Block, Inc.
About: Founded in 2009, Block provides payment services to merchants, along with related services. The company also launched Cash App, a person-to-person payment network. In 2024, Square's payment volume was almost USD 250 million.
Employees: 11,372
Fund manager confidence
Based on 2024 Q4 regulatory disclosures by fund managers ($100M+ AUM)
174% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 260 | Existing positions closed: 95
34% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $25.3B [Q3] → $33.8B (+$8.51B) [Q4]
16% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 25 [Q3] → 29 (+4) [Q4]
14% more funds holding
Funds holding: 969 [Q3] → 1,109 (+140) [Q4]
3.64% more ownership
Funds ownership: 67.77% [Q3] → 71.41% (+3.64%) [Q4]
6% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 359 | Existing positions reduced: 338
0% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $2.52B | Put options by funds: $2.51B
Research analyst outlook
21 Wall Street Analysts provided 1 year price targets over the past 3 months
21 analyst ratings
Barclays Ramsey El-Assal 65% 1-year accuracy 42 / 65 met price target | 0%downside $57 | Overweight Maintained | 5 May 2025 |
BMO Capital Rufus Hone 69% 1-year accuracy 18 / 26 met price target | 2%upside $58 | Market Perform Downgraded | 5 May 2025 |
Keefe, Bruyette & Woods Vasundhara Govil 42% 1-year accuracy 5 / 12 met price target | 23%upside $70 | Outperform Maintained | 5 May 2025 |
Macquarie Paul Golding 50% 1-year accuracy 30 / 60 met price target | 12%downside $50 | Neutral Downgraded | 5 May 2025 |
Piper Sandler Arvind Ramnani 61% 1-year accuracy 41 / 67 met price target | 11%downside $51 | Neutral Downgraded | 2 May 2025 |
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