StoneCo (STNE) Competitors $18.29 +0.17 (+0.94%) Closing price 09/12/2025 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$18.24 -0.05 (-0.27%) As of 09/12/2025 07:53 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsEarningsHeadlinesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrendsBuy This Stock STNE vs. BRK.A, BRK.B, PAGS, TRU, KSPI, GFL, FTAI, ALLE, QXO, and ICLRShould 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), TransUnion (TRU), Joint Stock Company Kaspi.kz (KSPI), GFL Environmental (GFL), FTAI Aviation (FTAI), Allegion (ALLE), QXO (QXO), and Icon (ICLR). StoneCo vs. Its Competitors Berkshire Hathaway Berkshire Hathaway PagSeguro Digital TransUnion Joint Stock Company Kaspi.kz GFL Environmental FTAI Aviation Allegion QXO Icon StoneCo (NASDAQ:STNE) and Berkshire Hathaway (NYSE:BRK.A) are related companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, valuation, media sentiment, earnings, analyst recommendations, risk, institutional ownership and dividends. Do insiders & institutionals hold more shares of STNE or BRK.A? 73.2% of StoneCo shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 23.0% of Berkshire Hathaway shares are held by institutional investors. 11.3% of StoneCo shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.4% of Berkshire Hathaway shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term. Does the media prefer STNE or BRK.A? In the previous week, StoneCo had 6 more articles in the media than Berkshire Hathaway. MarketBeat recorded 11 mentions for StoneCo and 5 mentions for Berkshire Hathaway. StoneCo's average media sentiment score of 1.00 beat Berkshire Hathaway's score of 0.80 indicating that StoneCo is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment StoneCo 6 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 2 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Berkshire Hathaway 3 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 2 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Which has more volatility & risk, STNE or BRK.A? StoneCo has a beta of 1.91, meaning that its share price is 91% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Berkshire Hathaway has a beta of 0.78, meaning that its share price is 22% less volatile than the S&P 500. Is STNE or BRK.A more profitable? Berkshire Hathaway has a net margin of 17.00% compared to StoneCo's net margin of -8.37%. StoneCo's return on equity of 18.71% beat Berkshire Hathaway's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets StoneCo-8.37% 18.71% 4.36% Berkshire Hathaway 17.00%6.96%3.92% Which has preferable valuation & earnings, STNE or BRK.A? 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 RatioStoneCo$13.76B0.38-$280.92M-$0.70-26.13Berkshire Hathaway$371.43B2.87$89.00B$43.77 thousand16.93 Do analysts rate STNE or BRK.A? StoneCo presently has a consensus price target of $16.56, suggesting a potential downside of 9.45%. Given StoneCo's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities research analysts clearly believe StoneCo is more favorable than Berkshire Hathaway.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score StoneCo 1 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 8 Buy rating(s) 2 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.92Berkshire Hathaway 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 0.00 SummaryStoneCo beats Berkshire Hathaway on 11 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks. Get StoneCo News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for STNE and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Subscribe Now View SMS TermsBy entering your phone number and clicking the sign-up button, you agree to receive periodic text messages from MarketBeat at the phone number you submitted, including texts that may be sent using an automatic telephone dialing system. Message and data rates may apply. 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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.Skip Chart STNE vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricStoneCoINTERNET SOFTWARE IndustryComputer SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$5.18B$19.84B$31.34B$10.14BDividend YieldN/A3.47%3.16%4.59%P/E Ratio-26.1377.90438.4125.93Price / Sales0.3887.271,775.37198.13Price / Cash8.8783.6136.9460.44Price / Book2.388.617.246.29Net Income-$280.92M$355.98M$808.32M$270.77M7 Day Performance5.72%3.55%3.40%3.88%1 Month Performance16.50%5.40%3.97%4.88%1 Year Performance49.43%69.28%24,081.54%26.01% StoneCo Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)STNEStoneCo3.623 of 5 stars$18.29+0.9%$16.56-9.4%+53.7%$5.18B$13.76B-26.1316,793News CoverageAnalyst ForecastBRK.ABerkshire Hathaway0.7934 of 5 stars$740,397.62-1.3%N/A+9.7%$1.07T$371.43B16.92372,000BRK.BBerkshire Hathaway1.9735 of 5 stars$493.66-1.2%$575.00+16.5%+9.5%$1.06T$371.43B16.92392,400Analyst UpgradePAGSPagSeguro Digital3.9859 of 5 stars$9.52-0.9%$12.17+27.9%+5.4%$3.14B$3.22B7.678,595Positive NewsAnalyst UpgradeTRUTransUnion4.8606 of 5 stars$93.67+4.0%$112.64+20.3%-6.3%$18.25B$4.18B46.8313,400Positive NewsHigh Trading VolumeKSPIJoint Stock Company Kaspi.kz4.4049 of 5 stars$86.96-1.9%$122.00+40.3%-32.4%$17.35B$4.82B7.989,637News CoverageGFLGFL Environmental4.6347 of 5 stars$47.22-1.4%$57.86+22.5%+17.1%$17.16B$5.62B7.4420,000Positive NewsFTAIFTAI Aviation4.1108 of 5 stars$166.42+8.1%$182.83+9.9%+41.8%$17.07B$1.73B41.1940Positive NewsALLEAllegion4.8307 of 5 stars$173.13+0.7%$166.75-3.7%+25.6%$14.86B$3.77B24.0514,400Positive NewsQXOQXO3.6531 of 5 stars$21.98-0.3%$33.73+53.4%+39.1%$14.81B$1.95B-2.41195Positive NewsICLRIcon4.0963 of 5 stars$177.81+1.7%$219.64+23.5%-41.6%$14.36B$8.28B18.2941,900Analyst Downgrade Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Berkshire Hathaway Competitors Berkshire Hathaway Competitors PagSeguro Digital Competitors TransUnion Competitors Joint Stock Company Kaspi.kz Competitors GFL Environmental Competitors FTAI Aviation Competitors Allegion Competitors QXO Competitors Icon Competitors Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NASDAQ:STNE) was last updated on 9/13/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersHe Called Nvidia at $1.10. 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