Josh Beck

Although Square Inc (NYSE: SQ) faces macro headwinds, they could be offset by company-specific factors and do not impact 2019 gross payment volume projections, according to KeyBanc Capital Markets. The Analyst Analyst Josh Beck maintains an Overweight rating on Square with an...

Square Inc (NYSE: SQ) is getting crushed Thursday following a disappointing third-quarter earnings report. Square beat analyst expectations for earnings and revenue, but its fourth-quarter guidance disappointed Wall Street. The stock was down more than 9 percent to $74.79 at time of publication....

Shares of payment processors have underperformed the S&P 500 Index in the quarter-to-date period, creating an attractive buying opportunity, according to an analyst at KeyBanc Capital Markets. The Analyst Josh Beck has Overweight ratings on the following stocks: Square Inc (NYSE: SQ) - $115...

Payment processor Square Inc (NYSE: SQ) continues to successfully evolve from its roots of facilitating credit card transactions based on KeyBanc's survey of 20 Square sellers. The Analyst KeyBanc Capital Markets' Josh Beck maintains an Overweight rating on Square with a price target...

Paypal Holdings Inc (NASDAQ: PYPL)'s $2.2-billion acquisition of the Swedish company iZettle gave a KeyBanc Capital Markets added confidence in his bullish thesis for the payments stock.  The Analyst KeyBanc's Josh Beck maintains an Overweight rating on PayPal with an unchanged...

PagSeguro Digital Ltd (NYSE: PAGS), a Brazil-based mobile payment provider that focuses mostly on micro-merchants, small- and medium-sized companies, faces a "compelling" opportunity in its home market, according to KeyBanc Capital Markets.  The Analyst KeyBanc Capital Markets...

VeriFone Systems Inc (NYSE: PAY) reported fiscal fourth quarter earnings after the close Tuesday.  The Analyst KeyBanc Capital Markets' Josh Beck maintains a Sector Weight rating on Verifone's stock with no assigned price target. The Thesis Verifone's earnings report...

Square Inc (NYSE: SQ), one of the hottest stocks of 2017, reported third-quarter results Tuesday that exceeded Wall Street's estimates but showed some signs of decelerating growth. Some investors are taking the earnings report as an opportunity to re-examine their thesis and are...

LendingClub Corp (NYSE: LC) reported third quarter results after Tuesday's market close. Revenue of $154 million fell slightly short of the $156.7 million Wall Street expected and EBITDA of $21.0 million was in-line with expectations. Investors found fault with the company's...

LendingClub Corp (NYSE: LC), an online marketplace that connects borrowers and investors, has seen its share of controversy over the years. After a management shuffle which saw the ouster of ex-CEO Renaud Laplanche, investors will be looking for further signs of progress in the company's third-...

Paypal Holdings Inc (NASDAQ: PYPL) announced Wednesday after the market close first-quarter non-GAAP earnings per share of $0.44, ahead of the consensus estimate of $0.41. Revenues were up 17 percent to $2.98 billion, also topping the $2.94 billion-consensus estimate. The company's second-quarter...

Square Inc (NYSE: SQ) reported a strong fourth-quarter beat and raised its guidance. Adjacent products contributed ~5 percent of payment volume, while “loan growth and food delivery also topped our expectations, offering early proof of the platform potential,” Pacific Crest’s Josh...

Pacific Crest has upgraded Square Inc (NYSE: SQ) to Overweight on optimism that the company is set to deliver positive surprises over the next year, driven by payments and opex efficiency. Justification For Rating “Our in-depth work on payments, delivery, and lending leads us to believe that...