StoneCo (STNE) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

StoneCo Ltd. is a Brazilian financial technology company that provides payment processing, banking and business-management solutions to entrepreneurs and small and medium-sized businesses. Its services are designed to help merchants accept electronic payments, manage cash flow and operate their businesses through integrated digital tools.

The company’s offerings include point-of-sale and mobile payment solutions, online payment processing, digital banking services, working-capital and credit products, and software for retail and other business operations. Through its technology platform and related brands, StoneCo also provides tools such as invoicing, inventory management, customer relationship management and financial administration.

Founded in 2012 and headquartered in São Paulo, StoneCo primarily serves businesses in Brazil. The company completed its initial public offering on the Nasdaq in 2018. Its expansion has included acquisitions and investments in payment, financial-services and enterprise-software businesses, including the acquisition of Linx, a Brazilian retail-management software provider, in 2020.

StoneCo is led by Chief Executive Officer Pedro Zinner. The company was co-founded by entrepreneurs including André Street and Eduardo Pontes, who helped establish its focus on providing technology and financial services to Brazil’s business community.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $11.35 to $11.96
• 50-Day Range: $9.12 to $11.54
• 52-Week Range: $8.95 to $19.64
• Volume: 11.10 million shs
• Average Volume: 5.47 million shs
• Market Capitalization: $2.89 billion
• P/E Ratio: 4.69
• Dividend Yield: N/A
• Price Target: $14.30
• Consensus Rating: Hold

StoneCo Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

StoneCo scored higher than 86% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 211th out of 836 stocks in the finance sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 3.8 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Hold

Consensus Rating

StoneCo has received a consensus rating of Hold. The company's average rating score is 2.40, and is based on no strong buy ratings, 4 buy ratings, 6 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

Upside Potential

StoneCo has a consensus price target of $14.30, representing about 23.1% upside from its current price of $11.62.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

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

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: -5.38%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for StoneCo are expected to decrease by -5.38% in the coming year, from $2.23 to $2.11 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of StoneCo is 4.69, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 44.70.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of StoneCo is 4.69, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Finance sector average P/E ratio of about 24.45.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

StoneCo has a PEG Ratio of 0.26. 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 1.46. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 4.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Healthy

Percentage of Shares Shorted

6.31% of the float of StoneCo has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

StoneCo has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 2.9, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in StoneCo has recently decreased by 30.37%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving 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.

News and Social Media

• Score: 2.0 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.27

News Sentiment

StoneCo has a news sentiment score of 0.27. 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 0.58 average news sentiment score of Finance companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 10 news articles for StoneCo this week, compared to 3 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

Only 6 people have searched for STNE on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -57% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

Only 3 people have added StoneCo to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -40% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 1.8 / 5
• Insider Trading: Selling Shares

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, StoneCo insiders have sold more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought $0.00 in company stock and sold $208,110.00 in 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.

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 8/13/2026
• Today: 10/06/2026
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 11/05/2026
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NASDAQ
• Sector: Finance
• Industry: Financial Services
• Sub-Industry: Transaction & Payment Processing Services
• Current Symbol: NASDAQ:STNE
• CIK: 1745431
• Web: www.stoneco.com.br
• Phone: (113) 004-9680
• Fax: N/A
• Employees: 16,367
• Year Founded: 2012

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for StoneCo: $14.30
• High Price Target: $19.00
• Low Price Target: $11.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +23.1%
• Consensus Rating: Hold
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.40
• Research Coverage: 10 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $2.48
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 4.69
• Forward P/E Ratio: 5.21
• P/E Growth: 0.26
• Net Income: $425.73 million
• Net Margins: 22.92%
• Pretax Margin: 17.73%
• Return on Equity: 22.19%
• Return on Assets: 4.10%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 0.84
• Current Ratio: 1.26
• Quick Ratio: 1.26

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $13.59 billion
• Price / Sales: 0.21
• Cash Flow: $3.05 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 3.81
• Book Value: $7.94 per share
• Price / Book: 1.46

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 248,905,000
• Free Float: N/A
• Market Cap: $2.89 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 1.68