StoneCo (NASDAQ:STNE) Announces Quarterly Earnings Results, Misses Estimates By $0.03 EPS

Key Points

• StoneCo reported quarterly EPS of $0.45, missing the $0.48 consensus estimate by $0.03. Revenue was reported at $126.71 million versus analyst expectations of $715.99 million.
• The company updated its FY 2026 EPS guidance to a range of $2.101–$2.218. Shares fell 1.7% to $7.72 during Thursday trading.
• Analysts’ consensus rating is Hold, with a $12.30 average price target; several firms recently lowered ratings or price targets.

StoneCo (NASDAQ:STNE - Get Free Report) announced its quarterly earnings results on Thursday. The company reported $0.45 earnings per share for the quarter, missing analysts' consensus estimates of $0.48 by ($0.03), FiscalAI reports. The business had revenue of $126.71 million for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $715.99 million. StoneCo had a return on equity of 22.19% and a net margin of 22.92%. StoneCo updated its FY 2026 guidance to 2.101-2.218 EPS.

StoneCo Trading Down 1.7%

STNE stock traded down $0.13 during trading on Thursday, hitting $7.72. The company had a trading volume of 4,909,289 shares, compared to its average volume of 5,618,231. The stock has a market cap of $1.92 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 3.12, a PEG ratio of 0.21 and a beta of 1.76. StoneCo has a 12 month low of $7.06 and a 12 month high of $18.19. The company has a quick ratio of 1.26, a current ratio of 1.26 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.84. The firm has a 50-day moving average price of $9.80 and a 200-day moving average price of $11.90.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

STNE has been the topic of a number of analyst reports. The Goldman Sachs Group dropped their price objective on shares of StoneCo from $11.00 to $9.50 and set a "neutral" rating on the stock in a research note on Friday, October 30th. Jefferies Financial Group assumed coverage on StoneCo in a research note on Thursday, July 23rd. They set a "hold" rating and a $12.60 price objective on the stock. Bank of America lowered StoneCo from a "buy" rating to a "neutral" rating and set a $13.00 price objective for the company. in a report on Wednesday, July 15th. Weiss Ratings cut shares of StoneCo from a "hold (c)" rating to a "hold (c-)" rating in a report on Tuesday, November 3rd. Finally, UBS Group cut StoneCo from a "buy" rating to a "neutral" rating and cut their price objective for the stock from $15.00 to $8.50 in a research report on Thursday, November 5th. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and eight have issued a Hold rating to the company's stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock has a consensus rating of "Hold" and a consensus price target of $12.30.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other StoneCo news, Director Silvio Morais sold 21,000 shares of the company's stock in a transaction on Wednesday, September 2nd. The shares were sold at an average price of $9.91, for a total transaction of $208,110.00. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Corporate insiders own 11.25% of the company's stock.

StoneCo Company Profile

StoneCo Ltd. is a Brazilian financial technology company that provides payment processing and business management solutions, primarily to merchants in Brazil. Its services are designed to help businesses accept and manage payments across in-person and online channels. The company's offerings include payment terminals, digital payment tools, financial services and software for managing business operations. Through brands such as Stone, Pagar.me and Linx, StoneCo serves businesses ranging from smaller merchants to larger retailers.

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