Affirm shares jumped 15% on Thursday after the buy now, pay later company reported revenue of $269.4 million in the fiscal first quarter that beat analyst estimates of $248.2 million. Affirm also reported a quarterly loss per share of $1.13.
The company's stock soared as high as 30% after hours Wednesday after it said it's expanding its partnership with. Through the agreement, Affirm will serve as the sole third-party buy now, pay later option for Amazon nationwide, although credit card companies will be able to offer buy now, pay later options in the future.
Meanwhile, SoFi shares jumped more than 14% on Thursday after the digital bank reported better-than-expected quarterly results Wednesday evening. SoFi reported a loss of 5 cents per share in the third quarter, beating analyst estimates of a 14 cent loss per share. Revenue also beat Wall Street estimates of $251.6 million, coming in at $277.2 million.
Analysts at Jeffries maintained a buy rating on SoFi and raised their price target to $26 for the stock as the company upgraded its revenue outlook for the current quarter and its continued growth. "We will continue to follow the pace of new account growth as well as momentum within the financial svcs segment, and Galileo which we believe is a differentiator for the company as it continues to scale ... ," the Jeffries analysts wrote.
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