Upstart Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ:UPST – Get Free Report) has earned a consensus recommendation of “Reduce” from the thirteen analysts that are presently covering the company, Marketbeat reports. Five investment analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, seven have assigned a hold rating and one has given a buy rating to the company. The average 12-month price target among analysts that have updated their coverage on the stock in the last year is $24.50.
UPST has been the subject of a number of research reports. JPMorgan Chase & Co. increased their target price on Upstart from $24.00 to $27.00 and gave the stock an “underweight” rating in a report on Wednesday. Mizuho raised Upstart from an “underperform” rating to an “outperform” rating and lifted their target price for the company from $17.00 to $31.00 in a research report on Wednesday, July 31st. Needham & Company LLC reaffirmed a “hold” rating on shares of Upstart in a research report on Thursday. Citigroup raised shares of Upstart from a “sell” rating to a “neutral” rating and raised their price target for the stock from $15.00 to $33.00 in a research note on Wednesday. Finally, Piper Sandler boosted their price objective on shares of Upstart from $28.00 to $31.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research report on Wednesday.
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Insider Activity
Institutional Investors Weigh In On Upstart
A number of institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the company. GAMMA Investing LLC acquired a new stake in Upstart during the 4th quarter worth approximately $25,000. Strs Ohio bought a new position in Upstart during the 4th quarter worth $57,000. Anfield Capital Management LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Upstart during the second quarter worth $33,000. ICA Group Wealth Management LLC bought a new stake in shares of Upstart in the fourth quarter valued at about $61,000. Finally, BOCHK Asset Management Ltd acquired a new position in shares of Upstart in the fourth quarter valued at about $61,000. Institutional investors own 63.01% of the company’s stock.
Upstart Trading Up 6.0 %
Shares of NASDAQ:UPST traded up $2.04 during trading on Friday, hitting $36.25. 17,062,470 shares of the company’s stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 6,434,901. The company has a 50-day moving average price of $25.50 and a 200-day moving average price of $26.06. Upstart has a 52 week low of $19.84 and a 52 week high of $49.62. The company has a market cap of $3.19 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -17.60 and a beta of 1.97.
Upstart (NASDAQ:UPST – Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, August 6th. The company reported ($0.17) earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of ($0.39) by $0.22. Upstart had a negative net margin of 38.05% and a negative return on equity of 31.57%. The firm had revenue of $127.63 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $124.55 million. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm posted ($0.34) earnings per share. The business’s revenue was down 6.0% on a year-over-year basis. On average, analysts predict that Upstart will post -2.7 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.
Upstart Company Profile
Upstart Holdings, Inc, together with its subsidiaries, operates a cloud-based artificial intelligence (AI) lending platform in the United States. Its platform includes personal loans, automotive retail and refinance loans, home equity lines of credit, and small dollar loans that connects consumer demand for loans to its to bank and credit unions.
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