H&R Block, Inc. to Post Q3 2025 Earnings of $5.68 Per Share, Barrington Research Forecasts (NYSE:HRB)

H&R Block, Inc. (NYSE:HRB) – Stock analysts at Barrington Research issued their Q3 2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for H&R Block in a research note issued on Friday, August 16th. Barrington Research analyst A. Paris expects that the company will earn $5.68 per share for the quarter. Barrington Research has a “Outperform” rating and a $60.00 price objective on the stock. The consensus estimate for H&R Block’s current full-year earnings is $4.29 per share. Barrington Research also issued estimates for H&R Block’s Q4 2025 earnings at $2.06 EPS.

H&R Block (NYSE:HRB) last announced its earnings results on Thursday, August 15th. The company reported $1.89 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.74 by $0.15. H&R Block had a net margin of 17.87% and a negative return on equity of 224.81%. The business had revenue of $1.06 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $1.03 billion. During the same quarter last year, the company posted $2.05 EPS. The firm’s revenue for the quarter was up 3.0% on a year-over-year basis.

HRB has been the topic of several other reports. StockNews.com downgraded H&R Block from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Friday. The Goldman Sachs Group increased their target price on H&R Block from $39.00 to $44.00 and gave the stock a “sell” rating in a report on Friday.

H&R Block Trading Up 1.3 %

Shares of H&R Block stock opened at $65.30 on Monday. The stock has a market capitalization of $9.11 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 14.94, a P/E/G ratio of 0.96 and a beta of 0.68. The firm’s 50-day moving average price is $55.16 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $50.89. H&R Block has a 1-year low of $38.70 and a 1-year high of $68.45.

Institutional Trading of H&R Block

Hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Lazard Asset Management LLC lifted its position in H&R Block by 11.8% during the 1st quarter. Lazard Asset Management LLC now owns 5,295,911 shares of the company’s stock valued at $260,081,000 after purchasing an additional 558,076 shares during the period. Boston Partners raised its stake in shares of H&R Block by 30.2% during the first quarter. Boston Partners now owns 3,270,919 shares of the company’s stock worth $160,614,000 after buying an additional 758,827 shares during the last quarter. Pacer Advisors Inc. lifted its holdings in H&R Block by 52.2% in the second quarter. Pacer Advisors Inc. now owns 2,738,190 shares of the company’s stock valued at $148,492,000 after buying an additional 939,270 shares during the period. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP boosted its stake in H&R Block by 1.0% in the second quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP now owns 2,484,417 shares of the company’s stock valued at $134,726,000 after acquiring an additional 23,792 shares during the last quarter. Finally, AQR Capital Management LLC grew its holdings in H&R Block by 39.7% during the 2nd quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC now owns 2,131,451 shares of the company’s stock worth $115,418,000 after acquiring an additional 606,250 shares during the period. 90.14% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Insider Activity at H&R Block

In other H&R Block news, CEO Jeffrey J. Jones II sold 44,975 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Monday, July 1st. The stock was sold at an average price of $54.55, for a total transaction of $2,453,386.25. Following the transaction, the chief executive officer now owns 712,386 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $38,860,656.30. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which can be accessed through this link. 1.20% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

H&R Block declared that its board has authorized a share buyback plan on Thursday, August 15th that authorizes the company to repurchase $1.50 billion in outstanding shares. This repurchase authorization authorizes the company to reacquire up to 16.7% of its shares through open market purchases. Shares repurchase plans are often an indication that the company’s leadership believes its stock is undervalued.

H&R Block Increases Dividend

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, October 3rd. Stockholders of record on Thursday, September 5th will be paid a dividend of $0.375 per share. This is a boost from H&R Block’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.32. This represents a $1.50 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 2.30%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, September 5th. H&R Block’s dividend payout ratio is 34.32%.

H&R Block Company Profile

H&R Block, Inc, through its subsidiaries, provides assisted income tax return preparation and do-it-yourself (DIY) tax return preparation services and products to the general public primarily in the United States, Canada, and Australia. It offers assisted income tax return preparation and related services through a system of retail offices operated directly by the company or its franchisees.