Upexi (NASDAQ:UPXI – Get Free Report) and StoneCo (NASDAQ:STNE – Get Free Report) are both finance companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their risk, analyst recommendations, valuation, earnings, institutional ownership, profitability and dividends.
Insider and Institutional Ownership
5.7% of Upexi shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 73.2% of StoneCo shares are held by institutional investors. 9.0% of Upexi 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 stock will outperform the market over the long term.
Volatility & Risk
Upexi has a beta of -0.26, meaning that its stock price is 126% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, StoneCo has a beta of 1.68, meaning that its stock price is 68% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Analyst Ratings
This is a breakdown of recent ratings and target prices for Upexi and StoneCo, as reported by MarketBeat.com.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Upexi | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2.00 |
| StoneCo | 0 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2.40 |
Upexi currently has a consensus target price of $5.00, suggesting a potential upside of 413.40%. StoneCo has a consensus target price of $14.30, suggesting a potential upside of 26.77%. Given Upexi’s higher probable upside, research analysts clearly believe Upexi is more favorable than StoneCo.
Profitability
This table compares Upexi and StoneCo’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| Upexi | -984.34% | -157.49% | -22.60% |
| StoneCo | 22.92% | 22.19% | 4.10% |
Earnings & Valuation
This table compares Upexi and StoneCo”s top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Upexi | $25.00 million | 3.44 | -$246.07 million | ($4.06) | -0.24 |
| StoneCo | $13.59 billion | 0.21 | $425.73 million | $2.48 | 4.55 |
StoneCo has higher revenue and earnings than Upexi. Upexi is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than StoneCo, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Summary
StoneCo beats Upexi on 12 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.
About Upexi
Upexi, Inc. manufactures and sells various branded products in the health, wellness, pet, beauty, and other markets. The company was formerly known as Grove, Inc. and changed its name to Upexi, Inc. in August 2022. The company was incorporated in 2018 and is headquartered in Clearwater, Florida.
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.
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