8,826 Shares in Uber Technologies, Inc. $UBER Acquired by Index Fund Advisors Inc.

Index Fund Advisors Inc. purchased a new position in shares of Uber Technologies, Inc. (NYSE:UBER) in the 2nd quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The firm purchased 8,826 shares of the ride-sharing company’s stock, valued at approximately $823,000.

Several other hedge funds have also added to or reduced their stakes in UBER. Pershing Square Capital Management L.P. acquired a new stake in Uber Technologies during the 1st quarter worth approximately $2,207,743,000. Kingstone Capital Partners Texas LLC lifted its holdings in Uber Technologies by 334,075.7% during the 2nd quarter. Kingstone Capital Partners Texas LLC now owns 19,973,682 shares of the ride-sharing company’s stock worth $1,863,545,000 after purchasing an additional 19,967,705 shares during the last quarter. Pacer Advisors Inc. lifted its holdings in Uber Technologies by 2,571.2% during the 1st quarter. Pacer Advisors Inc. now owns 6,498,167 shares of the ride-sharing company’s stock worth $473,456,000 after purchasing an additional 6,254,898 shares during the last quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. lifted its holdings in Uber Technologies by 3.2% during the 1st quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 186,526,036 shares of the ride-sharing company’s stock worth $13,590,287,000 after purchasing an additional 5,759,353 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Boston Partners lifted its holdings in Uber Technologies by 43.8% during the 1st quarter. Boston Partners now owns 9,031,217 shares of the ride-sharing company’s stock worth $658,686,000 after purchasing an additional 2,749,456 shares during the last quarter. 80.24% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several brokerages have weighed in on UBER. BMO Capital Markets lifted their price objective on Uber Technologies from $101.00 to $113.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a report on Thursday, August 7th. Piper Sandler lifted their price objective on Uber Technologies from $95.00 to $103.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a report on Thursday, July 24th. Wells Fargo & Company dropped their price objective on Uber Technologies from $127.00 to $125.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a report on Friday, October 3rd. Needham & Company LLC lifted their price objective on Uber Technologies from $100.00 to $109.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Monday, July 14th. Finally, UBS Group lifted their price objective on Uber Technologies from $115.00 to $117.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Thursday, August 7th. Two analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty-nine have issued a Buy rating and ten have assigned a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, the company has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $104.03.

Insider Activity at Uber Technologies

In other news, CEO Dara Khosrowshahi sold 300,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Friday, September 12th. The stock was sold at an average price of $95.37, for a total transaction of $28,611,000.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief executive officer owned 1,132,544 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $108,010,721.28. The trade was a 20.94% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Also, insider Tony West sold 100,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Monday, September 22nd. The stock was sold at an average price of $100.38, for a total value of $10,038,000.00. Following the sale, the insider owned 171,558 shares in the company, valued at $17,220,992.04. This represents a 36.82% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders have sold 601,821 shares of company stock worth $58,659,491 in the last three months. Insiders own 3.70% of the company’s stock.

Uber Technologies Price Performance

Uber Technologies stock opened at $93.52 on Monday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.41, a quick ratio of 1.11 and a current ratio of 1.11. Uber Technologies, Inc. has a 52 week low of $59.33 and a 52 week high of $101.99. The stock has a market capitalization of $195.03 billion, a P/E ratio of 15.93 and a beta of 1.48. The stock has a fifty day moving average of $94.86 and a 200-day moving average of $88.00.

Uber Technologies (NYSE:UBER) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, August 6th. The ride-sharing company reported $0.63 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.61 by $0.02. Uber Technologies had a return on equity of 59.96% and a net margin of 26.68%.The company had revenue of $12.65 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $12.45 billion. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm earned $0.47 EPS. Uber Technologies’s revenue was up 18.2% on a year-over-year basis. On average, sell-side analysts expect that Uber Technologies, Inc. will post 2.54 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

About Uber Technologies

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.