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H & R BLOCK INC (NYSE)
HRB 16.80 -0.22 (-1.29%) Vol.  2,349,399 16:00 ET

Zacks Rank: 4 - Sell

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Zacks Rank Definition Annualized Return
# 1Strong Buy26.83%
# 2Buy18.69%
# 3Hold9.7%
# 4Sell4.03%
# 5Strong Sell1.63%
S&P5009.43%
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Day Low - High 16.78 - 16.98
52wk Low - High 12.54 - 18.00
Avg Volume 2,445,615
Industry CONS SERVICES - MISC
Market Cap 4.99 B
Div - Yield 0.80 - 4.70
PE (forward) 11.39
PEG Ratio 1.04
Current Year Est. 1.49
EPS Last Year 1.49
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# 2Buy18.69%
# 3Hold9.7%
# 4Sell4.03%
# 5Strong Sell1.63%
S&P5009.43%
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Top Peers Ticker Zacks Rank
H & R BLOCK INC HRB 4
COINSTAR INC CSTR 1
MONRO MUFFLER MNRO 2
WEIGHT WATCHERS WTW 2
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BROKERAGE RECOMMENDATIONS
Current ABR 2.00
ABR (Last Week) 2.00
# of Recs in ABR 6
Average Target Price 19.00
Rank in Industry 6 out of 6
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4 stars Buy 20%
3 stars Hold 40%
2 stars Sell 20%
1 stars Strong Sell 10%
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ZACKS COMMENTARY FOR HRB
Zacks Blog: Zacks Sell List Highlights: J&J Snack Foods, Ralcorp Holdings, International Game Technology and H&R Block
Feb 08, 2012
Zacks Equity Research: Report for HRB
Jan 02, 2012
Zacks Blog: The Zacks Analyst Blog Highlights: Xilinx, Broadcom, Altera, Texas Instrument and H&R Block
Dec 29, 2011
Zacks Blog: H&R Block Downgraded
Dec 28, 2011
Zacks Blog: H&R Block Boosts Shareholders Value
Dec 09, 2011
Zacks Blog: The Zacks Analyst Blog Highlights: Research In Motion, H&R Block, Verizon Wireless, Comcast and Time Warner Cable
Dec 05, 2011
Zacks Blog: H&R Block's Loss Widens, Sells RSM
Dec 02, 2011
Zacks Blog: Economy Appears Back on Track
Dec 02, 2011
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NEWS
Love and Taxes: eSmartTax.com Says "Happy Valentine's Day" with New Ways to Save in 2012 - Story Title - Comtex
Feb 10, 2012
Next Support Level for H&R Block (HRB) is $16.83 - Story Title - Comtex
Feb 10, 2012
Zacks Sell List Highlights: J&J Snack Foods, Ralcorp Holdings, International Game Technology and H&R Block - Story Title - Comtex
Feb 08, 2012
H and R Block (HRB) Showing Bullish Technicals With 4.75% Dividend Yield - Story Title - Comtex
Feb 07, 2012
Analysis of Relative Performance in the Specialized Consumer Services Industry for Shares of Weight Watchers (WTW, SCI, HI, HRB, CSTR) - Story Title - Comtex
Feb 03, 2012
D.A. Davidson buys troubled investment banker McGladrey Capital Markets - Story Title - Comtex
Feb 02, 2012
H&R Block Answers Four Essential Tax Questions for First-Time Filers - Story Title - Comtex
Feb 02, 2012
Top 5 Companies in the Specialized Consumer Services Industry with the Best Relative Performance (BID, HRB, RGS, SCI, CSTR) - Story Title - Comtex
Feb 02, 2012
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EARNINGS ESTIMATES
  This Quarter
01/2012
Next Quarter
04/2012
This Year
04/2012
Next Year
04/2013
Average Estimate 0.11 2.23 1.49 1.69
Number of Estimates 5 5 5 6
Low Estimates 0.07 2.12 1.45 1.55
High Estimate 0.16 2.33 1.59 1.80
Year Ago EPS 0.06 2.20 1.52 1.49
EPS Growth 83.33% 1.55% -1.71% 13.01%

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COMPANY DESCRIPTION
H&R Block Inc. is a diversified company involved in tax return preparation, electronic filing of income tax returns and other tax-related services. The Company's subsidiaries also offer investment services through broker-dealers, originate, purchase, service, sell and securitize mortgages, offer personal productivity software, purchase participation interests in refund anticipation loans made by a third-party lender, and offer accounting, tax and consulting services to business clients.

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FINANCIALS
EPS TTM 1.49
Sales 3774.3
Net Income 329.04
Price/Earnings 11.42
Price/Book 6.03
Price/Cash Flow 8.77
Price/Sales 1.4


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