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Wall Street’s mood ring just turned greener
DLocal is getting the kind of attention every stock likes: analysts basically saying, “Yeah, we still like this one.” MarketBeat says nine research firms now rate the payment company a Moderate Buy, with six Buys, two Holds, and one Strong Buy, plus an average 12-month price target of $17.
That matters because DLocal isn’t just getting generic back-pats. The coverage comes after a quarter where the company posted $0.18 EPS in line with estimates and $337.9 million in revenue, which blew past the $294.3 million estimate. Revenue was also up 65.2% year over year, which is the kind of number that makes growth investors sit up a little straighter.
The analyst buffet is mixed, but still constructive
Not every Wall Street note was a love letter. Truist and JPMorgan trimmed their targets, while Wall Street Zen upgraded the stock to Buy. So the vibe here is less “everyone’s euphoric” and more “the room is split, but the bulls still have the microphone.”
For investors, the takeaway is pretty simple:
- Positive: analyst consensus remains tilted bullish
- Positive: DLocal just posted a clean revenue beat
- Watch this: target cuts from some big-name firms mean expectations aren’t exactly running wild
Dividend cherry on top
As if the stock story needed another plot twist, DLocal also declared a quarterly dividend of $0.1939 per share, or $0.78 annualized, with an ex-dividend date of May 27. That’s not usually the first thing you associate with a fast-growing fintech name, which makes the setup a little more interesting.
Big picture: DLocal is trying to be a growth stock with a cash return attached. If the revenue engine keeps humming, analysts may keep polishing the halo — and if not, those price targets can turn into confetti pretty fast.