StoneCo Ltd (NASDAQ: STNE) has a higher price-to-earnings ratio of 9.89x compared to its average ratio. STNE has 36-month beta value of 2.30. Analysts have mixed views on the stock, with 2 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 1 as “overweight,” 4 as “hold,” and 1 as “sell.”
The public float for STNE is 256.45M, and currently, short sellers hold a 7.59% ratio of that float. The average trading volume of STNE on September 30, 2024 was 5.60M shares.
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STNE) stock’s latest price update
The stock price of StoneCo Ltd (NASDAQ: STNE) has surged by 3.24 when compared to previous closing price of 11.11, but the company has seen a 1.50% gain in its stock price over the last five trading sessions. zacks.com reported 2024-09-25 that Investors often turn to recommendations made by Wall Street analysts before making a Buy, Sell, or Hold decision about a stock. While media reports about rating changes by these brokerage-firm employed (or sell-side) analysts often affect a stock’s price, do they really matter?
STNE’s Market Performance
STNE’s stock has risen by 1.50% in the past week, with a monthly drop of -11.90% and a quarterly drop of -4.34%. The volatility ratio for the week is 3.35% while the volatility levels for the last 30 days are 4.11% for StoneCo Ltd The simple moving average for the past 20 days is -3.93% for STNE’s stock, with a -23.85% simple moving average for the past 200 days.
Analysts’ Opinion of STNE
Many brokerage firms have already submitted their reports for STNE stocks, with Morgan Stanley repeating the rating for STNE by listing it as a “Underweight.” The predicted price for STNE in the upcoming period, according to Morgan Stanley is $7 based on the research report published on September 05, 2024 of the current year 2024.
UBS, on the other hand, stated in their research note that they expect to see STNE reach a price target of $17, previously predicting the price at $21. The rating they have provided for STNE stocks is “Buy” according to the report published on July 08th, 2024.
JP Morgan gave a rating of “Overweight” to STNE, setting the target price at $20 in the report published on June 06th of the current year.
STNE Trading at -10.20% from the 50-Day Moving Average
After a stumble in the market that brought STNE to its low price for the period of the last 52 weeks, the company was unable to rebound, for now settling with -41.06% of loss for the given period.
Volatility was left at 4.11%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 3.35%, as shares sank -13.04% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading -11.15% lower at present.
During the last 5 trading sessions, STNE rose by +1.50%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by -26.85% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $11.85. In addition, StoneCo Ltd saw -36.38% in overturn over a single year, with a tendency to cut further losses.
Stock Fundamentals for STNE
Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:
- 0.04 for the present operating margin
- 0.73 for the gross margin
The net margin for StoneCo Ltd stands at 0.16. The total capital return value is set at 0.02. Equity return is now at value 13.85, with 4.30 for asset returns.
Based on StoneCo Ltd (STNE), the company’s capital structure generated 0.31 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at -0.51. The debt to equity ratio resting at 0.45. The interest coverage ratio of the stock is 0.59.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is 3.5 billion with net debt to EBITDA at 0.93. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 1.91. The receivables turnover for the company is 0.42for trailing twelve months and the total asset turnover is 0.23. The liquidity ratio also appears to be rather interesting for investors as it stands at 1.36.
Conclusion
To put it simply, StoneCo Ltd (STNE) has had a mixed performance in recent times. Analysts have a mixed opinion on the stock, with some rating it as a “buy” and others as a “hold”. It’s important to note that the stock is currently trading at a significant distance from its 50-day moving average and its 52-week high.
