XP Falls as Downgrade Adds to Brazil-Related Pressure

XP Inc. (XP) is down 6.9% today. Here is some analysis on what might have caused this price movement.

Analysis: The clearest catalyst appears to be a fresh Morgan Stanley downgrade tied to concerns about Brazil’s outlook. The stock also seems to be facing lingering pressure from the broader selloff in Brazil-exposed names after this week’s election result, while recent board turnover may be adding to investor caution.

Details:

Morgan Stanley downgraded XP to Equal Weight from Overweight on October 29, pointing to a weaker view on the Brazilian backdrop.

Brazil-linked stocks were hit earlier this week after Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva won reelection, and that repricing has weighed on several U.S.-listed financial names with heavy exposure to the country.

XP disclosed on October 16 that director Martin Escobari resigned and that Rodrigo Kede Lima was appointed as an interim board member through the 2027 annual meeting.

XP’s latest quarterly release was not obviously weak: second-quarter 2026 client assets were R$1.535 trillion and net income was R$1.384 billion, which suggests today’s move is more about sentiment, macro risk, and positioning than a new earnings disappointment.

Sources:

SEC, Associated Press, Investing.com

Disclaimer: This price movement analysis was generated with the help of AI. Please double-check the information provided for mistakes.

$XP Insider Trading Activity

$XP insiders have traded $XP stock on the open market 1 times in the past 6 months. Of those trades, 0 have been purchases and 1 have been sales.

Here’s a breakdown of recent trading of $XP stock by insiders over the last 6 months:

SANTOS BRUNO CONSTANTINO ALEXANDRE DOS sold 123,257 shares for an estimated $2,413,865

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$XP Hedge Fund Activity

We have seen 155 institutional investors add shares of $XP stock to their portfolio, and 195 decrease their positions in their most recent quarter.

Here are some of the largest recent moves:

PRICE T ROWE ASSOCIATES INC /MD/ removed 5,420,629 shares (-96.2%) from their portfolio in Q2 2026, for an estimated $88,139,427
ARGA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, LP added 3,944,247 shares (+19.1%) to their portfolio in Q2 2026, for an estimated $64,133,456
SQUADRA INVESTMENTS - GESTAO DE RECURSOS LTDA. removed 3,909,501 shares (-100.0%) from their portfolio in Q2 2026, for an estimated $63,568,486
MARSHALL WACE, LLP added 3,288,393 shares (+101.5%) to their portfolio in Q2 2026, for an estimated $53,469,270
UBS AM, A DISTINCT BUSINESS UNIT OF UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC removed 2,933,751 shares (-99.7%) from their portfolio in Q2 2026, for an estimated $47,702,791
BLACKROCK, INC. added 2,481,905 shares (+5.3%) to their portfolio in Q2 2026, for an estimated $40,355,775
NINETY ONE UK LTD added 1,904,034 shares (+23.6%) to their portfolio in Q3 2026, for an estimated $39,975,193

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