Nu, Upstart, and Affirm all look undervalued relative to their growth potential.Fintech stocks soared during the peak of the meme- and growth-stock rallies in 2021, but many of those stocks stumbled over the following two years as interest rates rose. Those higher rates curbed economic growth and lending, while higher yields on fixed-income investments like CDs pulled investors away from riskier growth stocks.But with interest rates expected to stabilize and potentially decline over the next few quarters, i ...

Affirm Holdings (AFRM) has recently been on Zacks.com's list of the most searched stocks. Therefore, you might want to consider some of the key factors that could influence the stock's performance in the near future.Over the past month, shares of this operator of digital commerce platform have returned +1.6%, compared to the Zacks S&P 500 composite's +3.2% change. During this period, the Zacks Business - Services industry, which Affirm Holdings falls in, has lost 2.5%. The key question now is: What could be ...

B4LLSBeing a bet on falling interest rates, Affirm Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ:AFRM) has most recently disappointed expectations. The central bank’s decision to delay the rate cut timeline also set back my investment thesis with regard to the buy now, pay later company a little bit, but I think the value proposition, for long-term investors anyways, has improved here lately. I say this because Affirm Card adoption metrics and gross merchandise volume trends look healthy and the BNPL market opportunity remain ...

Affirm Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ:AFRM) CFO Fireside Chat June 14, 2024 12:00 PM ET Company Participants Zane Keller - Director of Investor Relations Michael Linford - Chief Financial Officer Conference Call Participants Ramsey El-Assal - Barclays Zane Keller Okay, it looks like we've got most of the people that registered for the event. So I think we'll go ahead and get started. So good day, everyone. Thank you again for dialing into our quarterly fireside chat with our Chief Financial Officer Michael Linford. ...

Affirm Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ:AFRM) CFO Fireside Chat June 14, 2024 12:00 PM ET Company Participants Zane Keller - Director of Investor Relations Michael Linford - Chief Financial Officer Conference Call Participants Ramsey El-Assal - Barclays Zane Keller Okay, it looks like we've got most of the people that registered for the event. So I think we'll go ahead and get started. So good day, everyone. Thank you again for dialing into our quarterly fireside chat with our Chief Financial Officer Michael Linford. ...

Affirm Holdings, Inc. (AFRM) recently joined forces with the hospitality management company, Brittain Resorts & Hotels, to enable approved guests to book stays at more than 15 hotels and resorts and make payments over time.By choosing to pay through Affirm’s flexible payment solutions at checkout, approved guests can divide the total cost of any purchase exceeding $150 into monthly payments for a period of up to 18 months. Customers will be aware of their total purchase cost and will not have to pay anythin ...

Fintech uncertainty has some innovators trading at jaw-droppingly low prices.Financial technology, or fintech, is crowded with many companies jockeying for market share. It's for a good reason. According to Fortune Business Insights, the global fintech market is worth approximately $300 billion today and will grow to over $1.1 trillion by 2032.The problem for investors is that since nobody can reliably tell you which companies will dominate the industry a decade from now, many promising stocks in the space ...

Investors are betting that Affirm's new expansion into Apple Pay will boost sales.Shares of Affirm Holdings (AFRM 5.74%), the buy now, pay later (BNPL) company, surged higher today as investors celebrated the expanded collaboration between the company and tech giant Apple.Apple recently announced that Affirm's BNPL payment service will be integrated into Apple Pay, making it easy for users to use buy now, pay later loans directly through their iPhones and iPads later this year.Affirm's stock was up 6.5% as ...

The first few days of Apple’s annual developer conference, stretching from Monday (June 10) to Friday (June 14), may seemingly be all about artificial intelligence.But a set of announcements Tuesday (June 11) highlights some key ways the tech giant is stretching the reach of Apple Pay and Apple Wallet beyond the iPhone or credit and debit. By doing so, Apple will be expanding its services ecosystem beginning this fall, coinciding with releases of iOS 18 and iPadOS 18.Expanding the HardwareThe payment functi ...

Key TakeawaysAffirm Holdings shares gained Tuesday when Apple announced that the fintech firm's buy now, pay later loans would be available to users of Apple Pay.The tech giant explained that Affirm's BNPL would be available along with other updated Apple services in the fall.Affirm said teaming with Apple provides its users additional payment choices and gives them the benefits of Apple Pay. Affirm Holdings (AFRM) shares jumped Tuesday after Apple (AAPL) announced the company’s buy now, pay later (BNPL) lo ...