Virtu Financial LLC Acquires Shares of 26,937 Uber Technologies, Inc. $UBER

Virtu Financial LLC bought a new position in Uber Technologies, Inc. (NYSE:UBER) in the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor bought 26,937 shares of the ride-sharing company’s stock, valued at approximately $2,201,000.

A number of other institutional investors also recently modified their holdings of the stock. Measured Wealth Private Client Group LLC purchased a new position in shares of Uber Technologies during the 3rd quarter valued at $25,000. Lloyd Advisory Services LLC. purchased a new stake in shares of Uber Technologies during the fourth quarter worth $27,000. Ares Financial Consulting LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Uber Technologies during the fourth quarter worth $28,000. Gould Capital LLC boosted its position in Uber Technologies by 245.0% during the fourth quarter. Gould Capital LLC now owns 345 shares of the ride-sharing company’s stock valued at $28,000 after purchasing an additional 245 shares during the last quarter. Finally, SWAN Capital LLC boosted its position in Uber Technologies by 265.0% during the fourth quarter. SWAN Capital LLC now owns 365 shares of the ride-sharing company’s stock valued at $30,000 after purchasing an additional 265 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 80.24% of the company’s stock.

More Uber Technologies News

Here are the key news stories impacting Uber Technologies this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Uber launched a new Life360 integration that lets parents request teen rides, track trips in real time, and manage family transportation in one app, which could help deepen user engagement and attract more family-oriented rides. Life360 and Uber Partner to Help Parents Coordinate Rides From Anywhere
• Positive Sentiment: Turkey’s competition board approved Uber’s acquisition of Getir’s delivery business, removing a regulatory hurdle and supporting Uber’s expansion in a new market alongside a planned $500 million investment in Turkey. Turkish competition board approves Uber acquisition of Getir delivery business
• Positive Sentiment: Uber continues to build out its autonomous vehicle strategy, with new robotaxi partnerships in Houston and Zurich and a broader Stellantis-Wayve-Uber collaboration, reinforcing the company’s long-term growth story and helping support bullish analyst sentiment. Stellantis, Wayve and Uber team up to develop global robotaxi services
• Positive Sentiment: Bank of America said Uber’s robotaxi expansion could improve investor sentiment, while Tigress Financial raised its price target, signaling confidence in Uber’s earnings growth and autonomous-driving roadmap. Uber Robotaxi expansion could shift autonomous vehicle narrative, says BofA
• Neutral Sentiment: Some articles focused on Uber as a strong long-term stock idea versus peers and on its expanding advertising business, but these were more reinforcing than immediately market-moving.
• Negative Sentiment: Uber also drew criticism after Consumer Reports said riders sometimes saw widely different prices for the same trip, which could add scrutiny around pricing practices if the issue gains traction. Uber and Lyft may charge you $40 more for the exact same ride as someone else — but both deny surveillance pricing

Uber Technologies Trading Up 0.4%

Uber Technologies stock opened at $71.91 on Friday. Uber Technologies, Inc. has a one year low of $67.19 and a one year high of $101.99. The company’s fifty day moving average price is $73.44 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $76.70. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.41, a current ratio of 1.07 and a quick ratio of 1.07. The company has a market capitalization of $146.38 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 17.93, a PEG ratio of 6.09 and a beta of 1.12.

Uber Technologies (NYSE:UBER) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, May 6th. The ride-sharing company reported $0.72 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.69 by $0.03. The company had revenue of $13.20 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $13.28 billion. Uber Technologies had a return on equity of 41.40% and a net margin of 15.91%.The business’s quarterly revenue was up 14.5% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm earned $0.83 earnings per share. Uber Technologies has set its Q2 2026 guidance at 0.780-0.820 EPS. On average, analysts forecast that Uber Technologies, Inc. will post 2.95 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of research analysts have commented on the company. Fox Advisors upgraded Uber Technologies from a “hold” rating to an “outperform” rating in a research note on Monday, May 11th. Citizens Jmp reaffirmed a “market outperform” rating and set a $100.00 price target on shares of Uber Technologies in a research note on Tuesday, April 28th. The Goldman Sachs Group set a $115.00 price target on Uber Technologies in a report on Thursday, May 7th. Citigroup reissued a “market outperform” rating on shares of Uber Technologies in a research note on Tuesday, May 26th. Finally, HSBC downgraded Uber Technologies to a “reduce” rating in a report on Monday, May 11th. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, thirty have assigned a Buy rating, seven have given a Hold rating and three have issued a Sell rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, Uber Technologies currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $104.97.

Uber Technologies Company Profile

Uber Technologies, Inc is a technology company that operates a global platform connecting riders, drivers, couriers, restaurants and shippers. Founded in 2009 by Garrett Camp and Travis Kalanick and headquartered in San Francisco, Uber developed one of the first large-scale ride-hailing marketplaces and has since expanded into a broader set of mobility and logistics services. The company completed its initial public offering in 2019 and continues to position its app-based network as a multi-modal transportation and delivery platform.

Uber’s principal businesses include mobility services (ride-hailing and shared rides), delivery through Uber Eats, and freight logistics via Uber Freight.