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SNEX Drops 14% in One Week: Is the Pullback a Buying Opportunity?
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Key Takeaways
StoneX fell 14% in a week despite Q3 EPS rising 85.2% and operating revenues climbing 43.3%.
StoneX saw strong Commercial and Institutional growth, helped by acquisitions and higher trading activity.
SNEX's premium valuation, weaker retail results and rate sensitivity could keep pressure elevated.
StoneX Group Inc. (SNEX - Free Report) shares fell 14% in the past week, a sharp reversal for a stock that is still up 16.2% over six months. The pullback comes after fiscal third-quarter results showed broad earnings and revenue growth.
One Week Price Performance
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The investment case now hinges on whether operating momentum can outweigh weaker areas and a valuation premium that leaves less room for execution errors.
SNEX Pullback Meets Strong Q3 Earnings
StoneX reported fiscal third-quarter 2026 earnings of $1.00 per share, topping the Zacks Consensus Estimate of 76 cents. Earnings increased 85.2% year over year, while operating revenues rose 43.3% to $1.47 billion.
Net income more than doubled to $127.9 million from $63.4 million. The earnings strength makes the latest share-price decline notable because it followed a quarter in which the company also posted a 31.6% earnings surprise.
The company has an impressive earnings surprise history. SNEX’s earnings have surpassed the Zacks Consensus Estimate in three of the trailing four quarters, while missing once.
Earnings Surprise History
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StoneX Growth Drivers Still Look Intact
Commercial operating revenues jumped 97% to $452.2 million, while Institutional operating revenues increased 40% to $875.3 million. Securities average daily volume rose 33% to $12.26 billion, supported by strength in equities and broader client activity.
Acquisitions are adding scale. R.J. O'Brien contributed to listed derivatives volumes and client balances, while Benchmark added to Institutional results. Global Prime has more than 700 accounts and nearly $16 billion in client balances, giving StoneX another avenue for cross-selling and recurring revenues.
The Zacks Consensus Estimate for sales suggests year-over-year growth of 41.9% for fiscal 2026 and 2.9% for fiscal 2027.
Sales Estimates
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Trading activity across the market also remains supportive. Interactive Brokers Group (IBKR - Free Report) reported June daily average revenue trades up 53% year over year and client accounts up 34%. CME Group Inc. (CME - Free Report) reported record June average daily volume of 30.6 million contracts, up 19%.
SNEX Risks Could Keep Pressure Elevated
Payments average daily volume increased 20% in the quarter, but revenue per million declined 7%. That mix shows how higher activity does not always translate proportionately into revenues when pricing or spreads weaken.
Self-Directed/Retail operating revenues fell 13% to $96.3 million, while segment income declined 36%. StoneX also remains exposed to interest rates and market marks. Management estimates that a 100-basis-point move in short-term rates would change annualized net income by about $46.9 million, or 38 cents per share.
Credit and expense trends warrant attention as well. Net bad debt expense was $12.6 million for the first nine months of fiscal 2026, up from $2.3 million a year earlier, while acquisitions have expanded the company's fixed-cost base.
StoneX Valuation Limits the Margin for Error
SNEX trades at 14.59X forward 12-month earnings, above its five-year median of 10.75X and the industry's 13.28X. That premium reduces the cushion if trading volumes soften, cross-selling slows or retail weakness persists.
The valuation is not extreme relative to StoneX's own five-year range of 7.67X to 22.5X. Still, the recent pullback does not automatically make the stock cheap, particularly when several revenue streams remain sensitive to market conditions and pricing.
P/E F12M
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SNEX Signals Still Favor Momentum
The pullback looks more like a test of execution expectations than a collapse in the operating story. Earnings growth, estimate revisions and expanding client activity remain constructive, but valuation and segment-level risks argue against treating the decline as a clear-cut bargain.
SNEX currently sports a Zacks Rank #1 (Strong Buy). Likewise, Interactive Brokers sports a Zacks Rank #1, while CME Group has a Zacks Rank #3 (Hold). You can see the complete list of today’s Zacks #1 Rank stocks here.
StoneX also has a Momentum Score of A and a VGM Score of A, with a Value Score of B and Growth Score of B. The combination points to favorable near-term earnings revision and style characteristics, while the premium valuation and operating risks remain important checks on the buying case.
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SNEX Drops 14% in One Week: Is the Pullback a Buying Opportunity?
Key Takeaways
StoneX Group Inc. (SNEX - Free Report) shares fell 14% in the past week, a sharp reversal for a stock that is still up 16.2% over six months. The pullback comes after fiscal third-quarter results showed broad earnings and revenue growth.
One Week Price Performance
Image Source: Zacks Investment Research
The investment case now hinges on whether operating momentum can outweigh weaker areas and a valuation premium that leaves less room for execution errors.
SNEX Pullback Meets Strong Q3 Earnings
StoneX reported fiscal third-quarter 2026 earnings of $1.00 per share, topping the Zacks Consensus Estimate of 76 cents. Earnings increased 85.2% year over year, while operating revenues rose 43.3% to $1.47 billion.
Net income more than doubled to $127.9 million from $63.4 million. The earnings strength makes the latest share-price decline notable because it followed a quarter in which the company also posted a 31.6% earnings surprise.
The company has an impressive earnings surprise history. SNEX’s earnings have surpassed the Zacks Consensus Estimate in three of the trailing four quarters, while missing once.
Earnings Surprise History
Image Source: Zacks Investment Research
StoneX Growth Drivers Still Look Intact
Commercial operating revenues jumped 97% to $452.2 million, while Institutional operating revenues increased 40% to $875.3 million. Securities average daily volume rose 33% to $12.26 billion, supported by strength in equities and broader client activity.
Acquisitions are adding scale. R.J. O'Brien contributed to listed derivatives volumes and client balances, while Benchmark added to Institutional results. Global Prime has more than 700 accounts and nearly $16 billion in client balances, giving StoneX another avenue for cross-selling and recurring revenues.
The Zacks Consensus Estimate for sales suggests year-over-year growth of 41.9% for fiscal 2026 and 2.9% for fiscal 2027.
Sales Estimates
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Trading activity across the market also remains supportive. Interactive Brokers Group (IBKR - Free Report) reported June daily average revenue trades up 53% year over year and client accounts up 34%. CME Group Inc. (CME - Free Report) reported record June average daily volume of 30.6 million contracts, up 19%.
SNEX Risks Could Keep Pressure Elevated
Payments average daily volume increased 20% in the quarter, but revenue per million declined 7%. That mix shows how higher activity does not always translate proportionately into revenues when pricing or spreads weaken.
Self-Directed/Retail operating revenues fell 13% to $96.3 million, while segment income declined 36%. StoneX also remains exposed to interest rates and market marks. Management estimates that a 100-basis-point move in short-term rates would change annualized net income by about $46.9 million, or 38 cents per share.
Credit and expense trends warrant attention as well. Net bad debt expense was $12.6 million for the first nine months of fiscal 2026, up from $2.3 million a year earlier, while acquisitions have expanded the company's fixed-cost base.
StoneX Valuation Limits the Margin for Error
SNEX trades at 14.59X forward 12-month earnings, above its five-year median of 10.75X and the industry's 13.28X. That premium reduces the cushion if trading volumes soften, cross-selling slows or retail weakness persists.
The valuation is not extreme relative to StoneX's own five-year range of 7.67X to 22.5X. Still, the recent pullback does not automatically make the stock cheap, particularly when several revenue streams remain sensitive to market conditions and pricing.
P/E F12M
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SNEX Signals Still Favor Momentum
The pullback looks more like a test of execution expectations than a collapse in the operating story. Earnings growth, estimate revisions and expanding client activity remain constructive, but valuation and segment-level risks argue against treating the decline as a clear-cut bargain.
SNEX currently sports a Zacks Rank #1 (Strong Buy). Likewise, Interactive Brokers sports a Zacks Rank #1, while CME Group has a Zacks Rank #3 (Hold). You can see the complete list of today’s Zacks #1 Rank stocks here.
StoneX also has a Momentum Score of A and a VGM Score of A, with a Value Score of B and Growth Score of B. The combination points to favorable near-term earnings revision and style characteristics, while the premium valuation and operating risks remain important checks on the buying case.