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H&R Block (HRB, $27.72) beats Q4 earnings estimates, hikes dividend and announces $405 million acquisition plans

H&R Block (HRB, $27.72) beats Q4 earnings estimates, hikes dividend and announces $405 million acquisition plans

H&R Block reported its fiscal fourth quarter earnings that surpassed analyst expectations. The tax preparation company also announced a raise in its dividend, and expressed its plans to acquire Canadian firm Wave Financial.

The company’s first-quarter earnings came in at $4.32 a share, compared to analysts’ estimates of $4.13 a share (based on FactSet poll). Revenue of $2.33 billion was higher than the year-ago quarter’s $2.39 billion.

H&R Block is hiking its quarterly dividend by 4% to 26 cents a share, or $1.04 annually.

The company also revealed that it will acquire Toronto-based Wave Financial, subject to regulatory approval. H&R apparently expects the acquisition to bolster the company’s small business market, thanks to Wave's accounting, invoicing, payroll, and payments software solutions specialized to cater to small businesses. The acquisition will be an all-cash $405 million deal.

 

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Sergey Savastiouk, Ph.D. has a degree in Applied Mathematics from Moscow University and has extensive experience as an entrepreneur, investor, manager, and mathematician. His professional expertise is in applied mathematics, mathematical modeling, system and pattern analysis, and software and hardware system integration. He has served as the CEO of several hi-tech start-up companies and nonprofit organizations, which has given him proven capabilities in business strategy for high-tech start-up companies, market assessment, company formation, team building, product development, marketing, and sales. He has published numerous articles in journals and magazines on related fields. As a retail investor, he spent 15 years developing his proprietary trading and quantitative algorithms (now Tickeron’s A.I.), which brought him significant returns in trading the stock market. His current work and goal in founding Tickeron is to bring professional, sophisticated stock market analysis capabilities to retail investors via an easy-to-use interface.


HRB in -7.33% downward trend, falling for three consecutive days on November 09, 2026

Moving lower for three straight days is viewed as a bearish sign. Keep an eye on this stock for future declines. Considering data from situations where HRB declined for three days, in 186 of 292 cases, the price declined further within the following month. The odds of a continued downward trend are 64%.

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Technical Analysis (Indicators)

Bearish Trend Analysis

The 10-day RSI Indicator for HRB moved out of overbought territory on November 06, 2026. This could be a bearish sign for the stock. Traders may want to consider selling the stock or buying put options. Tickeron's A.I.dvisor looked at 34 similar instances where the indicator moved out of overbought territory. In 17 of the 34 cases, the stock moved lower in the following days. This puts the odds of a move lower at 50%.

The Stochastic Oscillator may be shifting from an upward trend to a downward trend. In 33 of 61 cases where HRB's Stochastic Oscillator exited the overbought zone, the price fell further within the following month. The odds of a continued downward trend are 54%.

HRB broke above its upper Bollinger Band on November 02, 2026. This could be a sign that the stock is set to drop as the stock moves back below the upper band and toward the middle band. You may want to consider selling the stock or exploring put options.

Bullish Trend Analysis

The Momentum Indicator moved above the 0 level on October 07, 2026. You may want to consider a long position or call options on HRB as a result. In 59 of 90 past instances where the momentum indicator moved above 0, the stock continued to climb. The odds of a continued upward trend are 66%.

The Moving Average Convergence Divergence (MACD) for HRB just turned positive on October 06, 2026. Looking at past instances where HRB's MACD turned positive, the stock continued to rise in 29 of 46 cases over the following month. The odds of a continued upward trend are 63%.

HRB moved above its 50-day moving average on October 15, 2026 date and that indicates a change from a downward trend to an upward trend.

The 10-day moving average for HRB crossed bullishly above the 50-day moving average on October 23, 2026. This indicates that the trend has shifted higher and could be considered a buy signal. In 8 of 13 past instances when the 10-day crossed above the 50-day, the stock continued to move higher over the following month. The odds of a continued upward trend are 62%.

Following a +6.16% 3-day Advance, the price is estimated to grow further. Considering data from situations where HRB advanced for three days, in 212 of 329 cases, the price rose further within the following month. The odds of a continued upward trend are 64%.

The Aroon Indicator entered an Uptrend today. In 163 of 223 cases where HRB Aroon's Indicator entered an Uptrend, the price rose further within the following month. The odds of a continued Uptrend are 73%.

Fundamental Analysis (Ratings)

The Tickeron SMR rating for this company is 6 (best 1 - 100 worst), indicating very strong sales and a profitable business model. SMR (Sales, Margin, Return on Equity) rating is based on comparative analysis of weighted Sales, Income Margin and Return on Equity values compared against S&P 500 index constituents. The weighted SMR value is a proprietary formula developed by Tickeron and represents an overall profitability measure for a stock.

The Tickeron Price Growth Rating for this company is 39 (best 1 - 100 worst), indicating steady price growth. HRB’s price grows at a higher rate over the last 12 months as compared to S&P 500 index constituents.

The Tickeron Profit vs. Risk Rating rating for this company is 48 (best 1 - 100 worst), indicating well-balanced risk and returns. The average Profit vs. Risk Rating rating for the industry is 85, placing this stock slightly better than average.

The Tickeron PE Growth Rating for this company is 64 (best 1 - 100 worst), pointing to consistent earnings growth. The PE Growth rating is based on a comparative analysis of stock PE ratio increase over the last 12 months compared against S&P 500 index constituents.

The Tickeron Valuation Rating of 68 (best 1 - 100 worst) indicates that the company is slightly overvalued in the industry. This rating compares market capitalization estimated by our proprietary formula with the current market capitalization. This rating is based on the following metrics, as compared to industry averages: HRB's P/B Ratio (55.281) is very high in comparison to the industry average of (8.051). P/E Ratio (9.212) is within average values for comparable stocks, (10.423). Projected Growth (PEG Ratio) (0.512) is also within normal values, averaging (4.440). Dividend Yield (0.035) settles around the average of (0.080) among similar stocks. P/S Ratio (1.473) is also within normal values, averaging (1.645).

Industry description

Personnel Services comprise companies that provide staffing and human resources management solutions for businesses. Each company might be involved in one or more types of recruitment or employee solutions such as permanent or temporary staffing, career consulting, outsourcing, administrative services and many more. Some personnel services companies cater to large businesses, while some specialize in providing services to small/medium-sized organizations. These specialized services potentially expedite the process of getting the ‘right’ candidates and/or training them to meet the requirements of a business process. Some of the companies also cover other critical areas like internal auditing for a company. Robert Half International Inc., ManpowerGroup Inc. and Insperity, Inc. are examples of companies in the personnel services industry.

Market Cap

The average market capitalization across the Personnel Services Industry is 3.53B. The market cap for tickers in the group ranges from 1K to 18.26B. ROL holds the highest valuation in this group at 18.26B. The lowest valued company is GXXM at 1K.

High and low price notable news

The average weekly price growth across all stocks in the Personnel Services Industry was -7%. For the same Industry, the average monthly price growth was -8%, and the average quarterly price growth was -11%. FTDR experienced the highest price growth at 11%, while RGS experienced the biggest fall at -19%.

Volume

The average weekly volume growth across all stocks in the Personnel Services Industry was -39%. For the same stocks of the Industry, the average monthly volume growth was 9% and the average quarterly volume growth was 19%

Fundamental Analysis Ratings

The average fundamental analysis ratings, where 1 is best and 100 is worst, are as follows

Valuation Rating: 48
P/E Growth Rating: 67
Price Growth Rating: 66
SMR Rating: 60
Profit Risk Rating: 84
Seasonality Score: -11 (-100 ... +100)
Real Time Patterns 3
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a provider of tax, mortgage and financial services

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Other Consumer Services
Address
One H&R Block Way
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+1 816 854-3000
Employees
73400
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H&R Block (HRB, $27.72) beats Q4 earnings estimates, hikes dividend and announces $405 million acquisition plans