Why Block Stock Was Winning This Week

One company that likely won't be happy to exit this week is Block (SQ -2.80%). Its stock was on the rise across the past few trading days thanks to a set of fresh -- and bullish -- evaluations of the fintech by analysts tracking its fortunes. As a consequence its share price had risen nearly 12% week to date as of Thursday night, according to data compiled by S&P Global Market Intelligence. Post-earnings updates Somewhat counterintuitively, that cluster of positive new evaluations for Block came on the heel ...