Upstart Shares Surged More Than 26% in Premarket Trading

Tiger Newspress2022-02-16

Upstart shares surged more than 26% in premarket trading.

The company announced a $400M stock buyback program, issued strong Q1 guidance, and posted better-than-expected Q4 results.

"With triple-digit growth and record profits, Q4 was an exceptional finish to a breakout year for Upstart (UPST)," said co-founder and CEO David Girouard. He also said "auto loan originations on our platform are now ramping quickly and will provide growth opportunities to Upstart for years to come."

The lending software company issued Q1 revenue guidance of $295M-$305M vs. consensus of $258.3M. The company expects Q1 adjusted EBITDA of $56M-$58M compared with $50.6M Visible Alpha consensus, and Q1 adjusted net income of $50M-$52M vs. $87M reported in Q4 2021.

It also sees contribution margin of ~46% in Q1 vs. 45.9% Visible Alpha consensus.

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