Affirm Falls 18% After Compass Point Downgrade as Several Fintech Stocks Decline
By Josh Beckerman
Affirm Holdings shares were recently down 18% after a Compass Point downgrade to sell from neutral, on a day when many financial technology stocks were lower after French payments firm Worldline reduced its revenue forecasts for the year.
Affirm stock traded at $16.05 on Wednesday and is up about 67% this year.
Block was recently down 7%, while PayPal declined 5%. SoFi Technologies was down 4% and Upstart Holdings decreased 7%.
Write to Josh Beckerman at josh.beckerman@wsj.com
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October 25, 2023 13:42 ET (17:42 GMT)
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