StoneCo (NASDAQ:STNE - Get Free Report) issued an update on its FY 2026 earnings guidance on Thursday. The company provided earnings per share guidance of 2.101-2.218 for the period, compared to the consensus earnings per share estimate of 2.210.
Wall Street Analyst Weigh In
Several equities research analysts have weighed in on the company. Jefferies Financial Group began coverage on StoneCo in a research note on Thursday, July 23rd. They set a "hold" rating and a $12.60 target price for the company. UBS Group lowered StoneCo from a "buy" rating to a "neutral" rating and reduced their price objective for the company from $15.00 to $8.50 in a research note on Thursday, November 5th. Bank of America downgraded StoneCo from a "buy" rating to a "neutral" rating and set a $13.00 target price for the company. in a research note 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, The Goldman Sachs Group reduced their price target 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. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and eight have assigned a Hold rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, StoneCo presently has an average rating of "Hold" and an average target price of $12.30.
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StoneCo Price Performance
STNE traded down $0.13 on Thursday, reaching $7.72. The stock had a trading volume of 4,905,958 shares, compared to its average volume of 5,618,231. StoneCo has a fifty-two week low of $7.06 and a fifty-two week high of $18.19. The firm has a 50-day moving average of $9.80 and a 200-day moving average of $11.90. The company has a current ratio of 1.26, a quick ratio of 1.26 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.84. The company has a market capitalization of $1.92 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 3.12, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.21 and a beta of 1.76.
StoneCo (NASDAQ:STNE - Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, November 12th. The company reported $0.45 EPS for the quarter, missing analysts' consensus estimates of $0.48 by ($0.03). The firm had revenue of $126.71 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $715.99 million. StoneCo had a net margin of 22.92% and a return on equity of 22.19%. StoneCo has set its FY 2026 guidance at 2.101-2.218 EPS. As a group, sell-side analysts anticipate that StoneCo will post 2.21 EPS for the current year.
Insider Transactions at StoneCo
In related news, Director Silvio Morais sold 21,000 shares of StoneCo stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, September 2nd. The shares were sold at an average price of $9.91, for a total transaction of $208,110.00. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through this link. 11.25% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.
StoneCo Company Profile
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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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