FY2026 EPS Estimates for H&R Block Boosted by Zacks Research

H&R Block, Inc. (NYSE:HRB) – Equities research analysts at Zacks Research increased their FY2026 EPS estimates for shares of H&R Block in a report released on Wednesday, May 28th. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now forecasts that the company will post earnings of $5.10 per share for the year, up from their previous estimate of $5.06. The consensus estimate for H&R Block’s current full-year earnings is $5.25 per share.

Several other analysts have also commented on the stock. Wall Street Zen raised shares of H&R Block from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research report on Friday, May 9th. Barrington Research reissued an “outperform” rating and issued a $70.00 target price on shares of H&R Block in a research report on Friday, April 25th. Northcoast Research lowered H&R Block from a “buy” rating to a “neutral” rating in a research report on Friday, May 2nd. Finally, The Goldman Sachs Group boosted their target price on H&R Block from $49.00 to $54.00 and gave the company a “sell” rating in a research report on Thursday, May 8th.

H&R Block Stock Up 0.1%

HRB stock opened at $56.90 on Friday. The firm has a market cap of $7.62 billion, a PE ratio of 15.67, a PEG ratio of 0.80 and a beta of 0.28. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 16.46, a quick ratio of 0.73 and a current ratio of 0.73. The firm’s 50 day moving average price is $58.23 and its 200-day moving average price is $55.82. H&R Block has a one year low of $48.78 and a one year high of $68.45.

H&R Block (NYSE:HRB) last released its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, May 7th. The company reported $5.38 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $5.12 by $0.26. The firm had revenue of $2.28 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $2.25 billion. H&R Block had a net margin of 14.71% and a negative return on equity of 179.15%. The business’s revenue for the quarter was up 4.2% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the previous year, the company earned $4.94 EPS.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On H&R Block

Several institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of the business. Brown Advisory Inc. grew its stake in shares of H&R Block by 1.6% in the first quarter. Brown Advisory Inc. now owns 11,942 shares of the company’s stock worth $656,000 after acquiring an additional 191 shares in the last quarter. Bogart Wealth LLC grew its stake in shares of H&R Block by 42.9% in the first quarter. Bogart Wealth LLC now owns 666 shares of the company’s stock worth $37,000 after acquiring an additional 200 shares in the last quarter. Brooklyn Investment Group grew its stake in shares of H&R Block by 72.1% in the first quarter. Brooklyn Investment Group now owns 513 shares of the company’s stock worth $28,000 after acquiring an additional 215 shares in the last quarter. CIBC Asset Management Inc grew its stake in shares of H&R Block by 5.5% in the fourth quarter. CIBC Asset Management Inc now owns 4,263 shares of the company’s stock worth $225,000 after acquiring an additional 222 shares in the last quarter. Finally, MSH Capital Advisors LLC grew its stake in shares of H&R Block by 1.3% in the first quarter. MSH Capital Advisors LLC now owns 17,767 shares of the company’s stock worth $976,000 after acquiring an additional 230 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 90.14% of the company’s stock.

Insider Buying and Selling at H&R Block

In other H&R Block news, CEO Jeffrey J. Jones II sold 53,810 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, April 16th. The stock was sold at an average price of $63.28, for a total value of $3,405,096.80. Following the sale, the chief executive officer now owns 844,790 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $53,458,311.20. The trade was a 5.99% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this link. 1.30% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

H&R Block Announces Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, July 3rd. Shareholders of record on Wednesday, June 4th will be given a $0.375 dividend. This represents a $1.50 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 2.64%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Wednesday, June 4th. H&R Block’s payout ratio is 36.76%.

About H&R Block

H&R Block, Inc engages in the provision of tax return preparation solutions, financial products and small business solutions. The company was founded by Henry W. Bloch and Richard A. Bloch on January 25, 1955, and is headquartered in Kansas City, MO.