StoneCo Ltd. (NASDAQ:STNE – Get Free Report) was the recipient of a large increase in short interest in June. As of June 30th, there was short interest totalling 15,280,000 shares, an increase of 21.9% from the June 15th total of 12,540,000 shares. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 5,230,000 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is currently 2.9 days.
Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth
Several analysts have recently weighed in on the stock. UBS Group upgraded shares of StoneCo from a “neutral” rating to a “buy” rating and lowered their price objective for the company from $21.00 to $17.00 in a research report on Monday, July 8th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. upgraded shares of StoneCo from a “neutral” rating to an “overweight” rating and set a $20.00 price objective on the stock in a research report on Thursday, June 6th. The Goldman Sachs Group lowered their price objective on shares of StoneCo from $21.00 to $15.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research report on Wednesday, June 26th. Barclays reduced their target price on shares of StoneCo from $17.00 to $16.00 and set an “equal weight” rating on the stock in a report on Monday, May 20th. Finally, Susquehanna reduced their target price on shares of StoneCo from $23.00 to $22.00 and set a “positive” rating on the stock in a report on Friday, April 19th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a hold rating and eight have issued a buy rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $19.11.
Institutional Investors Weigh In On StoneCo
A number of large investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Graham Capital Management L.P. boosted its stake in shares of StoneCo by 168.4% during the 3rd quarter. Graham Capital Management L.P. now owns 63,472 shares of the company’s stock valued at $677,000 after purchasing an additional 39,820 shares in the last quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. boosted its stake in shares of StoneCo by 17.5% during the 3rd quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 2,672,681 shares of the company’s stock valued at $28,518,000 after purchasing an additional 397,101 shares in the last quarter. Diversified Trust Co boosted its stake in shares of StoneCo by 3.3% during the 4th quarter. Diversified Trust Co now owns 35,547 shares of the company’s stock valued at $641,000 after purchasing an additional 1,151 shares in the last quarter. SG Americas Securities LLC boosted its stake in shares of StoneCo by 57.7% during the 4th quarter. SG Americas Securities LLC now owns 38,962 shares of the company’s stock valued at $702,000 after purchasing an additional 14,258 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Raymond James Financial Services Advisors Inc. lifted its position in StoneCo by 27.7% during the 4th quarter. Raymond James Financial Services Advisors Inc. now owns 92,464 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,667,000 after acquiring an additional 20,036 shares during the period. Institutional investors own 73.19% of the company’s stock.
StoneCo Trading Up 0.4 %
StoneCo stock traded up $0.05 during trading hours on Friday, reaching $13.47. The stock had a trading volume of 5,028,908 shares, compared to its average volume of 4,630,285. The stock has a market cap of $4.23 billion, a PE ratio of 12.14, a PEG ratio of 0.34 and a beta of 2.33. StoneCo has a 52 week low of $9.34 and a 52 week high of $19.46. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.25, a current ratio of 1.36 and a quick ratio of 1.36. The company has a fifty day simple moving average of $13.57 and a 200-day simple moving average of $15.72.
StoneCo (NASDAQ:STNE – Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Monday, May 13th. The company reported $0.29 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.28 by $0.01. The business had revenue of $623.12 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $633.35 million. StoneCo had a net margin of 14.08% and a return on equity of 12.35%. Analysts forecast that StoneCo will post 1.49 EPS for the current fiscal year.
StoneCo Company Profile
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.