Comparing StoneCo (NASDAQ:STNE) & Executive Network Partnering (NYSE:ENPC)

StoneCo (NASDAQ:STNE) and Executive Network Partnering (NYSE:ENPC) are both finance companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, valuation, dividends, profitability, earnings, analyst recommendations and risk.

Insider & Institutional Ownership

73.2% of StoneCo shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 88.6% of Executive Network Partnering shares are owned by institutional investors. 11.3% of StoneCo shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.2% of Executive Network Partnering shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Volatility and Risk

StoneCo has a beta of 1.74, indicating that its stock price is 74% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Executive Network Partnering has a beta of -0.04, indicating that its stock price is 104% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of current recommendations for StoneCo and Executive Network Partnering, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
StoneCo	0	6	4	0	2.40
Executive Network Partnering	0	0	0	0	0.00

StoneCo presently has a consensus target price of $14.59, indicating a potential upside of 55.83%. Given StoneCo’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe StoneCo is more favorable than Executive Network Partnering.

Profitability

This table compares StoneCo and Executive Network Partnering’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
StoneCo	22.92%	22.19%	4.10%
Executive Network Partnering	N/A	-74.23%	-2.27%

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares StoneCo and Executive Network Partnering”s revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
StoneCo	$13.59 billion	0.17	$425.73 million	$2.48	3.77
Executive Network Partnering	N/A	N/A	$1.47 million	N/A	N/A

StoneCo has higher revenue and earnings than Executive Network Partnering.

Summary

StoneCo beats Executive Network Partnering on 10 of the 11 factors compared between the two stocks.

About StoneCo

StoneCo Ltd. provides financial technology and software solutions to merchants and integrated partners to conduct electronic commerce across in-store, online, and mobile channels in Brazil. It distributes its solutions, principally through proprietary Stone Hubs, which offer hyper-local sales and services; and sells solutions to brick-and-mortar and digital merchants through sales team. The company served small-and-medium-sized businesses; and marketplaces, e-commerce platforms, and integrated software vendors. StoneCo Ltd. was founded in 2000 and is headquartered in George Town, the Cayman Islands.

About Executive Network Partnering

Executive Network Partnering Corporation does not have significant operations. It intends to effect a merger, share exchange, asset acquisition, share purchase, reorganization, or similar partnering transaction with one or more businesses. The company was incorporated in 2020 and is based in Boston, Massachusetts.