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$12.57 -0.21 (-1.64%)
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STNE vs. BRK.A, BRK.B, PAGS, ULS, ALLE, CART, STN, QXO, RTO, and FTAI

Should you be buying StoneCo stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of StoneCo include Berkshire Hathaway (BRK.A), Berkshire Hathaway (BRK.B), PagSeguro Digital (PAGS), UL Solutions (ULS), Allegion (ALLE), Maplebear (CART), Stantec (STN), QXO (QXO), Rentokil Initial (RTO), and FTAI Aviation (FTAI).

StoneCo vs. Its Competitors

Berkshire Hathaway (NYSE:BRK.A) and StoneCo (NASDAQ:STNE) are related companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, institutional ownership, dividends, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, profitability, risk and earnings.

In the previous week, Berkshire Hathaway had 18 more articles in the media than StoneCo. MarketBeat recorded 26 mentions for Berkshire Hathaway and 8 mentions for StoneCo. StoneCo's average media sentiment score of 0.95 beat Berkshire Hathaway's score of -0.15 indicating that StoneCo is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Berkshire Hathaway
4 Very Positive mention(s)
1 Positive mention(s)
9 Neutral mention(s)
12 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Neutral
StoneCo
5 Very Positive mention(s)
1 Positive mention(s)
2 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

Berkshire Hathaway has higher revenue and earnings than StoneCo. StoneCo is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Berkshire Hathaway, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Berkshire Hathaway$371.43B2.75$89.00B$56.29 thousand12.62
StoneCo$2.46B1.46-$280.92M-$0.78-16.12

StoneCo has a consensus target price of $15.07, indicating a potential upside of 19.90%. Given StoneCo's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe StoneCo is more favorable than Berkshire Hathaway.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Berkshire Hathaway
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
0 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
0.00
StoneCo
1 Sell rating(s)
1 Hold rating(s)
7 Buy rating(s)
1 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.80

23.0% of Berkshire Hathaway shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 73.2% of StoneCo shares are held by institutional investors. 0.4% of Berkshire Hathaway shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 11.3% of StoneCo shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Berkshire Hathaway has a net margin of 21.79% compared to StoneCo's net margin of -8.90%. StoneCo's return on equity of 16.65% beat Berkshire Hathaway's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Berkshire Hathaway21.79% 7.20% 4.01%
StoneCo -8.90%16.65%4.21%

Berkshire Hathaway has a beta of 0.8, suggesting that its stock price is 20% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, StoneCo has a beta of 1.88, suggesting that its stock price is 88% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

StoneCo beats Berkshire Hathaway on 10 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.

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New MarketBeat Followers Over Time

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Media Sentiment Over Time

This chart shows the average media sentiment of NASDAQ and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.
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STNE vs. The Competition

MetricStoneCoINTERNET SOFTWARE IndustryComputer SectorNASDAQ Exchange
Market Cap$3.60B$18.72B$28.65B$9.37B
Dividend YieldN/A3.00%3.09%4.13%
P/E Ratio-16.1284.8748.0923.79
Price / Sales1.4664.051,540.4396.33
Price / Cash6.1681.3136.0156.59
Price / Book1.648.058.425.54
Net Income-$280.92M$343.36M$783.53M$259.97M
7 Day Performance-6.05%-6.57%3.31%-4.67%
1 Month Performance-22.07%-1.15%-1.08%3.29%
1 Year Performance0.72%57.38%53,283.34%17.92%

StoneCo Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
STNE
StoneCo
3.7121 of 5 stars
$12.57
-1.6%
$15.07
+19.9%
+0.7%$3.60B$2.46B-16.1216,793News Coverage
Upcoming Earnings
BRK.A
Berkshire Hathaway
0.4584 of 5 stars
$711,632.08
+0.1%
N/A+10.8%$1.02T$371.43B12.64372,000Trending News
BRK.B
Berkshire Hathaway
0.6507 of 5 stars
$474.39
+0.1%
$520.00
+9.6%
+10.4%$1.02T$371.43B12.64392,400Trending News
PAGS
PagSeguro Digital
3.9559 of 5 stars
$8.00
+1.1%
$11.36
+41.9%
-35.7%$2.64B$3.22B6.568,595News Coverage
ULS
UL Solutions
2.4948 of 5 stars
$70.04
-0.3%
$69.43
-0.9%
+41.2%$14.04B$2.87B41.9415,094News Coverage
Positive News
Upcoming Earnings
Short Interest ↑
ALLE
Allegion
4.7893 of 5 stars
$149.63
-2.1%
$151.57
+1.3%
+27.4%$12.88B$3.77B21.0214,400Analyst Upgrade
Insider Trade
CART
Maplebear
3.2319 of 5 stars
$49.03
-0.2%
$52.30
+6.7%
+49.0%$12.87B$3.38B32.263,265Positive News
Upcoming Earnings
Analyst Forecast
Insider Trade
STN
Stantec
3.0256 of 5 stars
$111.68
-0.3%
N/A+28.9%$12.74B$5.47B46.1532,000News Coverage
Positive News
QXO
QXO
3.6092 of 5 stars
$21.92
+1.3%
$33.17
+51.3%
+61.1%$12.72B$55.95M-2.40195Gap Up
High Trading Volume
RTO
Rentokil Initial
2.4506 of 5 stars
$23.76
-0.3%
N/A-22.1%$12.00B$6.95B15.7368,485News Coverage
FTAI
FTAI Aviation
4.1805 of 5 stars
$113.88
+0.3%
$171.83
+50.9%
+34.7%$11.68B$1.73B542.2940News Coverage
Positive News
Earnings Report
Dividend Announcement
Analyst Forecast
Options Volume
Gap Down

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