StoneCo Ltd. (STNE) Stock Falls on Q4 2025 Earnings

StoneCo Ltd. (STNE) reported fourth-quarter 2025 revenue of $675.4 million, a year-over-year increase of 220.8%. This came in well below the consensus revenue estimate of $3.85 billion.

Gross profit: $510.2 million (+646.5% YoY)

Operating profit: $371.8 million (-156.5% YoY)

Net income attributable to common shareholders: $138.2 million (-129.2% YoY)

Diluted earnings per share: $0.36 (-103.6% YoY)

Balance sheet and cash-flow highlights:

Cash from operating activities: $128.8 million (-364.5% YoY)

Purchases of property, plant and equipment (capex): $28.9 million (down 12.2% YoY)

Cash and cash equivalents: $874.2 million (+3.3% YoY)

Total liabilities: $9.29 billion (+33.6% YoY)

Cost of sales: $165.3 million (+16.2% YoY)

Market and expectations: analysts had forecast EPS of $2.68, versus the reported $0.36. The stock was down 4.29% since market close following the release.

Note: This financials data is sourced from a third-party provider and has not been independently verified by Quiver.

StoneCo Ltd. Hedge Fund Activity

We have seen 166 institutional investors add shares of StoneCo Ltd. stock to their portfolio, and 169 decrease their positions in their most recent quarter.

Here are some of the largest recent moves:

BLACKROCK, INC. added 10,039,286 shares (+46.0%) to their portfolio in Q4 2025, for an estimated $148,481,039
ATMOS CAPITAL GESTAO DE RECURSOS LTDA. removed 8,938,117 shares (-100.0%) from their portfolio in Q4 2025, for an estimated $132,194,750
SPX GESTAO DE RECURSOS LTDA added 4,783,158 shares (+1054.8%) to their portfolio in Q4 2025, for an estimated $70,742,906
DRIEHAUS CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC removed 4,026,605 shares (-79.5%) from their portfolio in Q4 2025, for an estimated $59,553,487
SLATE PATH CAPITAL LP removed 3,778,541 shares (-100.0%) from their portfolio in Q4 2025, for an estimated $55,884,621
CLARK CAPITAL MANAGEMENT GROUP, INC. removed 3,387,830 shares (-100.0%) from their portfolio in Q4 2025, for an estimated $50,106,005
NUVEEN, LLC removed 3,221,862 shares (-76.5%) from their portfolio in Q4 2025, for an estimated $47,651,338

To track hedge funds' stock portfolios, check out Quiver Quantitative's institutional holdings dashboard.

StoneCo Ltd. Analyst Ratings

Wall Street analysts have issued reports on $STNE in the last several months. We have seen 2 firms issue buy ratings on the stock, and 0 firms issue sell ratings.

Here are some recent analyst ratings:

Goldman Sachs issued a "Buy" rating on 10/14/2025
B of A Securities issued a "Buy" rating on 09/09/2025

To track analyst ratings and price targets for StoneCo Ltd., check out Quiver Quantitative's $STNE forecast page.

StoneCo Ltd. Price Targets

Multiple analysts have issued price targets for $STNE recently. We have seen 4 analysts offer price targets for $STNE in the last 6 months, with a median target of $20.75.

Here are some recent targets:

Andrew Harte from BTIG set a target price of $22.0 on 02/09/2026
Kaio Prato from UBS set a target price of $19.5 on 01/28/2026
Tito Labarta from Goldman Sachs set a target price of $19.0 on 01/28/2026
Mario Pierry from B of A Securities set a target price of $25.0 on 09/09/2025