StoneCo Ltd (STNE) is expecting -11.63% growth in the next quarter: What can investors do to maximize their returns?

On Monday, StoneCo Ltd (NASDAQ: STNE) was -0.98% down from the session before settling in for the closing price of $16.35. A 52-week range for STNE has been $9.34 – $19.46.

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During the last 5-year period, the sales growth of Technology Sector giant was 41.14%. When this article was written, the company’s average yearly earnings per share was at 37.81%. With a float of $257.57 million, this company’s outstanding shares have now reached $290.19 million.

Let’s determine the extent of company efficiency that accounts for 17091 employees.

StoneCo Ltd (STNE) Insider Activity

Also, it is sometimes useful to examine the sentiment of large-scale investors toward StoneCo Ltd stocks. The insider ownership of StoneCo Ltd is 16.64%, while institutional ownership is 66.98%.

StoneCo Ltd (STNE) Earnings and Forecasts

According to the Wall Street analysts, stocks earnings will be around 37.81% per share during the next fiscal year. For the long-term projections, market analysts anticipate that the company’s EPS will surge by 76.60% during the next five years compared to 23.53% growth over the previous five years of trading.

StoneCo Ltd (NASDAQ: STNE) Trading Performance Indicators

You can see what StoneCo Ltd (STNE) is doing with its current performance indicators. In the most recent quarter, the stock posted a quick ratio of 1.27. In addition, a publicly-traded company’s price to sales ratio for the trailing twelve months stands at 4.86. Likewise, its price to free cash flow for the trailing twelve months is 27.20.

For the trailing twelve months, Company’s Diluted EPS (Earnings per Share) is 0.93, a number that is poised to hit 0.28 in the next quarter and is forecasted to reach 1.59 in one year’s time.

Technical Analysis of StoneCo Ltd (STNE)

Looking closely at StoneCo Ltd (NASDAQ: STNE), its last 5-days average volume was 4.46 million, which is a drop from its year-to-date volume of 5.19 million. As of the previous 9 days, the stock’s Stochastic %D was 69.51%. Additionally, its Average True Range was 0.62.

During the past 100 days, StoneCo Ltd’s (STNE) raw stochastic average was set at 24.65%, which indicates a significant decrease from 50.71% during the past two weeks. Based on volatility metrics of the stock, it showed a historical volatility of 37.81% in the past 14 days, which was higher than the 37.46% volatility it showed in the past 100 days.

At the time of writing, stock’s 50-day Moving Average is $16.50, while its 200-day Moving Average is $14.46. However, in the short run, StoneCo Ltd’s stock first resistance to watch stands at $16.49. Second resistance stands at $16.79. The third major resistance level sits at $16.98. If the price goes on to break the first support level at $15.99, it is likely to go to the next support level at $15.80. Should the price break the second support level, the third support level stands at $15.50.

StoneCo Ltd (NASDAQ: STNE) Key Stats

There are 314,248K outstanding shares of the company, which has a market capitalization of 5.00 billion. As of now, sales total 2,415 M while income totals 318,890 K. Its latest quarter income was 655,870 K while its last quarter net income were 132,480 K.