Wedbush Has Bullish Estimate for Upstart FY2026 Earnings

Upstart Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ:UPST) – Investment analysts at Wedbush lifted their FY2026 EPS estimates for shares of Upstart in a report issued on Monday, November 25th. Wedbush analyst D. Chiaverini now anticipates that the company will post earnings of $0.31 per share for the year, up from their previous estimate of $0.30. Wedbush has a “Neutral” rating and a $60.00 price target on the stock. The consensus estimate for Upstart’s current full-year earnings is ($2.18) per share.

Other equities research analysts have also issued research reports about the company. JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised Upstart from an “underweight” rating to a “neutral” rating and lifted their target price for the company from $30.00 to $45.00 in a research report on Friday, November 8th. BTIG Research raised shares of Upstart from a “sell” rating to a “neutral” rating in a research report on Monday, November 11th. Barclays increased their target price on shares of Upstart from $25.00 to $35.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a report on Monday, August 12th. Needham & Company LLC reiterated a “hold” rating on shares of Upstart in a research note on Thursday, August 8th. Finally, Mizuho increased their price objective on shares of Upstart from $33.00 to $48.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research note on Friday, September 20th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, seven have issued a hold rating and three have issued a buy rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has an average rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $46.83.

Upstart Price Performance

Shares of Upstart stock opened at $78.43 on Tuesday. The firm has a market cap of $7.16 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -40.64 and a beta of 1.97. The stock’s 50-day moving average is $53.91 and its 200-day moving average is $37.90. Upstart has a one year low of $20.60 and a one year high of $86.07.

Insider Activity

In related news, insider Natalia Mirgorodskaya sold 5,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, September 3rd. The stock was sold at an average price of $41.03, for a total transaction of $205,150.00. Following the transaction, the insider now directly owns 22,477 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $922,231.31. The trade was a 18.20 % decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through the SEC website. Also, Chief Legal Officer Scott Darling sold 7,190 shares of the stock in a transaction on Friday, September 6th. The shares were sold at an average price of $39.15, for a total value of $281,464.77. Following the completion of the sale, the insider now owns 176,870 shares in the company, valued at approximately $6,923,876.83. This trade represents a 3.91 % decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. In the last ninety days, insiders have sold 502,939 shares of company stock valued at $28,887,725. 18.06% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

Institutional Trading of Upstart

Hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of the stock. Anfield Capital Management LLC bought a new stake in Upstart in the 2nd quarter valued at $33,000. Point72 Asia Singapore Pte. Ltd. acquired a new stake in shares of Upstart during the third quarter worth $35,000. BNP Paribas bought a new stake in shares of Upstart in the third quarter valued at about $37,000. Blue Trust Inc. grew its stake in shares of Upstart by 125.3% in the third quarter. Blue Trust Inc. now owns 989 shares of the company’s stock valued at $40,000 after acquiring an additional 550 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Hollencrest Capital Management acquired a new position in shares of Upstart in the third quarter valued at about $40,000. Institutional investors own 63.01% of the company’s stock.

Upstart Company Profile

Upstart Holdings, Inc, together with its subsidiaries, operates a cloud-based artificial intelligence (AI) lending platform in the United States. Its platform includes personal loans, automotive retail and refinance loans, home equity lines of credit, and small dollar loans that connects consumer demand for loans to its to bank and credit unions.