Financial Fitness Check: Examining H&R Block Inc. (HRB)’s Key Ratios

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In the latest session, H&R Block Inc. (NYSE: HRB) closed at $64.66 up 1.35% from its previous closing price of $63.80. In other words, the price has increased by $1.35 from its previous closing price. On the day, 0.9 million shares were traded. HRB stock price reached its highest trading level at $65.08 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $63.5.

Ratios:

For a deeper understanding of H&R Block Inc.’s stock, let’s take a closer look at its various ratios. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 8.39 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 13.73. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 1.27 and its Current Ratio is at 1.27. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 21.66 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 19.39.

Upgrades & Downgrades

In addition, analysts’ ratings and any changes thereto give investors an idea of the stock’s future direction. In the most recent recommendation for this company, Barrington Research on March 10, 2021, Reiterated its Outperform rating but revised its target price to $24 from $21 previously.

On July 15, 2020, Northcoast Upgraded its rating to Buy which previously was Neutral but kept the price unchanged to $20.

Insider Transactions:

Additionally, insider trades can be beneficial to investors who want to learn what the management thinks about stock prices in the future. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Aug 19 ’24 when Redler Dara S sold 9,100 shares for $64.10 per share. The transaction valued at 583,310 led to the insider holds 22,066 shares of the business.

Logerwell Kellie J sold 9,846 shares of HRB for $639,990 on Aug 19 ’24. The VP & Chief Acct Officer now owns 25,028 shares after completing the transaction at $65.00 per share. On Aug 19 ’24, another insider, Bowen Tony G, who serves as the Chief Financial Officer of the company, sold 79,259 shares for $65.17 each. As a result, the insider received 5,165,594 and left with 90,095 shares of the company.

Valuation Measures:

Investors should consider key stock statistics when deciding whether to invest or divest. In the wake of the recent closing price, HRB now has a Market Capitalization of 9026148352 and an Enterprise Value of 9938160640. As of this moment, H&R’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 15.33, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 12.62. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 1.53. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 2.50 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 99.63. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 2.753 whereas that against EBITDA is 10.72.

Stock Price History:

Over the past 52 weeks, HRB has reached a high of $68.45, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $38.70. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is 14.67%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 29.44%.

Shares Statistics:

For the past three months, HRB has traded an average of 1.20M shares per day and 2341020 over the past ten days. A total of 139.59M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 137.85M. Insiders hold about 1.25% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 93.27% stake in the company. Shares short for HRB as of 1722384000 were 9485368 with a Short Ratio of 7.55, compared to 1719532800 on 10465299. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 9485368 and a Short% of Float of 11.48.

Dividends & Splits

According to the company, the forward annual dividend rate for HRB is 1.28, from 1.28 in the trailing year. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.020062696The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 4.1.

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