Shares of H&R Block Inc. HRB, +1.14% advanced 1.14% to $32.96 Thursday, on what proved to be an all-around favorable trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index SPX, +1.22% rising 1.22% to 4,425.84 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average DJIA, +1.26% rising 1.26% to 34,408.06.
This was the stock’s fifth consecutive day of gains.
H&R Block Inc. closed $15.80 short of its 52-week high ($48.76), which the company reached on August 18th.
The stock demonstrated a mixed performance when compared to some of its competitors Thursday, as Intuit Inc. INTU, +2.26% rose 2.26% to $456.31, Fidelity National Information Services Inc. FIS, -1.19% fell 1.19% to $54.05, and Paychex Inc. PAYX, +1.59% rose 1.59% to $113.31.
Trading volume (1.3 M) remained 709,536 below its 50-day average volume of 2.0 M.