The stock price of StoneCo Ltd (NASDAQ: STNE) has jumped by 1.43 compared to previous close of 13.65. Despite this, the company has seen a gain of 4.25% in its stock price over the last five trading days. zacks.com reported 2025-06-02 that StoneCo, Axon and Intuit stand out as Zacks-backed winners amid market weakness and rising global trade tensions.
Is It Worth Investing in StoneCo Ltd (NASDAQ: STNE) Right Now?
Additionally, the 36-month beta value for STNE is 1.93. There are mixed opinions on the stock, with 10 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 3 rating it as “overweight,” 2 rating it as “hold,” and 0 rating it as “sell.”
The public float for STNE is 248.88M and currently, short sellers hold a 10.38% ratio of that float. The average trading volume of STNE on June 02, 2025 was 6.22M shares.
STNE’s Market Performance
STNE’s stock has seen a 4.25% increase for the week, with a -0.32% drop in the past month and a 51.48% gain in the past quarter. The volatility ratio for the week is 1.11%, and the volatility levels for the past 30 days are at 2.47% for StoneCo Ltd . The simple moving average for the past 20 days is 2.77% for STNE’s stock, with a 27.02% simple moving average for the past 200 days.
Analysts’ Opinion of STNE
Morgan Stanley, on the other hand, stated in their research note that they expect to see STNE reach a price target of $7, previously predicting the price at $16.50. The rating they have provided for STNE stocks is “Underweight” according to the report published on September 05th, 2024.
UBS gave a rating of “Buy” to STNE, setting the target price at $17 in the report published on July 08th of the previous year.
STNE Trading at 10.10% from the 50-Day Moving Average
After a stumble in the market that brought STNE to its low price for the period of the last 52 weeks, the company was unable to rebound, for now settling with -8.20% of loss for the given period.
Insider Trading
Reports are indicating that there were more than several insider trading activities at STNE starting from Mali Investment Holdings Ltd., who proposed sale 34,500 shares at the price of $11.63 back on Mar 24 ’25. After this action, Mali Investment Holdings Ltd. now owns shares of StoneCo Ltd, valued at $401,109 using the latest closing price.
Stock Fundamentals for STNE
Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:
- 0.49 for the present operating margin
- 0.74 for the gross margin
The net margin for StoneCo Ltd stands at -0.1. The total capital return value is set at 0.3. Equity return is now at value -8.85, with -2.23 for asset returns.
Based on StoneCo Ltd (STNE), the company’s capital structure generated 0.54 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at -0.04. The debt to equity ratio resting at 1.18. The interest coverage ratio of the stock is 5.18.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is 988.16 million with net debt to EBITDA at 5.68. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 2.21. The receivables turnover for the company is 0.36for trailing twelve months and the total asset turnover is 0.25. The liquidity ratio also appears to be rather interesting for investors as it stands at 1.39.
Conclusion
In conclusion, StoneCo Ltd (STNE) has seen mixed performance in recent times. Analysts have a mixed opinion on the stock, with some rating it as a “buy” and others rating it as a “hold”. It is worth mentioning that the stock is currently trading in close proximity to its 50-day moving average and its 52-week high..
