Recent Investment Analysts’ Ratings Updates for Block (XYZ)

Block (NYSE: XYZ) has recently received a number of price target changes and ratings updates:

• 8/5/2026 – Block had its “overweight” rating reaffirmed by Morgan Stanley.
• 8/3/2026 – Block was given a new $90.00 price target by Morgan Stanley.
• 7/30/2026 – Block was downgraded by Zacks Research from “strong-buy” to “hold”.
• 7/27/2026 – Block had its “buy” rating reaffirmed by BTIG Research. They now have a $90.00 price target on the stock.
• 7/24/2026 – Block had its price target raised by Truist Financial Corporation from $82.00 to $93.00. They now have a “buy” rating on the stock.
• 7/23/2026 – Block had its price target raised by KeyCorp from $100.00 to $105.00. They now have an “overweight” rating on the stock.
• 7/22/2026 – Block had its price target raised by BMO Capital Markets from $78.00 to $85.00. They now have a “market perform” rating on the stock.
• 7/22/2026 – Block had its price target raised by Cantor Fitzgerald from $88.00 to $95.00. They now have an “overweight” rating on the stock.
• 7/16/2026 – Block had its price target raised by Citigroup Inc. from $100.00 to $115.00. They now have a “buy” rating on the stock.
• 7/16/2026 – Block was upgraded by Clear Str Llc to “hold”.
• 7/16/2026 – Block had its price target raised by Citigroup Inc. from $100.00 to $115.00. They now have a “buy” rating on the stock.
• 7/7/2026 – Block is now covered by Barclays PLC. They set an “overweight” rating and a $100.00 price target on the stock.
• 7/7/2026 – Block was upgraded by Barclays PLC to “strong-buy”.
• 7/2/2026 – Block had its price target raised by Robert W. Baird from $90.00 to $100.00. They now have an “outperform” rating on the stock.
• 6/30/2026 – Block was given a new $100.00 price target by Rosenblatt Securities.
• 6/30/2026 – Block was downgraded by Oppenheimer Holdings, Inc. from “outperform” to “market perform”.
• 6/30/2026 – Block was upgraded by The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. from “buy” to “buy”.
• 6/30/2026 – Block is now covered by Craig Hallum. They set a “buy” rating on the stock.
• 6/30/2026 – Block was downgraded by Citigroup Inc. from “buy” to “strong sell”.
• 6/30/2026 – Block was downgraded by William Blair to “market perform”.
• 6/30/2026 – Block was upgraded by Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft to “buy”.
• 6/30/2026 – Block is now covered by Jefferies Financial Group Inc.. They set a “hold” rating on the stock.
• 6/30/2026 – Block is now covered by BMO Capital Markets. They set an “outperform” rating on the stock.
• 6/29/2026 – Block was upgraded by Piper Sandler from “underweight” to “overweight”. They now have a $100.00 price target on the stock, up from $58.00.
• 6/10/2026 – Block was upgraded by Zacks Research from “hold” to “strong-buy”.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other news, insider Brian Grassadonia sold 25,908 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Monday, August 3rd. The stock was sold at an average price of $81.64, for a total transaction of $2,115,129.12. Following the sale, the insider owned 531,746 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $43,411,743.44. This represents a 4.65% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through the SEC website. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Also, Director Anthony Mathew Eisen sold 6,000 shares of the stock in a transaction on Monday, August 3rd. The shares were sold at an average price of $81.52, for a total value of $489,120.00. Following the completion of the sale, the director owned 1,613,672 shares in the company, valued at approximately $131,546,541.44. The trade was a 0.37% 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. Over the last quarter, insiders have sold 385,208 shares of company stock worth $29,755,405. 11.37% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

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.