#4 - Square (NYSE:SQ)
Square (SQ) could be the first established payments company to fully integrate Bitcoin technology into their payments platform.
Square helps small business owners around the globe accept credit cards through point-of-sale systems and mobile card readers. Business owners might flock to the platform if they become the company that allows them to easily and seamlessly accept Bitcoin. Just about every business owner in the world wishes they had bought Bitcoin five years ago, and owning some that the receive as payments for their business will help business owners feel like they're part of the cryptocurrency mega-trend.
Square CEO Jack Dorsey has previously called blockchain the "next big unlock" and the company is actively testing Bitcoin payments in its marketplace app, Square Cash. If Square becomes the company that makes it easy to buy Bitcoin and use it for payments, it could benefit from a first-mover advantage and generate significant fee revenue from people using their platform to buy and sell the cryptocurrency.
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.
Read More - Current Price
- $84.30
- Consensus Rating
- Moderate Buy
- Ratings Breakdown
- 24 Buy Ratings, 5 Hold Ratings, 1 Sell Ratings.
- Consensus Price Target
- $91.30 (8.3% Upside)
