HTT vs SYF vs STNE Stock Comparison

High Templar Tech, Synchrony Financial and StoneCo Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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HTT High Templar Tech Ltd
$1.90 -20.8% 1M -57.2% 1Y
Market cap
$803.46M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
—
Div. yield
–
Consumer Lending Financial Services
SYF Synchrony Financial
$74.86 +2.7% 1M +0.0% 1Y
Market cap
$23.28B
P/E
7.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$19.31B
Div. yield
1.66%
Consumer Lending Financial Services
4 wins
STNE StoneCo Ltd.
$8.33 -10.4% 1M -56.2% 1Y
Market cap
$2.62B
P/E
3.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$2.73B
Div. yield
30.37%
Consumer Lending Financial Services
6 wins

Head to Head

10 decided of 12

StoneCo leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (StoneCo 6, Synchrony Financial 4). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionHTTSYFSTNELeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $803.46M $23.28B $2.62B SYF
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only — 7.4x 3.1x STNE
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 7.6x 4.2x STNE
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months — +2.6% +18.3% STNE
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months — 16.8% 26.2% STNE
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 25.7% — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — -0.9x — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield — 1.66% 30.37% STNE
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -57.2% +0.0% -56.2% SYF
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +1.8%/yr +9.9%/yr -24.4%/yr SYF
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 56.9% 31.7% 65.4% SYF
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers — 80/100 80/100 STNE

Percentile Scorecard

HTTSYFSTNE

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

AxisHTTSYFSTNE
Valuation – 94 #12 of 170 99 #3 of 170
Growth – 51 #79 of 160 87 #22 of 160
Profitability – 91 #15 of 149 85 #24 of 149
Financial Health 93 #12 of 158 78 #35 of 158 33 #107 of 158
Shareholder Returns – 84 #22 of 135 99 #3 of 135
Overall – 80 80
  • HTT ranked among 175 companies in Lending and Credit
  • SYF ranked among 175 companies in Lending and Credit
  • STNE ranked among 175 companies in Lending and Credit

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodHTTSYFSTNESPY
1 month -20.8%+2.7%-10.4% -0.8%
3 months -21.5%-0.6%-23.5% +3.5%
6 months -21.8%-2.5%-30.5% +7.0%
Year to date -46.5%-10.3%-43.7% +12.2%
1 year -57.2%+0.0%-56.2% +13.0%
3 years +5.6%+166.5%-13.2% +86.3%
3 years, per year +1.8%+38.7%-4.6% +23.1%
5 years +9.2%+60.4%-75.4% +68.6%
5 years, per year +1.8%+9.9%-24.4% +11.0%
10 years —+160.8%— +258.0%
10 years, per year —+10.1%— +13.6%

Risk

MeasureHTTSYFSTNESPY
Volatility, 1Y 56.9%31.7%65.4% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 59.8%36.1%74.7% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.151.181.45 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -1.010.00-0.86 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -64.4%-46.7%-79.1% -25.4%
From 52-week high -61.6%-15.4%-57.0% -1.8%
52-week high $4.95$88.47$19.39 $779.14
52-week low $1.90$63.78$8.33 $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.

MultipleHTTSYFSTNE
P/E now vs peer median —median 11.0x 7.4xmedian 11.0x 3.1xmedian 11.0x
P/S now vs peer median —median 2.6x 1.2xmedian 2.6x 1.0xmedian 2.6x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 13.1x 1.8xmedian 13.1x 0.9xmedian 13.1x
P/FCF now vs peer median —median 6.9x 2.4xmedian 6.9x 3.0xmedian 6.9x
P/B now vs peer median 0.5xmedian 0.7x 1.4xmedian 0.7x 1.5xmedian 0.7x
PEG now vs peer median —median 0.32 0.34median 0.32 0.04median 0.32

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 monthsHTTSYFSTNE
Revenue – $19.31B $2.73B
Gross profit – – $1.19B
Operating income – – $1.03B
Net income – $3.33B $545.33M
Free cash flow – $9.56B $874.35M
EPS (diluted) – $10.06 $2.62
Cash & equivalents $561.74M $15.90B $1.42B
Total debt $879.65M $8.11B –
Shares (diluted) 500.73M 322.40M 273.49M
Enterprise value -$2.23B -$44.34B -$3.09B

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
MetricHTTSYFSTNE
P/E – 7.4x 3.1x
P/FCF – 2.4x 3.0x
P/Operating cash flow – 2.4x 3.4x
P/S – 1.2x 1.0x
P/B 0.5x 1.4x 1.5x
P/Tangible book 0.5x 1.4x 1.5x
EV/EBITDA – 1.8x 0.9x
EV/EBIT – 1.9x 1.0x
EV/Revenue – 0.8x 0.4x
EV/FCF – 1.6x 1.2x
EV/Operating cash flow – 1.6x 1.3x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) – 0.34 0.04

Growth

14 metrics
MetricHTTSYFSTNE
Revenue growth (1Y) – 2.6% 18.3%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – 4.6% 2.0%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – – 13.7%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – -16.8%
Operating income growth (1Y) – – 1,432%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – – -3.0%
Net income growth (1Y) – -6.8% 86.4%
Net income CAGR (3Y) – 12.0% 51.1%
EPS growth (1Y) – 6.5% 89.5%
EPS CAGR (3Y) – 21.7% 84.2%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) – -2.0% 415.0%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 5.6% 22.3%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – -2.0% 249.7%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 5.6% 16.5%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricHTTSYFSTNE
Gross margin – – 43.7%
EBITDA margin – 45.8% 42.4%
Operating margin – – 37.5%
Pretax margin – 22.6% 19.8%
Net margin – 16.8% 26.2%
FCF margin – 49.5% 32.0%
Operating cash flow margin – 49.5% 28.5%
Return on equity – 19.9% 35.1%
Return on assets – 2.7% 6.4%
Return on invested capital – 25.7% –
Return on capital employed – – 28.7%
Asset turnover – 0.2x 0.2x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) – 2.9x 1.4x
Stock comp / revenue – – 1.7%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricHTTSYFSTNE
Debt / assets 16.0% 6.6% –
Debt / equity 0.2x 0.5x –
Net debt / EBITDA – -0.9x –
Debt / FCF – 0.8x –
Liabilities / assets 21.2% 86.5% 84.4%
Equity / assets 78.8% 13.5% 15.6%
Interest coverage – 2.1x 1.2x
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
MetricHTTSYFSTNE
Dividend yield – 1.7% 30.4%
Net buyback yield – 16.5% –
Shareholder yield – 18.2% 30.4%
Payout ratio (earnings) – 12.6% –
Payout ratio (FCF) – 4.4% –
Dividend growth (1Y) – 0.5% –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – 1.1% –

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.

ConsensusHTTSYFSTNE
Forward P/E – 7.6xFY2026 4.2xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $-0.04FY2024 $9.82FY2026 $1.96FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -233.3%FY2024 +5.8%FY2026 +10.7%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after – +10.3% +16.3%
Revenue, next fiscal year $47.00MFY2024 $15.69BFY2026 $3.15BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +164.2%FY2024 +4.7%FY2026 +22.2%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after – +7.5% +4.4%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersHTTSYFSTNE
Held by institutions 2.2% 100.0% 59.4%
Institutions holding 42 1,002 273
Change in shares held, QoQ -26.1% -0.8% -7.6%
Institutions buying 14 526 148
Institutions selling 21 345 81
Buyers to sellers 0.67 1.52 1.83

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.

HTTSYFSTNE
HTT 1.00 0.08 0.18
SYF 0.08 1.00 0.16
STNE 0.18 0.16 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, HTT, SYF and STNE?

Synchrony Financial (SYF) is the largest by market capitalisation: High Templar Tech (HTT) $803.46M, Synchrony Financial (SYF) $23.28B, StoneCo (STNE) $2.62B.

Which stock is cheaper, HTT, SYF and STNE?

StoneCo (STNE) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Synchrony Financial (SYF) 7.4x, StoneCo (STNE) 3.1x). On next year's consensus earnings, StoneCo (STNE) is cheapest (Synchrony Financial (SYF) 7.6x, StoneCo (STNE) 4.2x). 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: Synchrony Financial (SYF) +2.6%, StoneCo (STNE) +18.3%.

Which company is more profitable?

StoneCo (STNE) has the highest net margin (Synchrony Financial (SYF) 16.8%, StoneCo (STNE) 26.2%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Synchrony Financial (SYF) returned the most: High Templar Tech (HTT) -57.2%, Synchrony Financial (SYF) +0.0%, StoneCo (STNE) -56.2%. Over five years, Synchrony Financial (SYF) compounded fastest (High Templar Tech (HTT) +1.8%/yr, Synchrony Financial (SYF) +9.9%/yr, StoneCo (STNE) -24.4%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

StoneCo (STNE) has the highest dividend yield: Synchrony Financial (SYF) 1.66%, StoneCo (STNE) 30.37%. High Templar Tech (HTT) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Synchrony Financial (SYF) has been the steadiest (High Templar Tech (HTT) 56.9%, Synchrony Financial (SYF) 31.7%, StoneCo (STNE) 65.4%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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 6. 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.