1. Uber Technologies, Inc. (NYSE: UBER)
Number of Hedge Fund Holders: 130
Expected Earnings Date: August 4 (After Market Close)
Uber Technologies, Inc. (NYSE: UBER) is ranked first on our list of 10 stocks Reddit’s WallStreetBets is buying for post-earnings gains. The firm owns a ride-sharing application that does business around the globe. It also has stakes in other tech-related businesses. The firm is expected to unveil earnings for the second quarter after the close of market on August 4. On July 19, the firm announced that it would be expanding a grocery delivery partnership with Albertsons. Uber Eats, which markets the service, is now available in over 400 cities in the US.
On August 2, investment advisory Gordon Haskett initiated coverage of Uber Technologies, Inc. (NYSE: UBER) stock with a Buy rating and a price target of $65. Robert Mollins, an analyst at the firm, issued the ratings update.
Out of the hedge funds being tracked by Insider Monkey, California-based investment firm Altimeter Capital Management is a leading shareholder in the firm with 28 million shares worth more than $1.5 billion.
RiverPark Advisors, LLC, in its Q4 2020 investor letter, mentioned Uber Technologies, Inc. (NYSE: UBER). Here is what the fund has to say in its letter:
“UBER was also a strong contributor, as shares rallied following the approval of California’s Proposition 22 by voters, allowing the company’s California-based drivers to remain independent contractors (rather than become more expensive employees). We believe this news is not just about the 10%-15% of Uber’s revenue tied to California, but the influence this will have on other states reassessing driver pay. UBER also reported strong third quarter results with Delivery Gross Bookings growing 135% year-over-year which nearly fully offset a reduction in Mobility Gross Bookings, which were down 50% year over year. Total Gross Bookings for the quarter were down only 10% year over year as compared with down 35% last quarter.
Despite the COVID disruption, UBER remains the undisputed global leader in ride sharing (44% of the Company’s third quarter revenue), with greater than 50% share in every major region in which it operates. The company is also a leader in food delivery (46% of revenue), where it is number one or two in the more than 25 countries in which it operates. We view UBER as more than just ride sharing and food delivery, but also as a global mobility platform with the ability to sell to its more than 100 million users (by comparison, Amazon Prime has 130+ million members) and penetrate new markets of on-demand services, such as grocery delivery, truck brokerage and worker staffing for shift work. At its current $96 billion market capitalization, UBER trades at only 6x next year’s revenue from its two core businesses. Additionally, the company has substantial, seemingly unrecognized, value in its several nascent development businesses and another $12 billion in equity stakes in synergistic businesses around the world.”
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