Block, Inc. (NYSE:SQ – Get Free Report) has been given a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” by the thirty-one research firms that are covering the stock, MarketBeat Ratings reports. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a sell recommendation, five have issued a hold recommendation, twenty-four have issued a buy recommendation and one has issued a strong buy recommendation on the company. The average 12-month price objective among brokers that have issued a report on the stock in the last year is $88.79.
A number of analysts recently issued reports on the stock. Macquarie restated an “outperform” rating and set a $100.00 price objective on shares of Block in a report on Friday, July 26th. Royal Bank of Canada reiterated an “outperform” rating and issued a $88.00 price objective on shares of Block in a research note on Friday, August 2nd. The Goldman Sachs Group reissued a “buy” rating and issued a $80.00 target price on shares of Block in a research report on Monday, June 24th. Susquehanna reaffirmed a “positive” rating and set a $100.00 price target on shares of Block in a research report on Wednesday, June 26th. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company decreased their price objective on Block from $95.00 to $85.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a report on Friday, August 2nd.
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Insider Activity at Block
Institutional Inflows and Outflows
Several hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in SQ. Riverview Trust Co purchased a new stake in Block in the 1st quarter worth approximately $28,000. LRI Investments LLC purchased a new stake in Block in the first quarter worth $34,000. Unique Wealth Strategies LLC bought a new stake in Block in the second quarter valued at $34,000. Mather Group LLC. bought a new stake in Block in the first quarter valued at $35,000. Finally, Creekmur Asset Management LLC purchased a new position in Block during the 4th quarter valued at $36,000. 70.44% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.
Block Stock Performance
SQ stock opened at $71.67 on Tuesday. The business has a 50 day moving average of $65.20 and a 200-day moving average of $67.34. The firm has a market cap of $44.12 billion, a PE ratio of 55.99, a P/E/G ratio of 0.93 and a beta of 2.49. Block has a 12-month low of $38.85 and a 12-month high of $87.52. The company has a quick ratio of 1.82, a current ratio of 1.82 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.26.
Block (NYSE:SQ – Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, August 1st. The technology company reported $0.93 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.84 by $0.09. The firm had revenue of $6.16 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $6.27 billion. Block had a return on equity of 3.77% and a net margin of 3.47%. The business’s revenue for the quarter was up 11.2% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the prior year, the company earned $0.40 EPS. As a group, sell-side analysts expect that Block will post 1.71 earnings per share for the current year.
Block Company Profile
Square, Inc provides payment and point-of-sale solutions in the United States and internationally. The company's commerce ecosystem includes point-of-sale software and hardware that enables sellers to turn mobile and computing devices into payment and point-of-sale solutions. It offers hardware products, including Magstripe reader, which enables swiped transactions of magnetic stripe cards; Contactless and chip reader that accepts EMV® chip cards and Near Field Communication payments; Chip card reader, which accepts EMV® chip cards and enables swiped transactions of magnetic stripe cards; Square Stand, which enables an iPad to be used as a payment terminal or full point of sale solution; and Square Register that combines its hardware, point-of-sale software, and payments technology, as well as managed payments solutions.
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