The SoFi Growth Story Is Getting Harder to Ignore

SoFi just posted record loan originations and raised its full-year guidance, yet the stock sits nearly 40% in the red for the year. Something about that disconnect deserves a closer look.

Published September 30, 2026, 9:30am ET · 3 min read

Price Targets desk. Editor: Vandita Jadeja.

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SoFi Technologies (NASDAQ:SOFI | SOFI Price Prediction) keeps reporting records, and the stock keeps falling. Our 24/7 Wall St. price target for SoFi is $18.07 over the next 12 months. That means 13.4% upside from the midday price of $15.93.

24/7 Wall St. Price Target Summary

Metric Value
Current Price $15.93
24/7 Wall St. Price Target $18.07
Upside 13.4%
Model Rating BUY
Confidence Level 90%

Our model rates SoFi a buy with high confidence. Revenue guidance rose, members grow faster than 30% each year, and credit remains steady, yet the stock has moved the opposite direction. At today’s price, most negative sentiment appears priced in.

Infographic titled 'SOFI • SoFi Technologies 12-Month Price Prediction' with a dark gray header and light blue background. The main section prominently displays 'Current Price $15.93' and 'Price Target $18.07', with an arrow indicating a '+13.4%' increase. A green 'BUY' button is shown with 'High Confidence (90%)'. Below, a section 'HOW WE GOT THERE' features a bar chart detailing 'Forward P/E (50%) $14.37', 'Trailing P/E (20%) $16.58', and 'Analyst Consensus (30%) $20.35', leading to a 'Weighted Base Price $16.61'. A section 'OUR ADJUSTMENTS' continues from the 'Weighted Base Price $16.61', showing a waterfall chart with green bars for 'Earnings Growth (+3%)', 'Social Sentiment (+1%)', 'Sector Momentum (+5%)', and a red bar for 'Volatility (-2.4%)', along with a 'Factor Multiplier 1.088x', ultimately reaching the 'FINAL TARGET $18.07'. The lower section outlines 'BULL CASE: What Could Go Right' with points like 'Cross-selling accelerates (51% to existing members)', 'SoFi Plus paid subscribers grow (200,000+)', and a 'Bull Case Target: $24.05'. Adjacent is 'BEAR CASE: What Could Go Wrong' with points 'Technology Platform revenue decline (-23%)', 'Asset yields compress', and a 'Bear Case Target: $16.35'. The infographic concludes with 'THE BOTTOM LINE' stating 'BUY -> $18.07 (+13.4%)' and the text 'Growth story undervalued; execution is key'.
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SOFI price target

Record Growth Meets a 39% Drawdown

Shares fell 6.07% over the past week and 15.45% over the past month. They are down 39.15% year to date. The stock sits 51.3% below its 52-week high of $32.73 and just 7.1% above its low of $14.88.

The business tells a different story. Second-quarter EPS came in at $0.12, beating the $0.1092 estimate. Revenue of $1.22 billion exceeded expectations by 8.24%. Loan originations hit a record $14.8 billion, up 69%, and management raised full-year adjusted net revenue guidance to $4.75 billion to $4.85 billion.

SOFI price scenario

Why Bulls See $24 and Beyond

Cross-selling is the core of the bull case. In the second quarter, 51% of new products went to existing members, up from 35% a year earlier. Selling more to current members brings down the cost of getting each new product.

SoFi Plus passed 200,000 paid subscribers, and CEO Anthony Noto said he would be “disappointed if we are not at 1 million SoFi Plus members generating annual revenue of $120 million a year from now.”

Management’s medium-term target calls for adjusted EPS to grow at a 38% to 42% compound annual rate. Our bull case of $24.05 means 51% upside. The analyst community is more divided: 8 analysts rate the stock a buy or strong buy, while 12 rate it a hold.

SOFI analyst ratings

Credit and Tech Platform Risks Worth Watching

Technology Platform revenue fell 23% after a large client left. Asset yields slid 32 basis points. Bulls counter that segment revenue rose 13% sequentially, suggesting the client loss is fading. Personal loan charge-offs improved to 2.62% from 2.83%. The bear case of $16.35 sits only slightly above today’s price.

How SoFi Stacks Up Against Affirm and Upstart

Affirm (NASDAQ:AFRM) has a market cap of $20.34 billion, nearly matching SoFi’s $20.57 billion. Affirm trades at a trailing P/E of 11, well below SoFi’s forward multiple of 21. SoFi’s deposit base provides cheaper funding than Affirm’s warehouse and securitization model.

Upstart (NASDAQ:UPST) competes directly in personal loans. Revenue grew 41.75%, but EPS of $0.16 missed the $0.5457 estimate. SoFi has beaten EPS expectations for five straight quarters.

Company Market Cap Latest EPS vs. Estimate
SoFi $20.57B $0.12 vs. $0.1092
Affirm $20.34B $0.37 vs. $0.8376
Upstart $2.23B $0.16 vs. $0.5457

SoFi commands a premium valuation but delivers more consistent earnings than either peer. Against this group, the target appears reasonable.

SoFi Price Prediction 2026-2030

Our $18.07 target carries a buy rating and 90% confidence. Growth looks undervalued at current levels.

I would turn more constructive if cross-selling speeds up and charge-offs stay near current levels, and more conservative if rate hikes squeeze margins or credit losses rise.

Here is where our model projects SoFi could trade, assuming current trends hold.

Year Base Case Bull Case
2026 $16.88 $18.30
2027 $18.86 $22.96
2028 $19.76 $28.07
2029 $20.47 $31.21
2030 $21.46 $37.77

These projections assume SoFi keeps executing on its current strategy. Reaching its return targets could raised results well above these numbers, while a credit downturn could drove them lower.

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Vandita Jadeja

Vandita Jadeja is a financial publisher with over a decade of experience writing about financial topics, including investment, savings, retirement, insurance and banking. Vandita is a Chartered Accountant who loves to debunk financial concepts for readers.

Her work has appeared on sites that include The Motley Fool, InvestorPlace, and Benzinga. She covers investing and focuses on stock picks and price prediction for 24/7 Wall St.

When not looking for the next stock investment opportunity, she can be found traveling, reading, chasing sunsets and enjoying her iced latte.

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