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After finishing at $8.58 in the prior trading day, StoneCo Ltd (NASDAQ: STNE) closed at $8.56, down -0.23%. In other words, the price has decreased by -$0.23 from its previous closing price. On the day, 5.39 million shares were traded. STNE stock price reached its highest trading level at $8.77 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $8.52.
Ratios:
Our goal is to gain a better understanding of STNE by taking a closer look at its different ratios. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 1.42 and its Current Ratio is at 1.42. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 0.66 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 0.47.
On September 05, 2024, Morgan Stanley Downgraded its rating to Underweight which previously was Equal-Weight and also lowered its target price recommendation from $16.50 to $7.
UBS Upgraded its Neutral to Buy on July 08, 2024, whereas the target price for the stock was revised from $21 to $17.
Valuation Measures:
Investors should consider key stock statistics when deciding whether to invest or divest. In the wake of the recent closing price, STNE now has a Market Capitalization of 2540394240 and an Enterprise Value of 8242953728. As of this moment, StoneCo’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 6.99, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 6.91. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 0.32. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 2.59 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 0.91. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 0.668 whereas that against EBITDA is 1.358.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for STNE is 2.25, which has changed by -0.5259669 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.24440956 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, STNE has reached a high of $19.46, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $7.72. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -5.41%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -29.49%.
Shares Statistics:
The stock has traded on average 5.57M shares per day over the past 3-months and 5239060 shares per day over the last 10 days, according to various share statistics. A total of 278.03M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 256.16M. Insiders hold about 16.38% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 67.33% stake in the company. Shares short for STNE as of 1735603200 were 26312245 with a Short Ratio of 4.72, compared to 1732838400 on 18276201. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 26312245 and a Short% of Float of 9.6999995.
Earnings Estimates
The firm’s stock currently is rated by 8.0 analysts. The consensus estimate for the next quarter is $1.81, with high estimates of $2.04 and low estimates of $1.55.
Analysts are recommending an EPS of between $7.1 and $6.65 for the fiscal current year, implying an average EPS of $6.87. EPS for the following year is $8.1, with 12.0 analysts recommending between $8.76 and $7.35.
Revenue Estimates
4 analysts predict $3.6B in revenue for the current quarter. It ranges from a high estimate of $3.69B to a low estimate of $3.56B. As of the current estimate, StoneCo Ltd’s year-ago sales were $3.25BFor the next quarter, 4 analysts are estimating revenue of $3.5B. There is a high estimate of $3.52B for the next quarter, whereas the lowest estimate is $3.48B.
A total of 10 analysts have provided revenue estimates for STNE’s current fiscal year. The highest revenue estimate was $14.39B, while the lowest revenue estimate was $13.19B, resulting in an average revenue estimate of $13.37B. In the same quarter a year ago, actual revenue was $12.05BBased on 11 analysts’ estimates, the company’s revenue will be $15.11B in the next fiscal year. The high estimate is $15.89B and the low estimate is $14.54B.
