Zacks Analyst Insights: Capital One Financial, SoFi, and OppFi
Written by Emily J. Thompson, Senior Investment Analyst
Updated: Dec 17 2025
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Source: NASDAQ.COM
Stock Highlights: Zacks.com features stocks like Capital One Financial Corp. (COF), SoFi Technologies, Inc. (SOFI), and OppFi Inc. (OPFI) in their Analyst Blog, emphasizing their potential for growth in the evolving payments industry.
Growth in Payments Industry: The global payments sector is expected to thrive in 2026, driven by the shift to digital payments, increased consumer spending, and supportive monetary policies, including recent interest rate cuts by the U.S. central bank.
Company Performance: Capital One is projected to see growth in net interest income due to rising consumer loan demand, while OppFi is focusing on AI to enhance efficiency, and SoFi is expanding its digital ecosystem, all contributing to positive earnings forecasts.
Investment Opportunities: The article suggests that continued innovation and technological advancements in the payments space will benefit these companies, with Zacks ranking Capital One and OppFi as #1 (Strong Buy) and SoFi as #2 (Buy).
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Analyst Views on SOFI
Wall Street analysts forecast SOFI stock price to rise over the next 12 months. According to Wall Street analysts, the average 1-year price target for SOFI is 28.31 USD with a low forecast of 18.00 USD and a high forecast of 38.00 USD. However, analyst price targets are subjective and often lag stock prices, so investors should focus on the objective reasons behind analyst rating changes, which better reflect the company's fundamentals.
14 Analyst Rating
5 Buy
6 Hold
3 Sell
Hold
Current: 24.600
Low
18.00
Averages
28.31
High
38.00
Current: 24.600
Low
18.00
Averages
28.31
High
38.00
About SOFI
SoFi Technologies, Inc. is a member-centric, one-stop shop for digital financial services. The Company, through its lending and financial services products, allows members to borrow, save, spend, invest and protect their money. The Company's segments include Lending, Technology Platform and Financial Services. The Lending segment offers personal loans, student loans, home loans and related servicing to help its members with a variety of financial needs. Its platform supports the full transaction lifecycle, including credit application, underwriting, approval, funding and servicing. The Technology Platform segment provides services through a diversified suite of offerings which include an event and authorization platform accessed via application programming interfaces, a cloud-native digital and core banking platform and services related to both platforms. The Financial Services segment offers a suite of financial services solutions, including SoFi Money and SoFi Invest.
About the author
Emily J. Thompson
Emily J. Thompson, a Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) with 12 years in investment research, graduated with honors from the Wharton School. Specializing in industrial and technology stocks, she provides in-depth analysis for Intellectia’s earnings and market brief reports.
SoFi Technologies Q4 2025 Earnings Preview
- Earnings Announcement: SoFi Technologies is set to release its Q4 2025 earnings on January 30, with consensus EPS estimates at $0.11, reflecting a 120% year-over-year increase, and revenue estimates at $982.39 million, up 33.8%, indicating strong growth potential.
- Performance Track Record: Over the past two years, SoFi has exceeded EPS estimates 75% of the time and revenue estimates 100% of the time, showcasing the company's robust execution and market confidence in its financial performance.
- Market Environment Impact: J.P. Morgan noted that recent increases in 2-year and 5-year Treasury yields by approximately 10 and 20 basis points, respectively, could dampen personal loan demand, posing a modest headwind to earnings, although management typically guides conservatively during earnings calls.
- Investor Sentiment: While Bank of America resumed coverage of SoFi with an Underperform rating, reflecting cautious analyst sentiment, Seeking Alpha authors view the stock as a Buy, highlighting divergent perspectives on SoFi's future growth trajectory.
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Analyst Urges Caution on SoFi Stock Ahead of Earnings
- Analyst Rating Change: Analyst Parkev Tatevosian has expressed that SoFi stock is 'slightly overvalued' at current levels and maintains a 'Hold' rating, indicating that buying ahead of the upcoming fourth-quarter earnings report is not advisable, reflecting market uncertainty about future performance.
- Valuation Analysis: According to Tatevosian's models, SoFi stock is valued at approximately $20 per share, while it currently trades at $24.36, suggesting that it remains 'slightly overvalued' when considering a margin of safety, which may expose investors to higher risks.
- Market Reaction: Despite SoFi shares declining by 0.98% to $24.36 on Thursday, they rose by 0.57% overnight, indicating a complex market reaction to the impending earnings report, with investor sentiment potentially influenced by volatility.
- Peer Comparison: SoFi's price-to-earnings ratio stands at 41.67, closely aligned with Robinhood's 43.08, suggesting a relatively reasonable valuation among peers, but the divergence in analysts' target prices (Barclays raising from $23 to $28, while Goldman Sachs lowered from $27 to $24) reflects differing market expectations for its future performance.
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