DIRS.INFO The most relevant business & tech news

☆ Jim Cramer shares his thoughts on AT&T, Paramount Global, Domino’s Pizza, SoFi and Lululemon
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-29 | by ( Kevin Stankiewicz | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

AT & T : Shares rose more than 2% after Barclays upgraded the telecommunications company to a buy-equivalent rating. Paramount Globa l: Shares rose about 5% on Monday. "This is just the most speculative situation in the world, and if the deal doesn't get together you're going to see a $6 stock," Cramer said. Domino's Pizza : The pizza chain reported better-than-expected quarterly results, which included same-store sales rising 5.6%. "Q2 guide was a little light," Cramer said, noting he still sees uncertainty around the fate of student-loan forgiveness initiatives.

Persons: Jim Cramer's, Jim Cramer, doesn't, Cramer, Russell Weiner, They've Organizations: CNBC, Club, Barclays, Verizon, Paramount, Skydance Media, Lululemon

☆ Stocks making the biggest moves midday: Tesla, Roku, Apple, SoFi, Domino's and more
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-29 | by ( Pia Singh | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

SoFi Technologies — The consumer fintech company's stock price plunged about 10% on disappointing second-quarter earnings guidance. AT & T — The telecommunications stock popped 2.8% after Barclays upgraded AT & T to overweight from equal weight, citing a "mismatch" between the company's valuation and its growth prospects. Apple — Shares rose more than 3% after Bernstein upgraded the tech stock to outperform from market perform. Dave — Shares popped 9.8% after JMP initiated coverage of the fintech company with an outperform rating. Shares popped 9.8% after JMP initiated coverage of the fintech company with an outperform rating.

Persons: FactSet, Tesla, Domino's, LSEG, Roku, David Joyce, Bernstein, Toni Sacconaghi, Dave —, Dave, AMC preannounced, Bob Bakish, —, Sarah Min, Tanaya Macheel, Yun Li, Lisa Kailai Han, Michelle Fox Organizations: Technologies, Elon, Sunday, U.S, Philips —, Philips, Barclays, Seaport Research Partners, Apple, Airlines —, Jeffries, AMC Entertainment Holdings, AMC, Paramount Locations: China, U.S

☆ Stocks making the biggest moves midday: GE Vernova, SoFi Technologies, Tesla and more
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-08 | by ( Pia Singh | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

GE Vernova — Shares of energy company GE Vernova, which spun off from General Electric last week, gained 5.9% following an upgrade to overweight from neutral from JPMorgan. The firm said investors should buy the dip in GE Vernova, and said shares have pulled back since the spinoff largely due to technical and flowback selling and are now trading at a discount. Tesla — The beaten-down electric vehicle maker added 5.4% after CEO Elon Musk said late Friday that Tesla will unveil its long-awaited robotaxi design on Aug. 8. UiPath — The software stock gained more than 2.3% during midday trading. SoFi Technologies — Shares gained 4.1% after Citi resumed coverage of the online personal finance company with a buy rating.

Persons: Elon Musk, Tesla, Eaton, Wolfe, Piper Sandler, Jefferies, Alex Harring, Brian Evans, Samantha Subin, Yun Li, Lisa Kailai Han Organizations: GE, GE Vernova, General Electric, JPMorgan, Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing, Biden Administration, Citi, Sociedad, Jefferies Locations: Arizona, U.S, Minera —, American

☆ Friday's analyst calls: Netflix seen adding to huge gains, Krispy Kreme gets upgrade
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-05 | by ( Brian Evans | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +6 min

Citi raised its target price to $106 from $101, which amounts to about 25% upside from Thursday's $84.47 close. Ollie's stock has ticked down 6.2% in 2024. SoFi stock has been under pressure in 2024 with a nearly 27% pullback. —Brian Evans 6:07 a.m.: Pivotal Research Group raises Netflix price target to Wall Street high Pivotal Research Group expects Netflix to outperform estimates for subscriber growth and average revenue per user in 2024 and beyond. Netflix stock has surged about 27% in 2024.

Persons: McDonald's, Anthony Pettinari, Brian Evans, Ollie's, Anthony Chukumba, — Brian Evans, KBW, Keefe, Timothy Switzer, Jeffrey Wlodarczak, Piper Sandler, Krispy, Krispy Kreme, Piper, Brian Mullan, Mullan Organizations: CNBC, Netflix, Sofi Technologies, Citi, Capital, Holdings

☆ Here are Wednesday's biggest analyst calls: Tesla, Amazon, Alphabet, Meta, UPS, Tyson, Disney, SoFi & more
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-03 | by ( Michael Bloom | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +7 min

"We are initiating coverage of SoFi Technologies (SOFI) with a BUY rating and a $10 price target." "Weighing Robinhood's Compelling New Product Roadmap Against a Now More Demanding Stock Price / Valuation." "As a result of higher revenue and Adjusted EBITDA estimates, we are raising our price target to $230 from $160 previously, and maintaining our MP rating." Wells Fargo reiterates Alphabet as equal weight Wells lowered its price target on Alphabet to $141 per share from $144. Guggenheim reiterates Disney as buy Guggenheim raised its price target on the stock to $140 per share from $125. "

Persons: Needham, SoFi, Baird, INFA, Piper Sandler, Piper, KBW, DA Davidson, ZETA, Goldman Sachs, Goldman, it's, Carlisle, Raymond James, Jones Lang LaSalle, Eaton Deutsche, Wells, it's bullish, Tyson, Guggenheim, Tesla, Riley, Gordon Haskett Organizations: SoFi Technologies, Ecolab Inc, Citi, Zeta Global, DA, Carlisle Companies, Deutsche Bank, Eaton, Fluence, Meta, PepsiCo, Argus, JPMorgan, UW, Tyson Foods Citi, UPS, Barclays, Amazon, Disney, Guggenheim, Deutsche, Holdings, Booking Holdings, Inc, Costco, Northland, WT Locations: Northland

☆ Stocks making the biggest moves midday: Intel, Spotify, Ulta Beauty and more
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-03 | by ( Samantha Subin | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Spotify Technology – The music-streaming company popped more than 8%. Bloomberg reported that Spotify is upping prices for its premium subscription service within several markets, including the U.S. Ford Motor announced that first-quarter U.S. sales rose 7% from a year ago, while electric vehicle sales jumped 86%. SoFi Technologies – Shares of the financial technology company rose 4.7% after Needham initiated coverage with a buy rating . GE Aerospace – GE Aerospace surged more than 6%, a day after the conglomerate once known as General Electric completed the spinoff of its power business.

Persons: Ulta, Dave, Buster's, Wells, Tesla, Nelson Peltz, Needham, —, Alex Harring, Hakyung Kim, Tanaya Macheel, Jesse Pound Organizations: Intel, Spotify Technology, Bloomberg, Spotify, U.S, Cal, Disney – Disney, Signet, Ford, Ford Motor, GE Aerospace – GE Aerospace, Electric, GE Vernova, New York Stock Exchange Locations: Cal, Maine

☆ Stocks making the biggest moves midday: Apple, Target, Tesla, Advanced Micro Devices and more
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-05 | by ( Samantha Subin | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

Target — Target surged nearly 12% after the retailer topped Wall Street's fourth-quarter estimates . Advanced Micro Devices — Shares fell more than 2% after Bloomberg said AMD failed to get a made-for-China chip past U.S. regulators. Profit forecasts also missed expectations, with GitLab guiding between 19 cents and 23 cents, versus a consensus estimate of 35 cents. Paymentus Holdings — The payment technology stock popped 21% after surpassing Wall Street's fourth-quarter revenue and earnings estimates. AeroVironment — The defense stock soared nearly 28% and headed for its second-best day ever after topping Wall Street's fiscal third-quarter expectations and offering stronger-than-expected full-year guidance.

Persons: Apple —, Tesla, — Microstrategy, Albemarle, GitLab, Wall, AeroVironment, —, Yun Li, Michelle Fox, Jesse Pound, Hakyung Kim Organizations: Apple, Apple — Apple, Research, —, Bloomberg, AMD, Commerce Department, Preferred Stock, Paymentus Holdings, Technologies, Wolfe Research Locations: China, Berlin, Australia

☆ Stocks making the biggest moves premarket: Google, Advanced Micro Devices, Starbucks and more
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-31 | by ( Pia Singh | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

The Google parent topped Wall Street's expectations on the top and bottom lines, but recorded advertising revenue of $65.52 billion. Advanced Micro Devices — The semiconductor company's shares slid 4.3% after posting fourth-quarter earnings Tuesday that came out in line with consensus expectations. Starbucks – Shares of the coffee chain were higher in premarket trading even after a disappointing financial update for its fiscal first quarter. Starbucks posted earnings per share of 90 cents, falling below analysts' expectations by 3 cents, according to LSEG. Manhattan Associates — The supply chain software provider surged 11% premarket after fourth quarter earnings and revenue topped analysts' highest estimates, and issued first quarter financial guidance that also surpassed expectations.

Persons: Byron Allen, Tesla, Elon Musk, Mondelez, Morgan Stanley, —, Macheel, Alex Harring, Samantha Subin, Yun Li, Scott Schnipper Organizations: Google, StreetAccount, Paramount Global, Paramount, AMD, Microsoft, Boeing, Starbucks, Technologies, Manhattan Associates Locations: LSEG, Delaware

Analyst Oliver Chen also maintained his buy rating for Ulta stock, simultaneously lifting his price target to $580 from $570. Deutsche Bank: Reiterate buy rating and $450 price target, implying 10% upside. Kallo's price target of $300 implies that Tesla stock could rally more than 56% from its Tuesday closing price. Citi analyst Christopher Danely also stood by his buy rating on the stock while lifting his price target to $192 from $136. Analyst Jeffrey Adelson downgraded the company to underweight from equal weight and cut his price target to $6.50 from $7.

Persons: Morgan Stanley, TD Cowen, Ulta, Oliver Chen, ULTA, Chen, — Lisa Kailai Han, Goldman Sachs, Kash Rangan, Baird, Tesla, Ben Kallo, Elon Musk's, Toshiya Hari, Hari, Christopher Danely, Vivek Arya, Danely, Arya, Harlan Sur, Kannan Venkateshwar, Venkateshwar, Eric Sheridan, Sheridan, Justin Post, Ross Sandler, Sandler, Ronald Josey, Josey, Morgan Stanley downgrades, Jeffrey Adelson, Adelson, SOFI, SoFi, Fred Imbert Organizations: CNBC, Google, Microsoft, SoFi Technologies, Deutsche Bank, Citi, Barclays, Tesla, Devices, Wall Street, AMD, Bank of America, Barclays downgrades Verizon Barclays, Verizon, Venkateshwar, Bulls, Morgan Stanley downgrades SoFi Locations: Ulta

☆ Stocks making the biggest moves midday: Alphabet, Boeing, AMD, Microsoft, Paramount and more
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-31 | by ( Hakyung Kim | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

Alphabet — Shares fell 6.3% after the company posted disappointing fourth-quarter advertising revenue. Late Tuesday, Alphabet posted beats on both top and bottom lines, but its advertising revenue of $65.52 billion fell below analysts' forecast of $65.94 billion, per StreetAccount. Starbucks — Shares fell 0.5% after the coffee giant issued disappointing forward guidance due to a boycott in the U.S. and a weaker Chinese consumer. Adjusted earnings per share for the fourth quarter came in at $3.46 versus the $3.27 expected, per FactSet. Manhattan Associates — The supply chain software provider surged 8% after fourth-quarter adjusted earnings and revenue topped analysts' estimates, per FactSet.

Persons: Byron Allen, NYCB, Tesla, Elon Musk, Roth, Morgan Stanley, SoFi, Stryker, Genuity, —, Alex Harring, Samantha Subin, Sarah Min, Jesse Pound, Lisa Kailai Han, Michelle Fox, Pia Singh Organizations: Boeing, Paramount, AMD, Microsoft, Starbucks, New York Community Bancorp, Bank, Technologies, Rockwell, —, Wall Street, Revenue, Manhattan Associates Locations: U.S, Delaware, Georgia

☆ Stocks making the biggest moves midday: Dollar Tree, iRobot, Bloom Energy and more
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-29 | by ( Hakyung Kim | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

Dollar Tree — Shares of the discount retail chain popped 1% following an upgrade to overweight from neutral at JPMorgan. SoFi Technologies — Shares of the financial services provider surged 21% after the company reported its fourth-quarter financial results. ZoomInfo Technologies — Shares jumped more than 6% after Bank of America upgraded shares to buy from neutral on revenue growth acceleration. The firm cited tailwinds including improving market share and volume trends, as well as an attractive valuation and strong top-line growth. Flywire — Shares of the fintech company gained 3.75% after being upgraded by Morgan Stanley to overweight from equal weight.

Persons: McGrath RentCorp, McGrath, SoFi, iRobot, Koji Ikeda, Wells, Flywire, Morgan Stanley, Beam, —, Samantha Subin, Yun Li, Michelle Fox, Alex Harring, Lisa Kailai Han, Sarah Min, Pia Singh, Tanaya Macheel Organizations: WillScot Mobile, JPMorgan, Wall, Amazon, Bain Capital, Western Digital, Kioxia Holdings, Bloom Energy, Bank of America, ZoomInfo, Hershey —, AllianceBernstein, Warner Bros, —, Beam Locations: Japan, AATD

☆ Fintech firm SoFi set to exit cryptocurrency business
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-29 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

Nov 29 (Reuters) - Financial technology firm SoFi Technologies (SOFI.O) is set to exit the cryptocurrency business and has given its customers the option to migrate to UK-based Blockchain.com, the companies said on Wednesday. The San Francisco-based company said it was ending its crypto services on Dec. 19, and starting Wednesday, new SoFi crypto accounts cannot be opened. SoFi said its eligible customers can migrate their account to Blockchain.com or close their account instead. Crypto users living in New York will not be eligible for the migration due to New York state availability. London-based Blockchain.com said crypto account holders at SoFi will get access to dozens of tokens traded on its platform.

Persons: Sam Bankman, Changpeng Zhao, SoFi, Blockchain.com, Arasu Kannagi Basil, Devika Organizations: SoFi Technologies, U.S . Securities, Exchange Commission, Bloomberg News, Thomson Locations: San Francisco, New York, London, Bengaluru

☆ Stocks making the biggest moves midday: SoFi, McDonald's, Western Digital, On Semiconductor and more
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-30 | by ( Alex Harring | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

SoFi Technologies — Shares seesawed as traders digested the company's latest quarterly results. McDonald's — Shares gained 2.3% after the company beat both top and bottom lines for the third quarter. Western Digital — Shares of the data storage company jumped 6% after the company performed better than analysts polled by LSEG expected in the fiscal first quarter. Invitation Homes — The home leasing company rose nearly 1% following an upgrade to outperform by Oppenheimer. Saia — The transportation stock rose 3.4% on the back of an upgrade to outperform from peer perform by Wolfe Research.

Persons: SoFi, originations, McDonald's, Stellantis, LSEG, Revvity, FactSet, Oppenheimer, L3Harris, Raymond James, Eastman, AbbVie, Tesla, Bernstein, TD Cowen, —, Femsa, Saia, Jesse Pound, Samantha Subin, Pia Singh, Hakyung Kim, Justin Sullivan Organizations: General Motors, GM, CNBC, Ford, Spirit Realty Capital, Realty, Western Digital, Semiconductor, FactSet, Eastman Chemical —, JPMorgan, Barclays, Citi, Wolfe Research, SoFi Technologies Locations: U.S, San Francisco , California

☆ Stocks making the biggest moves premarket: McDonald's, SoFi, Invitation Homes and more
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-30 | by ( Brian Evans | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

East West Bancorp — Shares ticked up 2.6% after UBS upgraded them to buy on the back of strong third-quarter results. McDonald's — Shares popped 2.8% after the fast-food giant reported a third-quarter earnings and revenue beat. Revenue was boosted by higher-than-expected student loan originations for the quarter, according to the company's earnings release. The upgrade comes after L3Harris reported better-than-expected third-quarter earnings last week. However, the firm thinks DraftKings will have trouble breaking out higher until the company "proves market share resilience" in 2024.

Persons: SoFi, originations, Raymond James, L3Harris, Cowen, DraftKings, — CNBC's Pia Singh, Michelle Fox, Hakyung Kim Organizations: East West Bancorp, UBS, Revenue, Oppenheimer, L3Harris, NewAmsterdam Pharma, RBC Capital Markets Locations: LSEG

The idea behind the Ryder Cup task force that was formed after the 2014 matches was to build some continuity among the U.S. teams. He had been an assistant four times in the Presidents Cup and Ryder Cup. The key is to see whom Furyk, the 2018 Ryder Cup captain and now the Presidents Cup captain for 2024 in Montreal, selects as his assistants for next year. Former PGA champion David Toms was overlooked as a Ryder Cup captain, just like another PGA champion, Larry Nelson, was before him. DIVOTSRickie Fowler is one of four Americans to have been on a losing Ryder Cup team in Europe at least four times.

Persons: GUIDONIA MONTECELIO, Luke Donald, Bernard Gallacher, Tiger Woods, Phil Mickelson, LIV, Woods, Ben Hogan, Johnson, Jordan Spieth, Justin Thomas, John Lindert, Don Rea, Seth Waugh, Steve Stricker, Davis Love, Fred Couples, Jim Furyk, Stewart Cink, Marco Simone, Matt Kuchar, David Duval, David Toms, Larry Nelson, Toms, he's, Max Homa, Brooks Koepka, ” Jordan Spieth, “, ” Spieth, Si Woo Kim, Kim, Yubin Jang, Wooyoung Cho, “ I've, Danny Oh, Rory McIlroy, McIlroy, Jon Rahm, Collin Morikawa, Xander Schauffele, Arthur Blank, Steve Cohen, DIVOTS Rickie Fowler, Danny Willett, ”, LIV Golf, Louis Oosthuizen, Ludvig Aberg, Swede, ’, ___ Organizations: — Team, Bethpage, Bethpage Black, U.S, Ryder, PGA, FedEx, BMW PGA, South Korea, Asian Games, South, Games, Asian, Sports, SoFi Technologies, ESPN, Atlanta Falcons, New York Mets, SoFi, Ryder Cup, Dunhill, Sanderson, Texas Tech, PGA Tour University, Indiana, Italian Golf Federation Locations: Italy, Saudi, Adare Manor, Ireland, U.S, Montreal, Paris, Europe, England, France, Wentworth, South, China, Thailand, South Florida, Los Angeles, Atlanta , New York, Boston, Saudi Arabia, Mississippi

☆ Q4 Big Ideas: Malcolm Ethridge makes the bull case for SoFi Technologies
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-26 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: 1 min

Share Share Article via Facebook Share Article via Twitter Share Article via LinkedIn Share Article via EmailQ4 Big Ideas: Malcolm Ethridge makes the bull case for SoFi TechnologiesMalcolm Ethridge, Executive Vice President at CIC Wealth, explains why he's bullish on SoFi Technologies going into the fourth quarter.

Persons: Malcolm Ethridge, SoFi Technologies Malcolm Ethridge Organizations: SoFi Technologies, CIC Wealth

☆ Bank of America says this stock should benefit as student loan payments restart and borrowers refinance
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-06 | by ( Yun Li | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

Student loan borrowers are set to restart their payments after a three-year reprieve, and Bank of America said SoFi Technologies could be a big beneficiary from an uptick in refinance activity. "We believe the uptick in deposits could also be a sign of increased student loan refinance activity," Bank of America analyst Mihir Bhatia said in a note. "SOFI should benefit from higher student loan refinances given its strong position in the student loan refi market." As a result, millions of borrowers in October will make their first student loan payment since before the Covid-19 pandemic hit. SOFI YTD mountain SoFI Bank of America said SoFi had about 60% market share in private student loan refi in recent quarters, up from 40% in the pre-pandemic era.

Persons: Mihir Bhatia, refinances, SoFi, originations, — CNBC's Michael Bloom Organizations: Bank of America, SoFi, SoFI Bank of America Locations: Tuesday's

☆ Stocks making the biggest moves premarket: Uber, Gap, Caterpillar & more
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-01 | by ( Pia Singh | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

Gap — The retail stock climbed nearly 4% after Barclays upgraded Gap to overweight from equal weight. Incyte — Shares rose 2% after Incyte beat analysts' expectations in its latest results. The pharmaceutical company reported second-quarter revenue of $954.6 million, exceeding the FactSet consensus estimate of $909.7 million. ZoomInfo Technologies — Shares sank by nearly 20% in premarket trading after the data company reported a weak outlook for third-quarter revenue. Arista Networks — Shares advanced 13.6% in premarket trading after the company reported after the bell Monday that its quarterly earnings topped analysts' expectations.

Persons: Michael Perito, Perito, Estee Lauder, Adrienne Yih, Incyte, Herve Hoppenot, Dara Khosrowshahi, Merck, Monday's, Macheel, Alex Harring, Yun Li, Sarah Min, Michelle Fox Theobald Organizations: SoFi Technologies, Barclays, Body, Caterpillar —, Caterpillar, Merck —, Pfizer, Toyota, Refinitiv, Arista Networks —, Arista, Revenue Locations: China, Monday's, Jakafi, Refinitiv

Second-quarter earnings for S&P 500 companies are estimated to have fallen 6.4% year-over-year, Refinitiv data through Friday showed. Citigroup raised its 2023-end and mid-2024 S&P 500 targets to 4,600 and 5,000, respectively, to reflect a higher possibility of a soft landing. According to preliminary data, the S&P 500 (.SPX) gained 7.64 points, or 0.17%, to end at 4,589.15 points, while the Nasdaq Composite (.IXIC) gained 29.37 points, or 0.21%, to 14,348.50. Nearly half of the top 11 S&P 500 sectors posted gains, led by a rise in energy stocks (.SPNY). Adobe (ADBE.O) stocks rose, outperforming tech peers, after Morgan Stanley raised its rating to "overweight" on the photoshop maker.

Persons: Dow, Ross Mayfield, Austan Goolsbee, Jay Hatfield, Johnson, Morgan Stanley, Echo Wang, Johann M Cherian, Vinay Dwivedi, Richard Chang Organizations: Citigroup, Nasdaq, Amazon.com, Apple, Baird, Intel, Lam Research, Chicago Fed, Dow Jones, Infrastructure Capital Advisors, SoFi Technologies, ON Semiconductor, Dow, Johnson, Adobe, Thomson, & & ' Locations: Louisville , Kentucky, New York, U.S, Bengaluru

☆ Stocks making the biggest moves midday: SoFi, ON Semiconductor, Disney, Sweetgreen and more
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-31 | by ( Alex Harring | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

SoFi Technologies – Shares of the fintech company popped more than 18% after it reported second-quarter results and lifted its full-year guidance. ON Semiconductor — The chipmaker's shares jumped 3.2% after it posted an earnings and revenue beat for the second quarter. New Relic — Shares jumped 13.4% after a private equity consortium announced it would take the software company private. Sweetgreen — The salad chain's shares jumped 11% Monday after an upgrade from Piper Sandler. Adobe — The software stock jumped 3.9% after Morgan Stanley upgraded the shares to overweight from equal weight.

Persons: FactSet, Disney, Kevin Mayer, Tom Staggs, Bob Iger, Spero, Sweetgreen, Piper Sandler, XPeng, Cowen, Morgan Stanley, Morgan Stanley's, Goldman Sachs, Wayfair, Salesforce's, — CNBC's Hakyung Kim, Yun Li, Sarah Min, Tanaya Macheel, Samantha Subin Organizations: SoFi Technologies, Disney, Financial Times, Food and Drug Administration, UBS, Hasbro, of, Bank of America, CVS, Adobe, Chevron, New York Community Bancorp, Deutsche Bank, CSX, RBC Locations: Bob Iger .

NEW YORK, July 31 (Reuters) - Shares of SoFi Technologies Inc (SOFI.O) rose by more than 22% on Monday, hitting highest level in more than a year, after the financial services provider reported second quarter results that beat analyst expectations. That result exceeded the average analyst estimate of $476.2 million and $261.3 million for SoFi's revenue and NII, according to Refinitiv data. SoFi's shares rose as high as $11.70, the highest level since March last year, before closing at $11.45 on Monday - a nearly 20% gain from the previous session. "(Second quarter) results beat expectations and were largely positive with continued rapid member and deposit growth," Jefferies analysts, led by John Hecht, said in an investor note. "We highlight that results were more from net interest income and less from fair value marks relative to our forecast, which represents recurring revenues," the analysts added.

Persons: John Hecht, Jefferies, Chibuike Oguh, Medha Singh, Nick Zieminski, Susan Heavey Organizations: YORK, SoFi Technologies, JPMorgan, Jefferies, Wall, Thomson Locations: San Francisco, New York, Bangalore

Second-quarter earnings for S&P 500 companies are estimated to have fallen 6.4% year-over-year, Refinitiv data through Friday showed. The tech-heavy Nasdaq led Wall Street higher last week as megacap growth companies such as Alphabet (GOOGL.O), Meta Platforms (META.O) as well as chipmakers Intel (INTC.O) and Lam Research (LRCX.O) posted strong quarterly earnings. Citigroup raised its 2023-end and mid-2024 S&P 500 targets to 4,600 and 5,000, respectively, to reflect a higher possibility of a soft landing. Eight of the top 11 S&P 500 sectors posted gains, led by a 2% rise in energy stocks (.SPNY). The S&P 500 posted 27 new 52-week highs and one new low; the Nasdaq Composite recorded 95 new highs and 57 new lows.

Persons: Ross Mayfield, Austan Goolsbee, Jay Hatfield, Johnson, Morgan Stanley, decliners, Echo Wang, Johann M Cherian, Vinay Dwivedi, Richard Chang Organizations: Citigroup, Dow, Nasdaq, Amazon.com, Apple, Baird, Intel, Lam Research, Chicago Fed, Dow Jones, Infrastructure Capital Advisors, Financial, SoFi Technologies, ON Semiconductor, Johnson, Adobe, NYSE, Thomson, & & ' Locations: Louisville , Kentucky, New York, U.S, Bengaluru

Second-quarter earnings for S&P 500 companies are now estimated to have fallen 6.4% year-over-year, according to Refinitiv data. Citigroup raised its 2023-end and mid-2024 S&P 500 targets to 4,600 and 5,000, respectively, to reflect a higher possibility of a soft landing. Seven of the top 11 S&P 500 sectors gained, led by a 2.0% rise in energy stocks (.SPNY). The S&P index recorded 25 new 52-week highs and no new low, while the Nasdaq recorded 71 new highs and 37 new lows. Reporting by Johann M Cherian and Bansari Mayur Kamdar in Bengaluru Editing by Vinay DwivediOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

Persons: Chris Zaccarelli, Austan Goolsbee, Johnson, Morgan Stanley, Johann M Cherian, Vinay Dwivedi Organizations: Citigroup, Dow, Nasdaq, Apple, AMD, Independent, Alliance, Microsoft, Intel, Lam Research, Chicago Fed, Dow Jones, Financial, SoFi Technologies, ON Semiconductor, Johnson, UBS, Adobe, NYSE, Thomson, & & ' Locations: U.S, Xpeng, Bengaluru

☆ Grab a 4.9% yield for parking money at this bank
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-18 | by ( Darla Mercado | Cfp | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

Bread Financial recently boosted its savings account annual percentage yield to 4.9%, an increase of 15 basis points. An analysis by Stephens showed that a handful of institutions boosted yields on savings products this week. Synchrony Financial hiked its savings account yield 20 basis points to 4.5%. SLM , known as Sallie Mae, lifted its yield to 4.25%, up 15 basis points, and SoFi Technologies raised the rate on its savings account to 4.4%, an increase of 10 basis points. When it comes to shopping for online savings accounts, investors shouldn't just look for the highest yields, especially because banks can adjust what they're willing to pay.

Persons: Stephens, Sallie Mae, Vincent Caintic, —, shouldn't, — CNBC's Michael Bloom Organizations: Bread Financial, Synchrony, Technologies Locations: Columbus , Ohio, Treasurys

☆ Israel's Oddity seeks higher valuation in US IPO
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-17 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

July 17 (Reuters) - Oddity Tech said on Monday it was targeting a valuation of $1.92 billion in its U.S. initial public offering (IPO), more than 13% higher than what it was previously seeking. Over 10.5 million shares priced between $32 and $34 each will be offered, Oddity said. At the top end of the new range, the IPO would fetch around $358 million for Oddity and its existing investors who are cashing out some of their stake. It was previously expected to rake in around $316 million. Up to 2% of the shares being sold will be offered to retail investors via brokerage firm SoFi Technologies (SOFI.O), Oddity said.

Persons: Tech, Oddity's, Johnson, Niket, Shinjini Organizations: Federal Reserve, SoFi Technologies, Thomson Locations: Bengaluru

Search resuls for: "SoFi Technologies"

25 mentions found