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Investing.com - Bernstein SocGen Group has reiterated its Outperform rating on Block Inc. (NYSE:XYZ) with a price target of $95.00. Currently trading at $75.81 with a market capitalization of $46.38 billion, InvestingPro analysis suggests the stock is undervalued relative to its Fair Value.
The firm’s analysis focused on Block’s lending business, which now comprises approximately 22% of the company’s gross profit and drove over 50% of gross profit growth in the second quarter of 2025. The company maintains a perfect Piotroski Score of 9 and an overall GOOD Financial Health rating from InvestingPro, supporting its robust lending operations.
Bernstein SocGen noted that if transaction, risk, and loan losses were included in the gross profit line, Block’s growth would have been 10% instead of the reported 14% for the quarter, compared to 9% in the previous quarter.
The research firm expects Block’s Borrow gross profit growth to accelerate in the second half of 2025 due to expansion into more states and gross margin benefits from originating loans through Square Financial Services.
By the end of 2025, Bernstein SocGen estimates that Borrow will represent 15% of Cash App’s gross profits, up from 8% in 2024, with Buy Now Pay Later services on Cash App Card potentially becoming a more significant growth driver in 2026. For deeper insights into Block’s lending metrics and growth potential, access the comprehensive Pro Research Report available exclusively on InvestingPro.
In other recent news, Block, Inc. announced the pricing of $2.2 billion in senior notes, increasing the offering size from a previously planned $1.5 billion. The offering includes $1.2 billion in 5.625% senior notes due in 2030 and $1.0 billion in 6.000% senior notes due in 2033. This development follows Block’s earlier announcement of a $1.5 billion notes offering, which received a ’BB+’ rating from S&P Global Ratings and a ’BBB-’ rating from Fitch Ratings. The company plans to use the proceeds for general corporate purposes, which may include debt repayment and acquisitions.
Additionally, Block unveiled its new modular bitcoin mining system, Proto Rig, and a free open-source fleet management software, Proto Fleet. These innovations were introduced at Core Scientific’s facility in Dalton, Georgia, where they are currently in use. In other developments, Mizuho raised its price target on Block to $88 from $71, maintaining an Outperform rating. The research firm highlighted improvements in Square’s point-of-sale volumes and its growing market share within the U.S. next-generation POS industry as positive factors.
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