10 Best Payment Processing Stocks to Buy Now

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6. StoneCo Ltd. (NASDAQ:STNE)

StoneCo Ltd. (NASDAQ:STNE) is one of the 10 best payment processing stocks to buy now. The stock has been getting mixed ratings from analysts in recent weeks. Despite that, it offers more than 38% upside potential to investors, based on its 1-year median target price. The stock also carries a moderately bullish consensus sentiment, with 5 of the 8 analysts who provided coverage assigning Buy ratings.

On May 29, UBS upheld its Buy rating for the stock, while cutting down the firm’s price target from $19 to $17. Despite the downward revision, UBS’s projection offers 51% upside potential at the prevailing level.

In mid-May, Citi lowered the rating on StoneCo Ltd. (NASDAQ:STNE) from Buy to Neutral and decreased the price target from $18 to $11. The firm also placed a downside 90-day catalyst watch on the stock.

The firm noted that the recent price adjustments implemented by StoneCo will result in a curtailment in volumes. Furthermore, Citi expects intensifying competitive pressures to cause a weakness in the company’s take rates. The firm believes current trends in the payments sector highlight the vulnerability of independent merchant acquiring business models.

StoneCo Ltd. (NASDAQ:STNE) sells financial technology and software solutions to merchants and integrated partners across in-store, online, and mobile channels in Brazil. The company provides financial services, payment solutions for electronic payments and alternative payment methods, digital products, and tap-on-phone solutions. The company serves offline, online, and omni-channel sales customers.

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