StoneCo (STNE) Competitors $19.40 +0.22 (+1.15%) Closing price 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$19.21 -0.19 (-1.00%) As of 07:57 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, Z, GIB, TOST, ZG, FTAI, TRU, and KSPIShould 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), Zillow Group (Z), CGI Group (GIB), Toast (TOST), Zillow Group (ZG), FTAI Aviation (FTAI), TransUnion (TRU), and Joint Stock Company Kaspi.kz (KSPI). StoneCo vs. Its Competitors Berkshire Hathaway Berkshire Hathaway PagSeguro Digital Zillow Group CGI Group Toast Zillow Group FTAI Aviation TransUnion Joint Stock Company Kaspi.kz Berkshire Hathaway (NYSE:BRK.A) and StoneCo (NASDAQ:STNE) are related companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, institutional ownership, profitability, valuation, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, risk and earnings. Is BRK.A or STNE 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 Berkshire Hathaway17.00% 6.96% 3.92% StoneCo -8.37%18.71%4.36% Do analysts recommend BRK.A or STNE? StoneCo has a consensus price target of $16.56, suggesting a potential downside of 14.63%. Given StoneCo's stronger consensus rating and higher probable 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) 0.00StoneCo 1 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 8 Buy rating(s) 2 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.92 Does the media refer more to BRK.A or STNE? In the previous week, Berkshire Hathaway had 9 more articles in the media than StoneCo. MarketBeat recorded 13 mentions for Berkshire Hathaway and 4 mentions for StoneCo. StoneCo's average media sentiment score of 0.90 beat Berkshire Hathaway's score of 0.14 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 5 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 4 Neutral mention(s) 3 Negative mention(s) 1 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral StoneCo 2 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Which has better valuation and earnings, BRK.A or STNE? 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 RatioBerkshire Hathaway$371.43B2.87$89.00B$43.77 thousand16.90StoneCo$2.46B2.26-$280.92M-$0.70-27.71 Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of BRK.A or STNE? 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 hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth. Which has more risk & volatility, BRK.A or STNE? Berkshire Hathaway has a beta of 0.78, suggesting that its share price is 22% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, StoneCo has a beta of 1.91, suggesting that its share price is 91% more volatile than the S&P 500. SummaryStoneCo beats Berkshire Hathaway on 10 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. 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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$5.49B$20.70B$32.12B$10.42BDividend YieldN/A3.53%3.16%4.63%P/E Ratio13.0579.80450.6426.74Price / Sales2.26110.281,982.02162.13Price / Cash9.3984.3737.2060.63Price / Book2.539.287.596.40Net Income-$280.92M$355.93M$809.77M$271.71M7 Day Performance6.07%3.75%4.19%2.85%1 Month Performance29.94%11.16%9.20%9.64%1 Year Performance57.09%87.56%24,222.91%31.62% StoneCo Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)STNEStoneCo3.5178 of 5 stars$19.40+1.1%$16.56-14.6%+56.1%$5.49B$2.46B-27.7116,793BRK.ABerkshire Hathaway0.7326 of 5 stars$737,214.64-0.4%N/A+7.2%$1.06T$371.43B16.84372,000BRK.BBerkshire Hathaway2.2146 of 5 stars$491.51-0.5%$575.00+17.0%+7.5%$1.06T$371.43B16.85392,400PAGSPagSeguro Digital3.5811 of 5 stars$9.69+1.6%$12.17+25.6%+14.4%$3.19B$3.22B7.818,595News CoverageAnalyst UpgradeGap UpZZillow Group2.7194 of 5 stars$87.12-0.8%$88.29+1.3%+38.2%$21.11B$2.24B-335.085,720Analyst UpgradeGIBCGI Group4.0725 of 5 stars$93.14-0.2%$148.25+59.2%-18.2%$20.76B$15.56B17.2290,250Positive NewsTOSTToast3.8138 of 5 stars$40.24+0.7%$45.54+13.2%+57.7%$20.52B$4.96B118.355,700Positive NewsZGZillow Group3.9636 of 5 stars$83.70-0.8%$85.52+2.2%+36.8%$20.28B$2.24B-321.926,856Analyst UpgradeFTAIFTAI Aviation4.0208 of 5 stars$172.51+0.5%$182.83+6.0%+40.9%$17.69B$2.14B42.7040Positive NewsTRUTransUnion4.8676 of 5 stars$89.37-2.6%$112.64+26.0%-8.4%$17.41B$4.36B44.6913,400Positive NewsKSPIJoint Stock Company Kaspi.kz4.2365 of 5 stars$84.61+0.2%$122.00+44.2%-24.3%$16.88B$4.82B7.769,637News CoveragePositive News Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Berkshire Hathaway Competitors Berkshire Hathaway Competitors PagSeguro Digital Competitors Zillow Group Competitors CGI Group Competitors Toast Competitors Zillow Group Competitors FTAI Aviation Competitors TransUnion Competitors Joint Stock Company Kaspi.kz 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 9/19/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersTrump’s national nightmare is herePorter Stansberry and Jeff Brown say a new U.S. national emergency is already underway — and it could trigger ...Porter & Company | SponsoredHe Called Nvidia at $1.10. 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