StoneCo Ltd. $STNE Shares Sold by Intech Investment Management LLC

Intech Investment Management LLC decreased its holdings in StoneCo Ltd. (NASDAQ:STNE) by 28.9% in the 3rd quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 105,448 shares of the company’s stock after selling 42,785 shares during the quarter. Intech Investment Management LLC’s holdings in StoneCo were worth $1,994,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently bought and sold shares of STNE. USA Financial Formulas purchased a new position in shares of StoneCo in the 3rd quarter valued at about $55,000. TD Waterhouse Canada Inc. purchased a new stake in StoneCo during the third quarter worth about $55,000. Richardson Financial Services Inc. grew its position in StoneCo by 64.2% during the third quarter. Richardson Financial Services Inc. now owns 2,943 shares of the company’s stock worth $56,000 after buying an additional 1,151 shares during the period. Concord Wealth Partners purchased a new position in StoneCo in the third quarter valued at about $60,000. Finally, Assetmark Inc. increased its holdings in 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 Stories Impacting StoneCo

Here are the key news stories impacting StoneCo this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Analysts remain supportive — a Benzinga roundup shows multiple analyst views that keep StoneCo on the radar for upside, and BTIG reaffirmed a “buy” with a $22 price target (implying meaningful upside from current levels). Expert Outlook: StoneCo Through The Eyes Of 4 Analysts
• Positive Sentiment: Buyback thesis gaining attention — a Seeking Alpha piece argues for management to accelerate repurchases to create a double‑digit buyback yield, which can support the share price if capital returns are executed. StoneCo: I Am Doubling Down To Secure A Double-Digit Buyback Yield
• Positive Sentiment: EPS slightly beat — Q4 EPS of $0.50 topped consensus of $0.48, demonstrating resilient profitability and supporting forward EPS guidance expectations. StoneCo Ltd (STNE) Q4 2025 Earnings Call Highlights
• Neutral Sentiment: Earnings call & presentation posted — management discussed strategic shifts and growth initiatives; read the full transcript and presentation for details on outlook, segment performance and capital allocation. Q4 2025 Earnings Call Transcript Q4 Results Presentation
• Negative Sentiment: Revenue missed estimates — Q4 revenue of $675.4M came in below the ~$704M consensus, signaling softer top‑line demand that could pressure near‑term growth expectations. Earnings Summary: StoneCo Q4
• Negative Sentiment: Adjusted gross profit and impairment headwinds — coverage notes adjusted gross profit for 2025 fell below expectations and StoneCo recorded a Linx-related impairment in Q4, which prompted an intraday stock pullback ahead of today’s bounce. StoneCo stock dips on 2025 adjusted gross profit falling below expectations, Q4 Linx impairment

StoneCo Stock Up 4.1%

Shares of NASDAQ STNE opened at $14.29 on Thursday. The firm has a market cap of $4.09 billion, a P/E ratio of 9.34, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.24 and a beta of 1.78. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.81, a quick ratio of 1.43 and a current ratio of 1.37. StoneCo Ltd. has a 1 year low of $8.95 and a 1 year high of $19.95. The firm’s 50 day moving average price is $15.87 and its 200 day moving average price is $16.61.

StoneCo (NASDAQ:STNE) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Monday, March 2nd. The company reported $0.50 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.48 by $0.02. StoneCo had a return on equity of 21.55% and a net margin of 15.38%.The firm had revenue of $675.42 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $704.26 million. As a group, sell-side analysts anticipate that StoneCo Ltd. will post 1.16 earnings per share for the current year.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several equities analysts recently weighed in on STNE shares. UBS Group dropped their price objective on StoneCo from $20.00 to $19.50 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research note on Wednesday, January 28th. Weiss Ratings reissued a “sell (d+)” rating on shares of StoneCo in a report on Thursday, January 22nd. Santander downgraded StoneCo from an “outperform” rating to a “neutral” rating in a research note on Thursday, January 29th. The Goldman Sachs Group decreased their price objective on shares of StoneCo from $22.00 to $19.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research report on Tuesday, January 27th. Finally, BTIG Research restated a “buy” rating and set a $22.00 target price on shares of StoneCo in a report on Tuesday. Seven equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, two have assigned a Hold rating and three have assigned a Sell rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, the stock has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $17.50.

About StoneCo

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.