StoneCo (STNE) Competitors $12.91 -0.45 (-3.37%) Closing price 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$12.82 -0.09 (-0.70%) As of 05:07 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. ULS, ALLE, RTO, FTAI, CART, ICLR, STN, MEDP, WPP, and HQYShould you be buying StoneCo stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of StoneCo include UL Solutions (ULS), Allegion (ALLE), Rentokil Initial (RTO), FTAI Aviation (FTAI), Maplebear (CART), ICON Public (ICLR), Stantec (STN), Medpace (MEDP), WPP (WPP), and HealthEquity (HQY). These companies are all part of the "business services" industry. StoneCo vs. UL Solutions Allegion Rentokil Initial FTAI Aviation Maplebear ICON Public Stantec Medpace WPP HealthEquity UL Solutions (NYSE:ULS) and StoneCo (NASDAQ:STNE) are both business services companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, analyst recommendations, risk, institutional ownership, media sentiment, valuation, dividends, community ranking and profitability. Does the MarketBeat Community believe in ULS or STNE? StoneCo received 179 more outperform votes than UL Solutions when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 58.82% of users gave UL Solutions an outperform vote while only 56.06% of users gave StoneCo an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformUL SolutionsOutperform Votes2058.82% Underperform Votes1441.18% StoneCoOutperform Votes19956.06% Underperform Votes15643.94% Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in ULS or STNE? 73.2% of StoneCo shares are held by institutional investors. 1.2% of UL Solutions 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, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth. Is ULS or STNE more profitable? StoneCo has a net margin of 16.02% compared to UL Solutions' net margin of 11.36%. UL Solutions' return on equity of 44.52% beat StoneCo's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets UL Solutions11.36% 44.52% 12.48% StoneCo 16.02%13.92%4.09% Does the media refer more to ULS or STNE? In the previous week, UL Solutions had 4 more articles in the media than StoneCo. MarketBeat recorded 17 mentions for UL Solutions and 13 mentions for StoneCo. UL Solutions' average media sentiment score of 1.37 beat StoneCo's score of 1.31 indicating that UL Solutions is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment UL Solutions 10 Very Positive mention(s) 3 Positive mention(s) 2 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive StoneCo 12 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Do analysts recommend ULS or STNE? UL Solutions currently has a consensus target price of $69.43, indicating a potential downside of 3.29%. StoneCo has a consensus target price of $15.63, indicating a potential upside of 16.95%. Given StoneCo's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe StoneCo is more favorable than UL Solutions.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score UL Solutions 0 Sell rating(s) 5 Hold rating(s) 3 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.38StoneCo 1 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 7 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.80 Which has higher valuation and earnings, ULS or STNE? StoneCo has higher revenue and earnings than UL Solutions. StoneCo is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than UL Solutions, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioUL Solutions$2.91B4.95$260M$1.6742.99StoneCo$13.27B0.29$318.89M-$0.78-17.13 SummaryStoneCo beats UL Solutions on 10 of the 18 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. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding {thisCompany.Symbol} and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?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.Skip Chart STNE vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricStoneCoData processing & preparation IndustryComputer SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$3.82B$4.31B$25.24B$8.48BDividend YieldN/A3.83%2.89%4.11%P/E Ratio10.4486.1645.0620.05Price / Sales0.291,266.122,180.85116.44Price / Cash6.4133.7434.7834.62Price / Book1.406.456.794.61Net Income$318.89M$44.05M$737.99M$248.19M7 Day Performance-4.50%-0.23%0.54%2.97%1 Month Performance10.78%28.99%16.29%16.58%1 Year Performance-11.93%19.61%52,512.20%8.16% StoneCo Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)STNEStoneCo4.3546 of 5 stars$12.91-3.4%$15.63+21.0%-10.0%$3.69B$13.27B10.0915,500Positive NewsULSUL Solutions2.8378 of 5 stars$70.42+0.4%$67.93-3.5%+88.9%$14.10B$2.91B43.4715,233Positive NewsDividend AnnouncementALLEAllegion4.4659 of 5 stars$143.81+1.4%$140.40-2.4%+16.5%$12.37B$3.82B21.0911,000Positive NewsAnalyst RevisionRTORentokil Initial2.0342 of 5 stars$23.04-1.0%N/A-13.9%$11.63B$5.44B15.2562,900FTAIFTAI Aviation4.6603 of 5 stars$112.96+5.4%$171.83+52.1%+49.0%$11.58B$1.91B-1,129.4940Positive NewsCARTMaplebear2.9865 of 5 stars$43.61-0.4%$50.61+16.0%+43.1%$11.45B$3.38B29.273,380Positive NewsAnalyst ForecastGap UpICLRICON Public4.4515 of 5 stars$140.22+4.7%$215.33+53.6%-58.6%$11.32B$8.19B14.7141,100STNStantec2.3512 of 5 stars$93.38-1.0%N/A+27.3%$10.65B$7.50B42.4526,000News CoverageAnalyst RevisionMEDPMedpace4.7685 of 5 stars$313.74+6.0%$349.30+11.3%-22.8%$9.02B$2.16B24.845,200Positive NewsWPPWPP2.0959 of 5 stars$40.10+1.9%N/A-24.6%$8.65B$14.74B6.72115,500HQYHealthEquity3.2294 of 5 stars$96.66+6.9%$111.75+15.6%+27.4%$8.36B$1.20B88.683,720Positive News Related Companies and Tools Related Companies UL Solutions Competitors Allegion Competitors Rentokil Initial Competitors FTAI Aviation Competitors Maplebear Competitors ICON Public Competitors Stantec Competitors Medpace Competitors WPP Competitors HealthEquity 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 5/21/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersMarket Panic: Trump Just Dropped a Bomb on Your Stockstock Market Panic: Trump Just Dropped a Bomb on Your Stocks The market is in freefall—and Trump's new tarif...American Alternative | SponsoredGold Hits New Highs as Global Markets SpiralWhen Trump took office in 2017, gold was just $1,100 an ounce. 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