Investors can expect a company’s stock to rise or fall based on the buying and selling of stock by its insiders. H&R Block Inc shares valued at $3,405,097 were sold by Jones Jeffrey J II on Apr 16 ’25. At $63.28 per share, Jones Jeffrey J II sold 53,810 shares. The insider’s holdings dropped to 844,790 shares worth approximately $43.37 million following the completion of this transaction.
Also, Jones Jeffrey J II purchased 53,810 shares, netting a total of over 3,405,146 in proceeds.
Before that, Bowen Tony G had added 23,025 shares to its account. In a trade valued at $1,482,662, the Former Officer bought H&R Block Inc shares for $64.39 each.
As published in a research note from Northcoast on May 02, 2025, H&R Block Inc [HRB] has been rated down from a Buy to a Neutral. Analysts at Barrington Research resumed the stock at ‘”an Outperform”‘ outlook in a report released in early March. As of July 15, 2020, Northcoast has increased its “Neutral” rating to a “Buy” for HRB. Earlier on March 13, 2020, BTIG Research upgraded its rating. Their new recommendation was “a Neutral” for HRB stock which previously was a “a Sell”.
Analyzing HRB Stock Performance
On last trading session, H&R Block Inc [NYSE: HRB] rose 2.29% to $51.34. The stock’s lowest price that day was $50.135, but it reached a high of $51.855 in the same session. During the last five days, there has been a surge of approximately 2.23%. Over the course of the year, H&R Block Inc shares have dropped approximately -18.77%.
Is H&R Block Inc subject to short interest?
Stocks of H&R Block Inc saw a sharp steep in short interest on 2025-08-29 dropping by 81317.0 shares to 10.42 million. Data from Yahoo Finance shows that the short interest on 2025-07-31 was 10.5 million shares. A decline of -0.78% in short interest reflects a positive sentiment towards the stock. Despite the fact that short shares comprise just 5.4 of the overall float, the days-to-cover ratio (short ratio) decline to 5.4.
Which companies own the most shares of H&R Block Inc (HRB)?
In terms of H&R Block Inc share price expectations, FactSet research, analysts set an average price target of 62 in the next 12 months, up nearly 23.53% from the previous closing price of $50.19. Analysts anticipate H&R Block Inc stock to reach 62 by 2025, with the lowest price target being 62. In spite of this, 1 analysts ranked H&R Block Inc stock as Sell at the end of 2025. On March 06, 2020, Barrington Research assigned a price target of “an Outperform” to the stock and reiterated coverage with a $25.
