Uber Technologies (NYSE:UBER – Get Free Report) is one of 100 public companies in the “Ground Transportation” industry, but how does it contrast to its peers? We will compare Uber Technologies to similar businesses based on the strength of its risk, dividends, institutional ownership, earnings, valuation, profitability and analyst recommendations.
Analyst Ratings
This is a breakdown of recent ratings and target prices for Uber Technologies and its peers, as reported by MarketBeat.com.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Uber Technologies | 2 | 6 | 44 | 1 | 2.83 |
| Uber Technologies Competitors | 1368 | 6534 | 8697 | 267 | 2.47 |
Uber Technologies currently has a consensus price target of $102.02, suggesting a potential upside of 43.44%. As a group, “Ground Transportation” companies have a potential upside of 16.84%. Given Uber Technologies’ stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Uber Technologies is more favorable than its peers.
Institutional & Insider Ownership
80.2% of Uber Technologies shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 60.5% of shares of all “Ground Transportation” companies are held by institutional investors. 3.8% of Uber Technologies shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 15.5% of shares of all “Ground Transportation” companies are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.
Volatility & Risk
Uber Technologies has a beta of 1.33, indicating that its share price is 33% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Uber Technologies’ peers have a beta of 1.15, indicating that their average share price is 15% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Profitability
This table compares Uber Technologies and its peers’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| Uber Technologies | 6.13% | 21.37% | 9.12% |
| Uber Technologies Competitors | 6.87% | 12.61% | 4.01% |
Earnings & Valuation
This table compares Uber Technologies and its peers gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Net Income | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Uber Technologies | $56.53 billion | $10.05 billion | 42.09 |
| Uber Technologies Competitors | $9.32 billion | $911.04 million | -0.06 |
Uber Technologies has higher revenue and earnings than its peers. Uber Technologies is trading at a higher price-to-earnings ratio than its peers, indicating that it is currently more expensive than other companies in its industry.
Summary
Uber Technologies beats its peers on 11 of the 13 factors compared.
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. The Delivery segment allows to search for and discover restaurants to grocery, alcohol, convenience, and other retails; order a meal or other items; and Uber direct, a white-label Delivery-as-a-Service for retailers and restaurants, as well as advertising. The Freight segment manages transportation and logistics network, which connects shippers and carriers in digital marketplace including carriers upfronts, pricing, and shipment booking; and provides on-demand platform to automate logistics end-to-end transactions for small-and medium-sized business to global enterprises. The company was formerly known as Ubercab, Inc. and changed its name to Uber Technologies, Inc. in February 2011. Uber Technologies, Inc. was founded in 2009 and is headquartered in San Francisco, California.
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