Block (XYZ) – Analysts’ Recent Ratings Changes

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

• 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”.
• 3/5/2026 – Block is now covered by Bank of America Corporation. They set a “buy” rating and a $88.00 price target on the stock.
• 3/3/2026 – Block was upgraded by Arete Research from “hold” to “strong-buy”.
• 3/3/2026 – Block was upgraded by HSBC Holdings plc from “hold” to “buy”. They now have a $77.00 price target on the stock, up from $70.00.
• 2/27/2026 – Block was upgraded by Raymond James Financial, Inc. to “moderate buy”.
• 2/27/2026 – Block had its price target raised by TD Cowen from $91.00 to $95.00. They now have a “buy” rating on the stock.
• 2/27/2026 – Block had its price target raised by Oppenheimer Holdings, Inc. from $85.00 to $89.00. They now have an “outperform” rating on the stock.
• 2/27/2026 – Block had its “overweight” rating reaffirmed by Cantor Fitzgerald. They now have a $70.00 price target on the stock.
• 2/27/2026 – Block was upgraded by Morgan Stanley from “equal weight” to “overweight”. They now have a $93.00 price target on the stock, up from $72.00.
• 2/27/2026 – Block had its “buy” rating reaffirmed by BTIG Research. They now have a $90.00 price target on the stock.
• 2/27/2026 – Block had its price target raised by Needham & Company LLC from $80.00 to $90.00. They now have a “buy” rating on the stock.
• 2/17/2026 – Block had its price target lowered by Cantor Fitzgerald from $87.00 to $70.00. They now have an “overweight” rating on the stock.
• 2/5/2026 – Block had its price target lowered by Citigroup Inc. from $105.00 to $85.00. They now have a “buy” rating on the stock.

Insider Activity

In other Block news, CAO Ajmere Dale sold 1,173 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Friday, January 2nd. The stock was sold at an average price of $65.09, for a total value of $76,350.57. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief accounting officer directly owned 98,412 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $6,405,637.08. The trade was a 1.18% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through the SEC website. Also, insider Owen Britton Jennings sold 3,555 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, March 3rd. The shares were sold at an average price of $63.41, for a total value of $225,422.55. Following the completion of the transaction, the insider owned 231,262 shares of the company’s stock, 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 have sold a total of 20,352 shares of company stock worth $1,165,720 in the last ninety days. Company insiders own 10.85% 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.