H&R Block Inc. stock outperforms competitors despite losses on the day

Shares of H&R Block Inc. HRB, -0.20% slipped 0.20% to $45.42 Thursday, on what proved to be an all-around positive trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index SPX, +0.38% rising 0.38% to 4,567.80 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average DJIA, +1.47% rising 1.47% to 35,950.89.

This was the stock's fourth consecutive day of losses.

H&R Block Inc. closed $1.88 short of its 52-week high ($47.30), which the company achieved on November 27th.

The stock demonstrated a mixed performance when compared to some of its competitors Thursday, as Intuit Inc. INTU, -1.00% fell 1.00% to $571.46, Fidelity National Information Services Inc. FIS, +0.79% rose 0.79% to $58.64, and Paychex Inc. PAYX, +0.68% rose 0.68% to $121.97.

Trading volume (2.3 M) eclipsed its 50-day average volume of 1.3 M.

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