Barrington Research Forecasts H&R Block Q2 Earnings

H&R Block, Inc. (NYSE:HRB) – Equities researchers at Barrington Research lowered their Q2 2026 earnings per share estimates for H&R Block in a research report issued on Monday, November 10th. Barrington Research analyst A. Paris now forecasts that the company will earn ($1.99) per share for the quarter, down from their prior estimate of ($1.91). Barrington Research has a “Outperform” rating and a $62.00 price target 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 FY2026 earnings at $4.95 EPS.

Other equities research analysts also recently issued reports about the company. Zacks Research downgraded H&R Block from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Wednesday, August 13th. The Goldman Sachs Group reduced their price objective on H&R Block from $54.00 to $48.00 and set a “sell” rating on the stock in a report on Wednesday, August 13th. Finally, Weiss Ratings downgraded shares of H&R Block from a “buy (b-)” rating to a “hold (c+)” rating in a research note on Saturday, October 25th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Buy rating, three have issued a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $55.00.

H&R Block Trading Down 0.4%

Shares of HRB opened at $47.48 on Wednesday. The firm has a market cap of $6.00 billion, a P/E ratio of 10.62, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.82 and a beta of 0.32. H&R Block has a 1 year low of $46.88 and a 1 year high of $64.62. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 12.86, a current ratio of 0.90 and a quick ratio of 0.90. The company has a 50 day simple moving average of $50.76 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $53.90.

H&R Block (NYSE:HRB) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, November 6th. The company reported ($1.20) EPS for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of ($1.40) by $0.20. The business had revenue of $203.55 million during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $200.13 million. H&R Block had a negative return on equity of 191.38% and a net margin of 16.11%.The business’s quarterly revenue was up 5.0% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the prior year, the business posted ($1.17) earnings per share. H&R Block has set its FY 2026 guidance at 4.850-5.000 EPS.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On H&R Block

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the company. Geode Capital Management LLC grew its position in shares of H&R Block by 5.6% during the 2nd quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 2,849,655 shares of the company’s stock valued at $156,439,000 after acquiring an additional 150,184 shares during the period. Northern Trust Corp grew its holdings in H&R Block by 11.2% in the first quarter. Northern Trust Corp now owns 2,608,496 shares of the company’s stock valued at $143,233,000 after purchasing an additional 263,274 shares during the period. Wellington Management Group LLP increased its position in shares of H&R Block by 5.9% in the first quarter. Wellington Management Group LLP now owns 2,141,988 shares of the company’s stock valued at $117,617,000 after buying an additional 119,510 shares in the last quarter. Norges Bank purchased a new stake in shares of H&R Block in the second quarter valued at approximately $97,826,000. Finally, Qube Research & Technologies Ltd raised its stake in shares of H&R Block by 21.8% during the 2nd quarter. Qube Research & Technologies Ltd now owns 1,750,760 shares of the company’s stock worth $96,099,000 after buying an additional 312,776 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 90.14% of the company’s stock.

H&R Block Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, January 6th. Shareholders of record on Thursday, December 4th will be issued a $0.42 dividend. This represents a $1.68 annualized dividend and a yield of 3.5%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, December 4th. H&R Block’s dividend payout ratio is presently 37.75%.

H&R Block Company Profile

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.