Oportun Financial (NASDAQ:OPRT) Given “Buy” Rating at BTIG Research

BTIG Research restated their buy rating on shares of Oportun Financial (NASDAQ:OPRT) in a research note published on Friday,Benzinga reports. BTIG Research currently has a $9.00 price target on the stock.

OPRT has been the subject of a number of other reports. Weiss Ratings restated a “sell (d+)” rating on shares of Oportun Financial in a research report on Monday, December 29th. Wall Street Zen downgraded shares of Oportun Financial from a “strong-buy” rating to a “buy” rating in a report on Tuesday, January 20th. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised shares of Oportun Financial from an “underweight” rating to a “neutral” rating and set a $5.50 price target on the stock in a report on Monday, January 12th. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, three have given a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $8.17.

Oportun Financial Price Performance

NASDAQ:OPRT traded down $0.28 on Friday, reaching $5.18. 1,327,240 shares of the company’s stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 513,193. The firm has a market cap of $228.59 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 9.77 and a beta of 1.18. The stock has a fifty day simple moving average of $5.30 and a 200-day simple moving average of $5.57. Oportun Financial has a 52 week low of $4.05 and a 52 week high of $7.97.

Oportun Financial (NASDAQ:OPRT) last released its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, February 26th. The company reported $0.27 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.24 by $0.03. The company had revenue of $247.80 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $243.48 million. Oportun Financial had a net margin of 2.64% and a return on equity of 14.97%. Oportun Financial has set its FY 2026 guidance at 1.500-1.650 EPS. As a group, sell-side analysts predict that Oportun Financial will post 0.94 EPS for the current year.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Oportun Financial

Large investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Millennium Management LLC lifted its position in Oportun Financial by 28.9% in the 1st quarter. Millennium Management LLC now owns 1,936,797 shares of the company’s stock worth $10,633,000 after buying an additional 433,827 shares during the last quarter. NewEdge Advisors LLC bought a new stake in shares of Oportun Financial in the 1st quarter worth approximately $132,000. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. boosted its stake in shares of Oportun Financial by 499.3% in the 1st quarter. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. now owns 313,446 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,721,000 after purchasing an additional 261,147 shares in the last quarter. Empowered Funds LLC grew its holdings in shares of Oportun Financial by 7.5% during the 1st quarter. Empowered Funds LLC now owns 124,980 shares of the company’s stock valued at $686,000 after purchasing an additional 8,752 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Jane Street Group LLC raised its position in Oportun Financial by 238.6% in the 1st quarter. Jane Street Group LLC now owns 191,066 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,049,000 after purchasing an additional 134,643 shares during the period. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 82.70% of the company’s stock.

Key Headlines Impacting Oportun Financial

Here are the key news stories impacting Oportun Financial this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Q4 results: Oportun reported $0.27 EPS, beating consensus and delivering revenue of $247.8M, modestly above estimates — a sign profits and top-line execution were intact. Zacks Q4 coverage
• Positive Sentiment: FY‑2026 EPS guidance raised: the company set FY‑2026 EPS at $1.50–$1.65, above street consensus (~$1.43), implying better profitability per share than expected. Press release / slides
• Positive Sentiment: Analyst support: BTIG reaffirmed a Buy rating and assigned a $9 price target, signaling substantial upside from current levels and providing third‑party validation. Benzinga article
• Neutral Sentiment: Conference call and transcripts available for review — useful for detail on margin drivers, credit trends and capital deployment but not new results. Earnings call transcript (Yahoo)
• Negative Sentiment: Revenue guidance miss: FY‑2026 revenue was guided to $935M–$955M and Q1 revenue to $225M–$230M, both below consensus (FY consensus ~ $984M; Q1 ~ $241M), suggesting slower top‑line growth than investors expected. Guidance details (press release)
• Negative Sentiment: Market reaction: the combination of lower-than-expected revenue guidance and the magnitude of the top-line shortfall likely outweighed the EPS beat and EPS guidance raise, driving the stock down on elevated volume. MarketBeat summary

About Oportun Financial

Oportun Financial Corporation (NASDAQ: OPRT) is a financial technology company that provides consumer lending products aimed at serving the underbanked and credit-invisible population in the United States. Headquartered in Redwood City, California, Oportun operates a digital platform that enables borrowers to access credit through unsecured personal installment loans, secured credit-builder loans and a proprietary mobile wallet. The company leverages machine learning and alternative data sources to assess creditworthiness, extending financial services to customers with limited or no traditional credit history.

The company’s core offerings include fixed-term installment loans designed to help individuals cover unexpected expenses, consolidate debt or build credit.