Insights on Investing in SQ – Analyst Perspectives

By Susan Ramirez • Monday, August 19 07:51 • Permanent Link

Block logged a 2.5% change during today's morning session, and is now trading at a price of $65.87 per share. The S&P 500 index moved 0.0%. SQ's trading volume is 5,050,499 compared to the stock's average volume of 7,313,659.

Block trades -24.57% away from its average analyst target price of $87.33 per share. The 38 analysts following the stock have set target prices ranging from $40.0 to $100.0, and on average have given Block a rating of buy.

If you are considering an investment in SQ, you'll want to know the following:

Block's current price is 1680.3% above its Graham number of $3.7, which implies that at its current valuation it does not offer a margin of safety
Block has moved 14.4% over the last year, and the S&P 500 logged a change of 26.2%
Based on its trailing earnings per share of 1.08, Block has a trailing 12 month Price to Earnings (P/E) ratio of 61.0 while the S&P 500 average is 28.21
SQ has a forward P/E ratio of 14.4 based on its forward 12 month price to earnings (EPS) of $4.59 per share
The company has a price to earnings growth (PEG) ratio of 0.29 — a number near or below 1 signifying that Block is fairly valued compared to its estimated growth potential
Its Price to Book (P/B) ratio is 2.11 compared to its sector average of 4.11
Block, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, builds ecosystems focused on commerce and financial products and services in the United States and internationally.
Based in Oakland, the company has 12,985 full time employees and a market cap of $40.55 Billion.

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