Upstart Holdings Inc (UPST) vs. Its Peers: A Comparison

Additionally, the 36-month beta value for UPST is 1.98. There are mixed opinions on the stock, with 0 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 0 rating it as “overweight,” 0 rating it as “hold,” and 0 rating it as “sell.”

The public float for UPST is 74.04M and currently, short sellers hold a 36.92% ratio of that float. The average trading volume of UPST on April 15, 2024 was 6.84M shares.

UPST) stock’s latest price update

Upstart Holdings Inc (NASDAQ: UPST)’s stock price has gone decline by -3.82 in comparison to its previous close of 23.82, however, the company has experienced a -9.41% decrease in its stock price over the last five trading days. Business Wire reported 2024-04-11 that SAN MATEO, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Upstart to Report First Quarter 2024 Earnings on May 7, 2024.

UPST’s Market Performance

Upstart Holdings Inc (UPST) has seen a -9.41% fall in stock performance for the week, with a -1.46% decline in the past month and a -28.29% plunge in the past quarter. The volatility ratio for the week is 4.54%, and the volatility levels for the past 30 days are at 5.71% for UPST. The simple moving average for the last 20 days is -10.40% for UPST’s stock, with a simple moving average of -30.71% for the last 200 days.

Analysts’ Opinion of UPST

Many brokerage firms have already submitted their reports for UPST stocks, with BofA Securities repeating the rating for UPST by listing it as a “Underperform.” The predicted price for UPST in the upcoming period, according to BofA Securities is $22 based on the research report published on April 04, 2024 of the current year 2024.

B. Riley Securities gave a rating of “Neutral” to UPST, setting the target price at $49 in the report published on July 27th of the previous year.

UPST Trading at -15.02% from the 50-Day Moving Average

After a stumble in the market that brought UPST to its low price for the period of the last 52 weeks, the company was unable to rebound, for now settling with -68.43% of loss for the given period.

Volatility was left at 5.71%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 4.54%, as shares sank -1.44% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading -27.89% lower at present.

During the last 5 trading sessions, UPST fell by -7.91%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by -33.15% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $25.55. In addition, Upstart Holdings Inc saw -43.93% in overturn over a single year, with a tendency to cut further losses.

Insider Trading

Reports are indicating that there were more than several insider trading activities at UPST starting from Gu Paul, who sale 60,000 shares at the price of $26.31 back on Apr 01 ’24. After this action, Gu Paul now owns 893,596 shares of Upstart Holdings Inc, valued at $1,578,672 using the latest closing price.

Datta Sanjay, the Chief Financial Officer of Upstart Holdings Inc, sale 1,000 shares at $27.50 during a trade that took place back on Mar 11 ’24, which means that Datta Sanjay is holding 400,536 shares at $27,500 based on the most recent closing price.

Stock Fundamentals for UPST

Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:

  • -0.51 for the present operating margin
  • 0.95 for the gross margin

The net margin for Upstart Holdings Inc stands at -0.47. The total capital return value is set at -0.14. Equity return is now at value -36.72, with -12.15 for asset returns.

Based on Upstart Holdings Inc (UPST), the company’s capital structure generated 0.65 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at -0.13. The debt to equity ratio resting at 1.88. The interest coverage ratio of the stock is -38.28.

Currently, EBITDA for the company is -231.62 million with net debt to EBITDA at -3.32. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 5.36. The receivables turnover for the company is 9.24for trailing twelve months and the total asset turnover is 0.25. The liquidity ratio also appears to be rather interesting for investors as it stands at 3.36.

Conclusion

In conclusion, Upstart Holdings Inc (UPST) has seen bad performance in recent times. Analysts have a mixed opinion on the stock, with some rating it as a “buy” and others rating it as a “hold”. It’s important to note that the stock is currently trading at a significant distance from its 50-day moving average and its 52-week high.

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