Here’s Why Square Is Down 14% Today
Payment processing company Square (NYSE: SQ) received an analyst downgrade, which sent the stock plunging. As of 2:30 p.m. on Monday, the day of the downgrade, Square had fallen by roughly 14%. Even after today's drop, Square is still up by more than 200% so far in 2017.
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In a nutshell, this was Square's first real negative news in some time. The company has handily beaten analysts' expectations for several quarters, is growing at impressive rates, and is doing a fantastic job of building a financial ecosystem for small businesses.
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