Block (XYZ) – Investment Analysts’ Weekly Ratings Changes

Several brokerages have updated their recommendations and price targets on shares of Block (NYSE: XYZ) in the last few weeks:

• 7/2/2026 – Block had its price target raised by Robert W. Baird from $90.00 to $100.00. They now have an “outperform” rating on the stock.
• 6/30/2026 – Block was given a new $100.00 price target by Rosenblatt Securities.
• 6/30/2026 – Block was downgraded by Oppenheimer Holdings, Inc. from “outperform” to “market perform”.
• 6/30/2026 – Block was upgraded by The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. from “buy” to “buy”.
• 6/30/2026 – Block is now covered by Craig Hallum. They set a “buy” rating on the stock.
• 6/30/2026 – Block was downgraded by Citigroup Inc. from “buy” to “underperform”.
• 6/30/2026 – Block was downgraded by William Blair to “market perform”.
• 6/30/2026 – Block was upgraded by Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft to “buy”.
• 6/30/2026 – Block is now covered by Jefferies Financial Group Inc.. They set a “hold” rating on the stock.
• 6/30/2026 – Block is now covered by BMO Capital Markets. They set an “outperform” rating on the stock.
• 6/29/2026 – Block was upgraded by Piper Sandler from “underweight” to “overweight”. They now have a $100.00 price target on the stock, up from $58.00.
• 6/10/2026 – Block was upgraded by Zacks Research from “hold” to “strong-buy”.
• 6/1/2026 – Block was upgraded by Weiss Ratings from “sell (d+)” to “hold (c-)”.
• 5/29/2026 – Block had its price target raised by Morgan Stanley from $96.00 to $98.00. They now have an “overweight” rating on the stock.
• 5/27/2026 – Block had its price target raised by Truist Financial Corporation from $81.00 to $82.00. They now have a “buy” rating on the stock.
• 5/18/2026 – Block was downgraded by Weiss Ratings from “hold (c-)” to “sell (d+)”.
• 5/18/2026 – Block had its price target raised by Canaccord Genuity Group Inc. from $80.00 to $85.00. They now have a “buy” rating on the stock.
• 5/12/2026 – Block was downgraded by Zacks Research from “strong-buy” to “hold”.
• 5/9/2026 – Block was upgraded by Wall Street Zen from “hold” to “buy”.
• 5/8/2026 – Block had its “outperform” rating reaffirmed by Oppenheimer Holdings, Inc.. They now have a $91.00 price target on the stock.
• 5/8/2026 – Block had its “buy” rating reaffirmed by The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc..
• 5/8/2026 – Block had its price target raised by Citigroup Inc. from $85.00 to $100.00. They now have a “buy” rating on the stock.
• 5/8/2026 – Block had its price target raised by Royal Bank Of Canada from $90.00 to $93.00. They now have an “outperform” rating on the stock.
• 5/8/2026 – Block had its price target raised by Piper Sandler from $51.00 to $58.00. They now have an “underweight” rating on the stock.
• 5/8/2026 – Block had its price target raised by Keefe, Bruyette & Woods from $85.00 to $90.00. They now have an “outperform” rating on the stock.
• 5/8/2026 – Block had its price target raised by Needham & Company LLC from $90.00 to $95.00. They now have a “buy” rating on the stock.
• 5/8/2026 – Block had its “buy” rating reaffirmed by BTIG Research. They now have a $90.00 price target on the stock.

Insider Activity

In other Block news, Director Anthony Mathew Eisen sold 36,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Thursday, July 2nd. The shares were sold at an average price of $79.83, for a total transaction of $2,873,880.00. Following the transaction, the director owned 1,874,672 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $149,655,065.76. This trade represents a 1.88% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available at this hyperlink. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Also, CFO Amrita Ahuja sold 8,093 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, June 16th. The shares were sold at an average price of $75.00, for a total transaction of $606,975.00. Following the completion of the sale, the chief financial officer owned 463,246 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $34,743,450. This represents a 1.72% decrease in their position. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Insiders sold 289,871 shares of company stock valued at $21,942,701 over the last 90 days. 11.37% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

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.