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After finishing at $50.23 in the prior trading day, H&R Block Inc (NYSE: HRB) closed at $52.13, up 3.78%. In other words, the price has increased by $3.78 from its previous closing price. On the day, 1.86 million shares were traded. HRB stock price reached its highest trading level at $52.14 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $49.88.
Ratios:
Our goal is to gain a better understanding of HRB by taking a closer look at its different ratios. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 20.43 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 10.15. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 0.73 and its Current Ratio is at 0.73.
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:
The insider trade also gives investors a glimpse into the future direction of stock prices, which can be beneficial to investors. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Sep 23 ’24 when Bowen Tony G bought 23,025 shares for $64.39 per share.
Logerwell Kellie J sold 8,000 shares of HRB for $515,281 on Sep 16 ’24. The VP & Chief Acct Officer now owns 18,474 shares after completing the transaction at $64.41 per share. On Sep 16 ’24, another insider, Logerwell Kellie J, who serves as the Officer of the company, bought 8,000 shares for $64.41 each.
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 6977548288 and an Enterprise Value of 9338433536. As of this moment, H&R’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 14.35, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 10.11. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 1.49. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 1.93. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 2.579 whereas that against EBITDA is 10.649.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for HRB is 0.45, which has changed by 0.1007179 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.09589827 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, HRB has reached a high of $68.45, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $45.87. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -2.55%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -8.41%.
Shares Statistics:
The stock has traded on average 1.29M shares per day over the past 3-months and 1732190 shares per day over the last 10 days, according to various share statistics. A total of 133.84M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 132.10M. Insiders hold about 1.30% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 95.68% stake in the company. Shares short for HRB as of 1740700800 were 14011404 with a Short Ratio of 10.83, compared to 1738281600 on 13728136. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 14011404 and a Short% of Float of 17.719999.
Dividends & Splits
In the trailing 12 months, HRB’s forward annual dividend rate was 1.39, compared to 1.45 this year. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.027672706The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 3.86. The current Payout Ratio is 30.33% for HRB, which recently paid a dividend on 2025-03-04 with an ex-dividend date of 1741046400. Stock splits for the company last occurred on 2005-08-23 when the company split stock in a 2:1 ratio.
