Block: Bad Results, Bright Future?

And, The Trade Desk's weak outlook.

August 08, 2025

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Block: Bad Results, Bright Future?

Shares of Block $XYZ ( ▼ 4.5% ) should have dropped in after-hours trading on Thursday after the fintech company posted weaker financial results, but instead the stock jumped  5.50%.

Financials: Block reported earnings of 62 cents per share and revenue of $6.05 billion in the past quarter. Both were lower than expected. 

Powering the Story: While the past quarter was bad, the future looks brighter. Block raised its full-year 2025 revenue outlook to $10.17 billion, representing a 14.4% gain.

Early Bird’s Nest Egg Gains: The company’s strategic pivot to a more diversified fintech ecosystem, ongoing innovation, and raised profit forecasts have convinced many investors that Block is well-positioned for a bright 2025.

Final Thoughts: Block, down 11.41% this year, is trying to turn things around.

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Notables

Notable Earnings Today: Under Armour (NYSE: UAA), Wendy's (Nasdaq: WEN), fuboTV (NYSE: FUBO), Tempus AI (Nasdaq: TEM), Lamar Advertising (Nasdaq: LAMR), TeraWulf (Nasdaq: WULF), PAR Technology (NYSE: PAR) Plains All American (Nasdaq: PAA), Canopy Growth (Nasdaq: CGC), Sylvamo (NYSE: SLVM), Algonquin Power & Utilities (NYSE: AQN), Alpha Metallurgical Resources (NYSE: AMR), AMC Networks (Nasdaq: AMCX), American Axle (NYSE: AXL), Atmus Filtration Technologies (NYSE: ATMU), Calumet Specialty Products (Nasdaq: CLMT), CPI Card Group (Nasdaq; PMTS), Embecta Corp. (Nasdaq: EMBC), Essent Group (NYSE: ESNT), Forum Energy Technologies (NYSE: FET), Gray Media (NYSE: GTN), Koppers Holdings (NYSE: KOP), Sotera Health (Nasdaq: SHC).

Notable IPOs Today: Avidbank Holdings, Inc. Common stock (Nasdaq: AVBH), Etoiles Capital Group Co., Ltd. Class A Ordinary Shares (Nasdaq: EFTY), Starry Sea Acquisition Corp Unit (Nasdaq: SSEAU), Polibeli Group Ltd Class A Ordinary Shares (Nasdaq: PLBL), Heartflow, Inc. Common Stock (Nasdaq: HTFL).

Notable Equity Crowdfunding Campaigns Ending Today: Sircles (Wefunder), Geoship (Wefunder), TUYYO Foods (Honeycomb), Skin Studio 211 (Honeycomb), Berlin Brewing Company (Honeycomb).

Notable Economic Events Today: N/A.

The Trade Desk's Weak Outlook

The Trade Desk $TTD ( ▼ 38.61% ) plunged 28.81% (ouch!) in after-hours trading on Thursday after the programmatic marketing tech company posted mixed financial earnings results.

Financials: The Trade Desk reported earnings of 41 cents per share in the past quarter, which were in-line. It also reported revenue of $694 million, which was better than expected.

Powering the Story: The company said Thursday that it expects revenue of $717 million in the current quarter, signaling that management sees continued macroeconomic and industry pressures weighing on digital ad spending.

Final Thoughts: It’s been a bad year for The Trade Desk. Before these results, the stock was down 24% in 2025.

Sweetgreen Posts Weak Financial Results

Fast casual restaurant chain Sweetgreen $SG ( ▼ 23.07% ) posted disappointing financial results on Thursday, causing the stock to plunge 22.59% in after-hours trading.

Financials: Sweetgreen reported a loss of 20 cents per share and revenue of $185.6 million in the past quarter. Both were weaker than expected.

Final Thoughts: The stock was already down 60% this year.

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