BUZZ-PREVIEW: Block Inc shares dip; seen reporting rise in Q4 EPS, rev

Shares in Block Inc XYZ.N down ~1.6% on Thursday ahead of quarterly report due out after market close

The parent of Square payments service is expected to report Q4 adj EPS of $0.87 vs $0.45 in year-ago quarter on rev of $6.29 bln vs $5.77 bln year-ago, according to LSEG

In last 8 quarters, XYZ's EPS and rev met or beat Street estimates 6 times

Block shares at $82.67 vs median PT of $108.50, which is up from $100 a month ago, according to LSEG. LSEG shows 44 analyst ratings: 13 'strong buy,' 21 'buy,' 7 'hold' and 3 'sell'

YTD shares in XYZ off 2.8% after rising 9.9% in 2024 vs S&P 500's .SPX 3.6% gain in 2025 and 23% gain in 2024