XP Sees Unusually Large Options Volume (NASDAQ:XP)

XP Inc. (NASDAQ:XP) was the target of some unusual options trading on Tuesday. Traders purchased 25,163 call options on the stock. This is an increase of 430% compared to the average volume of 4,749 call options.

More XP News

Here are the key news stories impacting XP this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Q2 earnings beat expectations: XP reported adjusted earnings of $0.53 per share versus consensus estimates of approximately $0.50–$0.51, while revenue of $943.6 million exceeded expectations of $935.2 million. Revenue increased 8.3% year over year. XP Inc. Reports Second Quarter 2026 Results
• Positive Sentiment: Strong asset and inflow growth: Total client assets rose 12% year over year to R$1.535 trillion, while net inflows jumped 188% to R$28 billion. The results point to sustained demand from retail and corporate customers and support XP’s diversification strategy. XP Inc. Posts Solid Growth and Diversification in Second-Quarter 2026 Results
• Positive Sentiment: Buy rating and higher valuation support: Morgan Stanley analyst Jorge Kuri maintained a Buy rating and a $26 price target, citing operational execution, margin expansion, and robust retail and corporate demand. Morgan Stanley XP Rating
• Positive Sentiment: Share cancellation may improve per-share value: XP canceled 11.8 million treasury Class A shares, equal to 2.3% of shares outstanding, reducing the share count from 520.3 million to 508.5 million. XP Inc. To Cancel Treasury Shares
• Neutral Sentiment: Options activity signals bullish speculation: Investors purchased 25,163 call options, roughly 430% above typical volume. This may indicate increasing optimism, although options activity does not guarantee sustained buying in the shares.
• Negative Sentiment: Some caution remains: Analysts characterized the quarter as improved but not transformational, and XP’s annualized retail take rate declined year over year to 1.20% from 1.25%, indicating continued pressure on monetization. XP Inc. Q2 Analysis

XP Price Performance

XP stock traded up $0.14 during mid-day trading on Tuesday, hitting $15.84. The company’s stock had a trading volume of 8,071,112 shares, compared to its average volume of 5,901,729. The stock’s fifty day moving average price is $16.23 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $18.11. The stock has a market capitalization of $8.51 billion, a P/E ratio of 8.75, a P/E/G ratio of 0.46 and a beta of 1.10. The company has a quick ratio of 6.66, a current ratio of 6.66 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.02. XP has a twelve month low of $14.80 and a twelve month high of $23.13.

XP (NASDAQ:XP) last announced its earnings results on Monday, August 17th. The company reported $0.53 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.50 by $0.03. XP had a return on equity of 22.51% and a net margin of 27.40%.The business had revenue of $943.55 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $935.15 million. During the same period in the prior year, the business posted $2.46 earnings per share. XP’s revenue was up 8.3% compared to the same quarter last year. Research analysts forecast that XP will post 2.11 earnings per share for the current year.

XP declared that its board has approved a share repurchase program on Tuesday, May 19th that permits the company to repurchase $0.00 in shares. This repurchase authorization permits the company to reacquire shares of its stock through open market purchases. Shares repurchase programs are generally a sign that the company’s board believes its stock is undervalued.

Institutional Trading of XP

Institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the stock. ARGA Investment Management LP boosted its position in XP by 4.0% during the first quarter. ARGA Investment Management LP now owns 20,699,135 shares of the company’s stock valued at $394,112,000 after purchasing an additional 799,048 shares during the last quarter. Arrowstreet Capital Limited Partnership grew its holdings in XP by 10.9% in the 4th quarter. Arrowstreet Capital Limited Partnership now owns 11,799,175 shares of the company’s stock valued at $193,152,000 after buying an additional 1,160,977 shares during the last quarter. State Street Corp increased its position in XP by 1.3% during the second quarter. State Street Corp now owns 9,696,864 shares of the company’s stock worth $195,877,000 after acquiring an additional 125,818 shares during the period. Morgan Stanley increased its holdings in shares of XP by 13.2% during the 4th quarter. Morgan Stanley now owns 9,524,277 shares of the company’s stock worth $155,912,000 after purchasing an additional 1,113,641 shares during the period. Finally, Orbis Allan Gray Ltd acquired a new position in XP in the 2nd quarter valued at approximately $161,639,000. 59.15% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

XP has been the subject of a number of research reports. Weiss Ratings raised shares of XP from a “hold (c)” rating to a “hold (c+)” rating in a report on Tuesday, May 26th. UBS Group decreased their target price on XP from $28.00 to $25.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research note on Wednesday, June 3rd. Finally, Zacks Research downgraded shares of XP from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Friday, May 1st. Three research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and two have given a Hold rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $23.33.

XP Company Profile

XP Inc provides financial products and services in Brazil. It offers securities brokerage, private pension plans, commercial, and investment banking products, such as loan operations and transactions in the foreign exchange markets and deposits; product structuring and capital markets services for corporate clients and issuers of fixed income products; advisory services for mass-affluent and institutional clients; and wealth management services for high-net-worth customers and institutional clients.