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Two major Wall Street investment banks have issued differing views on the newly public fintech firm Figure (FIGR), as the company works to expand its blockchain-based lending and capital markets platform beyond home equity lines of credit. Keefe, Bruyette & Woods (KBW) initiated coverage of Figure with an “outperform” rating and a 12-month price target of $48.50, suggesting 17.5% upside. The bank praised Figure’s early dominance in tokenized credit markets, where it holds 73% of the private credit segment and 39% of all tokenized real-world assets, according to KBW’s estimates. Founded by former SoFi CEO Mike Cagney, Figure went public in September and has climbed 12% since its IPO. Its core business tokenizes HELOCs and connects borrowers to investors through a vertically integrated platform that includes loan origination, distribution and a digital asset marketplace. KBW sees Figure’s tech stack as underutilized and capable of supporting a wider range of credit assets, such as first-lien mortgages and personal loans. It also pointed to upside from products like Figure Exchange and a tokenization tool for third-party assets. Another broker, Bernstein, earlier initiated coverage on the stock with a more upbeat outlook. It rates Figure as an “outperform” with $54 price target, citing that the firm is doing for lending what stablecoins did for payments, tokenizing traditional assets to make markets faster and more efficient. Read more: Figure Is a Blockchain Pioneer in Credit Markets, Says Bernstein, Initiating at Outperform The flipside Bank of America, however, took a more cautious view. It initiated coverage with a “neutral” rating and a $41 price target, citing risks around execution, regulation and Figure’s dependence on its HELOC business, which still generates most of its profits and is not yet fully blockchain-native. BofA sees Figure Connect — a new marketplace that helps lenders match with capital providers…

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