Block (XYZ) – Investment Analysts’ Recent Ratings Updates

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

• 5/9/2026 – Block was upgraded by Wall Street Zen from “hold” to “buy”.
• 5/8/2026 – Block had its “outperform” rating reaffirmed by Oppenheimer Holdings, Inc.. They now have a $91.00 price target on the stock.
• 5/8/2026 – Block had its “buy” rating reaffirmed by The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc..
• 5/8/2026 – Block had its price target raised by Citigroup Inc. from $85.00 to $100.00. They now have a “buy” rating on the stock.
• 5/8/2026 – Block had its price target raised by Royal Bank Of Canada from $90.00 to $93.00. They now have an “outperform” rating on the stock.
• 5/8/2026 – Block had its price target raised by Piper Sandler from $51.00 to $58.00. They now have an “underweight” rating on the stock.
• 5/8/2026 – Block had its price target raised by Keefe, Bruyette & Woods from $85.00 to $90.00. They now have an “outperform” rating on the stock.
• 5/8/2026 – Block had its price target raised by Needham & Company LLC from $90.00 to $95.00. They now have a “buy” rating on the stock.
• 5/8/2026 – Block had its “buy” rating reaffirmed by BTIG Research. They now have a $90.00 price target on the stock.
• 5/4/2026 – Block was downgraded by Weiss Ratings from “hold (c)” to “hold (c-)”.
• 4/24/2026 – Block had its price target raised by Truist Financial Corporation from $77.00 to $81.00. They now have a “buy” rating on the stock.
• 4/22/2026 – Block had its “buy” rating reaffirmed by BTIG Research. They now have a $90.00 price target on the stock.
• 4/21/2026 – Block is now covered by BMO Capital Markets. They set a “market perform” rating and a $74.00 price target on the stock.
• 4/21/2026 – Block was upgraded by BMO Capital Markets to “hold”.
• 4/21/2026 – Block had its price target raised by Cantor Fitzgerald from $78.00 to $88.00. They now have an “overweight” rating on the stock.
• 4/19/2026 – Block was downgraded by Wall Street Zen from “buy” to “hold”.
• 4/13/2026 – Block was upgraded by Zacks Research from “hold” to “strong-buy”.
• 4/11/2026 – Block was upgraded by Wall Street Zen from “hold” to “buy”.
• 3/31/2026 – Block is now covered by Loop Capital. They set a “buy” rating and a $75.00 price target on the stock.
• 3/28/2026 – Block was downgraded by Wall Street Zen from “buy” to “hold”.
• 3/27/2026 – Block had its “hold (c)” rating reaffirmed by Weiss Ratings.
• 3/25/2026 – Block had its price target lowered by Bank of America Corporation from $85.00 to $80.00. They now have a “buy” rating on the stock.
• 3/18/2026 – Block was upgraded by Truist Financial Corporation from “hold” to “buy”. They now have a $77.00 price target on the stock, up from $72.00.
• 3/18/2026 – Block was upgraded by Rothschild & Co Redburn from “sell” to “neutral”. They now have a $55.00 price target on the stock, up from $45.00.
• 3/17/2026 – Block had its “outperform” rating reaffirmed by Royal Bank Of Canada. They now have a $90.00 price target on the stock.
• 3/14/2026 – Block was upgraded by Wall Street Zen from “hold” to “buy”.

Insider Buying and Selling at Block

In other news, CFO Amrita Ahuja sold 30,919 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, April 21st. The shares were sold at an average price of $75.00, for a total transaction of $2,318,925.00. Following the transaction, the chief financial officer directly owned 500,816 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $37,561,200. This trade represents a 5.81% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Also, insider Owen Britton Jennings sold 3,555 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, March 3rd. The stock was sold at an average price of $63.41, for a total transaction of $225,422.55. Following the transaction, the insider directly owned 231,262 shares in the company, valued at $14,664,323.42. This represents a 1.51% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. Insiders sold a total of 49,725 shares of company stock valued at $3,401,393 over the last ninety days. Company insiders own 11.37% of the company’s stock.

Block (NYSE:XYZ) is a financial technology company that builds products and services to facilitate electronic payments, commerce, and consumer finance. Its principal business lines include a seller-focused ecosystem that provides point-of-sale hardware and software, payment processing, invoicing, payroll and lending services, and a consumer-facing platform that offers peer-to-peer payments, banking-like features, and investing. Block’s portfolio also encompasses music streaming and buy-now-pay-later capabilities through businesses acquired to broaden its reach beyond core payments.

The company was founded as Square in 2009 by Jack Dorsey and Jim McKelvey and later rebranded to Block to reflect a diversified set of businesses across payments, consumer finance, and emerging technologies.