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As of close of business last night, Block Inc’s stock clocked out at $52.39, down -2.80% from its previous closing price of $53.90. In other words, the price has decreased by -$2.80 from its previous closing price. On the day, 5.84 million shares were traded. XYZ stock price reached its highest trading level at $53.45 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $51.3987.
Ratios:
To gain a deeper understanding of XYZ’s stock, we examine its different ratios. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 3.46 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 20.89. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 2.31 and its Current Ratio is at 2.33. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 0.37 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 0.31.
On March 18, 2025, Keefe Bruyette Upgraded its rating to Outperform which previously was Mkt Perform and also lowered its target price recommendation from $87 to $80.
Morgan Stanley Upgraded its Underweight to Equal-Weight on February 25, 2025, while the target price for the stock was maintained at $65.
Insider Transactions:
Investing in insider trades can also provide an investor with insight into how management views future stock prices. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Apr 02 ’25 when Jennings Owen Britton sold 1,263 shares for $56.19 per share. The transaction valued at 70,968 led to the insider holds 181,904 shares of the business.
Grassadonia Brian sold 1,885 shares of XYZ for $105,918 on Apr 02 ’25. The Ecosystem Lead now owns 546,712 shares after completing the transaction at $56.19 per share. On Apr 02 ’25, another insider, Esperanza Chrysty, who serves as the Chief Legal Officer of the company, sold 365 shares for $56.19 each. As a result, the insider received 20,509 and left with 82,825 shares of the company.
Valuation Measures:
Investors should consider key stock statistics when deciding whether to invest or divest. In the wake of the recent closing price, XYZ now has a Market Capitalization of 33389979648 and an Enterprise Value of 31773558784. As of this moment, Block’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 11.51, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 9.63. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 0.45. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 1.35 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 1.53. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 1.317 whereas that against EBITDA is 23.613.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for XYZ is 2.70, which has changed by -0.3034171 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.017286062 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, XYZ has reached a high of $99.26, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $46.42. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -16.27%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -27.66%.
Shares Statistics:
It appears that XYZ traded 9.06M shares on average per day over the past three months and 8129990 shares per day over the past ten days. A total of 559.61M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 544.76M. Insiders hold about 12.06% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 64.06% stake in the company. Shares short for XYZ as of 1743379200 were 14816624 with a Short Ratio of 1.64, compared to 1740700800 on 14963557. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 14816624 and a Short% of Float of 2.6600001.
Dividends & Splits
Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.0