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UPST Missed Expecations and Lowered to $15
@Ryan_Z0528๏ผ$Upstart Holdings, Inc.(UPST)$ shares fell after the company delivered a lower-than-expected revenue forecast for the current quarter, but its chief executive expressed confidence in the performance and value of artificial-intelligence-driven lending. $Upstart Holdings, Inc.(UPST)$ shares close to their 52-week low. It is finding support at its IPO price after falling over 94% in the last ten months. Seems the weakest stock during the bear cycle stopped going down a few weeks ago and are carving short-term bottoms?? Let's take a look at Q2 Earnings Data: For the second quarter of 2022, revenues came in as management previously guided to with its warning at $228 million. This was 18% growth over the prior year period, ending a four-quarter streak of more than 150% growth. Q2 2021 was the peak in revenue growth at more than 1,000%. With revenues suddenly falling short of expectations, management was unable to cut expenses in a timely manner. Thus, the company swung from a profit of nearly $37.3 million in the year ago period to an almost $29.9 million loss in the June 2022 period. As the graphic below shows, bank partner origination volume fell sequentially in Q2 by more than a billion dollars, almost erasing the prior two quarters of meaningful growth. Bank Partner Origination Volume (Company Filings) Upstart Short Interest (NASDAQ) In early July, this is a heavily shorted stock, with more than 24.7 million of the companyโs roughly 85 million shares outstanding being short. While there were hopes for a revenue rebound in Q3, management guided to a dramatic drop to just $170 million, more than $76 million below analyst estimates. The stock is already more than 90% off its 52-week high, but more losses wouldnโt be surprising until this business can get on some solid footing. $Upstart Holdings, Inc.(UPST)$ Lowered to $15 at Morgan Stanley.
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