StoneCo (STNE) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

StoneCo Ltd. provides financial technology and software solutions to merchants and integrated partners to conduct electronic commerce across in-store, online, and mobile channels in Brazil. It distributes its solutions, principally through proprietary Stone Hubs, which offer hyper-local sales and services; and sells solutions to brick-and-mortar and digital merchants through sales team. The company served small-and-medium-sized businesses; and marketplaces, e-commerce platforms, and integrated software vendors. StoneCo Ltd. was founded in 2000 and is headquartered in George Town, the Cayman Islands.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $7.89 to $8.32
• 50-Day Range: $8.00 to $11.59
• 52-Week Range: $7.89 to $19.46
• Volume: 7.94 million shs
• Average Volume: 5.32 million shs
• Market Capitalization: $2.53 billion
• P/E Ratio: 6.41
• Dividend Yield: N/A
• Price Target: $16.13
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy

StoneCo Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

StoneCo scored higher than 96% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 34th out of 652 stocks in the computer and technology sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 3.4 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Moderate Buy

Consensus Rating

StoneCo has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.78, and is based on 6 buy ratings, 1 hold rating, and 1 sell rating.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

StoneCo has only been the subject of 4 research reports in the past 90 days.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 4.4 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 10.92%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for StoneCo are expected to grow by 10.92% in the coming year, from $1.19 to $1.32 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of StoneCo is 6.41, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 116.04.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of StoneCo is 6.41, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Computer and Technology sector average P/E ratio of about 245.61.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

StoneCo has a PEG Ratio of 0.35. PEG Ratios below 1 indicate that a company could be undervalued.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

StoneCo has a P/B Ratio of 0.86. P/B Ratios below 1 indicate that a company could be undervalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 2.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Bearish

Percentage of Shares Shorted

5.92% of the outstanding shares of StoneCo have been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

StoneCo has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 3.9, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in StoneCo has recently increased by 6.34%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 0.0 / 5
• Dividend Strength: N/A

Dividend Yield

StoneCo does not currently pay a dividend.

Dividend Growth

StoneCo does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

Sustainability and ESG

• Score: 3.6 / 5
• Environmental Score: -0.74

Percentage of Shares Shorted

5.92% of the outstanding shares of StoneCo have been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

StoneCo has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 3.9, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in StoneCo has recently increased by 6.34%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.

News and Social Media

• Score: 1.8 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.26

News Sentiment

StoneCo has a news sentiment score of 0.26. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a lower news sentiment than the 0.66 average news sentiment score of Computer and Technology companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 11 news articles for StoneCo this week, compared to 7 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

Only 26 people have searched for STNE on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -7% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

Only 5 people have added StoneCo to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -44% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Insider Trading: N/A

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, StoneCo insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

11.25% of the stock of StoneCo is held by insiders. A high percentage of insider ownership can be a sign of company health.

Percentage Held by Institutions

73.19% of the stock of StoneCo is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

STNE Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

How have STNE shares performed this year?

StoneCo's stock was trading at $18.03 at the start of the year. Since then, STNE stock has decreased by 54.5% and is now trading at $8.20.
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How were StoneCo's earnings last quarter?

StoneCo Ltd. (NASDAQ:STNE) issued its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, August, 16th. The company reported $0.94 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $0.86 by $0.08. The firm's revenue for the quarter was up 28.2% on a year-over-year basis.

When did StoneCo IPO?

StoneCo (STNE) raised $1 billion in an IPO on Thursday, October 25th 2018. The company issued 47,700,000 shares at a price of $21.00-$23.00 per share. Goldman Sachs, J.P. Morgan and Citigroup served as the underwriters for the IPO and Itaú BBA, Credit Suisse, Morgan Stanley, BofA Merrill Lynch and BTG Pactual were co-managers.

Who are StoneCo's major shareholders?

StoneCo's top institutional investors include Point72 Asset Management L.P. (3.70%), State Street Corp (2.58%), Geode Capital Management LLC (1.68%) and Coronation Fund Managers Ltd. (1.19%).

How do I buy shares of StoneCo?

Shares of STNE stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Charles Schwab, E*TRADE, Fidelity, and Vanguard Brokerage Services.
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What other stocks do shareholders of StoneCo own?

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that StoneCo investors own include Waste Connections (WCN), The RMR Group (RMR), iShares Micro-Cap ETF (IWC), DiamondRock Hospitality (DRH), American Water Works (AWK), AUO (AUOTY) and Triple Flag Precious Metals (TFPM).

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 8/16/2023
• Today: 12/20/2024
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2024

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NASDAQ
• Sector: Computer and Technology
• Industry: Data processing & preparation
• Sub-Industry: Business Services
• Current Symbol: NASDAQ:STNE
• CUSIP: N/A
• CIK: 1745431
• Web: www.stone.co
• Phone: (113) 004-9680
• Fax: N/A
• Employees: 17,091
• Year Founded: 2012

Price Target and Rating

• Average Stock Price Target: $16.13
• High Stock Price Target: $23.00
• Low Stock Price Target: $7.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +96.6%
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.78
• Research Coverage: 9 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year): $1.28
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 6.41
• Forward P/E Ratio: 6.89
• P/E Growth: 0.35
• Net Income: $318.89 million
• Net Margins: 16.02%
• Pretax Margin: 19.63%
• Return on Equity: 13.92%
• Return on Assets: 4.09%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 0.47
• Current Ratio: 1.42
• Quick Ratio: 1.42

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $12.35 billion
• Price / Sales: 0.21
• Cash Flow: $1.44 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 5.71
• Book Value: $9.52 per share
• Price / Book: 0.86

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 308,936,000
• Free Float: 274,181,000
• Market Cap: $2.53 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 2.21