H&R Block Inc. Stock Underperforms Friday When Compared To Competitors
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Shares of H&R Block Inc. (HRB) slipped 0.25% to $23.56 Friday, on what proved to be an all-around dismal trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index falling 0.26% to 4,766.18 and Dow Jones Industrial Average falling 0.16% to 36,338.30. This was the stock's second consecutive day of losses. H&R Block Inc. closed $2.95 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 0.02% to $643.22, Automatic Data Processing Inc. (ADP) rose 0.42% to $246.58, and Western Union Co. (WU) fell 1.05% to $17.84. Trading volume (1.2 M) remained 575,858 below its 50-day average volume of 1.8 M.
Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet. Data compiled December 31, 2021.
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December 31, 2021 16:59 ET (21:59 GMT)
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