SoFi Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ:SOFI - Get Free Report) shares were up 1.5% on Thursday . The stock traded as high as $12.10 and last traded at $11.99. Approximately 12,060,541 shares changed hands during trading, a decline of 74% from the average daily volume of 46,858,980 shares. The stock had previously closed at $11.81.
Wall Street Analyst Weigh In
SOFI has been the subject of several recent research reports. Barclays upped their target price on SoFi Technologies from $8.00 to $9.00 and gave the company an "equal weight" rating in a report on Wednesday, October 30th. Citigroup downgraded shares of SoFi Technologies from a "strong-buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a report on Friday, October 18th. Needham & Company LLC boosted their target price on shares of SoFi Technologies from $10.00 to $13.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a research note on Wednesday, October 30th. The Goldman Sachs Group boosted their target price on SoFi Technologies from $7.50 to $8.50 and gave the stock a "neutral" rating in a research report on Wednesday, October 30th. Finally, Jefferies Financial Group raised their price objective on shares of SoFi Technologies from $12.00 to $13.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a research note on Tuesday, October 29th. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, seven have assigned a hold rating and three have assigned a buy rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has a consensus rating of "Hold" and a consensus price target of $9.32.
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SoFi Technologies Price Performance
The stock's 50 day simple moving average is $8.90 and its 200-day simple moving average is $7.65. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.53, a current ratio of 0.88 and a quick ratio of 0.21. The stock has a market capitalization of $12.77 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 119.90, a PEG ratio of 1.79 and a beta of 1.60.
SoFi Technologies (NASDAQ:SOFI - Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, October 29th. The company reported $0.05 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.04 by $0.01. The firm had revenue of $697.10 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $631.59 million. SoFi Technologies had a return on equity of 3.79% and a net margin of 8.38%. The company's quarterly revenue was up 29.8% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the previous year, the company posted ($0.03) earnings per share. On average, analysts expect that SoFi Technologies, Inc. will post 0.12 EPS for the current fiscal year.
Insider Activity at SoFi Technologies
In other news, CTO Jeremy Rishel sold 68,081 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, September 20th. The shares were sold at an average price of $8.12, for a total transaction of $552,817.72. Following the completion of the sale, the chief technology officer now owns 521,505 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $4,234,620.60. This trade represents a 0.00 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is accessible through this link. In other SoFi Technologies news, EVP Kelli Keough sold 24,939 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction dated Thursday, August 22nd. The stock was sold at an average price of $7.26, for a total transaction of $181,057.14. Following the transaction, the executive vice president now owns 114,407 shares in the company, valued at approximately $830,594.82. This trade represents a 0.00 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through the SEC website. Also, CTO Jeremy Rishel sold 68,081 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, September 20th. The shares were sold at an average price of $8.12, for a total transaction of $552,817.72. Following the completion of the sale, the chief technology officer now owns 521,505 shares in the company, valued at $4,234,620.60. This represents a 0.00 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders have sold a total of 111,636 shares of company stock valued at $904,677 in the last 90 days. 2.60% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.
Institutional Trading of SoFi Technologies
Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the stock. Vanguard Group Inc. lifted its holdings in shares of SoFi Technologies by 1.7% during the first quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 82,826,257 shares of the company's stock worth $604,632,000 after buying an additional 1,366,271 shares in the last quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP raised its stake in SoFi Technologies by 263.3% in the 2nd quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP now owns 13,083,606 shares of the company's stock worth $86,478,000 after purchasing an additional 9,482,683 shares in the last quarter. Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Holdings Inc. boosted its holdings in SoFi Technologies by 6.4% in the 2nd quarter. Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Holdings Inc. now owns 11,457,940 shares of the company's stock valued at $75,737,000 after purchasing an additional 690,638 shares during the period. Marshall Wace LLP grew its position in shares of SoFi Technologies by 130.0% during the 2nd quarter. Marshall Wace LLP now owns 6,357,887 shares of the company's stock worth $42,026,000 after purchasing an additional 3,593,464 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Bank of New York Mellon Corp raised its position in shares of SoFi Technologies by 16.6% in the second quarter. Bank of New York Mellon Corp now owns 3,117,081 shares of the company's stock valued at $20,604,000 after buying an additional 443,198 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 38.43% of the company's stock.
About SoFi Technologies
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SoFi Technologies, Inc provides various financial services in the United States, Latin America, and Canada. It operates through three segments: Lending, Technology Platform, and Financial Services. The company offers lending and financial services and products that allows its members to borrow, save, spend, invest, and protect money.
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