Last Week’s 10 Best-Performing Stocks

6. StoneCo Ltd. (NASDAQ:STNE)

StoneCo saw its share price increase by 14.19 percent week-on-week to close Friday’s trading at $11.10 apiece from $9.72 previously on the back of impressive earnings performance last year.

In its latest earnings release, the Brazilian firm said net income in the fourth quarter of the year rose by 18.1 percent to R$665.6 million from R$563.8 million in the same period a year earlier, as revenues rose 11.1 percent to R$3.609 billion from R$3.248 billion.

Meanwhile, net income for the full year 2024 jumped by 41.3 percent to R$2.2 billion from R$1.557 billion as revenues increased by 10 percent to R$13.257 billion from R$12.055 billion.

Despite the impressive performance, STNE posted a cautious outlook for this year.

“We should prepare for a tough 2025, as projected higher long-term interest rates are expected to impact economic activity. Given interest rate volatility, inflation, and emerging opportunities, prudent capital structure management is paramount,” said STNE CEO Pedro Zinner.