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Is Block (XYZ) A Bargain As Square Spotlights Salumerie?

Block (XYZ) is back in focus after Square highlighted Salumerie, a fast-growing Sydney focaccia chain, as a case study for its restaurant tools, hardware, and loyalty software integration across five busy city locations. Recent headlines around Square Kiosk, Cash App partnerships, and AI work on the Dessa voice model have not stopped some pressure on Block’s share price. It is down 10.29% over 90 days, even as the year-to-date share price return is 14.43% and the 3-year total shareholder...

Yahoo·08:06XYZ

How Analyst Upgrades At Block Stock Have Changed Its Investment Story

Block is in focus after Square highlighted Salumerie’s multi site rollout on Square hardware and software in Sydney, and Finix announced an integration that lets eligible U.S. businesses accept Cash App Pay and Afterpay alongside existing payment flows. The combination of new Square Kiosk hardware, deeper Cash App and Afterpay distribution through partners like Finix, and expanding real world sellers such as Salumerie underlines how Block’s ecosystem is being used across both sides of the...

Yahoo·07:07XYZ

Morgan Stanley Downgrades Block to Equal-Weight from Overweight

Fintel·21:10XYZ

Block Stock Is Cheaper Than at the End of 2025 Despite Higher Profit Forecasts. Here’s Where It Could Go by 2030

Key Stats for Block StockCurrent Price: $76. 46Target Price (Mid): ~$137Street Target: ~$98Potential Total Return: ~80%Annualized IRR: ~15% / year__Now Live: Discover how much upside your favorite stocks could have using TIKR’s new Valuation Model (It’s free)__ >>> What Happened?Wall Street’s profit forecasts for Block (XYZ) climbed sharply in 2026, and the stock only partly followed.

Yahoo·17:00XYZ

Block Falls On Morgan Stanley Downgrade Amid Cash App Shift

Block stock fell after Morgan Stanley downgraded the company amid a strategic shift at its Cash App Borrow segment.

Yahoo·15:26XYZ

Roundtable 100 analysts boost Block's ranking ahead of Q3 earnings

The Roundtable 100 analysts lift Jack Dorsey’s Block 45 places higher to No. 32 this week.

Yahoo·14:51XYZ

Morgan Stanley sees limited upside for Block as credit risks rise

Investing.com -- Morgan Stanley cut Block to Equal-weight from Overweight and lowered its price target for the stock to $80 from $90 per share in a note on Monday.

Yahoo·10:17XYZ

What to Expect From Block’s Next Quarterly Earnings Report

Block is set to report its Q3 earnings next month, with analysts projecting robust double-digit EPS growth.

Yahoo·08:36XYZ

XYZ Stock In Focus With Wall Street Cutting Price Targets Ahead Of Q3 Earnings

Analysts expect third-quarter revenue of $6.58 billion, slightly below its last quarter result as per Koyfin data.

Morgan Stanley Downgrades Block to Equal-Weight, Lowers Price Target to $80

Morgan Stanley analyst James Faucette downgrades Block (NYSE:XYZ) from Overweight to Equal-Weight and lowers the price target from $90 to $80.

Benzinga·01:47XYZ

Truist Securities Maintains Buy on Block, Lowers Price Target to $89

Truist Securities analyst Matthew Coad maintains Block (NYSE:XYZ) with a Buy and lowers the price target from $93 to $89.

Benzinga·09:35XYZ

BMO lifts Block to Outperform, sees multiple rerating catalysts ahead

Investing.com -- BMO Capital Markets upgraded Block to Outperform and raised its price target to $101 in a note Thursday, telling investors that its earlier concerns about investor positioning and a lack of rerating catalysts have eased.

Yahoo·08:17XYZ

Block (NYSE:XYZ) Eyes Breakout as Strong Growth Meets Technical Setup

Block Inc pairs strong growth and solid financial health with a constructive technical breakout setup, offering a defined entry and risk level to watch.

ChartMill·05:01XYZ

Block's Cash App Neighborhoods May Reaccelerate Monthly Active Users, RBC Says

Block's (XYZ) Cash App Neighborhoods promotional rewards program may reaccelerate the company's mont

Yahoo·11:46XYZ

Block Pledges a 28% Margin After Its AI Restructuring Pays Off

Key TakeawaysBlock’s Q2 gross profit rose 25% to $3. 17 billion, with a record 27% adjusted operating margin after its AI-led restructuring.

Yahoo·09:07XYZ

RBC Capital Reiterates Outperform on Block, Maintains $95 Price Target

RBC Capital analyst Daniel R. Perlin reiterates Block (NYSE:XYZ) with a Outperform and maintains $95 price target.

Benzinga·07:20XYZ

Block (XYZ) Grew Lending-Led Gross Profit 43%, but Are Its Costs Catching Up?

Court filings made public on October 8 revealed that the Federal Trade Commission is investigating whether Block (NYSE:XYZ) left customers with frozen Square and Cash App accounts without enough help. That is an awkward headline for a company whose results have rarely looked better. The surprise in the second quarter was where the growth came […]

Yahoo·15:40XYZ

Block Selects Marqeta to Enable Square Credit Card on the American Express® Network

OAKLAND, Calif., October 19, 2026--Marqeta (NASDAQ: MQ), the modern card issuing platform, announced today that it is enabling the Square Credit Card, Square's business credit card for sellers, backed by the American Express® Network. With the migration to Marqeta, Square is consolidating its debit, prepaid, and credit programs onto one modern card issuer processor, reducing operational complexity and enabling Square to bring new credit features to market more quickly. Marqeta’s portfolio migrat

Yahoo·08:00XYZ

Block's AI-Powered Kiosk Launch to Drive Revenue and Merchant Growth

XYZ's AI-powered Square Kiosk combines conversational ordering, personalized recommendations and payments to boost transaction values and streamline restaurant operations.

Yahoo·09:01XYZ

Block: Cash App And Square Could Drive Another Leg Higher

Block (XYZ) Strong Buy: $100 price target (32% upside).

SeekingAlpha·15:51XYZ

Block: Priced Like A Clean Fintech, But Regulatory And Legal Issues Loom

Block's current growth is primarily through lending, with gross profit growing 25% in Q2'26, but net of credit losses it grew closer to 15%.

SeekingAlpha·07:01XYZ

Billionaire Investor Bought 2.56 Million Block Shares in Q2

Dan Loeb’s Third Point acquired approximately 2.56 million Block shares worth about $194 million as of June 30, according to the reported investment.

Benzinga·11:21XYZ

Block Stock Trades More Than 10% Below Its 52-Week High Ahead of November 3 Earnings. Here’s Where It Could Go by 2030

Key Stats for Block StockCurrent Price: $77. 24Target Price (Mid): ~$151Street Target: ~$98Potential Total Return: ~96%Annualized IRR: ~17% / yearWhat Happened?Block (XYZ) closed at $77.

Yahoo·11:24XYZ

Why Is Block (XYZ) Winning Bigger Merchants With Square?

Block (NYSE:XYZ) said its Square platform has been chosen as the unified commerce provider for Seattle’s Pike Place Fish Market. Square will also power commerce operations for Los Angeles venues Ètra and Café Telegrama, which run multiple concepts under one roof. The new merchants are adopting Square’s integrated payments and operations tools to manage both in person and digital customer activity. The Pike Place Fish Market and Ètra or Café Telegrama wins feed into a broader story around...

Yahoo·20:20XYZ

Block (SQ) Stock Could Be 24% Undervalued Following Its Bitcoin Campaign

Block has delivered a mixed ride for shareholders, with the stock up strongly over three years but down sharply over five. That split history puts a spotlight on whether the business is earning enough on its capital to support the current price. With fresh product campaigns and hardware discounting in focus, the key issue for Block stock today is how those moves translate into long term returns on the money it invests. Over the past 5 years the share price has fallen 69.6%, which makes the...

Yahoo·15:15

Block envisions bitcoin for all

The company’s head of bitcoin, Miles Suter, has two big tasks: Make bitcoin a routine payment tool and change the global financial system.

Yahoo·10:20XYZ

Jack Dorsey Says 'Turn It on' as Block's Cash App Introduces 'Bitcoin Bonus' Feature — What You Should Know

Block, Inc. CEO Jack Dorsey encouraged users on Wednesday to opt in to the new Bitcoin bonus feature on the company’s Cash App platform. Passive Yields on Bitcoin Dorsey wrote “turn it on,” quoting Cash App’s announcement of the “Bitcoin...

Yahoo·07:30XYZ

Block to Announce Third Quarter 2026 Results

DISTRIBUTED-WORK-MODEL/OAKLAND, Calif., October 02, 2026--Block, Inc. (NYSE: XYZ) will release financial results for the third quarter of 2026 on Tuesday, November 3, 2026, after market close. Block will also host a conference call and earnings webcast at 2:00 p.m. Pacific Time / 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time on the same day to discuss these results.

Yahoo·16:05XYZ

Block (XYZ) On New Square Wins While The Undervalued Narrative Faces A P E Reality

Block (XYZ) drew fresh attention after Square highlighted new clients and integrations in September, including Los Angeles restaurants Ètra and Café Telegrama adopting its unified commerce tools and an Apple Business link for location management. Recent client wins like Ètra, Café Telegrama and Ideal Nutrition have landed while Block’s 1-year total shareholder return has slipped about 4% and the 5-year total shareholder return is down about 70%. At the same time, the year-to-date share price...

Yahoo·10:10XYZ

Baird Maintains Outperform on Block, Raises Price Target to $106

Baird analyst David Koning maintains Block (NYSE:XYZ) with a Outperform and raises the price target from $105 to $106.

Benzinga·03:55XYZ

XYZ's Square Adds Etra & Cafe Telegrama as Restaurant Momentum Builds

Block's Square restaurant momentum grows as Etra and Cafe Telegrama adopt its unified commerce platform to streamline operations across two service models.

Yahoo·12:23XYZ

A Block Director Sells 18,000 Shares for $1.4 Million

The financial infrastructure provider reported a notable insider stock sale.

Yahoo·15:24XYZ

Jack Dorsey's Block Is Looking to Create a National Trust Bank. Here's Why That Could Help to Send Bitcoin Higher.

The company has filed its application to the federal government's OCC.

Yahoo·14:05XYZ

The Zacks Analyst Blog Highlights SoFi Technologies, PayPal and Block

SOFI's stablecoin rollout adds a live payments use case as strong core growth contrasts with a valuation premium to PYPL and XYZ.

Yahoo·01:54XYZ

BTIG Reiterates Buy on Block, Maintains $100 Price Target

BTIG analyst Andrew Harte reiterates Block (NYSE:XYZ) with a Buy and maintains $100 price target.

Benzinga·01:51XYZ

Cantor Fitzgerald Reiterates Overweight on Block, Maintains $95 Price Target

Cantor Fitzgerald analyst Ramsey El-Assal reiterates Block (NYSE:XYZ) with a Overweight and maintains $95 price target.

Benzinga·03:37XYZ

Block's Afterpay Scores With Fanatics to Expand BNPL Reach

XYZ's Afterpay becomes Fanatics' preferred BNPL partner, expanding flexible payment options across a major digital sports marketplace.

Yahoo·09:43XYZ

Block (XYZ) Gains A National Proof Point For Its Commerce Ecosystem

Block (NYSE:XYZ) is expanding its Square partnership with Ideal Nutrition as the meal prep brand rolls out nationally across the US. Ideal Nutrition is adopting Square tools across in-store POS, online ordering, loyalty programs, and franchise management for its expansion. The rollout includes AI-driven demand forecasting and cross-platform integrations that link Ideal Nutrition’s retail, logistics, and customer data in one system. Ideal Nutrition’s Square-powered national expansion and...

Yahoo·06:14XYZ

3 US Cash Management Stocks Investors Are Watching as Treasury Yields Top 5%

When the 10 year Treasury drifts above 5% and talk of recession risk, fiscal strain and a potential doom loop swirls, cash stops feeling dull and starts looking like a decision you cannot ignore. Yields reset the rules for how investors think about risk, reward and liquidity. This piece unpacks that story and profiles 3 US cash management and money market fund providers that are closely tied to this new rate reality. The three stocks below are just a starting sample, while the full screen...

Yahoo·15:16

The Block launches The Latent to bring news, data and model intelligence together for the AI industry

The Block, a leader in crypto news and data, today announced the public launch of The Latent (thelatent.co), a new publication focused exclusively on artificial intelligence. The Latent combines original AI reporting with data, model intelligence and a daily newsletter for people building, funding and using the technology.

Yahoo·10:00XYZ

Afterpay Named Fanatics’ Preferred Buy Now, Pay Later Partner

DISTRIBUTED-WORK-MODEL/OAKLAND, Calif., September 22, 2026--Afterpay today announced it was named the preferred Buy Now, Pay Later partner of Fanatics expanding its relationship with the digital sports platform and giving fans more flexibility when shopping for their favorite teams, leagues, and players.

Yahoo·09:00

Block Q2 2026 Earnings Call: Complete Transcript

Block (NYSE:XYZ) released second-quarter financial results and hosted an earnings call on Wednesday. Read the complete transcript below. Benzinga APIs provide real-time access to earnings call transcripts and financial

Benzinga·04:22XYZ

Visa Moves to Close Meme Coin Credit Card Rewards Loophole

After banks lost their push for tighter stablecoin rules in the failed Clarity Act, JP Morgan scored a narrower win as Visa moves to stop meme coin purchases from being coded as ordinary "digital media" and earning card rewards.

Yahoo·12:01

Intuit Reaffirms Fiscal 2027 Outlook: Is INTU a Buy or Hold From Here?

Intuit reaffirms fiscal 2027 growth targets as AI, higher-value services and a lower valuation offset customer growth and TurboTax share concerns.

Yahoo·11:49

Ideal Nutrition Renews and Expands Its Partnership with Square as It Scales Booming Franchise Brand

DISTRIBUTED-WORKFORCE/OAKLAND, Calif., September 18, 2026--Square today announced that Ideal Nutrition, the Florida-based healthy prepared meal concept, has renewed and expanded its partnership as it eyes national franchise expansion. Operating 17 retail locations across Florida – with three more in construction and additional sites under consideration – Ideal Nutrition has committed to Square as the unified commerce platform behind its retail stores, franchise operations, loyalty program, marke

Yahoo·09:00

1 Cash-Producing Stock with Exciting Potential and 2 That Underwhelm

Generating cash is essential for any business, but not all cash-rich companies are great investments. Some produce plenty of cash but fail to allocate it effectively, leading to missed opportunities.

Yahoo·05:05

Block Director Anthony Eisen Sells 18,000 Shares for $1.5 Million

Despite the sale, the insider still retains a significant number of shares.

Yahoo·19:15XYZ

OpenAI CFO offers calming message amid AI slowdown fears

OpenAI’s finance chief answered Wall Street’s biggest AI worry on live TV this week.

Yahoo·15:13

PayPal's Venmo Expands NIL Partnerships: Can It Support Growth?

Venmo's expanded NIL campaign targets college audiences as PYPL pushes the platform beyond P2P payments and builds higher-value engagement.

Yahoo·12:59

Block (XYZ) Opens Cash App Score To Outside Lenders In Credit Push

Block (NYSE:XYZ) is opening its Cash App Score to external lenders through a new partnership with Nova Credit. The Cash App Score, built on users' cash flow data, will be accessible to lenders across multiple consumer finance categories. The collaboration uses Nova Credit’s platform to plug Cash App Score into third-party underwriting systems beyond Block’s own products. This move to share Cash App Score with outside lenders is only one piece of the broader Block story for investors. Take a...

Yahoo·10:14XYZ

Block Stock Flashing Bullish Signal After Pullback

XYZ has pulled back to historical support on the charts

Yahoo·13:51XYZ

Block, Inc. (XYZ) Presents at Goldman Sachs Communacopia + Technology Conference 2026 Transcript

Block, Inc. (XYZ) Goldman Sachs Communacopia + Technology Conference 2026 September 9, 2026 1:10 PM EDTCompany ParticipantsAmrita Ahuja - Foundational Lead,...

SeekingAlpha·18:47XYZ

Jack Dorsey's Block makes major move to become a U.S. crypto bank

Jack Dorsey’s Block applies to the OCC to launch a national trust bank.

Yahoo·13:20XYZ

Block seeks national trust charter to offer crypto custody

The payments fintech announced that it has applied for a national trust bank charter from the OCC for both bitcoin and stablecoin custody.

XYZ Files Application to Establish Builders Bank for Custody Services

Block's proposed Builders Bank provide federally regulated custody services for bitcoin and stablecoins if approved by the OCC.

Yahoo·12:47XYZ

Crypto Firm Block Files For U.S. Bank Charter

Payment and cryptocurrency firm Block (NYSE: $XYZ) has filed for a U.S. bank charter that would make it a federally...

Yahoo·09:35XYZ

Block seeks OCC bank charter

Cash App’s parent is joining a parade of fintechs seeking to become national banks as the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency allows more leeway for such licenses.

Yahoo·06:09XYZ

Jack Dorsey's Block Applies for Bank Charter to Custody Bitcoin

Builders Bank would consolidate custody work Block now runs under more than 50 state money transmitter licenses.

Yahoo·04:26XYZ

Block applies for OCC charter to launch digital asset trust bank

Investing.com -- Block Inc (NYSE:XYZ) has filed an application with the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency to charter Builders Bank & Trust, N.A., a specialized national trust bank focused on providing digital asset custody and fiduciary services. If approved, the uninsured, non-deposit-taking entity would establish a unified federal supervisory framework for the fintech giant’s growing bitcoin and stablecoin operations. The move reflects Block’s strategic push to streamline its digital a

Yahoo·18:04XYZ