Shares of SoFi Technologies (SOFI) gained ground Monday through Tuesday after the fintech company raised its full-year guidance following a quarter in which it achieved record new memberships and product enrollment, as well as a big increase in student loan volume.
SoFi reported a third-quarter net loss of $19.5 million, or $0.03 a share, but CEO Anthony Noto said that the company was on path to post a fourth-quarter profit. SoFi added a record 717,000 new members for the quarter, a 47% year-over-year increase. The company’s members added more than 1 million new financial products over the quarter, representing a 45% jump from the same period last year.
SoFi shares gained as much as 15% in early trading, but ended the session just 1% higher. SoFi is up more than 50% year-to-date.
The company reported strong demand for personal loans, along with growth in student loans, to push total loan volume up 48% year-over-year. Student loan volume grew $462 million to exceed $919 million, a 101% increase over the same quarter last year, as borrowers prepared to restart student loan payments in October.
Personal quarterly loan originations surged to a record $3.9 billion, a $1.1 billion, or 38%, jump from the quarter last year, and a 4% increase from the prior quarter. The company also grew home loans up 64% year-over-year to $356 million, citing growth in that segment as it integrates the acquisition of Wyndham Capital Mortgage into its organization.
SoFi raised its full-year adjusted net revenue expectations to $2.045 billion-$2.065 billion, up from the prior guidance of $1.974 billion-$2.034 billion. The company raised its full-year adjusted EBITDA guidance to $386 million-$396 million, from the prior guidance of $333 million-$343 million.
Price Momentum
SOFI is trading in the middle of its 52-week range and below its 200-day simple moving average.
The Stock is trading in the middle of its 52-week range and below its 200-day simple moving average. Investors are still evaluating the share price, but the stock still appears to have some downward momentum depicting the head and shoulder trend.