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StoneCo Ltd. (STNE)

Technology | Software - Infrastructure | George Town, Cayman Islands | NasdaqGS
11.31 USD -0.07 (-0.615%) ⇩ (Oct. 16, 2026, 10:55 a.m. EDT)
Short-term:★★⯪☆☆Long-term:★★⯪☆☆Dividends:★★⯪☆☆
Hot Take ↕ | Oct. 10, 2026, 1:16 a.m. EDT

StoneCo presents a classic 'value trap' scenario where attractive metrics mask deteriorating operational reality. While the stock trades at a fraction of book value with a low P/E, the business is failing to generate growth; revenue expansion has stalled at just 1.6%, and earnings are contracting at a 16.6% annualized rate. The recent price action confirms this distress, with the stock dumping nearly 50% of its value over the last six years despite a recent technical bounce. This recovery is likely a dead cat bounce rather than a reversal, as the company lacks the capital efficiency or market dominance to justify a premium valuation. The massive dividend paid recently appears unsustainable given the shrinking earnings base, raising fears of future cuts. While the balance sheet remains intact, the lack of a credible growth story and the heavy put option positioning suggest the market is pricing in further downside risks. Investors should wait for a confirmed trend in revenue growth before adding to positions.
Model Selection — Backtest MAE (log-scale, lower is better)
ModelMAE
MSTL ✓0.073016
AutoTheta0.077035
AutoETS0.077130
AutoARIMA0.077131

Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: MSTL

Forecast Reliability
Score 35%
H-stat 4.04
Ljung-Box p 0.000
Jarque-Bera p 0.018
Excess Kurtosis -0.28
Attribute Value
Sector Technology
Ex Dividend Date 2026-04-23
Last Dividend Date 2026-04-23
Debt to Equity Ratio 187.682
Revenue per Share 54.04
Market Cap 2,608,036,608
Trailing P/E 4.38
Forward P/E 4.78
Beta 1.54
Profit Margins 24.71%
Website https://www.stoneco.com.br

As of Oct. 10, 2026, 1:16 a.m. EDT: Speculators are positioning for significant volatility rather than a clear directional move. Call Open Interest is heavily concentrated at the $19.47 and $22.00 strikes, suggesting a speculative bet on a massive rally to double or triple the current price. Conversely, Put Open Interest forms a dense wall around the $10.47 to $14.00 range, indicating a hedge against a drop back to the lower end of the trading range. The imbalance in volume versus open interest suggests active trading of these levels rather than long-term positioning.

Dividend Data

Dividend History
Date Dividend Yield %
2026-04-24 2.53 20.703764
Additional Data
dividendYield 0.0
exDividendDate 2026-04-24
trailingAnnualDividendRate 0.0
trailingAnnualDividendYield 0.0
lastDividendValue 2.53
lastDividendDate 2026-04-24
dividendDate 2026-05-04

Info Dump

Attribute Value
52 Week Change -0.36282194
Address1 Harbour Place
Address2 4th Floor 103 South Church Street PO Box 10240
All Time High 95.12
All Time Low 6.81
Ask 14.44
Ask Size 1
Average Analyst Rating 2.2 - Buy
Average Daily Volume10 Day 8,932,000
Average Daily Volume3 Month 5,673,881
Average Volume 5,673,881
Average Volume10Days 8,932,000
Beta 1.543
Bid 8.14
Bid Size 2
Book Value 7.736031
City George Town
Country Cayman Islands
Crypto Tradeable 0
Currency USD
Current Price 11.31
Current Ratio 1.262
Custom Price Alert Confidence HIGH
Date Short Interest 1,790,726,400
Day High 11.5
Day Low 11.255
Debt To Equity 187.682
Display Name StoneCo
Dividend Date 1,777,852,800
Dividend Yield 0.0
Earnings Call Timestamp End 1,794,513,600
Earnings Call Timestamp Start 1,794,513,600
Earnings Growth -0.166
Earnings Quarterly Growth -0.257
Earnings Timestamp 1,794,513,600
Earnings Timestamp End 1,794,513,600
Earnings Timestamp Start 1,794,513,600
Ebitda 6,820,098,048
Ebitda Margins 0.50197
Enterprise To Ebitda 1.676
Enterprise To Revenue 0.841
Enterprise Value 11,431,883,776
Eps Current Year 10.37895
Eps Forward 2.3675816
Eps Trailing Twelve Months 2.58
Esg Populated 0
Ex Dividend Date 1,776,988,800
Exchange NMS
Exchange Data Delayed By 15
Exchange Timezone Name America/New_York
Exchange Timezone Short Name EDT
Fifty Day Average 10.111
Fifty Day Average Change 1.1990004
Fifty Day Average Change Percent 0.11858375
Fifty Two Week Change Percent -36.282192
Fifty Two Week High 19.64
Fifty Two Week High Change -8.329999
Fifty Two Week High Change Percent -0.42413437
Fifty Two Week Low 8.95
Fifty Two Week Low Change 2.3600006
Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent 0.26368722
Fifty Two Week Range 8.95 - 19.64
Financial Currency BRL
First Trade Date Milliseconds 1,540,474,200,000
Float Shares 204,662,847
Forward Eps 2.3675816
Forward P E 4.7770267
Free Cashflow 7,076,109,824
Full Exchange Name NasdaqGS
Fullday Change -0.069999695
Fullday Change Percent -0.61511153
Fullday Price 11.31
Gmt Off Set Milliseconds -14,400,000
Gross Margins 0.71558
Gross Profits 9,722,394,624
Has Pre Post Market Data 1
Held Percent Insiders 0.03285
Held Percent Institutions 0.8011
Implied Shares Outstanding 230,595,632
Industry Software - Infrastructure
Industry Disp Software - Infrastructure
Industry Key software-infrastructure
Is Earnings Date Estimate 0
Language en-US
Last Dividend Date 1,776,988,800
Last Dividend Value 2.53
Last Fiscal Year End 1,767,139,200
Long Business Summary 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. The company provides financial services, including payment, prepayment, digital banking, and credit solutions. It offers payment solutions of electronic payments and alternative payment methods, such as payment slips and Pix transactions; digital product to help merchants improve their consumers' experience, which include split-payment processing, multi-payment processing, and recurring payments for subscriptions; and tap on phone solution. In addition, the company provides prepayment; digital banking; and credit solution. The company serves online, offline, and omni-channel sales clients under Stone, tonstone, and paggar.me. StoneCo Ltd. was founded in 2012 and is based in George Town, the Cayman Islands.
Long Name StoneCo Ltd.
Market us_market
Market Cap 2,608,036,608
Market State REGULAR
Max Age 86,400
Message Board Id finmb_584499446
Most Recent Quarter 1,782,777,600
Net Income To Common 3,485,976,064
Next Fiscal Year End 1,798,675,200
Non Diluted Market Cap 2,189,505,525
Number Of Analyst Opinions 17
Open 11.45
Operating Cashflow 4,705,259,008
Operating Margins 0.39575002
Payout Ratio 0.0
Previous Close 11.38
Price Eps Current Year 1.0897056
Price Hint 2
Price To Book 1.46199
Price To Sales Trailing12 Months 0.19195567
Profit Margins 0.24714
Quick Ratio 1.133
Quote Source Name Nasdaq Real Time Price
Quote Type EQUITY
Recommendation Key buy
Recommendation Mean 2.17647
Region US
Regular Market Change -0.069999695
Regular Market Change Percent -0.61511153
Regular Market Day High 11.5
Regular Market Day Low 11.255
Regular Market Day Range 11.255 - 11.5
Regular Market Open 11.45
Regular Market Previous Close 11.38
Regular Market Price 11.31
Regular Market Time 1,792,162,518
Regular Market Volume 641,964
Return On Assets 0.06863
Return On Equity 0.33968
Revenue Growth 0.016
Revenue Per Share 54.04
Sand P52 Week Change 0.16207206
Sector Technology
Sector Disp Technology
Sector Key technology
Shares Outstanding 216,544,468
Shares Percent Shares Out 0.045700002
Shares Short 10,532,267
Shares Short Previous Month Date 1,788,134,400
Shares Short Prior Month 20,009,096
Short Name StoneCo Ltd.
Short Percent Of Float 0.067
Short Ratio 1.72
Source Interval 15
Symbol STNE
Target High Price 23.759918
Target Low Price 8.115917
Target Mean Price 15.1287365
Target Median Price 14.83797
Total Cash 8,196,646,912
Total Cash Per Share 35.546
Total Debt 16,962,031,616
Total Revenue 13,586,661,376
Tradeable 0
Trailing Annual Dividend Rate 0.0
Trailing Annual Dividend Yield 0.0
Trailing Eps 2.58
Trailing P E 4.3837214
Trailing Peg Ratio None
Triggerable 1
Two Hundred Day Average 12.42565
Two Hundred Day Average Change -1.1156492
Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent -0.089785986
Type Disp Equity
Volume 641,964
Website https://www.stoneco.com.br
Zip KY1-1002