The buying and selling of stock by a company’s insider give investors a sense that the stock will rise or fall in the future. 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 $43.26 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.
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] plunged -0.87% to $51.21. The stock’s lowest price that day was $51.2, but it reached a high of $52.25 in the same session. During the last five days, there has been a surge of approximately 1.51%. Over the course of the year, H&R Block Inc shares have dropped approximately -15.91%.
Is H&R Block Inc subject to short interest?
Stocks of H&R Block Inc saw a sharp rise in short interest on 2025-09-30 jumping by 1.39 million shares to 11.81 million. Data from Yahoo Finance shows that the short interest on 2025-08-29 was 10.42 million shares. A jump of 11.74% in short interest reflects a negative sentiment towards the stock. Despite the fact that short shares comprise just 7.28 of the overall float, the days-to-cover ratio (short ratio) jumped to 7.28.
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 20.02% from the previous closing price of $51.66. 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.
