside of 9.52%. Given H&R Block's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities analysts plainly believe H&R Block is more favorable than Regis.

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
Regis	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00

Which has stronger valuation & earnings, HRB or RGS?

H&R Block has higher revenue and earnings than Regis. Regis 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	$3.61B	2.10	$595.32M	$4.08	13.88
Regis	$199.11M	0.26	$91.06M	$40.53	0.53

Which has more volatility and risk, HRB or RGS?

H&R Block has a beta of 0.24, indicating that its stock price is 76% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Regis has a beta of 1.64, indicating that its stock price is 64% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do institutionals and insiders believe in HRB or RGS?

90.1% of H&R Block shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 31.5% of Regis shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.3% of H&R Block shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 5.3% of Regis shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Is HRB or RGS a better dividend stock?

H&R Block pays an annual dividend of $1.50 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.6%. Regis pays an annual dividend of $0.24 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.1%. H&R Block pays out 36.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Regis pays out 0.6% 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. H&R Block is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Summary

H&R Block beats Regis on 12 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.