Options Update: H&R Block and Intuit volatility low into April 15 deadline

Posted Apr 15th 2009 8:20AM by Paul Foster
Filed under: H and R Block (HRB), Intuit Inc (INTU), Options

H&R Block (NYSE: HRB) closed at $15.86. HRB May option implied volatility is at 53, July is at 51; below its 26-week average of 56, according to Track Data, suggesting decreasing price movement.

Intuit (NASDAQ: INTU) closed at $25.39. INTU May option implied volatility is at 41; July is at 42; below its 26-week average of 49, according to Track Data, suggesting decreasing price movement.

Option Update is provided by Stock Specialist Paul Foster of theflyonthewall.com.

Tags: HR Block, hrb, HrBlock, intu, option implied volatility, OptionImpliedVolatility

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4-17-2009 @ 9:15PM

Ali said...

I was disappointed in HRB having become
enmeshed in the sub-prime mortgage
market. My family has held the stock for
many years and I still think it's a good
company. HRB has really cleaned up it's act in the last year and is basically per-
forming normally for this market. Con-
sidering the disaster most stocks have
had I think when the economy improves
most stocks will perform accordingly. On
the other hand JTX value dropped from approx. $30 a share to $5 and change in
the last year and I see stagnation and
little improvement and probably a need
to merge or be taken over by a stonger
company IE:HRB or Intuit. JTX doesn't
even allow a discussion board on its
website. A certain publication that owns
shares and is personally involved with
the CEO of JTX is always writing neg-
ative articles regarding HRB. What's
up with that? It appears to be personal!
On the other hand the same publication
(motley Fools) writes lovely articles
about JTX and post them on the JTX
newsboard. Isn't this unethical or
illegal? I couldn't help but notice the
obvious. I'm thinking of filing a complaint.
If anyone can advise of the appropriate agency to contact, I'd really appreciate
the information. Good luck to all!