StoneCo stock
STNENASDAQStoneCo Ltd., TechnologyISIN KYG851581069
59Score 59 out of 100, Neutral
Price and trend
24 / 100
Price history
−56% in one yearThe chart shows daily closes over 8 years, adjusted for stock splits and without dividends. Click into the chart to set a price alert at that price.
Below the 200-day line: the price is 35% below it.
Since January 2026 the 50-day line has been below the 200-day line; the trend has turned down.
Sharply down: the price has fallen very quickly lately (RSI 14).
The price is 57% below its 52-week high. Largest decline in 8 years: 92% (February 2021 to May 2022).
Chart figures for advanced users
- SMA 50$9.75
- Average price of the last 50 trading days, shows the short-term trend.
- SMA 200$11.80
- Average price of the last 200 trading days, shows the long-term trend.
- RSI (14)14
- Relative strength over the last 14 days on a scale from 0 to 100. Above 70 the price counts as overheated, below 30 as sharply fallen.
- MACDbelow the signal line
- Compares a fast and a slow price average. Above its signal line momentum is rising, below it momentum is fading.
- Support$7.39
- The lowest closing price of the last twelve months.
- Resistance$17.99
- The highest closing price of the last twelve months.
Snapshot
Computed from the data by fixed rules, no AI
- StoneCo Ltd. belongs to the Software (Infrastructure) industry (Cayman Islands) and, with a market value of $1.77B, is number 71 of 97 companies in its industry on MEQIRI.
- MEQIRI Score 59 out of 100 (Neutral): rank 468 of 857 in Technology, median 61.
- The P/E is 3 (Software (Infrastructure) median 26.3, own median of recent years 55.1).
In plain words
The numbers on this page in plain words, written by an AI
Strengths
- Modestly valuedP/E 3, Software (Infrastructure) median 26.3, own median 55.1.Valuation 84
- Growing faster than its industryRevenue up 34.9% a year since 2020, Software (Infrastructure) median 18%.Growth 88
- High return on capitalReturn on invested capital 36.8% in fiscal 2025, Software (Infrastructure) median 5.3%.Profitability 84
Weaknesses
- Share price fell sharplyDown 56% over the last 12 months.Momentum 15
- High debtDebt 1.8 times equity (latest quarter), Software (Infrastructure) median 0.44.Stability 37
- Volatile share priceVolatility 61% a year over the last 12 months.Stability 37
Its standout strengths are growth and profitability, while technical analysis and momentum hold the score back.
Daily figure as of 12 Nov 2026
How the score is calculatedScore overview
The fundamentals are in the middle range.
Score history
The full history of up to 20 years comes with MEQIRI Pro.
See plansCrash risk high
How well MEQIRI warnsOne of the 30% with the highest crash risk among smaller stocks.
From 2016 to 2025, 36 in 100 such stocks fell 30% or more within a year, against a group average of 23 in 100.
What drives the risk
- price far below its 52-week high
- weak momentum
- high growth grade (crashed more often in the backtest)
What lowers it
- price not overheated over the past year
Valuation
Valuation signal
Possible value trapClosing price of 11 Nov 2026, used by the daily score.
A fair value is not meaningful here, so the signal follows the valuation grade.
Possible value trap: looks cheap, but high risk.
Valuation metrics
The model puts the fair value at more than four times the share price. That says more about the assumptions than about the company, so a fair value is not meaningful here and the valuation relies on the P/E and the other metrics.
Calculate with your own assumptionsCompany performance
This shows several years of history with an automatic assessment.
Revenue
In the twelve months to 30 Jun 2026, revenue rose 6.5% on the twelve months before. Revenue has grown strongly since 2016, at around 48% per year.
Margins
- Gross margin
- Operating margin
- Net margin
In fiscal 2025: gross 76%, operating 51%, net 16%. Last 12 months: net 24%.
Debt & balance sheet
latest quarterDebt is elevated. Keep an eye on the interest burden and refinancing.
Earnings
- Next earnings
- 12 Nov 2026today
- Last reported
- 13 Aug 2026EPS reported 0.47 (expected 0.46)in line with expectations
Analyst estimates
Analysts have cut their 2027 earnings estimate by 11.4% since 15 Oct 2026. Falling estimates often precede bad news.
- Earnings per share
- 9.77−9.1%
- Revenue
- $2.53B−9.0%
- Earnings per share
- 10.4−11.4%
- Revenue
- $2.63B−9.5%
MEQIRI has stored the estimates since 15 Oct 2026. Until 30 days are available, the card shows the change since that day. Mean estimate according to Financial Modeling Prep. No price target and no recommendation.
Company outlook lowered
Share price after the results: −4.5%Guidance ranges unchanged, but because interest rates are higher than expected the focus is now on the lower end (adjusted gross profit of BRL 6.6 billion to BRL 7 billion, EPS of BRL 10.8 to BRL 11.4).
“In the first half, we delivered BRL 3.1 billion in adjusted gross profits and BRL 4.58 in adjusted basic EPS against our full year 2026 guidance of BRL 6.6 billion to BRL 7 billion in adjusted gross profit and BRL 10.8 billion to BRL 11.4 in adjusted basic EPS.”The outlook is not part of the score and not a recommendation to buy or sell.
From the earnings call on 13 Aug 2026 (fiscal Q2 2026), read by AI.
Insiders
Open-market purchases and sales by executives, board members and major holders
One insider bought on the open market in the last 6 months, $217,163 in total. One insider sold, $309,720 in total.
Sales say less than purchases: many insiders sell on a fixed plan, for taxes or to diversify.
Partial trades from one filing are shown in one row, with the average price.
Source: Form 4 filings with the US Securities and Exchange Commission. Grants, option exercises, gifts and tax withholdings are hidden. Not a recommendation to buy.
What happened at StoneCo
The key events of the last six months from our own data. A click takes you to the matching card.
Sector comparison
857 rated companies in Technology
- This company
- 59
- Sector median
- 61
Categories against the sector median
The median is the middle value: half of the companies in the sector lie above it, half below. Categories with too few comparable companies are left out.
Competitors in Software (Infrastructure)
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ETFs that hold StoneCo
Held by 17 ETFs on Xetra. Shown per index: the ETF with the largest weight.
| ETF | Weight | Cost | Fund size |
|---|---|---|---|
| EMQQ Emerging Markets Internet UCITS ETF AccEMQQ | 0.30% | 0.86% | €87.6M |
| iShares MSCI EM Small Cap UCITS ETFEUNI | 0.09% | 0.74% | €274.03M |
| State Street SPDR MSCI Emerging Markets Small Cap UCITS ETFSPYX | 0.09% | 0.55% | €516.44M |
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| iShares Digitalisation UCITS ETF2B79 | 0.06% | 0.40% | €726.22M |
| State Street SPDR Russell 2000 U.S. Small Cap UCITS ETF (Acc)ZPRR | 0.06% | 0.30% | €4.22B |
| Xtrackers Russell 2000 UCITS ETF 1CXRS2 | 0.06% | 0.30% | €2.17B |
| L&G Russell 2000 US Small Cap Quality UCITS ETFETLZ | 0.05% | 0.30% | €185.82M |
| Avantis Emerging Markets Equity UCITS ETF USD AccAVEM | 0.04% | 0.35% | €277.45M |
Holdings as reported by the funds via FMP, excluding swap ETFs (their holdings are only collateral).
Data status and sources
- Score
- Daily value of 12 Nov 2026, recalculated nightly
- Price
- Closing price of 12 Nov 2026
- Latest annual report
- Fiscal year 2025, period end 31 Dec 2025
- Currency
- Amounts in US dollars, converted at the ECB reference rate of 11 Nov 2026 ($1 = R$5.5565)
- Source
- Financial statements, ratios and prices from Financial Modeling Prep (FMP), based on the company's reports. MEQIRI calculates the score and fair value from them.
Mandatory disclosures for this rating
- ; time horizon around 12 months
- Rated Neutral, published since 7 Nov 2026 (in the score history since 31 Mar 2023)
- Valuation signal Fairly valued since 7 Nov 2026
- End-of-day prices, metrics cached for up to 24 hours
- Score and fair value are estimates from a disclosed model. They are not facts and not a price target.
- Produced by SSM Ventures UG (haftungsbeschränkt), responsible person Sven Brostmeyer, Managing Director, automatically according to the disclosed model.
- Not investment advice. Losses up to and including a total loss are possible. Personal circumstances are not considered.