Block’s (SQ) Afterpay division and strong partner base are boosting its prospects in the ‘Buy Now, Pay Later’ (BNPL) market. Its partnership with several brands, including Curology, Helzberg Diamonds, Journeys, Rawlings Sporting Goods, and Zenni Optical, is noteworthy.Afterpay’s BNPL offering is now available to Alphabet’s (GOOGL) Google Play users. The expansion bodes well for the Afterpay division, on which Block estimates that consumers have spent more than $72 billion since its acquisition. Block levera ...

BP plc (BP) , the British energy major, has signed a Production Sharing Agreement (“PSA”) with Trinidad and Tobago in the shallow water block NCMA 2. BP’s subsidiary won an offshore bidding round hosted by Trinidad and Tobago last year. The agreement allows for the exploration and production of natural gas in the shallow water block.The PSA is aimed at increasing the country's natural gas output to boost the supply of its liquefied natural gas (LNG) facilities. Trinidad and Tobago’s natural gas supply has b ...

The stock prices for H&R Block and Intuit fell after a Tuesday report saying the Trump transition team is considering creating a free tax-filing app.Intuit, which makes the TurboTax tax-filing software, was down 5%, putting it on pace for its worst day since Aug. 23, when the company's stock price fell nearly 7%. H&R Block was down 8% and on pace for its worst day since 2020.President-elect Donald Trump's "Department of Government Efficiency" has held "highly preliminary" discussions about creating the free ...

Donald Trump's election has shaken up financial markets in a way that few elections have. Stocks soared broadly on his victory with financials and energy stocks leading the way, while some sectors fell, including real estate, which is sensitive to interest rates, and consumer staples, which could get hit by tariffs.Bond yields initially jumped, a sign that bond investors anticipated interest rates would stay elevated due to tax cuts and other economic stimulus, as well as the impact of tariffs and larger de ...

公司股价表现 - 本周即将结束时Block公司可能不会乐意退出其股票本周上涨近12%截至周四晚[1] 财报后情况 - Block公司上周公布的第三季度财报结果令人失望营收同比增长6%非GAAP净收入飙升76%营收未达分析师预期调整后的盈利能力仅与预期相符投资者抛售股票[2] 分析师观点 - Piper Sandler的分析师Arvind Ramnani周一开始对Block股票进行覆盖给予超重(买入)推荐目标价为每股83美元他认为Block善于开拓新市场其Square Payments和Cash App两项服务有巨大增长潜力[3] - Bernstein SocGen的Harshita Rawat重申对Block股票的跑赢大盘(买入)评级目标价为每股90美元Canaccord Genuity的Joseph Vafi将目标价提高25美元至每股120美元并维持买入推荐[4] 比特币影响 - 比特币价值飙升推动Block股票上涨公司不仅为客户提供比特币服务还是比特币的主要投资者总统选举结果表明将支持加密行业加上其他积极因素如强劲的经济这推动了比特币价值提升也增加了Block的吸引力[5]

BOSTON, Nov. 14, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Block & Leviton announces that a securities fraud lawsuit has been filed against Lilium N.V. (NASDAQ: LILM, LILMW; OTC: LILMF) and certain of its executives. Investors who have lost money in their Lilium N.V. investment should contact the firm to learn more about how they might recover those losses. For more details, visit https://blockleviton.com/cases/lilmf. What is this all about? Lilium N.V. and certain executives have been sued for securities fraud, alleging th ...

H&R Block will pay $7 million and change some of its practices under a proposed settlement that would resolve a Federal Trade Commission (FTC) lawsuit alleging that the company made deceptive claims about “free” tax filing.The FTC filed an administrative lawsuit against H&R Block in February, charging that the company advertised its online tax filing products as “free” even though many consumers could not file for free, the regulator said in a Tuesday (Nov. 12) press release.The lawsuit also charged that th ...

Zacks Premium相关 - 提供多种方式帮助投资者充分利用股市自信投资包括每日更新排名行业排名完全访问排名列表股票研究报告和高级股票筛选等 [1] - 包含Zacks Style Scores [1] Zacks Style Scores相关 - 基于价值增长和动量特征为股票评级从A到F评分越高股票跑赢市场概率越大 [3] - 分为价值得分增长得分动量得分和VGM得分价值得分考虑市盈率等比率发现被低估股票增长得分考察盈利等预测和历史数据找到可持续增长股票动量得分利用价格或盈利预期变化等因素指示建仓时机VGM得分综合三种风格评分 [3][4][5] Zacks Rank相关 - 是专有股票评级模型利用盈利预期修正帮助投资者构建成功投资组合 [6] - 1(Strong Buy)股票自1988年以来平均年回报率达+25.41%远超同期标准普尔500指数表现但每天可能有200多家公司为Strong Buy评级600多家为2(Buy)评级 [7] Zacks Rank与Style Scores协同相关 - 为最大化回报应选择Zacks Rank为1或2且Style Scores为A或B的股票若为3(Hold)评级股票也应确保其Style Scores为A或B [8] - 选择股票时盈利预期修正方向是关键因素即使股票Style Scores为A和B但Zacks Rank为4(Sell)或5(Strong Sell)仍有盈利下降和股价下跌风险应多持有Zacks Rank为1或2且Score为A或B的股票 [9] Block公司相关 - 总部位于旧金山2015年成立原名Square通过商业生态系统提供金融和营销服务 [10] - 在Zacks Rank中为3(Hold)VGM Score为A [10] - 动量投资者应关注其动量风格评分为B过去四周股价上涨7%过去60天内一位分析师上调2024财年盈利预期Zacks共识预期每股增加0至3.60美元平均盈利惊喜为9.3%凭借良好排名和顶级动量及VGM风格评分应在投资者关注名单上 [11]

公司财报相关 - H&R Block (NYSE: HRB)刚公布普通无特别事件的第一季度财报后股价下跌6.5% 放弃了自公布2024财年财报及对2025财年指引远高于共识后的大部分涨幅 [1]

核心观点 - 长期持有(HODL)无法产生显著的阿尔法(alpha)或维持高夏普比率(Sharpe ratio) 寻求阿尔法(Seeking Alpha)需要积极管理并最小化机会成本 投资者应明白寻求高正回报不一定意味着产生高阿尔法 [1]