H&R Block Q3 EPS Forecast Decreased by Barrington Research

H&R Block, Inc. (NYSE:HRB) – Analysts at Barrington Research decreased their Q3 2026 earnings estimates for shares of H&R Block in a research note issued on Monday, November 10th. Barrington Research analyst A. Paris now forecasts that the company will post earnings per share of $5.72 for the quarter, down from their prior forecast of $5.83. Barrington Research currently has a “Outperform” rating and a $62.00 target price 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 2026 earnings at $2.47 EPS.

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

H&R Block Price Performance

HRB stock opened at $47.48 on Tuesday. The firm has a 50 day moving average of $50.76 and a 200-day moving average of $53.90. The company has a market cap of $6.00 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 10.62, a PEG ratio of 0.82 and a beta of 0.32. The company has a current ratio of 0.90, a quick ratio of 0.90 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 12.86. H&R Block has a 12-month low of $46.88 and a 12-month high of $64.62.

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

H&R Block Dividend Announcement

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, January 6th. Stockholders of record on Thursday, December 4th will be given a $0.42 dividend. This represents a $1.68 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 3.5%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, December 4th. H&R Block’s payout ratio is currently 37.75%.

Institutional Trading of H&R Block

A number of hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the company. Counterpoint Mutual Funds LLC purchased a new stake in H&R Block in the 3rd quarter worth approximately $360,000. EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC grew its position in shares of H&R Block by 52.7% in the third quarter. EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 1,396 shares of the company’s stock valued at $71,000 after purchasing an additional 482 shares during the period. Clearstead Advisors LLC grew its position in shares of H&R Block by 134.4% in the third quarter. Clearstead Advisors LLC now owns 511 shares of the company’s stock valued at $26,000 after purchasing an additional 293 shares during the period. Semanteon Capital Management LP acquired a new position in H&R Block in the third quarter valued at $563,000. Finally, Citigroup Inc. lifted its position in H&R Block by 50.9% during the third quarter. Citigroup Inc. now owns 41,594 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,103,000 after buying an additional 14,028 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 90.14% of the company’s stock.

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.