Barrington Research Forecasts H&R Block FY2025 Earnings

H&R Block, Inc. (NYSE:HRB) – Investment analysts at Barrington Research reduced their FY2025 EPS estimates for H&R Block in a research report issued to clients and investors on Thursday, May 8th. Barrington Research analyst A. Paris now anticipates that the company will earn $5.20 per share for the year, down from their previous estimate of $5.25. Barrington Research has a “Outperform” rating and a $70.00 price objective on the stock. The consensus estimate for H&R Block’s current full-year earnings is $5.25 per share. Barrington Research also issued estimates for H&R Block’s Q4 2025 earnings at $2.77 EPS.

H&R Block (NYSE:HRB) last issued its earnings results on Wednesday, May 7th. The company reported $5.38 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $5.12 by $0.26. The business had revenue of $2.28 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $2.25 billion. H&R Block had a net margin of 14.71% and a negative return on equity of 179.15%. H&R Block’s revenue was up 4.2% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period last year, the business posted $4.94 EPS.

HRB has been the topic of several other reports. StockNews.com raised shares of H&R Block from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research report on Friday. Northcoast Research downgraded shares of H&R Block from a “buy” rating to a “neutral” rating in a research report on Friday, May 2nd. Finally, The Goldman Sachs Group upped 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.

H&R Block Stock Down 1.3 %

HRB opened at $57.61 on Friday. The stock’s fifty day simple moving average is $56.81 and its 200 day simple moving average is $56.18. H&R Block has a 1-year low of $48.23 and a 1-year high of $68.45. The stock has a market cap of $7.71 billion, a PE ratio of 15.87, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.80 and a beta of 0.28. The company has a current ratio of 0.73, a quick ratio of 0.73 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 16.46.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of HRB. Endeavor Private Wealth Inc. acquired a new stake in shares of H&R Block during the 4th quarter worth approximately $27,000. Spire Wealth Management acquired a new stake in shares of H&R Block in the 4th quarter valued at $28,000. Newbridge Financial Services Group Inc. bought a new position in shares of H&R Block in the 4th quarter valued at $29,000. GAMMA Investing LLC lifted its position in shares of H&R Block by 64.5% during the 4th quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 658 shares of the company’s stock worth $35,000 after buying an additional 258 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Bogart Wealth LLC boosted its stake in H&R Block by 42.9% in the first quarter. Bogart Wealth LLC now owns 666 shares of the company’s stock valued at $37,000 after buying an additional 200 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 90.14% of the company’s stock.

Insider Activity

In other H&R Block news, CEO Jeffrey J. Jones II sold 53,810 shares of H&R Block stock in a transaction 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 completion of the transaction, the chief executive officer now directly owns 844,790 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $53,458,311.20. The trade was a 5.99 % decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at the SEC website. 1.30% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

H&R Block Announces Dividend

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, July 3rd. Stockholders of record on Wednesday, June 4th will be issued a dividend of $0.375 per share. The ex-dividend date is Wednesday, June 4th. This represents a $1.50 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 2.60%. H&R Block’s dividend payout ratio is presently 41.32%.

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.