H&R Block Inc. Stock Falls Friday, Underperforms Market
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Shares of H&R Block Inc. (HRB) slipped 1.92% to $23.55 Friday, on what proved to be an all-around dismal trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index falling 1.03% to 4,620.64 and Dow Jones Industrial Average falling 1.48% to 35,365.44. This was the stock's second consecutive day of losses. H&R Block Inc. closed $2.96 below its 52-week high ($26.51), which the company achieved on September 2nd.
The stock demonstrated a mixed performance when compared to some of its competitors Friday, as Intuit Inc. (INTU) fell 2.16% to $620.27, Automatic Data Processing Inc. (ADP) fell 1.05% to $229.41, and Western Union Co. (WU) fell 6.00% to $17.38. Trading volume (3.5 M) eclipsed its 50-day average volume of 1.7 M.
Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet. Data compiled December 17, 2021.
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December 17, 2021 16:59 ET (21:59 GMT)
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