StoneCo (NASDAQ:STNE) Issues FY 2026 Earnings Guidance

StoneCo (NASDAQ:STNE) issued an update on its FY 2026 earnings guidance on Thursday. The company provided earnings per share guidance of 2.101-2.218 for the period, compared to the consensus EPS estimate of 2.210.

StoneCo Stock Down 1.7%

Shares of NASDAQ:STNE opened at $7.72 on Friday. StoneCo has a 1 year low of $7.06 and a 1 year high of $18.19. The business has a 50 day simple moving average of $9.75 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $11.86. The firm has a market capitalization of $1.92 billion, a PE ratio of 3.12, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.22 and a beta of 1.76. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.84, a current ratio of 1.26 and a quick ratio of 1.26.

StoneCo (NASDAQ:STNE) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, November 12th. The company reported $0.45 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.48 by ($0.03). The business had revenue of $126.71 million for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $715.99 million. StoneCo had a net margin of 22.92% and a return on equity of 22.19%. StoneCo has set its FY 2026 guidance at 2.101-2.218 EPS. On average, equities analysts predict that StoneCo will post 2.21 EPS for the current year.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several research analysts recently commented on the stock. Jefferies Financial Group started coverage on shares of StoneCo in a research note on Thursday, July 23rd. They issued a “hold” rating and a $12.60 price target on the stock. The Goldman Sachs Group lowered their price objective on shares of StoneCo from $11.00 to $9.50 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a research report on Friday, October 30th. Weiss Ratings cut shares of StoneCo from a “hold (c)” rating to a “hold (c-)” rating in a research report on Tuesday, November 3rd. Finally, UBS Group downgraded shares of StoneCo from a “buy” rating to a “neutral” rating and dropped their target price for the stock from $15.00 to $8.50 in a research note on Thursday, November 5th. Two analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and eight have assigned a Hold rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the company currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $12.30.

Insider Transactions at StoneCo

In other StoneCo news, Director Silvio Morais sold 21,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Wednesday, September 2nd. The stock was sold at an average price of $9.91, for a total value of $208,110.00. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through the SEC website. 11.25% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

About StoneCo

StoneCo Ltd. is a Brazilian financial technology company that provides payment processing and business management solutions, primarily to merchants in Brazil. Its services are designed to help businesses accept and manage payments across in-person and online channels. The company’s offerings include payment terminals, digital payment tools, financial services and software for managing business operations. Through brands such as Stone, Pagar.me and Linx, StoneCo serves businesses ranging from smaller merchants to larger retailers.