ANDG vs MEGL vs HRB Stock Comparison

Andersen, Magic Empire Global and H&R Block Prices as of Oct 29, 2026 Peers: Industry group
ANDG Andersen Group Inc.
$64.85 +16.6% 1M
Market cap
$7.32B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$842.46M
Div. yield
–
Accounting and Tax Services Industrials
2 wins
MEGL Magic Empire Global Ltd
$0.18 -83.8% 1M -87.1% 1Y
Market cap
$911.53K
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
—
Div. yield
–
Investment Banking Financial Services
HRB H&R Block Inc
$49.69 +22.4% 1M -2.2% 1Y
Market cap
$6.13B
P/E
8.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$3.95B
Div. yield
3.46%
Accounting and Tax Services Industrials
5 wins

Head to Head

7 decided of 12

H&R Block leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (H&R Block 5, Andersen 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionANDGMEGLHRBLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $7.32B $911.53K $6.13B ANDG
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -18.7x -0.9x 8.6x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 36.4x — 8.3x HRB
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months — — +4.9% –
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -5.5% — 18.6% HRB
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — — -40.5% –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -4.4x — -0.9x ANDG
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield — 0.00% 3.46% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months — -87.1% -2.2% HRB
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years — — +16.6%/yr –
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 58.6% 111.9% 47.1% HRB
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 29/100 — 57/100 HRB

Percentile Scorecard

ANDGMEGLHRB

Each axis is the mean percentile of its metrics against the company's industry group. 100 is the best in the group, 50 the middle.

Scores by Axis

AxisANDGMEGLHRB
Valuation 15 #96 of 113 65 #34 of 96 63 #42 of 113
Growth – – 44 #54 of 96
Profitability 28 #66 of 91 – 62 #35 of 91
Financial Health 43 #70 of 122 100 #1 of 93 25 #92 of 122
Shareholder Returns – – 89 #8 of 66
Overall 29 – 57
  • ANDG ranked among 130 companies in Business Services
  • MEGL ranked among 110 companies in Capital Markets
  • HRB ranked among 130 companies in Business Services

Price Performance

Price return, split-adjusted, before dividends. Click a name to hide or show it.

Returns

PeriodANDGMEGLHRBSPY
1 month +16.6%-83.8%+22.4% +0.7%
3 months +41.0%-84.2%+12.1% +3.7%
6 months +83.3%-84.5%+56.6% +7.1%
Year to date +150.1%-84.7%+14.0% +12.8%
1 year —-87.1%-2.2% +11.9%
3 years —-94.7%+21.2% +85.2%
3 years, per year —-62.5%+6.6% +22.8%
5 years ——+115.4% +67.6%
5 years, per year ——+16.6% +10.9%
10 years ——+118.6% +262.0%
10 years, per year ——+8.1% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureANDGMEGLHRBSPY
Volatility, 1Y 58.6%111.9%47.1% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 52.8%153.0%41.5% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.700.17-0.27 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y —-0.78-0.05 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -30.6%-100.0%-57.4% -25.4%
From 52-week high 0.0%-88.3%-8.3% -1.2%
52-week high $64.85$1.54$54.18 $779.14
52-week low $18.34$0.18$28.34 $631.97

Valuation History

Weekly multiples on trailing twelve-month fundamentals. Negative or extreme readings (a loss year, a collapsed denominator) are left out so the chart stays readable.

MultipleANDGMEGLHRB
P/E now vs peer median -18.7xmedian 21.9x -0.9xmedian 29.6x 8.6xmedian 21.9x
P/S now vs peer median 8.7xmedian 0.9x 0.6xmedian 3.1x 1.6xmedian 0.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median -261.9xmedian 11.9x —median 13.0x -11.1xmedian 11.9x
P/FCF now vs peer median 65.3xmedian 14.4x -1.0xmedian 16.5x 8.1xmedian 14.4x
P/B now vs peer median -9.4xmedian 2.4x 0.1xmedian 2.3x 52.1xmedian 2.4x
PEG now vs peer median —median 0.97 —median 0.48 0.50median 0.97

Financial History

Reported figures by fiscal period, placed on the calendar year (or quarter) each period ended in, so companies with different fiscal years line up.

Trailing twelve monthsANDGMEGLHRB
Revenue $842.46M – $3.95B
Gross profit $159.32M – $1.75B
Operating income -$37.36M – -$722.68M
Net income -$37.76M – $733.60M
Free cash flow $112.06M – $756.08M
EPS (diluted) $-3.46 – $5.69
Cash & equivalents $175.63M $15.52M $958.71M
Total debt $987.82M – $1.49B
Shares (diluted) 13.26M 5.06M 128.87M
Enterprise value $7.41B -$58.51M $3.57B

All Metrics

58 metrics · best in bold

Bold marks the best reading: the lowest positive value for multiples, leverage and payout, the highest for everything else. The bar under each value is its percentile against that company's own peers. Hover a value for its rank and the peer median.

Valuation

12 metrics
MetricANDGMEGLHRB
P/E -18.7x -0.9x 8.6x
P/FCF 65.3x -1.0x 8.1x
P/Operating cash flow 57.3x – 7.3x
P/S 8.7x 0.6x 1.6x
P/B -9.4x 0.1x 52.1x
P/Tangible book -9.4x 0.1x -41.0x
EV/EBITDA -261.9x – -11.1x
EV/EBIT -199.3x – -9.2x
EV/Revenue 8.8x – 1.7x
EV/FCF 66.5x – 8.8x
EV/Operating cash flow 58.3x – 7.9x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) – – 0.50

Growth

14 metrics
MetricANDGMEGLHRB
Revenue growth (1Y) – – 4.9%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – – 4.4%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – – 4.4%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – 4.1%
Operating income growth (1Y) – – -1.9%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – – -72.9%
Net income growth (1Y) – – 21.1%
Net income CAGR (3Y) – – 9.8%
EPS growth (1Y) – – 29.1%
EPS CAGR (3Y) – – 17.4%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) – – 23.2%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – – 0.7%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – – 26.3%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – – 0.2%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricANDGMEGLHRB
Gross margin 18.9% – 44.3%
EBITDA margin -3.4% – -15.2%
Operating margin -4.4% – -18.3%
Pretax margin -4.5% – 21.6%
Net margin -5.5% – 18.6%
FCF margin 13.3% – 19.2%
Operating cash flow margin 15.2% – 21.3%
Return on equity – – 1,576%
Return on assets -6.4% – 22.1%
Return on invested capital – – -40.5%
Return on capital employed -9.2% – -31.0%
Asset turnover 1.4x – 1.2x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) -3.4x – 1.1x
Stock comp / revenue 26.5% – 0.8%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricANDGMEGLHRB
Debt / assets 52.7% – 45.8%
Debt / equity -0.4x – 12.7x
Net debt / EBITDA -4.4x – -0.9x
Debt / FCF 2.7x – 2.0x
Liabilities / assets 235.7% 3.7% 96.4%
Equity / assets -135.7% 96.3% 3.6%
Interest coverage -3.0x – -9.0x
Current ratio 2.2x 38.9x 1.1x
Quick ratio 2.1x 38.5x 1.0x
Cash ratio 0.9x 38.4x 1.0x
Altman Z-score 3.07 – 1.71

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricANDGMEGLHRB
Dividend yield – – 3.5%
Net buyback yield – – 8.4%
Shareholder yield – 0.0% 11.8%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – –
Payout ratio (FCF) – – –
Dividend growth (1Y) – – –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – –

Analyst Estimates

Solid lines are reported fiscal-year results; dashed lines are the consensus for the years ahead. Hover a year for the analysts' high and low, and how each result compared with its estimate.

ConsensusANDGMEGLHRB
Forward P/E 36.4xFY2026 – 8.3xFY2027
EPS, next fiscal year $1.78FY2026 – $5.96FY2027
EPS growth, next FY -9.2%FY2026 – +12.2%FY2027
EPS growth, the year after +24.2% – +11.9%
Revenue, next fiscal year $1.06BFY2026 – $4.40BFY2027
Revenue growth, next FY +26.1%FY2026 – +11.3%FY2027
Revenue growth, the year after +4.3% – +3.6%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersANDGMEGLHRB
Held by institutions 14.7% – 100.0%
Institutions holding 87 – 538
Change in shares held, QoQ +5.4% – +5.9%
Institutions buying 63 – 320
Institutions selling 13 – 138
Buyers to sellers 4.85 – 2.32

Return Correlation

Daily returns, last 12 months

1.00 means two stocks move in lockstep, 0 that they move independently. Pairs below about 0.5 diversify each other.

ANDGMEGLHRB
ANDG 1.00 0.03 0.24
MEGL 0.03 1.00 0.07
HRB 0.24 0.07 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, ANDG, MEGL and HRB?

Andersen (ANDG) is the largest by market capitalisation: Andersen (ANDG) $7.32B, Magic Empire Global (MEGL) $911.53K, H&R Block (HRB) $6.13B.

Which company is more profitable?

H&R Block (HRB) has the highest net margin (Andersen (ANDG) -5.5%, H&R Block (HRB) 18.6%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year H&R Block (HRB) returned the most: Magic Empire Global (MEGL) -87.1%, H&R Block (HRB) -2.2%. Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Magic Empire Global (MEGL) 0.00%, H&R Block (HRB) 3.46%. Andersen (ANDG) and Magic Empire Global (MEGL) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, H&R Block (HRB) has been the steadiest (Andersen (ANDG) 58.6%, Magic Empire Global (MEGL) 111.9%, H&R Block (HRB) 47.1%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, ANDG, MEGL and HRB?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, H&R Block (HRB) leads on 5. Business Quant does not give investment advice; use the comparison as a starting point for your own research.

Data from SEC filings, exchange prices and consensus estimates, via Business Quant. Percentile scores compare each company with its own peer group, so two companies' scores are each relative to different peers unless you rank against the whole market. Price returns exclude dividends. Nothing on this page is investment advice.