Investment Analysts’ Weekly Ratings Changes for Block (XYZ)

A number of research firms have changed their ratings and price targets for Block (NYSE: XYZ):

• 10/23/2026 – Block had its price target lowered by Truist Financial from $93.00 to $89.00. They now have a “buy” rating on the stock.
• 10/22/2026 – Block was upgraded by BMO Capital Markets from “market perform” to “outperform”. They now have a $101.00 price target on the stock.
• 10/21/2026 – Block had its “outperform” rating reaffirmed by Royal Bank Of Canada. They now have a $95.00 price target on the stock.
• 10/15/2026 – Block was given a new $96.00 price target by UBS Group.
• 10/2/2026 – Block had its price target raised by Robert W. Baird from $105.00 to $106.00. They now have an “outperform” rating on the stock.
• 9/25/2026 – Block had its “buy” rating reaffirmed by BTIG Research. They now have a $100.00 price target on the stock.
• 9/25/2026 – Block had its “overweight” rating reaffirmed by Cantor Fitzgerald. They now have a $95.00 price target on the stock.
• 9/10/2026 – Block was upgraded by Benchmark to “strong-buy”.
• 9/2/2026 – Block is now covered by Scotiabank. They set a “sector perform” rating and a $82.00 price target on the stock.
• 9/2/2026 – Block is now covered by Scotiabank. They set a “sector perform” rating and a $82.00 price target on the stock.

Insider Transactions at Block

In other Block news, Director Anthony Eisen sold 41,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, August 5th. The shares were sold at an average price of $85.85, for a total transaction of $3,519,850.00. Following the completion of the sale, the director directly owned 1,566,672 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $134,498,791.20. This represents a 2.55% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through the SEC website. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Also, CFO Amrita Ahuja sold 9,511 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, August 24th. The shares were sold at an average price of $82.43, for a total transaction of $783,991.73. Following the sale, the chief financial officer directly owned 423,262 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $34,889,486.66. This represents a 2.20% decrease in their ownership of the stock. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Insiders have sold 308,565 shares of company stock worth $24,873,186 in the last quarter. Company insiders own 11.37% of the company’s stock.

Block, Inc is a financial technology company that provides payments, commerce, and financial services through an ecosystem of business and consumer products. Formerly known as Square, the company was co-founded by Jack Dorsey and Jim McKelvey and changed its corporate name to Block in 2021.

Its Square ecosystem serves businesses with point-of-sale hardware, payment processing, invoicing, payroll, inventory management, customer engagement, online commerce, and other software tools. Block also offers lending and other financial services to eligible business customers through Square-related products.

For consumers, Block operates Cash App, a mobile financial services platform that supports services such as peer-to-peer payments, money transfers, a Cash App Card, direct deposit, investing, and bitcoin transactions, subject to product and geographic availability.