Regis (RGS) Competitors

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

Is RGS or HRB a better dividend stock?

Regis pays an annual dividend of $0.24 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.0%. H&R Block pays an annual dividend of $1.50 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.9%. Regis pays out 0.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. H&R Block pays out 33.6% 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.

Do analysts rate RGS or HRB?

H&R Block has a consensus price target of $55.00, suggesting a potential upside of 7.83%. Given H&R Block's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe H&R Block is more favorable than Regis.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Regis	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00
H&R Block	1 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00

Do insiders & institutionals believe in RGS or HRB?

31.5% of Regis shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 90.1% of H&R Block shares are held by institutional investors. 5.3% of Regis shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.3% of H&R Block shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Does the media refer more to RGS or HRB?

In the previous week, H&R Block had 1 more articles in the media than Regis. MarketBeat recorded 20 mentions for H&R Block and 19 mentions for Regis. H&R Block's average media sentiment score of 0.95 beat Regis' score of 0.65 indicating that H&R Block is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Regis	5 Very Positive mention(s)	6 Positive mention(s)	5 Neutral mention(s)	2 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
H&R Block	10 Very Positive mention(s)	4 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Is RGS or HRB 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
Regis	50.00%	51.23%	3.49%
H&R Block	16.11%	-191.38%	21.86%

Which has more volatility & risk, RGS or HRB?

Regis has a beta of 1.78, meaning that its share price is 78% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, H&R Block has a beta of 0.26, meaning that its share price is 74% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has preferable valuation and earnings, RGS or HRB?

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
Regis	$199.11M	0.29	$91.06M	$40.53	0.59
H&R Block	$3.76B	1.82	$605.77M	$4.47	11.41

Summary

H&R Block beats Regis on 13 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.