Maxi Investments CY Ltd Buys Shares of 422,000 Nu Holdings Ltd. $NU

Key Points

• Maxi Investments CY Ltd opened a new position in NU buying 422,000 shares (~$6.76M), and 84.02% of NU is held by institutions with large recent buys from Norges Bank, Lone Pine, Marshall Wace, Arrowstreet and William Blair.
• Analyst sentiment is broadly positive — the consensus is a Moderate Buy with a $18.22 target, and several firms (Zacks, Santander, JPMorgan) have issued upgrades or favorable ratings.
• NU recently beat estimates with EPS $0.19 vs $0.18 and revenue $4.86B vs $4.55B, showing strong margins and ROE, while shares opened at $14.25 (one‑year range $9.01–$18.98) and a market cap of about $68.6B.

Maxi Investments CY Ltd purchased a new position in shares of Nu Holdings Ltd. (NYSE:NU - Free Report) in the 3rd quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor purchased 422,000 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $6,756,000. NU makes up 0.6% of Maxi Investments CY Ltd's holdings, making the stock its 17th largest holding.

Other large investors also recently modified their holdings of the company. Norges Bank acquired a new position in NU in the 2nd quarter worth about $626,569,000. Lone Pine Capital LLC acquired a new stake in shares of NU during the third quarter valued at about $406,757,000. Marshall Wace LLP boosted its stake in shares of NU by 98.4% during the third quarter. Marshall Wace LLP now owns 29,141,505 shares of the company's stock valued at $466,555,000 after purchasing an additional 14,449,834 shares in the last quarter. Arrowstreet Capital Limited Partnership grew its holdings in shares of NU by 276.8% during the third quarter. Arrowstreet Capital Limited Partnership now owns 18,416,144 shares of the company's stock worth $294,842,000 after purchasing an additional 13,529,278 shares during the last quarter. Finally, William Blair Investment Management LLC grew its holdings in shares of NU by 182.9% during the third quarter. William Blair Investment Management LLC now owns 19,449,424 shares of the company's stock worth $311,385,000 after purchasing an additional 12,574,893 shares during the last quarter. 84.02% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of brokerages recently issued reports on NU. Zacks Research upgraded shares of NU from a "hold" rating to a "strong-buy" rating in a report on Friday, January 9th. Santander raised NU from a "neutral" rating to an "outperform" rating in a research note on Thursday, December 4th. UBS Group dropped their target price on shares of NU from $18.40 to $17.20 and set a "neutral" rating on the stock in a research report on Wednesday, March 4th. Itau BBA Securities reiterated an "outperform" rating on shares of NU in a report on Tuesday, February 24th. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised their price objective on shares of NU from $17.00 to $18.00 and gave the company an "overweight" rating in a research note on Thursday, November 20th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, eleven have issued a Buy rating and two have given a Hold rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus target price of $18.22.

NU Stock Up 2.6%

Shares of NYSE:NU opened at $14.25 on Tuesday. The company has a market capitalization of $68.64 billion, a PE ratio of 24.56, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.54 and a beta of 1.11. The business has a fifty day moving average price of $16.64 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $16.23. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.39, a current ratio of 0.58 and a quick ratio of 0.56. Nu Holdings Ltd. has a 1 year low of $9.01 and a 1 year high of $18.98.

NU (NYSE:NU - Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, February 25th. The company reported $0.19 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $0.18 by $0.01. NU had a net margin of 18.19% and a return on equity of 30.68%. The business had revenue of $4.86 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $4.55 billion. Analysts forecast that Nu Holdings Ltd. will post 0.58 earnings per share for the current year.

NU Company Profile

Nu Holdings Ltd NYSE: NU, commonly known by its consumer brand Nubank, is a Latin American financial technology company that provides digital banking and financial services through a mobile-first platform. The company’s core offerings include no-fee digital checking accounts, credit cards, personal loans, payments and transfers, and a range of savings and investment products. Nubank emphasizes a streamlined customer experience delivered via its smartphone app, combined with data-driven underwriting and automated customer service tools.

Founded in 2013 by David Vélez, Cristina Junqueira and Edward Wible, Nu grew rapidly by targeting underbanked and digitally savvy consumers in Latin America with low-fee, transparent products.

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