Financial Fitness Check: Examining Block Inc (SQ)’s Key Ratios

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In the latest session, Block Inc (NYSE: SQ) closed at $87.30 down -7.67% from its previous closing price of $94.55. In other words, the price has decreased by -$7.67 from its previous closing price. On the day, 10.8 million shares were traded. SQ stock price reached its highest trading level at $95.78 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $87.19.

Ratios:

For a deeper understanding of Block Inc’s stock, let’s take a closer look at its various ratios. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 5.73 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 75.47. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 2.06 and its Current Ratio is at 2.07. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 0.32 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 0.27.

On November 25, 2024, BMO Capital Markets Downgraded its rating to Market Perform which previously was Outperform and also upped its target price recommendation from $94 to $100.

Exane BNP Paribas Downgraded its Outperform to Neutral on November 20, 2024, while the target price for the stock was maintained at $88.

Insider Transactions:

Additionally, insider trades can be beneficial to investors who want to learn what the management thinks about stock prices in the future. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Dec 02 ’24 when Esperanza Chrysty sold 2,865 shares for $95.00 per share. The transaction valued at 272,175 led to the insider holds 85,235 shares of the business.

CHRISTINEGRACE GANAL ESPERANZA bought 2,865 shares of SQ for $272,175 on Dec 02 ’24. On Nov 21 ’24, another insider, Grassadonia Brian, who serves as the Cash App Lead of the company, sold 8,328 shares for $91.18 each. As a result, the insider received 759,329 and left with 563,894 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, SQ now has a Market Capitalization of 54109765632 and an Enterprise Value of 52645339136. As of this moment, Block’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 49.05, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 19.57. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 1.23. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 2.27 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 2.70. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 2.206 whereas that against EBITDA is 41.242.

Stock Price History:

Over the past 52 weeks, SQ has reached a high of $99.26, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $55.00. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is 5.38%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 20.70%.

Shares Statistics:

For the past three months, SQ has traded an average of 7.86M shares per day and 8466040 over the past ten days. A total of 556.32M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 547.89M. Insiders hold about 11.60% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 61.93% stake in the company. Shares short for SQ as of 1732838400 were 9150475 with a Short Ratio of 1.16, compared to 1730332800 on 8094920. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 9150475 and a Short% of Float of 1.6400000000000001.

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