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Upstart Holdings
(NASDAQ:UPST)
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Rating:55Neutral
Price Target:
$24.00
▼(-21.23% Downside)
Action:Reiterated
Date:10/21/26
The score is held back primarily by uneven financial quality—most notably the sharp TTM cash burn despite reported profits—and weak technical positioning below key moving averages. Offsetting these are a constructive earnings call with reiterated guidance, strong origination/funding momentum, and a supportive (though covenant-bearing) financing event; valuation remains on the expensive side with a high P/E and no dividend yield.
Positive Factors
Origination and Revenue Growth
Rapid growth across originations, total revenue, and fee revenue indicates expanding platform usage and stronger partner activity. Because fees are tied to facilitated lending volume, sustained origination growth can improve operating leverage and reinforce Upstart’s position with banks and credit unions.
Negative Factors
Negative Cash Conversion
Deeply negative operating and free cash flow shows that reported profitability is not yet translating consistently into cash generation. If this pattern persists, Upstart may need additional funding to support operations and growth, reducing financial flexibility and increasing execution risk.
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Positive Factors
Negative Factors
Origination and Revenue Growth
Rapid growth across originations, total revenue, and fee revenue indicates expanding platform usage and stronger partner activity. Because fees are tied to facilitated lending volume, sustained origination growth can improve operating leverage and reinforce Upstart’s position with banks and credit unions.
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Upstart Holdings Key Performance Indicators (KPIs)
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Transaction Volume
Indicates the total number of transactions processed, reflecting the company's market activity and potential revenue growth.
Indicates the total number of transactions processed, reflecting the company's market activity and potential revenue growth.
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Market Cap
$2.31B
Dividend YieldN/A
Average Volume (3M)4.23M
Price to Earnings (P/E)38.3
Beta (1Y)3.53
Revenue Growth46.30%
EPS GrowthN/A
CountryUS
Employees1,405
SectorFinancial
Sector Strength70
IndustryFinancial - Credit Services
Share Statistics
EPS (TTM)0.62
Shares Outstanding97,313,050
10 Day Avg. Volume3,744,687
30 Day Avg. Volume4,229,195
Financial Highlights & Ratios
PEG Ratio-0.56
Price to Book (P/B)5.26
Price to Sales (P/S)3.90
P/FCF Ratio-25.28
Enterprise Value/Market Cap2.13
Enterprise Value/Revenue3.83
Enterprise Value/Gross Profit4.02
Enterprise Value/Ebitda56.51
Forecast
1Y Price Target
$38.36Price Target Upside25.91% Upside
Rating ConsensusModerate Buy
Number of Analyst Covering12
EPS Forecast (FY)0.65
Revenue Forecast (FY)$1.42B
Upstart Holdings Business Overview & Revenue Model
Company Description
Upstart Holdings, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, operates a cloud-based artificial intelligence (AI) lending platform in the United States. The company operates through three segments: Personal Lending, Auto Lending, and Other. Its platform...
How the Company Makes Money
Upstart makes money primarily by providing technology and related services to its lending partners and earning fees tied to loan origination activity on its platform. Key revenue streams include: (1) Platform fees: Upstart earns fees from banks, c...
Upstart Holdings Earnings Call Summary
Earnings Call Date:Aug 04, 2026
(Q2-2026)
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Next Earnings Date:Nov 03, 2026
Earnings Call Sentiment Positive
The call highlighted strong execution: record contribution profit, a return to GAAP profitability, robust origination growth (notably in core personal loans and secured products), meaningful improvement in secured product margins, and materially strengthened funding relationships. Management reiterated full-year guidance despite a modest macro headwind (UMI), emphasized capital discipline (sunsetting non-core lines), and signaled upcoming operational upside from the conditional bank approval and ongoing model/infrastructure improvements. The primary risks noted were still-negative secured margins (albeit rapidly improving), elevated year-over-year operating expense growth (with some one-time items), and sensitivity to UMI-driven macro conditions that caused a modest slow in July volumes. Overall, positive business momentum and strong funding give confidence, balanced with short-term macro sensitivity and continued investment-related expense cadence.Positive Updates
Record Contribution Profit and Return to GAAP Profitability
Contribution profit reached an all-time high of $193M in Q2, up 37% year-over-year and 41% sequentially (+$56M QoQ). The company returned to GAAP net income of approximately $17M (a 195% YoY increase) with a 5% net income margin and GAAP diluted EPS of $0.16.
Negative Updates
Secured Products Still Loss-Making Today
Despite a 61 percentage point QoQ improvement, secured products remained at a negative contribution margin of -35% in Q2 and have not yet reached breakeven (expected by Q4). The business still requires further margin and operational improvements to be accretive.
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Q2-2026 Updates
Positive
Negative
Record Contribution Profit and Return to GAAP Profitability
Contribution profit reached an all-time high of $193M in Q2, up 37% year-over-year and 41% sequentially (+$56M QoQ). The company returned to GAAP net income of approximately $17M (a 195% YoY increase) with a 5% net income margin and GAAP diluted EPS of $0.16.
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Company Guidance
Upstart reiterated full‑year guidance, calling for total revenue of approximately $1.4 billion, fee revenue of roughly $1.3 billion and adjusted EBITDA of about $294 million (≈21% of revenue), with the back half of the year expected to be weighted to stronger EBITDA; this outlook assumes their most recent UMI read of 1.5 (up 9% since the start of Q2 and at the top of the 1.4–1.5 range) holds roughly flat, secured products reaching contribution‑margin breakeven by Q4, fixed expenses growing only in the low single digits sequentially in Q3 and Q4, and continued third‑party funding support (year‑to‑date committed capital expected to add up to $10.8 billion of capacity, with $5 billion of new committed capacity since May and a $569 million upsized ABS completed).Upstart Holdings Financial Statement Overview
Summary
Income Statement
62
Positive
Balance Sheet
58
Neutral
Cash Flow
41
Neutral
| Breakdown | TTM | Dec 2025 | Dec 2024 | Dec 2023 | Dec 2022 | Dec 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Income Statement | ||||||
| Total Revenue | 1.29B | 1.08B | 676.96M | 547.72M | 853.29M | 849.89M |
| Gross Profit | 1.23B | 1.02B | 628.83M | 508.12M | 837.76M | 846.61M |
| EBITDA | 87.26M | 79.16M | -107.85M | -215.12M | -95.56M | 141.27M |
| Net Income | 60.33M | 53.60M | -128.58M | -240.13M | -108.67M | 135.44M |
Balance Sheet | ||||||
| Total Assets | 3.17B | 2.97B | 2.37B | 2.02B | 1.94B | 1.82B |
| Cash, Cash Equivalents and Short-Term Investments | 455.96M | 657.45M | 793.61M | 377.32M | 432.41M | 994.99M |
| Total Debt | 2.03B | 1.85B | 1.45B | 1.10B | 1.09B | 795.80M |
| Total Liabilities | 2.37B | 2.18B | 1.73B | 1.38B | 1.26B | 1.01B |
| Stockholders Equity | 797.49M | 798.82M | 633.22M | 635.30M | 672.43M | 807.08M |
Cash Flow | ||||||
| Free Cash Flow | -296.70M | -166.13M | 176.34M | -123.80M | -680.77M | 153.24M |
| Operating Cash Flow | -284.01M | -147.72M | 186.33M | -111.71M | -657.86M | 168.35M |
| Investing Cash Flow | 106.19M | -177.17M | -237.73M | -118.45M | -114.13M | -143.88M |
| Financing Cash Flow | 458.63M | 405.64M | 559.87M | 165.49M | 113.21M | 855.43M |
Upstart Holdings Technical Analysis
Negative
30.47
Price Trends
25.93
Negative
28.43
Negative
30.48
Negative
Market Momentum
-0.53
Negative
45.76
Neutral
56.69
Neutral
Evaluating momentum and price trends is crucial in stock analysis to make informed investment decisions. For UPST, the sentiment is Negative. The current price of 30.47 is above the 20-day moving average (MA) of 23.61, above the 50-day MA of 25.93, and below the 200-day MA of 30.48, indicating a neutral trend. The MACD of -0.53 indicates Negative momentum. The RSI at 45.76 is Neutral, neither overbought nor oversold. The STOCH value of 56.69 is Neutral, not indicating any strong overbought or oversold conditions. Overall, these indicators collectively point to a Negative sentiment for UPST.
Upstart Holdings Risk Analysis
Upstart Holdings disclosed 61 risk factors in its most recent earnings report. Upstart Holdings reported the most risks in the "Finance & Corporate" category.
Finance & Corporate - Financial and accounting risks. Risks related to the execution of corporate activity and strategy
Latest Risks Added 0 New Risks
Upstart Holdings Peers Comparison
UnderperformOutperform
Sector (68)
Name | Overall Rating | Market Cap | P/E Ratio | ROE | Dividend Yield | Revenue Growth | EPS Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
71 Outperform | $422.62M | 22.98 | 4.95% | ― | -2.34% | ― | |
71 Outperform | $461.83M | 1.61 | 68.06% | 4.67% | 10.16% | ― | |
68 Neutral | $18.00B | 11.42 | 9.92% | 3.81% | 9.73% | 1.22% | |
65 Neutral | $4.04B | 10.73 | 26.36% | ― | 20.08% | 33.74% | |
65 Neutral | $18.88B | 28.66 | 6.18% | ― | 34.08% | -0.29% | |
61 Neutral | $1.31B | 8.98 | 23.09% | 16.39% | 83.72% | 35.89% | |
55 Neutral | $2.31B | 38.27 | 7.85% | ― | 46.30% | ― |
* Financial Sector Average
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Upstart Holdings Corporate Events
Business Operations and StrategyPrivate Placements and Financing
Upstart Secures $200 Million Revolving Credit Facility
Positive
Oct 20, 2026
On October 16, 2026, Upstart Network, a wholly owned unit of Upstart Holdings, entered into a credit agreement for a senior secured revolving credit facility of up to $200 million with MUFG Bank and other lenders. The facility is structured as a s...
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