Weekly Recap | NU Holdings this week, record earnings
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NU Holdings rose this week, closing at $13.22 on Friday, with a weekly low of $12.10 and a high of $13.25, up 11.75% over the five sessions. The daily pattern showed a sharp move on Monday (9 November), followed by choppy upward trading through midweek, a brief pullback into Thursday’s earnings release, and a strong Friday close near the weekly high.
Key Events
The week centred on the third-quarter 2026 results released after the close on 12 November. Net income jumped 39% year over year to a record $1.09 billion, with EPS in line with estimates and revenue above expectations. Management also improved the 2026 efficiency ratio outlook, citing an AI-driven hiring slowdown. Ahead of the release, attention was on Brazil credit costs and full-licence spending; the actual results eased those concerns and strengthened expectations for growth in Mexico and Colombia. External news on Malaysian fintech and digital payments carried less direct relevance to NU.
Analyst Ratings
As of Friday, 23 institutions cover NU Holdings: 14 rate it buy, 5 overweight, 3 hold, and 1 underweight. The consensus rating is buy, and the consensus target of $17.95 sits roughly 35.76% above the spot price of $13.22. Targets range from $12.00 to $23.00, pointing to wide disagreement. Among 60 rated stocks in the diversified banks industry, NU Holdings ranks 6th.
The Week Ahead
Macro data dominates the coming week, concentrated on Tuesday 17 November: US retail sales (prior 0.8, forecast 0.2), industrial production (prior 0.7, forecast 0.1), import price index, and the NAHB housing market index. On Monday 16 November, the New York Fed manufacturing index is due, with a prior of 25.5 and forecast of 18. At the company level, NU Holdings’ full-year 2026 results are scheduled for 22 February 2027 after the close, with estimated EPS of $0.848 and revenue of $23 billion.
In Short
A strong weekly performance, record earnings, and a buy consensus with targets above spot form a positive setup. Against that, the latest session’s capital flow showed net selling in both large and medium orders, and the wide target range of $12 to $23 signals meaningful disagreement, while valuation at 4.45x book and 16.31x earnings is not cheap. The question ahead is whether the post-earnings upward move can hold against the macro retail and industrial data, and whether fund flows turn net positive.
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