<div id="readability-page-1"><p>Swiss National Bank reduced its position in shares of  H&amp;R Block, Inc. (NYSE:HRB - Free Report) by 3.7% in the 2nd quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm owned 255,700 shares of the company's stock after selling 9,800 shares during the period. Swiss National Bank owned about 0.19% of H&amp;R Block worth $14,035,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.</p><ul><li>What PMI Data Says About the NFP Report: 3 Hidden Opportunities</li></ul><p>A number of other hedge funds have also modified their holdings of the company. Geode Capital Management LLC boosted its position in  H&amp;R Block by 5.6% during the 2nd quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 2,849,655 shares of the company's stock worth $156,439,000 after acquiring an additional 150,184 shares during the last quarter.  Northern Trust Corp lifted its position in shares of  H&amp;R Block by 11.2% in the first quarter. Northern Trust Corp now owns 2,608,496 shares of the company's stock worth $143,233,000 after purchasing an additional 263,274 shares in the last quarter.  Wellington Management Group LLP boosted its holdings in  H&amp;R Block by 5.9% during the first quarter. Wellington Management Group LLP now owns 2,141,988 shares of the company's stock worth $117,617,000 after purchasing an additional 119,510 shares during the last quarter.  LSV Asset Management boosted its holdings in  H&amp;R Block by 14.3% during the first quarter. LSV Asset Management now owns 1,667,652 shares of the company's stock worth $91,571,000 after purchasing an additional 209,019 shares during the last quarter.  Finally, Royal Bank of Canada grew its position in  H&amp;R Block by 0.9% in the first quarter. Royal Bank of Canada now owns 1,244,858 shares of the company's stock valued at $68,356,000 after purchasing an additional 10,671 shares in the last quarter. 90.14% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors. </p><h2>H&amp;R Block Stock Down 0.5%</h2><p>HRB opened at $41.72 on Friday. The stock has a fifty day moving average of $48.94 and a 200-day moving average of $52.56. The company has a market capitalization of $5.27 billion, a P/E ratio of 9.33, a P/E/G ratio of 0.82 and a beta of 0.32. H&amp;R Block, Inc. has a fifty-two week low of $41.38 and a fifty-two week high of $64.62. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 12.86, a quick ratio of 0.90 and a current ratio of 0.90. </p><ul><li>3 High-Quality Value Stocks You Should Know</li></ul><p>H&amp;R Block (NYSE:HRB - Get Free Report) last released its earnings results on Thursday, November 6th. The company reported ($1.20) earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of ($1.40) by $0.20. The company had revenue of $203.55 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $200.13 million. H&amp;R Block had a negative return on equity of 191.38% and a net margin of 16.11%.H&amp;R Block's quarterly revenue was up 5.0% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the prior year, the firm posted ($1.17) EPS.  H&amp;R Block has set its FY 2026 guidance at 4.850-5.000 EPS. On average, equities analysts expect that  H&amp;R Block, Inc. will post 5.25 EPS for the current year. </p><h2>H&amp;R Block Announces Dividend</h2><p>The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, January 6th. Stockholders of record on Thursday, December 4th will be paid a $0.42 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, December 4th. This represents a $1.68 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 4.0%. H&amp;R Block's dividend payout ratio  is presently 37.75%. </p><h2>Insider Activity</h2><ul><li>3 Unstoppable Value Stocks You Did Not Expect </li></ul><p>In other news, CEO Jeffrey J. Jones II sold 176,449 shares of the stock in a transaction on Wednesday, November 12th. The shares were sold at an average price of $46.46, for a total transaction of $8,197,820.54. Following the completion of the sale, the chief executive officer directly owned 906,313 shares in the company, valued at $42,107,301.98. This represents a 16.30% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available through the SEC website. 1.40% of the stock is owned by company insiders. </p><h2>Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth</h2><p>Several analysts recently issued reports on HRB shares. Weiss Ratings  reiterated a &#34;hold (c)&#34; rating on shares of H&amp;R Block in a report on Tuesday. The Goldman Sachs Group dropped their price objective on H&amp;R Block from $54.00 to $48.00 and set a &#34;sell&#34; rating on the stock in a research note on Wednesday, August 13th. Barrington Research  reissued an &#34;outperform&#34; rating and issued a $62.00 price objective on shares of H&amp;R Block in a report on Monday, October 27th. Finally, Zacks Research lowered shares of H&amp;R Block from a &#34;strong-buy&#34; rating to a &#34;hold&#34; rating in a research report on Wednesday, August 13th. One equities research analyst  has rated the stock with a Buy rating, three have issued  a Hold rating and one  has assigned  a Sell rating to the company. 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<p>Swiss National Bank reduced its stake in H&R Block by 3.7% in Q2, owning 255,700 shares worth $14.04 million. Other institutional investors like Geode Capital and Northern Trust increased their holdings. H&R Block's stock opened at $41.72, with a market cap of $5.27 billion. The company reported better-than-expected earnings and announced a quarterly dividend of $0.42. CEO Jeffrey J. Jones II sold shares, decreasing his ownership by 16.3%. Analysts have mixed ratings on the stock.</p>

Swiss National Bank Has $14.04 Million Stake in H&R Block, Inc. $HRB