Key Takeaways STNE expects 2025 adjusted EPS to rise 18% and gross profit to grow 14% year over year. STNE's Q1 EPS rose 36% and gross profit jumped 19%, outperforming full-year growth targets. STNE boosts margins through repricing, deposit shifts and expanding its low-risk credit portfolio.For 2025, StoneCo Ltd. (STNE) has simplified its guidance to two key financial indicators – adjusted gross profit and adjusted earnings per share (EPS). The company expects its adjusted gross profit and adjusted EPS to ...

Key Takeaways StoneCo deposits hit R$8.3B in Q1, up 38% year over year, fueled by rising Pix usage and strategic bundling. STNE's cash sweep strategy could add 75-125 bps annually per R$1B in deposits converted to time deposits. StoneCo's deposit growth enhances retention, credit funding, and cushions interest rate volatility impact.In the first quarter of 2025, StoneCo Ltd.’s (STNE) deposit growth was fueled by rising Pix (Brazilian instant payment ecosystem) usage, strategic bundling and its cash sweep ...

Despite significant volatility caused by the environment, StoneCo ( STNE ) nearly tripled its revenue from 2020 and also became profitable, in not the best scenario. Now, the company targets a significant ramp-up in profit which could potentially makeAs of 2025, I've got over 10 years of researching companies. In total, throughout my investing life, I estimate that I researched (in depth) well over 1000 companies, from commodities like oil, natural gas, gold and copper to tech like Google or Nokia and many ...

Key Takeaways StoneCo repriced nearly all clients in Q1 to align pricing with Brazil's 15% yield curve. STNE's gross profit rose 19% and EPS jumped 36%, both exceeding full-year guidance due to repricing. STNE's Financial Services revenues grew 20%, driven by repricing, with stable MSMB market share.In the first quarter of 2025, StoneCo Ltd. (STNE) strategically executed a broad repricing initiative aimed at preserving profitability in the face of higher interest rates and a widened yield curve from late ...

Key Takeaways STNE surged 54.9% in 3 months, outpacing PagSeguro, DLocal and the broader software industry. StoneCo's repricing strategy drove Q1 gross profit up 19% and EPS up 36%, beating annual growth targets. STNE saw PIX transactions jump 95%, now monetized to boost deposits and reduce card reliance.StoneCo Ltd. (STNE) , a leading provider of financial technology solutions in Brazil, stands to benefit significantly from the global fintech market’s accelerating growth. As the market, valued at $340.10 ...

Key Takeaways STNE surged 30.9% after a Zacks Recommendation upgrade to Outperform on April 9. AXON jumped 42% over 12 weeks as part of the outperforming Zacks Focus List. INTU rose 22.8% over 12 weeks within Zacks' low-turnover ECAP portfolio strategy.The three most widely followed U.S. indexes ended in the red during the holiday-shortened trading week. The Nasdaq Composite declined by 0.44%, whereas the S&P 500 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average lost 0.17% each. Renewed trade tensions with the Europea ...

Investors looking for stocks in the Internet - Software sector might want to consider either StoneCo Ltd. (STNE) or Informatica Inc. (INFA) . But which of these two stocks offers value investors a better bang for their buck right now? We'll need to take a closer look.We have found that the best way to discover great value opportunities is to pair a strong Zacks Rank with a great grade in the Value category of our Style Scores system. The proven Zacks Rank puts an emphasis on earnings estimates and estimate ...

StoneCo (NASDAQ: STNE ) has had a stellar rebound in the first five months of this year, largely driven by the strong performance of Brazilian equities overall, supported by earnings that beat market expectations and align well with the company’sAs a researcher and operations manager at DM Martins Research, I leverage my deep understanding of global markets to provide valuable and actionable insights. Previously, I contributed to TheStreet and currently write for platforms such as TipRanks and GuruFocus. At ...

Brazil-based StoneCo (STNE) and U.S.-headquartered Block (XYZ) are two standout fintech players in 2025. Both companies operate integrated payment and financial service platforms tailored for small- and medium-sized merchants.StoneCo is off to a strong start this year with first-quarter adjusted earnings beating the Zacks Consensus Estimate by 6.3% and improving 17.2% year over year. Effective repricing execution and lower average funding spreads fueled a 19% increase in gross profit, reinforcing the compan ...

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?Before we discuss the reliability of brokerage recommendations and how to use them to your advantage, let's see what these Wall Street heavyweights think about StoneCo Ltd. (STNE) .StoneCo currently has an average brokerage recommenda ...