Anthony Mathew Eisen Sells 6,000 Shares of Block (NYSE:XYZ) Stock

Block, Inc. (NYSE:XYZ) Director Anthony Mathew Eisen sold 6,000 shares of Block stock in a transaction on Monday, July 20th. The shares were sold at an average price of $78.90, for a total transaction of $473,400.00. Following the completion of the sale, the director directly owned 1,673,672 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $132,052,720.80. The trade was a 0.36% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available through this link. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan.

Anthony Mathew Eisen also recently made the following trade(s):

• On Friday, July 17th, Anthony Mathew Eisen sold 6,000 shares of Block stock. The stock was sold at an average price of $79.13, for a total transaction of $474,780.00.
• On Monday, July 13th, Anthony Mathew Eisen sold 6,000 shares of Block stock. The stock was sold at an average price of $78.35, for a total transaction of $470,100.00.
• On Friday, July 10th, Anthony Mathew Eisen sold 6,000 shares of Block stock. The shares were sold at an average price of $78.91, for a total value of $473,460.00.
• On Wednesday, July 8th, Anthony Mathew Eisen sold 6,000 shares of Block stock. The stock was sold at an average price of $76.66, for a total value of $459,960.00.
• On Monday, July 6th, Anthony Mathew Eisen sold 6,000 shares of Block stock. The stock was sold at an average price of $78.77, for a total value of $472,620.00.
• On Thursday, July 2nd, Anthony Mathew Eisen sold 36,000 shares of Block stock. The shares were sold at an average price of $79.83, for a total value of $2,873,880.00.
• On Wednesday, July 1st, Anthony Mathew Eisen sold 6,000 shares of Block stock. The shares were sold at an average price of $76.40, for a total value of $458,400.00.
• On Monday, June 29th, Anthony Mathew Eisen sold 6,000 shares of Block stock. The stock was sold at an average price of $78.93, for a total value of $473,580.00.
• On Friday, June 26th, Anthony Mathew Eisen sold 6,000 shares of Block stock. The stock was sold at an average price of $74.80, for a total value of $448,800.00.
• On Wednesday, June 24th, Anthony Mathew Eisen sold 6,000 shares of Block stock. The shares were sold at an average price of $74.01, for a total value of $444,060.00.

Block Stock Performance

Shares of NYSE:XYZ traded up $1.16 during trading on Tuesday, reaching $82.40. The stock had a trading volume of 1,284,158 shares, compared to its average volume of 6,857,843. Block, Inc. has a 52 week low of $48.21 and a 52 week high of $84.08. The firm has a market capitalization of $49.05 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 64.31, a P/E/G ratio of 0.97 and a beta of 2.54. The company has a quick ratio of 1.99, a current ratio of 1.99 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.26. The stock has a fifty day simple moving average of $74.65 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $67.14.

Block (NYSE:XYZ) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, May 7th. The technology company reported $0.85 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.30 by $0.55. Block had a net margin of 3.30% and a return on equity of 7.02%. The business had revenue of $6.06 billion during the quarter. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm posted $0.56 earnings per share. Block’s quarterly revenue was up 4.9% compared to the same quarter last year. Block has set its Q2 2026 guidance at 0.860-0.860 EPS and its FY 2026 guidance at 3.850-3.850 EPS. As a group, analysts anticipate that Block, Inc. will post 2.48 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several brokerages have recently issued reports on XYZ. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft raised Block to a “buy” rating in a research report on Tuesday, June 30th. Robert W. Baird increased their target price on Block from $90.00 to $100.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research note on Thursday, July 2nd. Weiss Ratings raised Block from a “sell (d+)” rating to a “hold (c-)” rating in a report on Monday, June 1st. The Goldman Sachs Group raised Block from a “buy” rating to a “buy” rating in a research report on Tuesday, June 30th. Finally, Barclays assumed coverage on Block in a report on Tuesday, July 7th. They set an “overweight” rating and a $100.00 price target for the company. Four equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty-four have issued a Buy rating and nine have issued a Hold rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $89.84.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Block

Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the business. Elevation Wealth Partners LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Block by 301.0% during the 2nd quarter. Elevation Wealth Partners LLC now owns 389 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $30,000 after acquiring an additional 292 shares during the period. Sound Income Strategies LLC increased its stake in Block by 57.1% in the fourth quarter. Sound Income Strategies LLC now owns 443 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $29,000 after acquiring an additional 161 shares during the period. Rachor Investment Advisory Services LLC bought a new stake in Block in the fourth quarter valued at about $32,000. Global Assets Advisory LLC acquired a new position in Block in the first quarter worth about $31,000. Finally, Cary Street Partners Investment Advisory LLC raised its position in Block by 57.6% in the fourth quarter. Cary Street Partners Investment Advisory LLC now owns 610 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $40,000 after purchasing an additional 223 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 70.44% of the company’s stock.

Block Company Profile

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.