Block (SQ) Stock Forecast & Price Target

$87.08 +0.70 (+0.80%)

As of 01/17/2025 07:59 PM Eastern

Block - Analysts' Recommendations and Stock Price Forecast (2025)

MarketBeat calculates consensus analyst ratings for stocks using the most recent rating from each Wall Street analyst that has rated a stock within the last twelve months. Each analyst's rating is normalized to a standardized rating score of 1 (sell), 2 (hold), 3 (buy) or 4 (strong buy). Analyst consensus ratings scores are calculated using the mean average of the number of normalized sell, hold, buy and strong buy ratings from Wall Street analysts. Each stock's consensus analyst rating is derived from its calculated consensus ratings score (0 to .5 = Strong Sell, .5 to 1 = Sell, 1 to 1.5 = Reduce, 1.5 to 2.5 = Hold, 2.5 to 3.0 = Moderate Buy, 3.0 to 3.5 = Buy, >3.5 = Strong Buy). MarketBeat's consensus price targets are a mean average of the most recent available price targets set by each analyst that has set a price target for the stock in the last twelve months. MarketBeat's consensus ratings and consensus price targets may differ from those calculated by other firms due to differences in methodology and available data.

Consensus Rating

Moderate Buy

Based on 33 Analyst Ratings

Sell
1

Hold
5

Buy
27

Based on 33 Wall Street analysts who have issued ratings for Block in the last 12 months, the stock has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy." Out of the 33 analysts, 1 has given a sell rating, 5 have given a hold rating, and 27 have given a buy rating for SQ.

Consensus Price Target

$97.68
12.18% Upside

According to the 33 analysts' twelve-month price targets for Block, the average price target is $97.68. The highest price target for SQ is $120.00, while the lowest price target for SQ is $65.00. The average price target represents a forecasted upside of 12.18% from the current price of $87.08.

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SQ Analyst Ratings Over Time

Type	Current Forecast 1/22/24 to 1/21/25	1 Month Ago 12/23/23 to 12/22/24	3 Months Ago 10/24/23 to 10/23/24	1 Year Ago 1/22/23 to 1/22/24
Strong Buy	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)
Buy	27 Buy rating(s)	26 Buy rating(s)	24 Buy rating(s)	22 Buy rating(s)
Hold	5 Hold rating(s)	5 Hold rating(s)	5 Hold rating(s)	8 Hold rating(s)
Sell	1 Sell rating(s)	1 Sell rating(s)	1 Sell rating(s)	0 Sell rating(s)
Consensus Price Target	$97.68	$96.33	$88.79	$75.43
Forecasted Upside	12.18% Upside	7.45% Upside	24.37% Upside	13.11% Upside
Consensus Rating	Moderate Buy	Moderate Buy	Moderate Buy	Moderate Buy

SQ Analyst Recommendations By Month

The chart below shows how a company's ratings by analysts have changed over time. Each bar represents the previous year of ratings for that month. Within each bar, the sell ratings are shown in red, the hold ratings are shown in yellow, the buy ratings are shown in green, and the strong buy ratings are shown in dark green.

SQ Price Targets by Month

The chart below shows how a company's share price and consensus price target have changed over time. The dark blue line represents the company's actual price. The lighter blue line represents the stock's consensus price target. The even lighter blue range in the background of the two lines represents the low price target and the high price target for each stock.

Block Stock vs. The Competition

Type	Block	Business Services Companies	S&P 500
Consensus Rating Score	2.79	2.69	2.52
Consensus Rating	Moderate Buy	Moderate Buy	Moderate Buy
Predicted Upside	12.18% Upside	7,174.63% Upside	11.41% Upside
News Sentiment Rating	Positive News See Recent SQ News	Positive News	Positive News

Recent Analyst Forecasts and Stock Ratings

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Date	Brokerage	Analyst Name	Action	Rating	Price Target	Upside/Downside on Report Date
1/16/2025	Wells Fargo & Company 3 of 5 stars	Andrew Bauch Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	Boost Target	Overweight ➝ Overweight	$85.00 ➝ $95.00	+10.47%
1/14/2025	Citigroup 3 of 5 stars	Andrew Schmidt Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	Boost Target	Buy ➝ Buy	$90.00 ➝ $108.00	+29.75%
1/6/2025	Keefe, Bruyette & Woods 4 of 5 stars		Lower Target	Market Perform ➝ Market Perform	$105.00 ➝ $100.00	+7.19%
1/3/2025	Raymond James Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	J. Davis Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	Upgrade	Market Perform ➝ Outperform	$115.00	+32.56%
12/19/2024	Oppenheimer Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating		Upgrade	Market Perform ➝ Outperform	$115.00	+31.73%
12/18/2024	Morgan Stanley Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating		Boost Target	Underweight ➝ Underweight	$60.00 ➝ $65.00	-31.28%
12/17/2024	Barclays Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating		Boost Target	Overweight ➝ Overweight	$100.00 ➝ $112.00	+17.34%
12/13/2024	Monness Crespi & Hardt Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	G. Gala Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	Upgrade	Neutral ➝ Buy	$115.00	+21.71%
12/10/2024	Macquarie Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating		Boost Target	Outperform ➝ Outperform	$100.00 ➝ $110.00	+16.44%
12/2/2024	The Goldman Sachs Group Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating		Boost Target	Buy ➝ Buy	$87.00 ➝ $102.00	+9.54%
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12/2/2024	Sanford C. Bernstein Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating		Boost Target	Outperform ➝ Outperform	$90.00 ➝ $120.00	+35.52%
11/25/2024	BMO Capital Markets Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	R. Hone Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	Downgrade	Outperform ➝ Market Perform	$94.00 ➝ $100.00	+8.39%
11/20/2024	BNP Paribas Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating		Downgrade	Outperform ➝ Neutral	$88.00	-4.79%
11/15/2024	William Blair Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	A. Jeffrey Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	Reiterated Rating	Outperform
11/12/2024	Canaccord Genuity Group Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating		Boost Target	Buy ➝ Buy	$95.00 ➝ $120.00	+38.54%
11/11/2024	Piper Sandler Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating		Reiterated Rating	Overweight	$83.00	+11.32%
11/8/2024	Needham & Company LLC Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating		Boost Target	Buy ➝ Buy	$80.00 ➝ $90.00	+19.73%
10/21/2024	Royal Bank of Canada Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating		Reiterated Rating	Outperform ➝ Outperform	$88.00 ➝ $88.00	+17.95%
9/9/2024	New Street Research Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	S. Datta Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	Initiated Coverage	Neutral	$70.00	+14.30%
8/27/2024	UBS Group Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating		Lower Target	Buy ➝ Buy	$100.00 ➝ $92.00	+40.35%
8/2/2024	Benchmark Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating		Reiterated Rating	Buy ➝ Buy	$99.00 ➝ $99.00	+67.94%
7/12/2024	Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating		Boost Target	Buy ➝ Buy	$90.00 ➝ $98.00	+47.41%
6/26/2024	Susquehanna Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating		Reiterated Rating	Positive ➝ Positive	$100.00 ➝ $100.00	+57.90%
5/3/2024	TD Cowen Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating		Boost Target	Buy ➝ Buy	$90.00 ➝ $92.00	+32.43%
5/3/2024	Wedbush Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	M. Katri Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	Reiterated Rating	Outperform ➝ Outperform	$90.00	+25.47%
5/3/2024	Robert W. Baird Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating		Boost Target	Outperform ➝ Outperform	$98.00 ➝ $100.00	+42.29%
4/11/2024	Wolfe Research Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating		Boost Target	Outperform ➝ Outperform	$95.00 ➝ $100.00	+27.06%
4/10/2024	Mizuho Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating		Boost Target	Buy ➝ Buy	$99.00 ➝ $106.00	+32.60%
3/27/2024	KeyCorp Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating		Boost Target	Overweight ➝ Overweight	$80.00 ➝ $95.00	+13.34%
3/26/2024	Evercore ISI Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating		Reiterated Rating	In-Line ➝ In-Line	$75.00	-11.66%
2/23/2024	Seaport Res Ptn Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	J. Cantwell Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	Upgrade	Neutral ➝ Buy
2/23/2024	Truist Financial Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating		Boost Target	Buy ➝ Buy	$90.00 ➝ $100.00	+47.17%
1/30/2024	BTIG Research Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating		Upgrade	Neutral ➝ Buy	$85.00	+23.22%
11/6/2023	CLSA Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating		Upgrade	Sell ➝ Outperform	$57.00	+17.09%
10/13/2023	HSBC Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating		Initiated Coverage	Hold	$46.00	+1.21%
9/11/2023	Berenberg Bank Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating		Initiated Coverage	Buy	$75.00	+39.04%
8/22/2023	JPMorgan Chase & Co. Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating		Lower Target	Overweight ➝ Overweight	$96.00 ➝ $75.00	+30.32%
8/4/2023	Credit Suisse Group Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating		Reiterated Rating	Outperform ➝ Outperform	$100.00	+53.61%
8/4/2023	Stephens Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating		Lower Target	Overweight ➝ Overweight	$90.00 ➝ $80.00	+8.77%
7/24/2023	Jefferies Financial Group Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating		Boost Target	Buy	$80.00 ➝ $90.00	+19.82%
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5/10/2023	Bank of America Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating		Lower Target		$96.00 ➝ $86.00	+47.46%
3/24/2023	Atlantic Securities Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating		Downgrade	Overweight ➝ Neutral	$95.00 ➝ $70.00	+13.12%

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Should I Buy Block Stock? SQ Pros and Cons Explained

These pros and cons were generated based on recent news and financial data from MarketBeat in order to provide readers with the fastest and most accurate insights. They were last updated on Tuesday, January 14, 2025. Please send any questions or comments about these Block pros and cons to contact@marketbeat.com.

Block
Bull Case

Here are some ways that investors could benefit from investing in Block, Inc.:

Block, Inc. has recently seen an increase in institutional investment, with the Swiss National Bank boosting its stake by 0.5%, indicating confidence in the company's future performance.
The stock price of Block, Inc. is currently at $92.07, reflecting a 1.4% increase in recent trading, which may suggest positive market sentiment and potential for further growth.
Analysts have a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" for Block, Inc., with an average target price of $94.75, suggesting that many believe the stock is undervalued and has room for appreciation.
Block, Inc. has a diverse ecosystem of payment and point-of-sale solutions, which positions it well in the growing digital payment market, enhancing its revenue potential.
Recent upgrades from analysts, including a target price increase from Needham & Company LLC, indicate a positive outlook for the company's performance in the near term.

Block
Bear Case

Investors should be bearish about investing in Block, Inc. for these reasons:

Insider selling has been notable, with significant shares sold recently, which could signal a lack of confidence from those closest to the company.
Block, Inc. has faced downgrades from some analysts, including BNP Paribas, which reduced its rating from "outperform" to "neutral," indicating potential concerns about future performance.
The company is experiencing increased competition in the digital payment space, which could impact its market share and profitability.
Despite recent positive movements, the stock's volatility may pose risks for investors looking for stable returns.
Insiders currently own only 10.49% of the company's stock, which may raise concerns about alignment of interests between management and shareholders.

SQ Forecast - Frequently Asked Questions

: According to the research reports of 33 Wall Street equities research analysts, the average twelve-month stock price forecast for Block is $97.68, with a high forecast of $120.00 and a low forecast of $65.00.
: 33 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Block in the last year. There is currently 1 sell rating, 5 hold ratings and 27 buy ratings for the stock. The consensus among Wall Street analysts is that investors should "moderate buy" SQ shares.
: According to analysts, Block's stock has a predicted upside of 12.18% based on their 12-month stock forecasts.
: Over the previous 90 days, Block's stock had 3 upgrades and 2 downgrades by analysts.
: Block has been rated by research analysts at Barclays, BMO Capital Markets, BNP Paribas, Canaccord Genuity Group, Citigroup, Keefe, Bruyette & Woods, Macquarie, Monness Crespi & Hardt, Morgan Stanley, Needham & Company LLC, Oppenheimer, Piper Sandler, Raymond James, Sanford C. Bernstein, The Goldman Sachs Group, Wells Fargo & Company, and William Blair in the past 90 days.
: Analysts like Block more than other "business services" companies. The consensus rating score for Block is 2.79 while the average consensus rating score for "business services" companies is 2.69. Learn more on how SQ compares to other companies.

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Block (SQ) Stock Forecast & Price Target