Uber Technologies, Inc. (NYSE:UBER) Shares Acquired by Independent Advisor Alliance

Independent Advisor Alliance increased its position in Uber Technologies, Inc. (NYSE:UBER - Free Report) by 18.3% during the 4th quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm owned 41,543 shares of the ride-sharing company's stock after buying an additional 6,424 shares during the quarter. Independent Advisor Alliance's holdings in Uber Technologies were worth $2,506,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Jennison Associates LLC raised its holdings in Uber Technologies by 36.9% in the fourth quarter. Jennison Associates LLC now owns 26,460,312 shares of the ride-sharing company's stock valued at $1,596,086,000 after buying an additional 7,137,512 shares during the period. Assenagon Asset Management S.A. raised its stake in shares of Uber Technologies by 670.6% in the 4th quarter. Assenagon Asset Management S.A. now owns 6,611,557 shares of the ride-sharing company's stock valued at $398,809,000 after acquiring an additional 5,753,637 shares during the period. Montrusco Bolton Investments Inc. acquired a new position in shares of Uber Technologies during the 4th quarter valued at $166,072,000. Edgewood Management LLC boosted its position in Uber Technologies by 10.5% during the 3rd quarter. Edgewood Management LLC now owns 27,552,060 shares of the ride-sharing company's stock worth $2,070,813,000 after purchasing an additional 2,627,768 shares during the period. Finally, Nordea Investment Management AB increased its holdings in Uber Technologies by 1,370.1% in the 4th quarter. Nordea Investment Management AB now owns 2,215,053 shares of the ride-sharing company's stock valued at $134,144,000 after purchasing an additional 2,064,382 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 80.24% of the company's stock.

Insider Activity at Uber Technologies

In related news, insider Jill Hazelbaker sold 31,000 shares of the company's stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, February 18th. The shares were sold at an average price of $81.02, for a total value of $2,511,620.00. Following the completion of the sale, the insider now owns 86,973 shares of the company's stock, valued at $7,046,552.46. This represents a 26.28 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available through the SEC website. 3.84% of the stock is owned by insiders.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of brokerages have commented on UBER. Wells Fargo & Company reduced their price objective on Uber Technologies from $90.00 to $87.00 and set an "overweight" rating on the stock in a research note on Thursday, February 6th. Benchmark restated a "hold" rating on shares of Uber Technologies in a report on Friday, January 31st. Citizens Jmp lowered shares of Uber Technologies from a "strong-buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a research note on Thursday, January 2nd. Royal Bank of Canada restated an "outperform" rating and issued a $82.00 target price on shares of Uber Technologies in a research note on Thursday, February 6th. Finally, UBS Group reaffirmed a "buy" rating on shares of Uber Technologies in a research note on Friday, February 21st. Ten equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, twenty-six have assigned a buy rating and one has given a strong buy rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, the company currently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus price target of $90.31.

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Uber Technologies Stock Down 2.6 %

UBER stock opened at $69.37 on Friday. The stock has a market cap of $144.91 billion, a PE ratio of 15.21, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.89 and a beta of 1.39. The firm's 50-day simple moving average is $71.71 and its 200 day simple moving average is $71.57. Uber Technologies, Inc. has a fifty-two week low of $54.84 and a fifty-two week high of $87.00. The company has a quick ratio of 1.41, a current ratio of 1.07 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.37.

Uber Technologies (NYSE:UBER - Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, February 5th. The ride-sharing company reported $3.21 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.50 by $2.71. Uber Technologies had a net margin of 22.41% and a return on equity of 62.60%. As a group, sell-side analysts predict that Uber Technologies, Inc. will post 2.54 EPS for the current 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.

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