H&R Block (NYSE:HRB) Updates FY 2025 Earnings Guidance

H&R Block (NYSE:HRB) updated its FY 2025 earnings guidance on Tuesday. The company provided earnings per share (EPS) guidance of 5.150-5.350 for the period, compared to the consensus estimate of 5.290. The company issued revenue guidance of $3.7 billion-$3.8 billion, compared to the consensus revenue estimate of $3.7 billion.

H&R Block Price Performance

Shares of NYSE HRB traded down $1.33 during trading hours on Tuesday, hitting $54.43. 1,497,418 shares of the stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 1,145,527. The company’s fifty day simple moving average is $55.17 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $58.78. The company has a market cap of $7.46 billion, a PE ratio of 13.28, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.84 and a beta of 0.69. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 16.46, a quick ratio of 0.77 and a current ratio of 0.77. H&R Block has a 1-year low of $42.28 and a 1-year high of $68.45.

H&R Block (NYSE:HRB) last issued its earnings results on Tuesday, February 4th. The company reported ($1.73) earnings per share for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of ($1.59) by ($0.14). H&R Block had a net margin of 16.19% and a negative return on equity of 212.45%. On average, sell-side analysts predict that H&R Block will post 5.27 EPS for the current year.

H&R Block Announces Dividend

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, January 6th. Shareholders of record on Thursday, December 5th were given a $0.375 dividend. This represents a $1.50 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 2.76%. The ex-dividend date was Thursday, December 5th. H&R Block’s dividend payout ratio is presently 36.59%.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Separately, Barrington Research restated an “outperform” rating and issued a $70.00 price target on shares of H&R Block in a research note on Monday, January 27th.

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.