Seizert Capital Partners LLC Buys Shares of 80,349 H&R Block, Inc. $HRB

Seizert Capital Partners LLC purchased a new position in H&R Block, Inc. (NYSE:HRB) in the third quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The firm purchased 80,349 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $4,063,000.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in HRB. Alpine Bank Wealth Management acquired a new position in H&R Block during the third quarter worth about $26,000. Operose Advisors LLC acquired a new stake in H&R Block in the 2nd quarter valued at about $27,000. Quent Capital LLC bought a new position in shares of H&R Block during the 3rd quarter valued at about $27,000. Mather Group LLC. acquired a new position in shares of H&R Block in the 3rd quarter worth approximately $35,000. Finally, Signaturefd LLC grew its stake in shares of H&R Block by 40.0% in the 2nd quarter. Signaturefd LLC now owns 651 shares of the company’s stock worth $36,000 after purchasing an additional 186 shares during the last quarter. 90.14% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other H&R Block news, CEO Jeffrey J. Jones II sold 176,449 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, November 12th. The stock was sold at an average price of $46.46, for a total value of $8,197,820.54. Following the completion of the sale, the chief executive officer owned 906,313 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $42,107,301.98. The trade was a 16.30% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this hyperlink. 1.40% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

H&R Block Stock Performance

HRB stock opened at $41.77 on Tuesday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 12.86, a quick ratio of 0.76 and a current ratio of 0.76. The stock has a market cap of $5.28 billion, a P/E ratio of 9.39, a P/E/G ratio of 0.68 and a beta of 0.34. The firm has a 50 day simple moving average of $43.22 and a 200 day simple moving average of $49.02. H&R Block, Inc. has a 52 week low of $41.17 and a 52 week high of $64.62.

H&R Block (NYSE:HRB) last issued its earnings results on Thursday, November 6th. The company reported ($1.20) EPS for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of ($1.40) by $0.20. H&R Block had a negative return on equity of 169.98% and a net margin of 16.24%.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 company posted ($1.17) earnings per share. The business’s quarterly revenue was up 5.0% compared to the same quarter last year. H&R Block has set its FY 2026 guidance at 4.850-5.000 EPS. Research analysts anticipate that H&R Block, Inc. will post 5.25 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

H&R Block Announces Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, January 6th. Investors of record on Thursday, December 4th were issued a $0.42 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Thursday, December 4th. This represents a $1.68 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 4.0%. H&R Block’s dividend payout ratio is currently 37.75%.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several analysts recently commented on the stock. Weiss Ratings reissued a “hold (c-)” rating on shares of H&R Block in a research note on Monday, December 29th. Barrington Research reaffirmed an “outperform” rating and set a $62.00 price objective on shares of H&R Block in a research note on Monday, October 27th. 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. Based on data from MarketBeat, H&R Block currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $55.00.

H&R Block Profile

H&R Block (NYSE: HRB) is a leading provider of tax preparation services and software solutions, serving individual and small-business clients through a combination of retail offices, online platforms and mobile applications. The company offers assisted tax preparation at its network of retail offices, where clients work with trained tax professionals, as well as do-it-yourself (DIY) software and online filing services designed to guide users through the complexities of federal and state tax returns.

Founded in 1955 by brothers Henry W.