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Stoneco hits lower rail of channel and gets bullish signal from Tickeron’s Trend Prediction Engine

Stoneco hits lower rail of channel and gets bullish signal from Tickeron’s Trend Prediction Engine

Stoneco (Nasdaq: STNE) debuted on the Nasdaq exchange on October 25, 2018. With the stock coming up on its first anniversary, it just recently hit the lower rail of an upwardly sloped trend channel and it had a bullish signal generated from Tickeron’s Trend Prediction Engine.

Looking at the stock’s daily chart over the past year, it has been rather volatile for investors. We see that the IPO price was $32 and the stock promptly fell to a low of $16.14 in December. Of course the overall market was falling sharply in the fourth quarter, so it wasn’t a great time for an IPO.

The stock promptly rallied back from its low and by the beginning of April the stock had risen above the $45 level, a jump of 180% from its low to its high. The stock fell once again and dropped to the $25 level in the first few weeks of April. The stock consolidated from mid-April through the end of May.

The low at the end of May marked the beginning of the trend channel. If we connect that low with the low from August, we get the lower rail. The parallel upper rail connects the highs from July and August.

Because of the short price history, there isn’t a lot of past data to work with from Tickeron, but the Trend Prediction Engine generated a bullish signal for Stoneco on October 4. The signal showed a confidence level of 73% and it calls for a gain of at least 4% within the next month. There have only been three previous bullish signals for Stoneco, but all three have been successful.

In addition to the signal from Tickeron and hitting the lower rail of the channel, the stock just moved back above its 50-day moving average. According to Tickeron’s records, in 4 of 4 similar backtested cases where Stoneco's price crossed above its 50-day moving average, its price rose further within the subsequent month. The odds of a continued uptrend are 90%.

Stoneco’s fundamentals are somewhat mixed at this time. The company saw earnings jump by 157% in the most recent quarterly report while sales jumped 69%. Sales have averaged growth of 69% per year over the last three years and the company boasts a profit margin of 31.1%. All of these indicators are really good, but there are some areas of concern as well.

The Tickeron Valuation Rating of 77 indicates that the company is slightly overvalued in the industry. A rating of 1 points to the most undervalued stocks, while a rating of 100 points to the most overvalued stocks. This rating compares market capitalization estimated by our proprietary formula with the current market capitalization.

The Tickeron Profit vs. Risk Rating for Stoneco is 100, indicating that the returns do not compensate for the risks. Stoneco’s unstable profits reported over time resulted in significant drawdowns within these last five years. A stable profit reduces stock drawdown and volatility. The average Profit vs. Risk Rating for the industry is 78, placing this stock worse than average.

Looking at the sentiment toward Stoneco, we see pretty pessimistic readings from analysts and short sellers. There are 11 analysts covering the stock at this time with five “buy” ratings, five “hold” ratings, and one “sell” rating. This puts the buy percentage at 45.5% and that is well below the average buy percentage.

The short interest ratio is at 6.87 currently and that is well above average as well. Both of these indicators point to high levels of pessimism for the stock. From a contrarian viewpoint, this could be a good thing if the stock continues to trend higher.

 

Related Ticker: STNE

STNE in -0.89% downward trend, declining for three consecutive days on July 16, 2026

Moving lower for three straight days is viewed as a bearish sign. Keep an eye on this stock for future declines. Considering data from situations where STNE declined for three days, in of 308 cases, the price declined further within the following month. The odds of a continued downward trend are .

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Technical Analysis (Indicators)

Bearish Trend Analysis

The Stochastic Oscillator demonstrated that the ticker has stayed in the overbought zone for 3 days. The longer the ticker stays in the overbought zone, the sooner a price pull-back is expected.

Bullish Trend Analysis

The Momentum Indicator moved above the 0 level on July 09, 2026. You may want to consider a long position or call options on STNE as a result. In of 87 past instances where the momentum indicator moved above 0, the stock continued to climb. The odds of a continued upward trend are .

The Moving Average Convergence Divergence (MACD) for STNE just turned positive on July 09, 2026. Looking at past instances where STNE's MACD turned positive, the stock continued to rise in of 48 cases over the following month. The odds of a continued upward trend are .

STNE moved above its 50-day moving average on July 09, 2026 date and that indicates a change from a downward trend to an upward trend.

The 10-day moving average for STNE crossed bullishly above the 50-day moving average on July 08, 2026. This indicates that the trend has shifted higher and could be considered a buy signal. In of 15 past instances when the 10-day crossed above the 50-day, the stock continued to move higher over the following month. The odds of a continued upward trend are .

Following a 3-day Advance, the price is estimated to grow further. Considering data from situations where STNE advanced for three days, in of 289 cases, the price rose further within the following month. The odds of a continued upward trend are .

Fundamental Analysis (Ratings)

The Tickeron SMR rating for this company is (best 1 - 100 worst), indicating strong sales and a profitable business model. SMR (Sales, Margin, Return on Equity) rating is based on comparative analysis of weighted Sales, Income Margin and Return on Equity values compared against S&P 500 index constituents. The weighted SMR value is a proprietary formula developed by Tickeron and represents an overall profitability measure for a stock.

The Tickeron Valuation Rating of (best 1 - 100 worst) indicates that the company is fair valued in the industry. This rating compares market capitalization estimated by our proprietary formula with the current market capitalization. This rating is based on the following metrics, as compared to industry averages: P/B Ratio (1.154) is normal, around the industry mean (14.399). P/E Ratio (4.194) is within average values for comparable stocks, (73.070). Projected Growth (PEG Ratio) (0.000) is also within normal values, averaging (1.884). STNE has a moderately low Dividend Yield (0.000) as compared to the industry average of (0.022). P/S Ratio (1.132) is also within normal values, averaging (129.197).

The Tickeron Price Growth Rating for this company is (best 1 - 100 worst), indicating fairly steady price growth. STNE’s price grows at a lower rate over the last 12 months as compared to S&P 500 index constituents.

The Tickeron PE Growth Rating for this company is (best 1 - 100 worst), pointing to worse than average earnings growth. The PE Growth rating is based on a comparative analysis of stock PE ratio increase over the last 12 months compared against S&P 500 index constituents.

The Tickeron Seasonality Score of (best 1 - 100 worst) indicates that the company is significantly overvalued in the industry. The Tickeron Seasonality score describes the variance of predictable price changes around the same period every calendar year. These changes can be tied to a specific month, quarter, holiday or vacation period, as well as a meteorological or growing season.

The Tickeron Profit vs. Risk Rating rating for this company is (best 1 - 100 worst), indicating that the returns do not compensate for the risks. STNE’s unstable profits reported over time resulted in significant Drawdowns within these last five years. A stable profit reduces stock drawdown and volatility. The average Profit vs. Risk Rating rating for the industry is 93, placing this stock worse than average.

Notable companies

The most notable companies in this group are Microsoft Corp (NASDAQ:MSFT), Oracle Corp (NYSE:ORCL), Palo Alto Networks Inc (NASDAQ:PANW), Crowdstrike Holdings Inc (NASDAQ:CRWD), Block Inc (NYSE:XYZ), Twilio (NYSE:TWLO), NetApp (NASDAQ:NTAP), MongoDB (NASDAQ:MDB), Okta (NASDAQ:OKTA), Zscaler (NASDAQ:ZS).

Industry description

Computer communications industry develops technology that allows computing devices to exchange data with each other using connections/data links between nodes. Common types of computer network include Cloud (IAN), Internet, Wide (WAN, Local (LAN)/Wireless(WLAN) etc. The industry is an ever-more important part of technology, and is set to become even bigger as the Internet of Things (IoT) rapidly forays into the various aspects of our lives. Cisco Systems, Inc., Palo Alto Networks, Inc. and Arista Networks, Inc., Fortinet, Inc. are some of the major computer communications companies.

Market Cap

The average market capitalization across the Computer Communications Industry is 29.68B. The market cap for tickers in the group ranges from 48.8K to 2.98T. MSFT holds the highest valuation in this group at 2.98T. The lowest valued company is WMHI at 48.8K.

High and low price notable news

The average weekly price growth across all stocks in the Computer Communications Industry was -4%. For the same Industry, the average monthly price growth was 0%, and the average quarterly price growth was 2%. TGHL experienced the highest price growth at 164%, while GRRR experienced the biggest fall at -37%.

Volume

The average weekly volume growth across all stocks in the Computer Communications Industry was -4%. For the same stocks of the Industry, the average monthly volume growth was -57% and the average quarterly volume growth was -24%

Fundamental Analysis Ratings

The average fundamental analysis ratings, where 1 is best and 100 is worst, are as follows

Valuation Rating: 46
P/E Growth Rating: 72
Price Growth Rating: 58
SMR Rating: 80
Profit Risk Rating: 92
Seasonality Score: -3 (-100 ... +100)
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