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Upstart (UPST) Stock Price, News & Analysis

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$22.81 -0.14 (-0.61%)
Closing price 04:00 PM Eastern
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$22.87 +0.06 (+0.26%)
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About Upstart Stock (NASDAQ:UPST)

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Key Stats

Today's Range
$22.78
▼
$23.56
50-Day Range
$22.81
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$31.09
52-Week Range
$22.56
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$55.22
Volume
4.11 million shs
Average Volume
4.25 million shs
Market Capitalization
$2.22 billion
P/E Ratio
46.55
Dividend Yield
N/A
Price Target
$43.75
Consensus Rating
Hold

Company Overview

Upstart Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ: UPST) operates an artificial intelligence-powered lending platform that connects consumers seeking credit with banks and credit unions. Its technology is designed to evaluate a broader range of borrower information than traditional credit-scoring methods, with the goal of helping lending partners assess risk and automate portions of the application and underwriting process.

The company’s platform supports lending products including personal loans, automotive loans and refinancing, and home equity lines of credit. Upstart provides the technology and marketplace infrastructure, while loans are originated by its network of financial institutions and other lending partners. The company primarily serves the U.S. consumer lending market.

Upstart was founded in 2012 by Dave Girouard, Anna Counselman and Paul Gu. Girouard, a former Google executive, serves as the company’s chief executive officer and chairman. Upstart became a publicly traded company in 2020.

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Upstart Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

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UPST MarketRank™: 

Upstart scored higher than 90% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 182nd out of 843 stocks in the finance sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

  • Consensus Rating

    Upstart has received a consensus rating of Hold. The company's average rating score is 2.35, and is based on no strong buy ratings, 8 buy ratings, 7 hold ratings, and 2 sell ratings.

  • Upside Potential

    Upstart has a consensus price target of $43.75, representing about 91.8% upside from its current price of $22.81.

  • Amount of Analyst Coverage

    Upstart has been the subject of 7 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.

  • Read more about Upstart's stock forecast and price target.
  • Earnings Growth

    Earnings for Upstart are expected to grow by 141.67% in the coming year, from $0.72 to $1.74 per share.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

    The P/E ratio of Upstart is 46.55, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 38.90.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

    The P/E ratio of Upstart is 46.55, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the Finance sector average P/E ratio of about 24.49.

  • Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

    Upstart has a PEG Ratio of 0.81. PEG Ratios below 1 indicate that a company could be undervalued.

  • Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

    Upstart has a P/B Ratio of 2.78. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

  • Read more about Upstart's valuation and earnings.
  • Percentage of Shares Shorted

    34.35% of the float of Upstart has been sold short.
  • Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

    Upstart has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 6.86.
  • Change versus previous month

    Short interest in Upstart has recently increased by 6.56%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.
  • Dividend Yield

    Upstart does not currently pay a dividend.

  • Dividend Growth

    Upstart does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

  • News Sentiment

    Upstart has a news sentiment score of 0.52. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a lower news sentiment than the 0.64 average news sentiment score of Finance companies.
  • News Coverage This Week

    MarketBeat has tracked 6 news articles for Upstart this week, compared to 8 articles on an average week.
  • Search Interest

    22 people have searched for UPST on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 10% compared to the previous 30 days.
  • MarketBeat Follows

    10 people have added Upstart to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 150% compared to the previous 30 days.
  • Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

    In the past three months, Upstart insiders have sold 223.58% more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought $1,277,500.00 in company stock and sold $4,133,720.00 in company stock.

  • Percentage Held by Insiders

    17.29% of the stock of Upstart is held by insiders. A high percentage of insider ownership can be a sign of company health.

  • Percentage Held by Institutions

    63.01% of the stock of Upstart is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

  • Read more about Upstart's insider trading history.
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UPST Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

Upstart's stock was trading at $43.73 at the beginning of 2026. Since then, UPST shares have decreased by 47.8% and is now trading at $22.81.

Upstart Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ:UPST) posted its earnings results on Tuesday, August, 4th. The company reported $0.16 earnings per share for the quarter, missing analysts' consensus estimates of $0.18 by $0.02. The business's revenue for the quarter was up 41.9% on a year-over-year basis.
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Upstart's Board of Directors initiated a share buyback program on Thursday, February 19th 2026, which permits the company to repurchase $100,000,000 in outstanding shares, according to EventVestor. This means that the company could reacquire up to 3.2% of its stock through open market purchases. Stock buyback programs are typically an indication that the company's management believes its shares are undervalued.

Upstart (UPST) raised $252 million in an initial public offering on Wednesday, December 16th 2020. The company issued 12,015,690 shares at a price of $20.00-$22.00 per share. Goldman Sachs, BofA Securities and Citigroup acted as the underwriters for the IPO and Jefferies, Barclays, JMP Securities and Blaylock Van were co-managers.

Upstart's top institutional shareholders include Versant Capital Management Inc. Insiders that own company stock include Dave Girouard, Sanjay Datta, Andrea Blankmeyer, Scott Darling, Paul Gu, Natalia Mirgorodskaya and Kerry Whorton Cooper.
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Shares of UPST stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Charles Schwab, E*TRADE, Fidelity, and Vanguard Brokerage Services.

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Upstart investors own include Zomedica (ZOM), NVIDIA (NVDA), Meta Platforms (META), CrowdStrike (CRWD), Tesla (TSLA), Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) and PayPal (PYPL).

Company Calendar

Last Earnings
8/04/2026
Today
10/02/2026
Next Earnings (Estimated)
11/03/2026
Fiscal Year End
12/31/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

Stock Exchange
NASDAQ
Sector
Finance
Industry
Consumer Finance
Sub-Industry
Consumer Finance
Current Symbol
NASDAQ:UPST
CIK
1647639
Fax
N/A
Employees
1,405
Year Founded
2012

Price Target and Rating

High Price Target
$71.00
Low Price Target
$20.00
Potential Upside/Downside
+91.8%
Consensus Rating
Hold
Rating Score (0-4)
2.35
Research Coverage
17 Analysts

Profitability

EPS (Trailing Twelve Months)
$0.49
Trailing P/E Ratio
46.55
Forward P/E Ratio
31.68
P/E Growth
0.81
Net Income
$53.60 million
Net Margins
4.84%
Pretax Margin
4.95%
Return on Equity
7.13%
Return on Assets
1.82%

Debt

Debt-to-Equity Ratio
N/A
Current Ratio
0.49
Quick Ratio
0.49

Sales & Book Value

Annual Sales
$1.04 billion
Price / Sales
2.13
Cash Flow
$0.80 per share
Price / Cash Flow
28.47
Book Value
$8.21 per share
Price / Book
2.78

Miscellaneous

Outstanding Shares
97,310,000
Free Float
80,488,000
Market Cap
$2.22 billion
Optionable
Optionable
Beta
2.43

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This page (NASDAQ:UPST) was last updated on 10/2/2026 by MarketBeat.com Staff.
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