What is Seaport Res Ptn's Estimate for Block Q4 Earnings?

Block, Inc. (NYSE:XYZ - Free Report) - Research analysts at Seaport Res Ptn lowered their Q4 2025 EPS estimates for Block in a report released on Thursday, April 17th. Seaport Res Ptn analyst J. Cantwell now expects that the technology company will post earnings of $0.84 per share for the quarter, down from their previous estimate of $0.85. The consensus estimate for Block's current full-year earnings is $2.54 per share. Seaport Res Ptn also issued estimates for Block's Q1 2026 earnings at $0.74 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $0.84 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $1.06 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $1.19 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $3.84 EPS.

Block (NYSE:XYZ - Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, February 20th. The technology company reported $0.26 EPS for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.37 by ($0.11). Block had a net margin of 11.92% and a return on equity of 5.80%. The firm had revenue of $6.03 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $6.23 billion.

A number of other brokerages have also recently issued reports on XYZ. BMO Capital Markets upgraded Block from a "market perform" rating to an "outperform" rating and lowered their price objective for the company from $100.00 to $89.00 in a research note on Monday, February 24th. Barclays cut their price objective on shares of Block from $97.00 to $70.00 and set an "overweight" rating for the company in a report on Tuesday, April 15th. Keefe, Bruyette & Woods upgraded Block from a "market perform" rating to an "outperform" rating and dropped their target price for the stock from $87.00 to $80.00 in a research report on Tuesday, March 18th. Raymond James reduced their price target on Block from $115.00 to $103.00 and set an "outperform" rating for the company in a research report on Friday, February 21st. Finally, Evercore ISI began coverage on Block in a research note on Wednesday, April 9th. They set an "in-line" rating and a $52.00 price objective on the stock. Four investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and twenty-six have given a buy rating to the company's stock. According to data from MarketBeat, Block has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average target price of $89.43.

Block Price Performance

Shares of XYZ traded up $1.81 during mid-day trading on Friday, hitting $56.14. The stock had a trading volume of 4,577,432 shares, compared to its average volume of 8,554,368. Block has a 52 week low of $46.42 and a 52 week high of $99.26. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.26, a quick ratio of 2.07 and a current ratio of 2.07. The stock's fifty day moving average price is $60.13. The company has a market capitalization of $34.78 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 12.34, a P/E/G ratio of 0.72 and a beta of 2.77.

Institutional Trading of Block

A number of institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of XYZ. Empirical Financial Services LLC d.b.a. Empirical Wealth Management raised its position in Block by 183.8% during the 4th quarter. Empirical Financial Services LLC d.b.a. Empirical Wealth Management now owns 9,154 shares of the technology company's stock valued at $778,000 after purchasing an additional 5,929 shares during the last quarter. Guerra Pan Advisors LLC purchased a new position in shares of Block during the fourth quarter valued at approximately $211,000. Moody Lynn & Lieberson LLC bought a new position in shares of Block during the fourth quarter valued at approximately $3,775,000. Toth Financial Advisory Corp lifted its stake in Block by 18,150.0% in the fourth quarter. Toth Financial Advisory Corp now owns 7,300 shares of the technology company's stock worth $620,000 after acquiring an additional 7,260 shares during the period. Finally, Nepsis Inc. bought a new stake in Block in the fourth quarter valued at $9,769,000. 70.44% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Insider Activity

In other Block news, CFO Amrita Ahuja sold 1,976 shares of the business's stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, April 2nd. The stock was sold at an average price of $56.19, for a total value of $111,031.44. Following the completion of the sale, the chief financial officer now owns 233,878 shares in the company, valued at approximately $13,141,604.82. The trade was a 0.84 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. Also, insider Brian Grassadonia sold 4,520 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, February 21st. The stock was sold at an average price of $70.32, for a total transaction of $317,846.40. Following the completion of the transaction, the insider now owns 551,850 shares in the company, valued at $38,806,092. This represents a 0.81 % decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. In the last quarter, insiders sold 19,324 shares of company stock valued at $1,297,662. Insiders own 10.49% of the company's stock.

About Block

Square, Inc provides payment and point-of-sale solutions in the United States and internationally. The company's commerce ecosystem includes point-of-sale software and hardware that enables sellers to turn mobile and computing devices into payment and point-of-sale solutions. It offers hardware products, including Magstripe reader, which enables swiped transactions of magnetic stripe cards; Contactless and chip reader that accepts EMV® chip cards and Near Field Communication payments; Chip card reader, which accepts EMV® chip cards and enables swiped transactions of magnetic stripe cards; Square Stand, which enables an iPad to be used as a payment terminal or full point of sale solution; and Square Register that combines its hardware, point-of-sale software, and payments technology, as well as managed payments solutions.