DNB Asset Management AS Purchases Shares of 56,196 StoneCo Ltd. $STNE

DNB Asset Management AS acquired a new position in shares of StoneCo Ltd. (NASDAQ:STNE) in the third quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor acquired 56,196 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $1,063,000.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also modified their holdings of the company. USA Financial Formulas bought a new stake in StoneCo during the third quarter worth about $55,000. TD Waterhouse Canada Inc. acquired a new position in shares of StoneCo during the 3rd quarter worth approximately $55,000. Richardson Financial Services Inc. raised its stake in shares of StoneCo by 64.2% during the 3rd quarter. Richardson Financial Services Inc. now owns 2,943 shares of the company’s stock worth $56,000 after purchasing an additional 1,151 shares in the last quarter. Concord Wealth Partners acquired a new stake in shares of StoneCo in the 3rd quarter valued at approximately $60,000. Finally, Assetmark Inc. grew its stake in shares of StoneCo by 773.6% in the third quarter. Assetmark Inc. now owns 3,608 shares of the company’s stock valued at $68,000 after buying an additional 3,195 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 73.19% of the company’s stock.

Key StoneCo News

Here are the key news stories impacting StoneCo this week:

• Positive Sentiment: BTIG reaffirmed a “buy” rating and set a $22 price target (implies meaningful upside vs. current levels), supporting longer‑term bullish views. BTIG Reaffirms Buy
• Positive Sentiment: StoneCo beat EPS estimates (reported $0.50 vs. ~$0.48 consensus), which helps underwrite profitability narratives despite other misses. Earnings Beat (Zacks)
• Positive Sentiment: Institutional activity shows heavy repositioning (e.g., BlackRock materially increased its stake), which can provide a support floor if inflows continue. QuiverQuant Institutional Moves
• Neutral Sentiment: Company released the full Q4 results, slide deck and earnings call transcript — useful for investors who want to dig into segment performance, guidance and management commentary. Press Release & Slides
• Neutral Sentiment: Seeking Alpha published the full earnings transcript and presentation — helpful to assess management tone on Pix, credit trends and growth priorities. Earnings Call Transcript
• Negative Sentiment: Revenue came in materially below expectations (reported ~$675M vs. consensus nearer ~$704M; some third‑party feeds showed much larger consensus misses), and adjusted gross profit fell short — the primary reason for the stock weakness. Revenue & Gross Profit Miss (QuiverQuant)
• Negative Sentiment: Seeking Alpha and other reports call out a Linx impairment and weaker operating/cash‑flow metrics, which amplify near‑term earnings quality concerns and likely drove the intra‑day selling. Linx Impairment & Gross Profit Shortfall
• Negative Sentiment: Investor scrutiny on credit exposure and Pix growth (payment rails) could pressure sentiment until management gives clearer guidance or trend improvement. Credit & Pix Scrutiny

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

STNE has been the topic of several analyst reports. UBS Group dropped their price target on shares of StoneCo from $20.00 to $19.50 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research report on Wednesday, January 28th. The Goldman Sachs Group dropped their target price on shares of StoneCo from $22.00 to $19.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a report on Tuesday, January 27th. BTIG Research reiterated a “buy” rating and set a $22.00 price target on shares of StoneCo in a report on Tuesday. Zacks Research lowered StoneCo from a “hold” rating to a “strong sell” rating in a research note on Monday, February 2nd. Finally, Weiss Ratings reaffirmed a “sell (d+)” rating on shares of StoneCo in a research report on Thursday, January 22nd. Seven equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, two have given a Hold rating and three have issued a Sell rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, StoneCo has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $17.50.

StoneCo Stock Down 19.4%

Shares of STNE opened at $13.73 on Wednesday. The firm has a market cap of $3.93 billion, a P/E ratio of 8.97, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.30 and a beta of 1.78. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.72, a quick ratio of 1.43 and a current ratio of 1.43. StoneCo Ltd. has a 52 week low of $8.64 and a 52 week high of $19.95. The firm’s 50-day simple moving average is $15.87 and its 200 day simple moving average is $16.63.

StoneCo (NASDAQ:STNE) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Monday, March 2nd. The company reported $0.50 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.48 by $0.02. StoneCo had a net margin of 15.38% and a return on equity of 21.33%. The firm had revenue of $675.42 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $704.26 million. On average, analysts forecast that StoneCo Ltd. will post 1.16 earnings per share for the current year.

StoneCo Profile

StoneCo Ltd., commonly known as Stone, is a Brazilian financial technology company that provides integrated digital payment solutions and related financial services to merchants. Through its cloud-based platform, Stone enables businesses of all sizes to accept a variety of payment methods, including point-of-sale (POS) terminals, mobile card readers and e-commerce gateways. In addition to payment acceptance, the company offers value-added services such as working capital loans, digital banking products and automated billing tools designed to help merchants manage cash flow and streamline operations.

Since its founding in 2012 by André Street and Eduardo Pontes, Stone has focused on serving over half a million merchants across Brazil’s retail, restaurant and services sectors.