Brookstone Capital Management cut its stake in Uber Technologies, Inc. (NYSE:UBER - Free Report) by 26.4% in the first quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 147,516 shares of the ride-sharing company's stock after selling 52,826 shares during the period. Brookstone Capital Management's holdings in Uber Technologies were worth $10,748,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
Other institutional investors also recently modified their holdings of the company. Noble Wealth Management PBC bought a new stake in shares of Uber Technologies during the first quarter worth approximately $27,000. Kozak & Associates Inc. raised its stake in shares of Uber Technologies by 155.9% during the first quarter. Kozak & Associates Inc. now owns 366 shares of the ride-sharing company's stock worth $27,000 after buying an additional 223 shares during the last quarter. GPS Wealth Strategies Group LLC raised its stake in shares of Uber Technologies by 305.1% during the first quarter. GPS Wealth Strategies Group LLC now owns 397 shares of the ride-sharing company's stock worth $29,000 after buying an additional 299 shares during the last quarter. Perkins Coie Trust Co raised its stake in shares of Uber Technologies by 306.0% during the first quarter. Perkins Coie Trust Co now owns 406 shares of the ride-sharing company's stock worth $30,000 after buying an additional 306 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Fourth Dimension Wealth LLC bought a new stake in shares of Uber Technologies during the fourth quarter worth approximately $27,000. 80.24% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.
Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth
A number of research firms recently weighed in on UBER. UBS Group boosted their price target on shares of Uber Technologies from $103.00 to $107.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a research note on Thursday, May 8th. Fox Advisors downgraded shares of Uber Technologies from an "overweight" rating to an "equal weight" rating in a research note on Tuesday, March 11th. Citigroup upped their target price on shares of Uber Technologies from $92.00 to $102.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a research note on Thursday, May 8th. Raymond James Financial downgraded shares of Uber Technologies from a "strong-buy" rating to a "moderate buy" rating in a research note on Wednesday, June 18th. Finally, Cantor Fitzgerald reaffirmed an "overweight" rating and issued a $106.00 target price (up previously from $96.00) on shares of Uber Technologies in a research note on Wednesday, June 25th. Thirteen research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and twenty-six have assigned a buy rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, Uber Technologies has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average target price of $94.85.
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Insiders Place Their Bets
In other Uber Technologies news, CFO Prashanth Mahendra-Rajah sold 2,750 shares of the stock in a transaction on Monday, May 5th. The shares were sold at an average price of $85.00, for a total value of $233,750.00. Following the completion of the sale, the chief financial officer owned 21,063 shares in the company, valued at $1,790,355. This trade represents a 11.55% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available through this link. Also, insider Jill Hazelbaker sold 34,884 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Monday, May 12th. The shares were sold at an average price of $86.03, for a total transaction of $3,001,070.52. Following the completion of the transaction, the insider directly owned 102,135 shares in the company, valued at $8,786,674.05. The trade was a 25.46% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Company insiders own 3.70% of the company's stock.
Uber Technologies Stock Performance
UBER stock traded up $1.41 during trading hours on Friday, reaching $93.46. The stock had a trading volume of 8,112,562 shares, compared to its average volume of 21,147,267. The stock has a market capitalization of $195.43 billion, a PE ratio of 16.37, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.19 and a beta of 1.40. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.37, a current ratio of 1.02 and a quick ratio of 1.02. The stock has a 50-day simple moving average of $86.90 and a 200 day simple moving average of $76.42. Uber Technologies, Inc. has a fifty-two week low of $54.84 and a fifty-two week high of $94.38.
Uber Technologies (NYSE:UBER - Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, May 7th. The ride-sharing company reported $0.83 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $0.50 by $0.33. The firm had revenue of $11.53 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $11.61 billion. Uber Technologies had a net margin of 27.07% and a return on equity of 66.46%. The company's revenue for the quarter was up 13.8% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter last year, the company posted ($0.32) earnings per share. Analysts predict that Uber Technologies, Inc. will post 2.54 EPS for the current fiscal year.
Uber Technologies Profile
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Uber Technologies, Inc develops and operates proprietary technology applications in the United States, Canada, Latin America, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, and Asia excluding China and Southeast Asia. It operates through three segments: Mobility, Delivery, and Freight. The Mobility segment connects consumers with a range of transportation modalities, such as ridesharing, carsharing, micromobility, rentals, public transit, taxis, and other modalities; and offers riders in a variety of vehicle types, as well as financial partnerships products and advertising services.
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