The stock price of Aurora Innovation Inc (NASDAQ: AUR) has dropped by -6.06 compared to previous close of 7.75. Despite this, the company has seen a fall of -10.57% in its stock price over the last five trading days. youtube.com reported 2025-05-09 that Autonomous trucking company Aurora (AUR) CEO Chris Urmson joins Asking for a Trend with Josh Lipton and Julie Hyman to discuss autonomous driving safety, competition in the space, the impact on the freight industry, and more. To watch more expert insights and analysis on the latest market action, check out more Asking for a Trend here: https://finance.yahoo.com/videos/series/asking-for-a-trend/ #youtube #trucks #driving About Yahoo Finance: Yahoo Finance provides free stock ticker data, up-to-date news, portfolio management resources, comprehensive market data, advanced tools, and more information to help you manage your financial life.
Is It Worth Investing in Aurora Innovation Inc (NASDAQ: AUR) Right Now?
Additionally, the 36-month beta value for AUR is 2.77. There are mixed opinions on the stock, with 3 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 2 rating it as “overweight,” 5 rating it as “hold,” and 0 rating it as “sell.”
The public float for AUR is 979.84M and currently, short sellers hold a 9.09% ratio of that float. The average trading volume of AUR on May 12, 2025 was 14.84M shares.
AUR’s Market Performance
AUR’s stock has seen a -10.57% decrease for the week, with a 11.15% rise in the past month and a 1.11% gain in the past quarter. The volatility ratio for the week is 8.02%, and the volatility levels for the past 30 days are at 8.46% for Aurora Innovation Inc. The simple moving average for the past 20 days is 6.68% for AUR’s stock, with a 18.82% simple moving average for the past 200 days.
Analysts’ Opinion of AUR
Many brokerage firms have already submitted their reports for AUR stocks, with Needham repeating the rating for AUR by listing it as a “Buy.” The predicted price for AUR in the upcoming period, according to Needham is $10 based on the research report published on April 15, 2025 of the current year 2025.
Goldman, on the other hand, stated in their research note that they expect to see AUR reach a price target of $6. The rating they have provided for AUR stocks is “Neutral” according to the report published on April 10th, 2025.
Oppenheimer gave a rating of “Outperform” to AUR, setting the target price at $15 in the report published on March 27th of the current year.
AUR Trading at 6.80% from the 50-Day Moving Average
After a stumble in the market that brought AUR to its low price for the period of the last 52 weeks, the company was unable to rebound, for now settling with -32.40% of loss for the given period.
Volatility was left at 8.46%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 8.02%, as shares surge +13.93% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading +4.00% upper at present.
During the last 5 trading sessions, AUR fell by -10.57%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by +65.08% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $6.82. In addition, Aurora Innovation Inc saw 15.56% in overturn over a single year, with a tendency to cut further gains.
Insider Trading
Reports are indicating that there were more than several insider trading activities at AUR starting from Shenai Nolan, who proposed sale 485,872 shares at the price of $9.55 back on Feb 18 ’25. After this action, Shenai Nolan now owns shares of Aurora Innovation Inc, valued at $4,641,551 using the latest closing price.
Boyland Gloria R., the Director of Aurora Innovation Inc, sale 30,000 shares at $6.30 during a trade that took place back on Nov 26 ’24, which means that Boyland Gloria R. is holding 344,647 shares at $189,147 based on the most recent closing price.
Stock Fundamentals for AUR
The total capital return value is set at -0.41. Equity return is now at value -43.43, with -38.03 for asset returns.
Based on Aurora Innovation Inc (AUR), the company’s capital structure generated 0.06 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at -5.24.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is -699.0 million with net debt to EBITDA at 0.07. The liquidity ratio also appears to be rather interesting for investors as it stands at 9.54.
Conclusion
In conclusion, Aurora Innovation Inc (AUR) has seen better 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.
