Nu Holdings is delivering 44% revenue growth and a 30% return on equity, ranking best-in-class among regional bank peers on both margins and growth, but faces a negative news modifier from recent sentiment of -1.00, consecutive earnings misses, and is trading below the 200-day moving average in a recovering downtrend.
Thesis pillars
- Consecutive Earnings Misses→Stable
- Best In Class Growth And Roe→Stable
- Negative News Sentiment Modifier→Stable
- +1 more pillar — see the Why tab for full reasoning
Nu Holdings Ltd. (NU) Stock Analysis
Momentum Cont setup
Financial Services · Banks - Regional
Hold if already holding. Not a fresh buy at $15.47, but acceptable to hold if already in. Reason: Thin upside margin: 7.8%.
Nu Holdings Ltd. provides digital banking platform in Brazil, Mexico, Colombia, the Cayman Islands, and the United States. The company provides spending solutions comprising Nu credit and prepaid card, a digitally enabled card that acts as a credit and a prepaid card; Nubank+... Read more
Hold if already holding. Not a fresh buy at $15.47, but acceptable to hold if already in. Reason: Thin upside margin: 7.8%. Chart setup: Trend continuation, RSI 55, MACD bullish. Maintain position. Not compelling to add more. Score 6.7/10, high confidence.
Passes 7/9 gates (positive momentum, clean insider activity, no SEC red flags, news events none recent, earnings proximity 69d clear, semi cycle peak clear, materials cycle peak clear). Fails on favorable risk/reward ratio. Suitability: moderate.
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updated 2026-09-04Recent Developments — Nu Holdings Ltd.
Latest news
- NEWS Nu Holdings Stock Analysis: Buy or Sell? - The Motley Fool — The Motley Fool neutral
- NEWS Nu Holdings Stock Analysis: Buy or Sell? - The Globe and Mail — The Globe and Mail positive
- NEWS Nu Holdings Added Millions of Customers Again Last Quarter. Is the Stock Priced for That Growth? - AOL.com — AOL.com positive
- NEWS Nu Holdings Still Has A Massive Growth Runway (NYSE:NU) - Seeking Alpha — Seeking Alpha positive
- NEWS Nu Holdings Added Millions of Customers Again Last Quarter. Is the Stock Priced for That Growth? - The Motley Fool — The Motley Fool positive
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1 floor-breaker·1 ceiling hit
Technicals below the gate floor. Component breakdown shows what dragged the score down.static
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Hold if already holding. Not a fresh buy at $15.47, but acceptable to hold if already in. Reason: Thin upside margin: 7.8%. Chart setup: Trend continuation, RSI 55, MACD bullish. Maintain position. Not compelling to add more. Target $16.90 (+9.2%), stop $14.58 (−6.1%), A.R:R 0.5:1. Score 6.7/10, high confidence.
Take-profit target: $16.90 (+7.8% upside). Target $16.90 (+9.2%), stop $14.58 (−6.1%), A.R:R 0.5:1. Stop-loss: $14.58.
Thin upside margin: 7.8%.
Nu Holdings Ltd. trades at a P/E of 20.9 (forward 13.7). TrendMatrix value score: 6.8/10. Verdict: Hold.
26 analysts cover NU with a consensus score of 4.0/5. Average price target: $19.
What does Nu Holdings Ltd. do?Nu Holdings Ltd. provides digital banking platform in Brazil, Mexico, Colombia, the Cayman Islands, and the United...
Nu Holdings Ltd. provides digital banking platform in Brazil, Mexico, Colombia, the Cayman Islands, and the United States. The company provides spending solutions comprising Nu credit and prepaid card, a digitally enabled card that acts as a credit and a prepaid card; Nubank+ Tier, an evolution of the Nu experience; Ultraviolet credit and prepaid card, a premium metal credit card; mobile payment solutions for NuAccount customers to make and receive transfers, pay bills, and make everyday purchases through their mobile phones; and Nu Shopping, an integrated marketplace that enables customers to purchase goods and services from various ecommerce retailers. It also offers transactional solutions, such as Nu Personal Accounts, a digital account solution for personal financial activities; Nu business accounts for entrepreneur customers and their businesses; and Nu business prepaid and credit card. In addition, it offers savings and investing solutions, including Money Boxes, a solution for goal-based investing; investing solutions, an attractive investment product with customized and conflict-free guidance; and NuCrypto, a solution for buying and selling cryptocurrencies through the Nu app. Further, the company provides borrowing solutions comprising personal unsecured and secured loans; Pix financing that enables credit card and digital account customers to make free and instant peer-to-peer transfers; Boleto financing, which enables credit card and digital account customers to make payments; purchase financing; cash-in financing; and NuPay to make online purchases and pay for services through Nu app. Additionally, it offers protection solutions, such as NuInsurance protection solutions, including life, mobile, auto, home, and financial protection insurance policies; and beyond financial services solutions, including NuTravel, a travel portal; and NuCel, a mobile phone service. Nu Holdings Ltd. was founded in 2013 and is based in Sao Paulo, Brazil.