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Block Inc Q4 Earnings Preview: Eyes On Rule Of 40, Growth, Profitability And More

Block Inc Q4 Earnings Preview: Eyes On Rule Of 40, Growth, Profitability And More

Block Inc 第四季度收益預覽:關注40法則、增長、盈利能力等
Benzinga ·  02/22 02:48

Fintech Block Inc (NYSE:SQ) is set to report fourth quarter financial results after market close Thursday.

Fintech Block Inc(紐約證券交易所代碼:SQ)將在週四收盤後公佈第四季度財務業績。

Here's an overview of analyst predictions, their insights before the quarterly report, and crucial points for investors to watch.

以下是分析師的預測概述、他們在季度報告之前的見解以及投資者需要關注的關鍵觀點。

Earnings Estimates: Analysts expect Block to report fourth quarter revenue of $5.70 billion, according to data from Benzinga Pro.

收益估計:根據Benzinga Pro的數據,分析師預計Block將公佈第四季度收入爲57.0億美元。

The company reported revenue of $4.65 billion in last year's fourth quarter. Block has beaten analysts' estimates for revenue in the last six straight quarters.

該公司報告去年第四季度收入爲46.5億美元。在過去的六個季度中,Block的收入超過了分析師的預期。

Analysts expect Block to report earnings per share of 59 cents, compared to 22 cents in the prior year period. The company has beaten earnings per share estimates in three of the last four quarters and five of the last six quarters.

分析師預計,Block公佈的每股收益爲59美分,而去年同期爲22美分。該公司在過去四個季度中的三個季度以及過去六個季度的五個季度中均超過了每股收益的預期。

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What Analysts Are Saying: A focus on profitability could see Block terminate unprofitable businesses, Wedbush analyst Moshe Katri said in an investor note.

分析師在說什麼:Wedbush分析師摩西·卡特里在一份投資者報告中表示,對盈利能力的關注可能會導致Block終止無利可圖的業務。

The analyst raised the rating from Neutral to Outperform on Block and raised the price target from $70 to $90.

分析師將Block的評級從中性上調至跑贏大盤,並將目標股價從70美元上調至90美元。

Katri highlights commentary from Block management saying 2024 could be the company's "strongest year of profitability."

卡特里強調了區塊管理層的評論,稱2024年可能是該公司 “盈利能力最強的一年”。

JPMorgan analyst Tien-Tsin Huang said Block could set its Rule of 40 targets to come in earlier than expected. The rule of 40 references sustainable profits with revenue growth and profit margins over the 40% level when combined.

摩根大通分析師黃天欽表示,Block可能會將其40條目標設定爲比預期更早的到來。40法則提及可持續利潤,收入增長和利潤率加起來超過40%的水平。

The analyst has an Overweight rating and $90 price target.

該分析師的增持評級和90美元的目標股價。

Here are other recent analyst ratings and price targets on Block:

以下是最近對Block的其他分析師評級和目標股價:

  • Benchmark: Initiates with a Buy rating, $89 price target
  • BTIG: Upgrades from Neutral to Buy, $85 price target
  • Mizuho: Buy rating, raises price target from $90 to $99
  • 基準:初始評級爲買入,目標價爲89美元
  • BTIG:從中性上調至買入,目標價爲85美元
  • 瑞穗:買入評級,將目標股價從90美元上調至99美元

Key Items to Watch: The earnings report comes after peer company PayPal Inc (NASDAQ:PYPL) recently reported quarterly results.

值得關注的關鍵事項:收益報告是在同行公司PayPal Inc(納斯達克股票代碼:PYPL)最近公佈季度業績之後發佈的。

PayPal beat earnings and revenue estimates from analysts but saw shares fall after guidance came in weaker than expected and commentary from the company suggested a transition year.

PayPal的收益和收入超過了分析師的預期,但在預期低於預期以及該公司的評論表明過渡年份之後,股價下跌。

Analysts and investors will likely be looking for positive commentary on growth and momentum for Block heading into 2024.

分析師和投資者可能會尋找對Block進入2024年的增長和勢頭的積極評論。

The company was reported to have layoffs of 10% of its workforce in January. Block previously said it would cap the number of people at the company at 12,000 until the growth of the business improved.

據報道,該公司在1月份裁員了10%。Block此前曾表示,在業務增長改善之前,它將把公司的員工人數限制在12,000人。

Another item to watch could be commentary on Block's Cash App unit, which was recently targeted with a report that federal regulators are looking into how the payments are used for terrorists. Commentary from the company in this aspect could be useful for investors and analysts to know if Cash App could be negatively impacted or see additional safeguards put in place.

另一個值得關注的項目可能是對Block的Cash App部門的評論,該部門最近有一份報告稱,聯邦監管機構正在調查如何將這筆款項用於恐怖分子。該公司在這方面的評論可能有助於投資者和分析師了解Cash App是否可能受到負面影響或是否制定了額外的保障措施。

SQ Price Action: Shares of Block trade at $63.99 versus a 52-week trading range of $38.85 to $83.08. Shares of Block are down 16% in the last year.

SQ價格走勢:Block股票的交易價格爲63.99美元,而52周的交易區間爲38.85美元至83.08美元。去年,Block的股價下跌了16%。

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