Here's Why StoneCo Stock Is Jumping Higher on Friday
Shares of StoneCo (NASDAQ: STNE), an international e-commerce service provider, are on the move following a better-than-expected fourth-quarter earnings result. Investors responding to a brighter-than-expected outlook for 2022 have driven the stock 40.1% higher as of 10:25 a.m. ET on Friday.
Earlier this month, investors got nervous after StoneCo pushed back the scheduled announcement of its fourth-quarter earnings results. Net income that only reached 34 million Brazilian reais fell short of the consensus estimate of 65.2 million that analysts who follow the company had predicted.
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