HTT vs STNE vs SHG Stock Comparison

High Templar Tech, StoneCo and Shinhan Financial Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
HTT High Templar Tech Ltd
$1.90 -20.8% 1M -57.2% 1Y
Market cap
$820.37M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
—
Div. yield
–
Consumer Lending Financial Services
STNE StoneCo Ltd.
$8.33 -10.4% 1M -56.2% 1Y
Market cap
$2.18B
P/E
3.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$2.73B
Div. yield
–
Consumer Lending Financial Services
5 wins

Head to Head

9 decided of 12

StoneCo leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (StoneCo 5, Shinhan Financial 4). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionHTTSTNESHGLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $820.37M $2.18B $31.29B SHG
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only — 3.0x 8.3x STNE
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 4.5x 7.4x STNE
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months — +18.3% -2.5% STNE
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months — 26.2% 5.9% STNE
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — — 3.9% –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — — 10.1x –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -57.2% -56.2% +26.5% SHG
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +1.8%/yr -24.4%/yr +14.3%/yr SHG
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 56.9% 65.4% 34.0% SHG
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers — 80/100 43/100 STNE

Percentile Scorecard

HTTSTNESHG

Each axis is the mean percentile of its metrics against the company's industry group. 100 is the best in the group, 50 the middle.

Scores by Axis

AxisHTTSTNESHG
Valuation – 99 #3 of 170 80 #73 of 362
Growth – 87 #22 of 160 22 #173 of 221
Profitability – 85 #24 of 149 25 #151 of 200
Financial Health 93 #12 of 158 33 #107 of 158 3 #197 of 203
Shareholder Returns – 99 #3 of 135 87 #47 of 342
Overall – 80 43
  • HTT ranked among 175 companies in Lending and Credit
  • STNE ranked among 175 companies in Lending and Credit
  • SHG ranked among 370 companies in Banking

Price Performance

Price return, split-adjusted, before dividends. Click a name to hide or show it.

Returns

PeriodHTTSTNESHGSPY
1 month -20.8%-10.4%-19.4% -0.8%
3 months -21.5%-23.5%-8.8% +3.5%
6 months -21.8%-30.5%-2.3% +7.0%
Year to date -46.5%-43.7%+21.6% +12.2%
1 year -57.2%-56.2%+26.5% +13.0%
3 years +5.6%-13.2%+159.6% +86.3%
3 years, per year +1.8%-4.6%+37.5% +23.1%
5 years +9.2%-75.4%+95.0% +68.6%
5 years, per year +1.8%-24.4%+14.3% +11.0%
10 years ——+70.8% +258.0%
10 years, per year ——+5.5% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureHTTSTNESHGSPY
Volatility, 1Y 56.9%65.4%34.0% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 59.8%74.7%32.3% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.151.451.09 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -1.01-0.860.78 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -64.4%-79.1%-36.5% -25.4%
From 52-week high -61.6%-57.0%-22.8% -1.8%
52-week high $4.95$19.39$84.56 $779.14
52-week low $1.90$8.33$51.42 $631.97

Valuation History

Weekly multiples on trailing twelve-month fundamentals. Negative or extreme readings (a loss year, a collapsed denominator) are left out so the chart stays readable.

MultipleHTTSTNESHG
P/E now vs peer median —median 11.0x 3.1xmedian 11.0x 8.5xmedian 12.1x
P/S now vs peer median —median 2.6x 1.0xmedian 2.6x 0.5xmedian 3.4x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 13.1x 0.9xmedian 13.1x 15.5xmedian 5.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median —median 6.9x 3.0xmedian 6.9x 4.4xmedian 11.0x
P/B now vs peer median 0.5xmedian 0.7x 1.5xmedian 0.7x 0.8xmedian 1.2x
PEG now vs peer median —median 0.32 0.04median 0.32 6.02median 1.36

Financial History

Reported figures by fiscal period, placed on the calendar year (or quarter) each period ended in, so companies with different fiscal years line up.

Trailing twelve monthsHTTSTNESHG
Revenue – $2.73B $64.00B
Gross profit – $1.19B –
Operating income – $1.03B $4.92B
Net income – $545.33M $3.42B
Free cash flow – $874.35M $7.15B
EPS (diluted) – $2.62 $7.67
Cash & equivalents $561.74M $1.42B –
Total debt $879.65M – $246.90B
Shares (diluted) 500.73M 273.49M 488.92M
Enterprise value -$2.21B -$3.53B $31.29B

All Metrics

58 metrics · best in bold

Bold marks the best reading: the lowest positive value for multiples, leverage and payout, the highest for everything else. The bar under each value is its percentile against that company's own peers. Hover a value for its rank and the peer median.

Valuation

12 metrics
MetricHTTSTNESHG
P/E – 3.1x 8.5x
P/FCF – 3.0x 4.4x
P/Operating cash flow – 3.4x 4.2x
P/S – 1.0x 0.5x
P/B 0.5x 1.5x 0.8x
P/Tangible book 0.5x 1.5x 0.8x
EV/EBITDA – 0.9x 15.5x
EV/EBIT – 1.0x 18.3x
EV/Revenue – 0.4x 1.4x
EV/FCF – 1.2x 12.6x
EV/Operating cash flow – 1.3x 12.3x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) – 0.04 6.02

Growth

14 metrics
MetricHTTSTNESHG
Revenue growth (1Y) – 18.3% -2.5%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – 2.0% -15.6%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – 13.7% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – -16.8% –
Operating income growth (1Y) – 1,432% -52.3%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – -3.0% -10.7%
Net income growth (1Y) – 86.4% -7.8%
Net income CAGR (3Y) – 51.1% -4.0%
EPS growth (1Y) – 89.5% 5.5%
EPS CAGR (3Y) – 84.2% 1.4%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) – 415.0% 100.5%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 22.3% 13.3%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – 249.7% 106.6%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 16.5% 14.4%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricHTTSTNESHG
Gross margin – 43.7% –
EBITDA margin – 42.4% 9.1%
Operating margin – 37.5% 7.7%
Pretax margin – 19.8% 12.1%
Net margin – 26.2% 5.9%
FCF margin – 32.0% 11.2%
Operating cash flow margin – 28.5% 11.4%
Return on equity – 35.1% 11.5%
Return on assets – 6.4% 0.9%
Return on invested capital – – 3.9%
Return on capital employed – 28.7% –
Asset turnover – 0.2x 0.1x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) – 1.4x 2.1x
Stock comp / revenue – 1.7% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricHTTSTNESHG
Debt / assets 16.0% – 10.8%
Debt / equity 0.2x – 1.5x
Net debt / EBITDA – – 10.1x
Debt / FCF – – 8.2x
Liabilities / assets 21.2% 84.4% 92.6%
Equity / assets 78.8% 15.6% 7.4%
Interest coverage – 1.2x 0.6x
Current ratio 4.8x 1.3x –
Quick ratio 2.4x 0.2x –
Cash ratio 2.4x 0.2x –
Altman Z-score – 1.03 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricHTTSTNESHG
Dividend yield – 30.4% 3.1%
Net buyback yield – – 2.7%
Shareholder yield – 30.4% 5.7%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – –
Payout ratio (FCF) – – –
Dividend growth (1Y) – – –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – –

Analyst Estimates

Solid lines are reported fiscal-year results; dashed lines are the consensus for the years ahead. Hover a year for the analysts' high and low, and how each result compared with its estimate.

ConsensusHTTSTNESHG
Forward P/E – 4.5xFY2026 7.4xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $-0.04FY2024 $1.84FY2026 $8.77FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -233.3%FY2024 +4.0%FY2026 +31.3%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after – +15.8% +10.1%
Revenue, next fiscal year $47.00MFY2024 $2.94BFY2026 $13.05BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +164.2%FY2024 +14.0%FY2026 +24.2%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after – +4.0% -1.9%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersHTTSTNESHG
Held by institutions 2.2% 59.4% 5.1%
Institutions holding 42 273 301
Change in shares held, QoQ -26.1% -7.6% +10.6%
Institutions buying 14 148 206
Institutions selling 21 81 59
Buyers to sellers 0.67 1.83 3.49

Return Correlation

Daily returns, last 12 months

1.00 means two stocks move in lockstep, 0 that they move independently. Pairs below about 0.5 diversify each other.

HTTSTNESHG
HTT 1.00 0.18 0.18
STNE 0.18 1.00 0.23
SHG 0.18 0.23 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, HTT, STNE and SHG?

Shinhan Financial (SHG) is the largest by market capitalisation: High Templar Tech (HTT) $820.37M, StoneCo (STNE) $2.18B, Shinhan Financial (SHG) $31.29B.

Which stock is cheaper, HTT, STNE and SHG?

StoneCo (STNE) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (StoneCo (STNE) 3.0x, Shinhan Financial (SHG) 8.3x). On next year's consensus earnings, StoneCo (STNE) is cheapest (StoneCo (STNE) 4.5x, Shinhan Financial (SHG) 7.4x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

StoneCo (STNE) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: StoneCo (STNE) +18.3%, Shinhan Financial (SHG) -2.5%.

Which company is more profitable?

StoneCo (STNE) has the highest net margin (StoneCo (STNE) 26.2%, Shinhan Financial (SHG) 5.9%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Shinhan Financial (SHG) returned the most: High Templar Tech (HTT) -57.2%, StoneCo (STNE) -56.2%, Shinhan Financial (SHG) +26.5%. Over five years, Shinhan Financial (SHG) compounded fastest (High Templar Tech (HTT) +1.8%/yr, StoneCo (STNE) -24.4%/yr, Shinhan Financial (SHG) +14.3%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Shinhan Financial (SHG) has been the steadiest (High Templar Tech (HTT) 56.9%, StoneCo (STNE) 65.4%, Shinhan Financial (SHG) 34.0%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, HTT, STNE and SHG?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, StoneCo (STNE) leads on 5. Business Quant does not give investment advice; use the comparison as a starting point for your own research.

Data from SEC filings, exchange prices and consensus estimates, via Business Quant. Percentile scores compare each company with its own peer group, so two companies' scores are each relative to different peers unless you rank against the whole market. Price returns exclude dividends. Nothing on this page is investment advice.