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LONGINSIDER SELL

BLOCK INC

Funds
4
Score
6.00
vs SPY
+9.5%
Stock return (since Q-end)
+25.8%
SPY return (since Q-end)
+16.3%
Current price
$75.72

News Summary

Positive

Block delivered a strong Q1 2026 earnings beat (+$0.17 EPS surprise) with record adjusted EBITDA and raised full-year 2026 guidance to 19% gross profit growth and 62% EPS growth, driven by AI-driven productivity gains following a 40% workforce restructuring. However, material headwinds include a $240M DOJ settlement reserve (with potential for additional losses) related to Cash App fraud oversight, ongoing regulatory scrutiny from prior AML/security violations, and a $173M bitcoin loss in the quarter.

Red flags

  • DOJ investigation with $240M accrual; disclosure that 'ultimate losses could exceed this amount and be material'
  • Regulatory history: $255M in settlements paid in January 2025 for BSA/AML and CFPB violations
  • $173M bitcoin loss in Q1 2026, indicating exposure to crypto volatility
  • CFO share sale of ~$2.3M in shares on April 21, 2026 (timing near earnings announcement warrants monitoring)

Funds Buying (4)

FundManagerShares Held∆ SharesPosition ValueQoQStatus
Point72Steve Cohen6.3M+6.3M$379.0BNEW
Tiger GlobalChase Coleman4.0M+4.0M$240.7BNEW
DragoneerMarc Stad2.9M+2.9M$175.6BNEW
Glenview CapitalLarry Robbins1.4M+1.4M$82.1BNEW

Shares Held and Position Value reflect total quarter-end holdings. ∆ Shares is the change from the prior quarter.

Insider Activity

NameTitleTypeSharesPriceValueFiled
Jennings Owen BrittonBusiness LeadSELL1K$68.54$0.09M2026-05-22
Grassadonia BrianEcosystem LeadSELL5K$67.76$0.34M2026-05-22
Grassadonia BrianEcosystem LeadSELL3K$68.41$0.21M2026-05-22
Jennings Owen BrittonBusiness LeadSELL583$69.83$0.04M2026-05-21
Jennings Owen BrittonBusiness LeadSELL44$71.00$0.00M2026-05-19
Esperanza ChrystyChief Legal OfficerSELL3K$75.00$0.23M2026-04-21
Ahuja AmritaCFO & COOSELL31K$75.00$2.32M2026-04-21
Jennings Owen BrittonBusiness LeadSELL133$60.25$0.01M2026-04-06
Grassadonia BrianEcosystem LeadSELL2K$60.25$0.11M2026-04-06