Analysts’ Weekly Ratings Changes for Block (XYZ)

Several analysts have recently updated their ratings and price targets for Block (NYSE: XYZ):

• 8/15/2025 – Block had its price target lowered by analysts at Jefferies Financial Group Inc. from $95.00 to $90.00. They now have a “buy” rating on the stock.
• 8/14/2025 – Block had its price target raised by analysts at Mizuho from $71.00 to $88.00. They now have an “outperform” rating on the stock.
• 8/12/2025 – Block had its price target raised by analysts at Macquarie from $50.00 to $67.00. They now have a “neutral” rating on the stock.
• 8/11/2025 – Block had its price target raised by analysts at Morgan Stanley from $73.00 to $77.00. They now have an “equal weight” rating on the stock.
• 8/10/2025 – Block had its “outperform” rating reaffirmed by analysts at Morgan Stanley.
• 8/8/2025 – Block had its “buy” rating reaffirmed by analysts at Cowen Inc.
• 8/8/2025 – Block had its “outperform” rating reaffirmed by analysts at Raymond James Financial, Inc.. They now have a $95.00 price target on the stock, up previously from $79.00.
• 8/8/2025 – Block had its “outperform” rating reaffirmed by analysts at Royal Bank Of Canada. They now have a $97.00 price target on the stock, up previously from $63.00.
• 8/8/2025 – Block had its “underweight” rating reaffirmed by analysts at Piper Sandler. They now have a $58.00 price target on the stock, up previously from $50.00.
• 8/8/2025 – Block had its “sell” rating reaffirmed by analysts at Compass Point. They now have a $65.00 price target on the stock, down previously from $80.00.
• 8/8/2025 – Block had its price target raised by analysts at KeyCorp from $60.00 to $100.00. They now have an “overweight” rating on the stock.
• 8/8/2025 – Block had its price target raised by analysts at Keefe, Bruyette & Woods from $80.00 to $95.00. They now have an “outperform” rating on the stock.
• 8/8/2025 – Block had its “buy” rating reaffirmed by analysts at Needham & Company LLC. They now have a $100.00 price target on the stock, up previously from $80.00.
• 8/8/2025 – Block had its price target raised by analysts at Bank of America Corporation from $88.00 to $94.00. They now have a “buy” rating on the stock.
• 8/5/2025 – Block was given a new $80.00 price target on by analysts at BTIG Research. They now have a “buy” rating on the stock.
• 8/5/2025 – Block was downgraded by analysts at Morgan Stanley from an “overweight” rating to an “equal weight” rating. They now have a $73.00 price target on the stock.
• 8/4/2025 – Block had its price target raised by analysts at Monness Crespi & Hardt from $75.00 to $95.00. They now have a “buy” rating on the stock.
• 7/22/2025 – Block had its price target raised by analysts at Sanford C. Bernstein from $75.00 to $90.00. They now have an “outperform” rating on the stock.
• 7/21/2025 – Block had its price target raised by analysts at JPMorgan Chase & Co. from $60.00 to $90.00. They now have an “overweight” rating on the stock.
• 7/21/2025 – Block had its price target raised by analysts at Robert W. Baird from $76.00 to $84.00. They now have an “outperform” rating on the stock.
• 7/17/2025 – Block had its price target raised by analysts at Truist Financial Corporation from $61.00 to $65.00. They now have a “sell” rating on the stock.
• 7/17/2025 – Block had its price target raised by analysts at Evercore ISI from $75.00 to $85.00. They now have an “outperform” rating on the stock.
• 7/17/2025 – Block was given a new $82.00 price target on by analysts at Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft. They now have a “buy” rating on the stock.
• 7/9/2025 – Block had its price target raised by analysts at Keefe, Bruyette & Woods from $70.00 to $80.00. They now have an “outperform” rating on the stock.
• 7/8/2025 – Block had its price target raised by analysts at Morgan Stanley from $65.00 to $73.00. They now have an “overweight” rating on the stock.
• 7/5/2025 – Block was upgraded by analysts at Wall Street Zen from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating.
• 7/2/2025 – Block had its price target raised by analysts at Oppenheimer Holdings, Inc. from $70.00 to $71.00. They now have an “outperform” rating on the stock.
• 7/2/2025 – Block is now covered by analysts at Compass Point. They set a “buy” rating and a $80.00 price target on the stock.
• 6/24/2025 – Block was upgraded by analysts at Piper Sandler to an “underweight” rating. They now have a $50.00 price target on the stock.
• 6/22/2025 – Block was downgraded by analysts at Wall Street Zen from a “hold” rating to a “sell” rating.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In related news, CFO Amrita Ahuja sold 16,358 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Monday, July 21st. The shares were sold at an average price of $78.60, for a total value of $1,285,738.80. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief financial officer directly owned 308,397 shares in the company, valued at approximately $24,240,004.20. The trade was a 5.04% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through the SEC website. Also, insider Dhananjay Prasanna sold 11,318 shares of the stock in a transaction on Tuesday, May 27th. The shares were sold at an average price of $61.41, for a total value of $695,038.38. Following the completion of the transaction, the insider directly owned 318,751 shares in the company, valued at approximately $19,574,498.91. This represents a 3.43% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders sold a total of 62,469 shares of company stock valued at $4,431,201 in the last quarter. Corporate insiders own 10.85% of the company’s stock.

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