Regis (RGS) Competitors

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

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 3.0%. Regis pays an annual dividend of $0.24 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.2%. H&R Block pays out 33.6% 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.

Which has better 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	$3.76B	1.76	$595.32M	$4.47	11.04
Regis	$199.11M	0.24	$91.06M	$40.53	0.48

Is HRB or RGS more profitable?

Regis has a net margin of 50.00% compared to H&R Block's net margin of 16.11%. 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	16.11%	-191.38%	21.86%
Regis	50.00%	51.23%	3.49%

Do analysts recommend HRB or RGS?

H&R Block presently has a consensus target price of $55.00, indicating a potential upside of 11.46%. Given H&R Block's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities research analysts clearly 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 more risk & volatility, HRB or RGS?

H&R Block has a beta of 0.24, suggesting that its share price is 76% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Regis has a beta of 1.68, suggesting that its share price is 68% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do insiders & institutionals 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 insiders. Comparatively, 5.3% of Regis shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Does the media refer more to HRB or RGS?

In the previous week, H&R Block had 32 more articles in the media than Regis. MarketBeat recorded 45 mentions for H&R Block and 13 mentions for Regis. Regis' average media sentiment score of 0.55 beat H&R Block's score of -0.34 indicating that Regis is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
H&R Block	6 Very Positive mention(s)	5 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	15 Negative mention(s)	10 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Regis	3 Very Positive mention(s)	4 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	3 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Summary

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