Nu Holdings Ltd. (NU) closed the latest trading day at $10.84, indicating a -1% change from the previous session's end. The stock's performance was behind the S&P 500's daily gain of 0.03%. On the other hand, the Dow registered a gain of 0.41%, and the technology-centric Nasdaq increased by 0.12%.Shares of the company have depreciated by 7.12% over the course of the past month, underperforming the Business Services sector's loss of 4.2% and the S&P 500's loss of 0.9%.Analysts and investors alike will be kee ...

The recommendations of Wall Street analysts are often relied on by investors when deciding whether to buy, sell, or hold a stock. Media reports about these brokerage-firm-employed (or sell-side) analysts changing their ratings often affect a stock's price. Do they really matter, though?Let's take a look at what these Wall Street heavyweights have to say about Nu Holdings Ltd. (NU) before we discuss the reliability of brokerage recommendations and how to use them to your advantage.Nu currently has an average ...

Is it too late to buy after it doubled last year?Nu Holdings (NU -2.12%) is a Brazil-based company that's on investors' radars because it's in the Berkshire Hathaway portfolio. It's a tiny percentage of the whole equity portfolio, accounting for only 0.3%, but it packs a strong punch as one of its only true growth stocks. Is it right for the individual investor's portfolio?Nu is reporting extraordinary resultsNu is a digital bank that operates in Brazil, Mexico, and Colombia, and it has demonstrated incredi ...

Cathie Wood was busy last week. The CEO, co-founder, and primary stock picker for the Ark Invest family of exchange-traded funds (ETFs) made several portfolio moves. Ark publishes its portfolio transactions daily, giving investors refreshing transparency into what the widely followed money manager is doing.What is Wood adding to her portfolios these days? She added to her stakes in UiPath (PATH -0.34%), The Trade Desk (TTD 2.67%), and Nu (NU 0.60%) last week. What does she see in these three stocks that hav ...

Nu Holdings Ltd. (NU) has recently been on Zacks.com's list of the most searched stocks. Therefore, you might want to consider some of the key factors that could influence the stock's performance in the near future.Over the past month, shares of this company have returned +11.8%, compared to the Zacks S&P 500 composite's +4.4% change. During this period, the Zacks Technology Services industry, which Nu Holdings Ltd. falls in, has gained 7.3%. The key question now is: What could be the stock's future directi ...

Shares of Nu Holdings (NU 1.16%) stock moved 29% higher in February according to data provided by S&P Global Market Intelligence. Investors were pleased with the progress reported in the 2023 fourth-quarter update, and they're excited about what the future holds.Sustaining incredible momentumNu has been reporting incredible results pretty much since going public. It's an all-digital bank based in Brazil, and it's focused on low-fee, easy-to-use products and services. These have become extremely popular, and ...

Editor's note: Seeking Alpha is proud to welcome Daniel Urbina as a new contributor. It's easy to become a Seeking Alpha contributor and earn money for your best investment ideas. Active contributors also get free access to SA Premium. Click here to find out more » Antonio_Diaz/iStock via Getty Images The stock of Nu Holdings (NYSE:NU) has risen more than 132% in just one year, recovering from its massive drop of -71% it experienced months after its IPO. Despite this impressive recovery, in this analysi ...

Berkshire Hathaway bought and sold several stocks in the 2023 fourth quarter, completely selling out of four positions. As usual, Chief Executive Officer Warren Buffett extolled his favorites, American Express and Coca-Cola, and he added Occidental Petroleum to that list as a stock he'd probably never sell.But while they may all deserve accolades, I don't think any of them will be Berkshire's best-performing stock over the next five years. I would give that status to one of Berkshire Hathaway's small positi ...

A February article from Bloomberg about Stark Bank, the Jeff Bezos-backed startup, got me thinking about Latin American fintech stocks. There are plenty of options in this arena. According to Bloomberg, Stark handled $31 billion in payments in 2023, three times more than a year earlier. At the same time, it doubled its net income to $14.4 million. “While a lot of tech companies are trying to stop losing money, we’re posting high levels of profitability,” stated Stark Bank founder Rafael Stark. “There’s no n ...

Key PointsNu stock continues to rise after a solid earnings report, dousing investors hope for a buyable dip. The company continues to expand its customer base and has solid fundamentals. The fintech is held by both Berkshire Hathaway and Cathie Wood's ARK Fintech Innovation ETF.  5 stocks we like better than NUNu Holdings Ltd. NYSE: NU stock is up 119% in the last 12 months. However, investors hoping for a pullback after the company's slight miss on earnings will have to wait. Since the Latin American fint ...