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JANUARY 3, 2024

I blame investment bank Keefe, Bruyette & Woods for that. Even if SoFi does earn a profit in Q4, it may be one that the internet bank is unable to sustain. After sliding 3% on Jan. 2, the first trading day of the New Year, SoFi fell further Wednesday morning, with the stock losing an additional 13.5% through 11:35 a.m.

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JANUARY 11, 2024

2023 wasn't a great year for bank stocks or fintech stocks , many of which underperformed the market. However, fintech and banking superstar SoFi Technologies (NASDAQ: SOFI) gained 116% last year after plunging 71% in 2022. SoFi offers a banking experience with the best that technology offers. There were $2.9

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JANUARY 4, 2024

Despite the many digital banks that have sprung up in recent years, SoFi has made a name for itself with its easy-to-use, low-fee tools, and solutions that just make finance easier for the masses. In addition to student loans, it now offers a full suite of credit products, bank accounts, credit cards, investment tools, and more.

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JUNE 14, 2023

Ares Capital is essentially a lender to midsized companies that have a hard time getting the big banks to return their calls. At the end of March, the average yield on Ares Capital's debt securities rose to 12% at their amortized cost, compared to just 8.9% The bank met its dividend obligation over the past 12 months using just 14.5%

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SEPTEMBER 20, 2024

There's also evidence, according to a Bank of America study, that stocks outperform in the year after they split. In its most recent fiscal quarter, the company reported adjusted earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization ( EBITDA ) of $8.2 Jeremy Bowman has positions in Bank of America and Broadcom.

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AUGUST 12, 2023

SoFi Technologies The shift to digital banking is another powerful trend that's creating enormous profit opportunities for investors. Online personal finance upstart SoFi Technologies (NASDAQ: SOFI) is benefiting from this shift -- and it's poised to claim a far larger share of the massive banking industry.

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JUNE 17, 2023

banks) with the same rate of defaults. Upstart uses its AI technology to originate and service loans that it generally then passes on to its banking partners and institutional investors. It expanded its number of bank and credit union partners to 99 from just 10 at its IPO. Image source: Getty Images.

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JUNE 22, 2024

Impressive growth and profitability, with many levers to pull Banking disruptor SoFi (NASDAQ: SOFI) continues to grow impressively despite the difficult economic climate. million; the company's technology platform is performing well; and the banking side of the business continues to grow its deposit base.

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JULY 17, 2023

Online bank and personal finance specialist SoFi Technologies (NASDAQ: SOFI) managed a smashing initial public offering (IPO) at the height of the previous bull market, benefiting from a moment in time when investors piled money into any new stock that looked exciting. which is expensive for a bank. million, or 46% more than last year.

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NOVEMBER 26, 2023

In other words, Adyen handles everything from authorizing transactions with issuing banks to settling funds in merchant accounts, and it provides those services across physical and digital channels. By consolidating the payments value chain, Adyen captures more comprehensive data than stand-alone payment processors or acquiring banks.

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FEBRUARY 13, 2024

Together, these groups cover areas like risk data management, regulatory reporting solutions, fraud and anti-money laundering , and surveillance for banks, insurers, and asset managers. times EBITDA (earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization) to 3.3 Nasdaq's solutions in that space could prove essential.

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JUNE 14, 2024

Pagaya: A better credit evaluation model Pagaya operates an AI-driven credit evaluation platform that helps banks and financial institutions more accurately identify and minimize risk while opening up more opportunities for effective lending. Bank and has six large lenders lined up to join the platform.

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OCTOBER 31, 2024

Fintech leader generating profitable growth Block stands out as a fintech pioneer and payments industry innovator driving the ongoing digitization of global commerce and banking. Those headline numbers are objectively positive but also mark a gradual slowdown compared to even stronger rates in the first half of the year.

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JUNE 23, 2023

Upstart Upstart (NASDAQ: UPST) is a consumer loan company that leverages big data and AI algorithms to help financial institutions, banks, and credit unions assess the creditworthiness of loan applicants. banks and can allow for 173% higher approvals at the same default rate and 53% fewer defaults at the same approval rate.

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JULY 29, 2023

But at a Bank of America conference in late June, CFO Pascal Desroches had already tempered the market's expectations by predicting AT&T would only gain about 300,000 postpaid phone subscribers in Q2. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Bank of America and Zoom Video Communications. Leo Sun has positions in AT&T.

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JULY 18, 2023

So what In a note by StreetInsider this morning, investment bank Evercore laid out four main reasons why it's upgrading Pinterest stock to outperform and raising its price target to $41 -- the highest estimate currently on Wall Street. As of 11:35 a.m. ET Tuesday, the company's stock is up a solid 2%. The first is digital ad spending.

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JULY 10, 2023

Even though it's gaining direct-to-consumer (DTC) subscribers, adjusted operating income before depreciation and amortization (OIBDA) for its DTC segment worsened to a loss of $511 million in the March-ended quarter -- 12% worse than the year-ago period. banks, it's tough to envision much in the way of upside for Citigroup.

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MAY 29, 2024

That's the fee it takes to ensure payment moves from your bank or credit account to the merchant's bank account. Importantly, Visa is not a bank itself. It simply partners with banks that want to issue a credit card. And it's becoming increasingly cost-effective as it amortizes its fixed costs over a larger customer base.

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MARCH 21, 2024

SoFi's revenue increased 35% year over year to $615 million in the fourth quarter, and adjusted earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization (EBITDA) increased 159% to $181 million. As it becomes profitable, investors may be viewing it more in line with a standard bank stock, which typically trades at a lower valuation.

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NOVEMBER 3, 2024

billion Canadian ($3 billion) of adjusted earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization ( EBITDA ) in the period. The reliable growth continues Enbridge recently reported its third-quarter results. The pipeline and utility operator produced $4.2 That was 8% higher than last year.

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SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

However, it plans to trim its total costs by $2 billion over the next three years to reduce its ratio of net debt to adjusted earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization ( EBITDA ) to 3 by the end of 2023 and 2.5 The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Amazon.com, Bank of America, and Zoom Video Communications.

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SEPTEMBER 28, 2024

They include decreasing banks' required reserve ratios, lowering key interest rates, and reducing the required downpayment percentage on second homes. In addition, China will allow institutions, including brokers, funds, and insurance companies, to use financing from the central bank to purchase stocks.

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JUNE 23, 2023

In fact, management thinks that Carnival will produce adjusted earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization ( EBITDA ) of $4 billion (at the midpoint) this fiscal year. The regional banking crisis appears to have been a net positive for SoFi. The company is certainly heading in the right direction. 31 and March 31.

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JUNE 25, 2024

Ares Capital and its BDC peers are essentially lenders to misize businesses that are too big for small-business loans but too small for consideration by a traditional American bank. With plenty of businesses hungry for capital, Ares Capital's underwriting team can pick and choose highly reliable borrowers.

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AUGUST 29, 2023

While few customers think about what happens when they swipe their cards, the system is complex and involves an acquiring bank, a payment processor, the issuing bank, and the credit card network. That shows management's confidence in its prospects, but many investors don't share that assurance, clearly.

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NOVEMBER 27, 2023

Here is the stock's secret to dividend longevity and why investors can continue banking on future raises. Today, the company has a reasonable debt-to- EBITDA (earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization) ratio of 1.8. The company has raised its dividend for 60 consecutive years, spanning the last eight recessions !

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MARCH 3, 2024

Block has since expanded its offerings on the Cash App to provide users with banking and investment services. Block is also working to make the Cash App one of the top banking services provided to households earning $150,000 or more. This part of its business was responsible for $4.3 billion in gross profit last year.

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DECEMBER 9, 2024

While there's plenty of competition in the online banking market, SoFi continues to increase its customer count and sales. Adjusted earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization ( EBITDA ) jumped 90% to $186.2 In the third quarter (ending Sept. million -- an impressive increase of 35% from the year-ago quarter.

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SEPTEMBER 26, 2023

Before you chase lofty price targets, remember that the investment bank analysts who set high targets will simply adjust them downward if things don't work out. Image source: Getty Images. Here are some things you should know about these stocks before risking any of your own hard-earned money.

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SEPTEMBER 22, 2023

And the company's adjusted EBITDA (earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization) margin shrank four percentage points to 34%. While impressive at first glance, growth is actually decelerating as revenue had climbed 39% in the prior-year period.

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JANUARY 27, 2024

In the most recent quarter, gross profit grew by 21% year over year, and adjusted earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization ( EBITDA ) was up by 46%. There's clear momentum in the business. Management clearly agrees that the stock is cheap, implementing a $1 billion buyback program recently.

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SEPTEMBER 3, 2023

And according to the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta, the home affordability index is at 69.5, Additionally, a third-quarter forecast for earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization ( EBITDA ) losses as well as analyst predictions of losses may continue to weigh on the stock. below the lows experienced in 2006.

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AUGUST 14, 2023

Image source: Getty Images House prices have skyrocketed nearly 29% over the past three years, according to the Federal Reserve Bank of St. This payment schedule, known as an amortization schedule , will be provided by your lender when you get a mortgage. First, keep your debt-to-income ratio low.

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JULY 24, 2024

CrowdStrike 's (NASDAQ: CRWD) stock price tumbled 11% on July 19 after the cybersecurity company's flawed software update for Windows PCs sparked a global IT outage across banks, airports, hospitals, government agencies, retailers, and other businesses.

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DECEMBER 22, 2023

It acquired Golden Pacific Bancorp in 2022, and with it, a bank charter. It now offers a full suite of services like bank accounts and credit cards. Adjusted earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization (EBITDA) increased 121% to $98 million.

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JULY 30, 2023

In the first quarter, SoFi reported adjusted earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization ( EBITDA ) of $76 million, a dramatic improvement from just $9 million adjusted EBITDA in the same quarter of the prior year. 10 stocks we like better than Pinterest When our analyst team has a stock tip, it can pay to listen.

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OCTOBER 22, 2024

The nation's central bank has officially shifted to a rate-easing cycle, which is expected to reduce short-term borrowing costs. At one point, the nation's central bank was purchasing MBSs to stabilize the mortgage market. In turn, this shrunk the net interest margin for mortgage REITs, including Annaly.

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