NYSE: XYZ

Block (XYZ) Stock Analysis & Forecast

Nov 4 close

$87.63+11.63 (+15.3%)

Gekko Brief

AI summaryNov 4 close

Block's shares moved sharply this week after third-quarter earnings beat estimates, with results driven by Cash App lending growth and stronger Square payment volumes. Net income rose to $566 million from $462 million a year earlier, and Cash App's gross profit grew 27% year-on-year, prompting the company to raise its full-year gross profit forecast to $12.63 billion. Morgan Stanley raised its price target to $82 from $80 while maintaining an Equalweight rating, citing execution and a positive 2027 outlook. Separately, Block disclosed it expects to pay $764 million to settle a Justice Department money-laundering probe tied to Cash App compliance controls.

Block (XYZ) closed at $87.63, up 15.3%, sitting above both its 50-day average of $77.88 and 200-day average of $71.37, with the 50-day above the 200-day. The stock trades near its 52-week high of $88.51, well above its 52-week low of $48.21. The GekkoIndex reads 43.5, placing it in the Distribution zone, down 17.7 over five days. Price sits 24.2% above Gekko Fair Value of $70.56.

The next earnings date falls on 25 February 2027, 112 days out, beyond a typical 20-trading-day hold. Over the last 30 days, one unusual options signal appeared, with call premium of $3,736,148 against put premium of $509,616. Three billionaire holders are recorded, with no trailblazer holders. Analyst consensus among 31 firms stands at 28 buy and 3 hold ratings, with a consensus target of $97.91. Seasonally, the next 20 trading days have averaged a 4.9% gain over 5 years, rising in 3 of them.

Written by AI from the Nov 4, 2026 close and checked automatically against the figures on this page.

Block price vs fair value

$87.63$70.56Nov ’25May ’26Nov ’26
Close $87.63200-day averageGekko Fair Value $70.56

Block quick facts

Market cap
$47.38B
P/E ratio
135.2
Forward P/E
14.8
EPS, TTM
$0.57
Revenue, TTM
$25.04B
Profit margin
1.4%
Dividend yield
—
Beta
2.56
Volume
20.73M avg 5.87M
1-year return
+17.9%
Typical daily move
±3.5%
Typical 20-day move
±9.9%
50-day average
$77.88
200-day average
$71.37
Next earnings
Feb 25 after close
Shares outstanding
540.8M
52-week range
$48.21$88.51

Block swing-trade checklist

Block scores 4 supportive, 0 mixed and 2 headwinds across the 6 checklist items with data.

Six things swing traders check before a 20-day hold, read from the latest data.

4 supportive0 mixed2 headwinds

  • Trendsupportive

    Above 50 and 200-day

    Close $87.63 is above the 50-day ($77.88) and 200-day ($71.37) averages, and the 50-day is above the 200-day.

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  • GekkoIndexheadwind

    43.5, Distribution

    Reading 43.5 is in the Distribution zone.

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  • Fair valueheadwind

    24.2% above

    Price is 24.2% above Gekko Fair Value (more than 5% above).

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  • Smart moneysupportive

    Leans bullish

    Last 30 days: 1 unusual options signal.

    See smart money
  • Earnings risksupportive

    Reports in 112 days

    Next report Feb 25, 2027, 112 days away — outside a typical 20-trading-day hold.

    See earnings
  • Seasonalitysupportive

    +4.9% on average

    From this point in the calendar, the next 20 trading days averaged +4.9% over 5 years, rising in 3 of them.

    See seasonality

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Block stock chart and price history

Block closed at $87.63 on Nov 4, 2026, +17.9% over the past year, inside a 52-week range of $48.21 to $88.51.

Close50-day average200-day averageVolume
Block share price, past year, with 50-day and 200-day moving averages and volume$50$60$70$80DecJan 2026FebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOct87.63

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Performance Breakdown

1 month
+14.5%
3 months
+10.9%
6 months
+23.7%
1 year
+17.9%
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About Block

Block works with merchants, giving them the equipment and software needed to take card payments, track sales through reporting tools, and receive funds on a next-day basis. Its hardware lineup runs from simple swipe readers to chip and contactless terminals, plus iPad-based stands and standalone registers that combine payment processing with point-of-sale features in one unit. Alongside these devices, it is widely recognized for Cash App, a mobile tool for sending, spending, and saving money.

On the software side, Block builds out a full set of business tools covering scheduling, retail and restaurant management, online storefronts, invoicing, virtual payment terminals, staff management, contracts, and marketing or loyalty programs, all tied together through a central dashboard. It also gives developers access to APIs and SDKs to build on its platform, and separately offers Weebly for website hosting and domain registration. Its merchant and consumer-facing products reach customers across the United States, Canada, Japan, Australia, Ireland, France, Spain, and the United Kingdom.

Block began as Square, Inc. in 2009 and is headquartered in San Francisco, California, having taken the Block name in December 2021. Its shares are listed on the NYSE under the ticker XYZ.

Listed
NYSE
Sector
Commercial services
Industry
Miscellaneous commercial services
Website
block.xyz

Block GekkoIndex: the smart money zone

Block’s GekkoIndex — Gekko’s 0 to 100 smart money score — reads 43.5, in the Distribution zone, down 17.7 points over five sessions.

010043.5Distribution

Down 17.7 points over five sessions, from the Accumulation zone.

Reading for Nov 4, 2026

What followed past readings in each zone

ZoneReadings5 days10 days20 days50 days
Buying66+1.1%+2.9%+4.7%+8.6%
Accumulation187+0.6%−0.7%−0.6%−0.4%
Neutral394+0.2%+0.9%+1.1%+3.0%
Distribution (current zone)45−0.8%+0.2%+3.3%+1.5%
Selling5Too few readings yet

Average XYZ share-price change over the trading days after each daily reading in its GekkoIndex history. Across every stock Gekko tracks, Distribution readings averaged +1.2% over 20 days. Past behaviour doesn’t guarantee future results.

Distribution zone: Institutions potentially offloading. About the five zones →

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Is Block stock overvalued? Gekko Fair Value

Block trades 24.2% above Gekko Fair Value of $70.56, so the shares are overvalued on Gekko’s estimate.

Gekko’s own estimate of what Block shares are worth, recalculated every trading day.

$70.56

Gekko Fair Value, Nov 4, 2026

24.2% Overvalued

At the end of Aug 2026 the price was 21.8% above the estimate.

Gekko Fair ValueShare price, month end
$71$76Aug 2026SepOctNov 2026

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Block insider and Congress trading

No open-market insider purchases were filed for Block, and no Congress trades were disclosed, in the last 90 days.

Plus buybacks, unusual options and fund positions, each dated to when it became public.

Insider buying last 90 days

No open-market insider purchases were filed for XYZ in the last 90 days.

From Form 4 filings, dated to when each was filed.

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Congress trades last 90 days

No trades in XYZ were disclosed by members of Congress in the last 90 days.

From congressional disclosures, which report amounts as ranges.

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Buybacks

Block has been buying back its own shares.

Bought back, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
$64.95M
As a share of market cap
0.14%
Trailing four quarters
$1.89B

From company filings.

Unusual options activity last 30 days

1signal, 88% of the flagged premium in calls.

Latest: Bullish flow on Oct 31, $4.25M in unusual premium.

Hedge funds and billionaires quarter ended Jun 30

3of the funds Gekko tracks hold XYZ.

1added1opened1trimmed1sold out
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Block earnings: next date and track record

Block reports on Feb 25, 2027, after the close (112 days away), and beat the EPS estimate in 3 of its last 8 reports.

3 of 8reports beat the EPS estimate
±12.8%average move across the report
3 of 8reports followed by a gain

Share-price move across each report

−18.5%Feb ’25−20.4%May ’25−3.6%Aug ’25−11.1%Nov ’25+22.6%Feb ’26+5.7%May ’26−6.6%Aug ’26+13.7%Nov ’26
ReportedEPSSurpriseRevenueSurpriseMove
Nov 3, 2026$1.13
est $1.03
+9.7%$6.72B
est $6.59B
+2.0%+13.7%
Aug 5, 2026$1.02
est $0.48
+112.5%$6.62B
est $6.47B
+2.2%−6.6%
May 7, 2026$0.85
est $0.68
+25.0%$6.06B
est $6.03B
+0.4%+5.7%
Feb 26, 2026$0.65
est $0.65
−0.3%$6.25B
est $6.28B
−0.4%+22.6%
Nov 6, 2025$0.54
est $0.64
−15.4%$6.11B
est $6.30B
−3.0%−11.1%
Aug 7, 2025$0.62
est $0.63
−1.1%$6.05B
est $6.30B
−3.8%−3.6%
May 1, 2025$0.56
est $0.97
−42.5%$5.77B
est $6.19B
−6.7%−20.4%
Feb 20, 2025$0.71
est $0.88
−19.1%$6.03B
est $6.29B
−4.2%−18.5%

“Move” is the close of the first session after the report compared with the close of the last session before it, so it reads the same whether the company reported before the open or after the close.

Block stock forecast and analyst price targets

Analysts’ average 12-month price target for Block is $97.91, +11.7% from the last close, from 31 firms rating the stock in the last 90 days.

$97.91consensus 12-month target, +11.7% from the last close
Low $82High $125
Buy28
Hold3
Sell0

Each firm’s latest rating in the last 90 days: 31 firms.

Latest analyst actions

DateFirmRatingTargetvs price
Nov 4Morgan StanleyHold, maintained$82−6.4%
Nov 4Piper SandlerBuy, maintained$105+19.8%
Nov 4MonnessBuy, reiterated$125+42.6%
Nov 4Bank of America SecuritiesBuy, reiterated$117+33.5%
Nov 4SusquehannaBuy, maintained$110+25.5%
+3.3%average 20-day move after past Distribution readings
+4.9%average move over the next 20 trading days in the last 5 years
±3.5%typical daily move, from the 14-day average range

Gekko doesn’t publish price predictions. These are analyst targets and historical base rates, which don’t guarantee future results.

Block seasonality: the next 20 trading days

Over the next 20 trading days from Nov 4, Block averaged +4.9% across the last 5 years, rising in 3 of them.

Next 20 trading days, by year

−26.7%2021+5.0%2022+31.0%2023+28.2%2024−15.8%2025

Average move and hit rate

WindowAverageYears higher
Next 5 trading days+4.4%3 of 5
Next 10 trading days+5.3%3 of 5
Next 15 trading days+4.9%3 of 5
Next 20 trading days+4.9%3 of 5
Next 30 trading days+7.6%3 of 5

For scale, XYZ’s typical 20-trading-day move in either direction is about 9.9%.

Block market cap and key statistics

Block’s market cap is $47.38B, with a P/E ratio of 135.2 and revenue of $25.04B over the last twelve months.

Valuation

Market cap
$47.38B
P/E ratio
135.2
Forward P/E
14.8
EPS, TTM
$0.57
Gekko Fair Value
$70.56

Trading

Volume
20.73M
Avg volume, 20 days
5.87M
52-week high
$88.51
52-week low
$48.21
Shares outstanding
540.8M

Financials

Revenue, TTM
$25.04B
Profit margin
1.4%
Return on equity
1.6%
Quarterly earnings growth, YoY
−83.3%

Risk and income

Beta
2.56
Typical daily move
±3.5%
Typical 20-day move
±9.9%

Block peers

Block’s 6 largest industry peers by market value, with today’s move, GekkoIndex zone and gap to Gekko Fair Value.

StockTodayGekkoIndex zonevs Fair Value
SHOPShopify+6.7%Accumulation5.3% above
CTASCintas+0.4%Neutral24.5% above
PYPLPayPal+1.5%Neutral7.5% above
FISVFiserv+3.3%Selling32.2% below
CPAYCorpay−0.2%Neutral14.0% below
GPNGlobal Payments−2.1%Distribution9.8% below

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Reporting earnings this week

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Block stock FAQ

What is Block’s market cap?

Block’s market cap is $47.38B at the Nov 4, 2026 close of $87.63, with 540.8M shares outstanding. The shares trade on a P/E ratio of 135.2.

What is the Block stock forecast?

The consensus analyst 12-month price target for Block is $97.91, +11.7% from the last close. Of the 31 firms that rated the stock in the last 90 days, 28 rate it a buy, 3 a hold and 0 a sell. Gekko doesn’t publish price predictions of its own.

Is Block stock overvalued or undervalued?

On Gekko’s estimate Block is overvalued: the Nov 4, 2026 close of $87.63 is 24.2% above Gekko Fair Value of $70.56. Gekko Fair Value is recalculated every trading day, and a gap inside 5% either way counts as about fair value.

When does Block report earnings next?

Block is expected to report on Feb 25, 2027, after the market closes (112 days away). Analysts expect earnings of $1.16 per share on revenue of $6.75B. Block beat the earnings estimate in 3 of its last 8 reports, moving 12.8% on average across the report.

What is Block’s 52-week high and low?

Block’s 52-week high is $88.51 and its 52-week low is $48.21; it closed at $87.63 on Nov 4, 2026, +17.9% over the past year. Over the last five years the shares peaked at $255.95 on Nov 5, 2021.

Is Block stock a buy right now?

Gekko describes the data; it does not make buy or sell recommendations. On the swing-trade checklist, 4 of the 6 items with data read as supportive (trend, smart money, earnings risk and seasonality) and 2 as headwinds (gekkoindex and fair value). The checklist is a description of current data, not a recommendation.

Is there unusual options activity in Block?

Gekko flagged 1 unusual options signal in Block over the last 30 days, with $3.74M of flagged premium in calls and $510K in puts. The latest, bullish flow, was on Oct 31, 2026 with $4.25M in unusual premium. The signal-by-signal table is in Gekko.

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