StoneCo (NASDAQ:STNE – Get Free Report) and Coincheck Group (NASDAQ:CNCK – Get Free Report) are both finance companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, dividends, profitability, analyst recommendations, valuation, risk and institutional ownership.
Volatility and Risk
StoneCo has a beta of 1.75, suggesting that its stock price is 75% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Coincheck Group has a beta of 0.49, suggesting that its stock price is 51% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Profitability
This table compares StoneCo and Coincheck Group’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| StoneCo | 22.92% | 22.19% | 4.10% |
| Coincheck Group | -0.30% | -7.94% | -1.23% |
Earnings & Valuation
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| StoneCo | $2.53 billion | 0.99 | $425.73 million | $2.48 | 4.08 |
| Coincheck Group | $3.02 billion | 0.11 | -$12.10 million | ($0.06) | -32.83 |
StoneCo has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Coincheck Group. Coincheck Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than StoneCo, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Analyst Recommendations
This is a summary of recent recommendations and price targets for StoneCo and Coincheck Group, as provided by MarketBeat.com.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| StoneCo | 0 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2.40 |
| Coincheck Group | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2.00 |
StoneCo currently has a consensus price target of $14.30, indicating a potential upside of 41.44%. Coincheck Group has a consensus price target of $3.75, indicating a potential upside of 90.36%. Given Coincheck Group’s higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Coincheck Group is more favorable than StoneCo.
Institutional & Insider Ownership
73.2% of StoneCo shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 33.2% of Coincheck Group shares are held by institutional investors. 65.1% of Coincheck Group shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
Summary
StoneCo beats Coincheck Group on 11 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.
About StoneCo
StoneCo Ltd. provides financial technology and software solutions to merchants and integrated partners to conduct electronic commerce across in-store, online, and mobile channels in Brazil. It distributes its solutions, principally through proprietary Stone Hubs, which offer hyper-local sales and services; and sells solutions to brick-and-mortar and digital merchants through sales team. The company served small-and-medium-sized businesses; and marketplaces, e-commerce platforms, and integrated software vendors. StoneCo Ltd. was founded in 2000 and is headquartered in George Town, the Cayman Islands.
About Coincheck Group
Coincheck Group NV. is a Dutch public limited liability company and a holding company of Coincheck, Inc. which operates one of the largest multi-cryptocurrency marketplaces and crypto asset exchanges in Japan and is regulated by the Financial Services Agency of Japan. The company was founded on February 18, 2022 and is headquartered in Amsterdam, Netherland.
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