Block (Square) Aktie News

The financial services scene finds itself in a predicament these day. Traditional heavyweights like big banks face a wide range of financial technology companies seeking to expand their financial service offerings.

Block, Inc. stock has outperformed expectations since I upgraded SQ to a Buy. Block is well-positioned for significant operating leverage growth as it scales and gains share. Block faces intense competitive headwinds. However, it has demonstrated its business model.

Here are two stocks that I think could explode in the second quarter.

There are three types of closed-end fund structures: perpetual, term, and target term. Term funds aim to minimize the discount at which the fund trades versus its share price. Today we have four funds that are nearing their completion dates. JPI, DCF, CBH, and IHTA. We'll go through them one-by-one. Term funds are similar to buying a discounted bond that is nearing its maturity. There are a few...

Square and Cash App focus intensely on better serving their respective user bases. Management believes Block's total addressable market is enormous.

Blockchain stocks allow investors to profit from various industries that use blockchain data storage technology. Because blockchain technology offers additional security due to its anonymity, some of the biggest industries adopting it on a large scale are cryptocurrency and online banking.

Fintech stocks have been Wall Street's wallflowers for what seems like an eternity now. While flashier industries like AI, cloud computing, and renewable energy have been hogging the limelight, fintech stocks have been left out in the cold.

Block Inc. has won over more investors lately as the company puts a greater focus on profitability and discipline, but a Morgan Stanley analyst isn't sold on the stock's prospects.