Ride sharing and on-demand delivery platform Uber (NYSE:UBER) will be reporting results this Wednesday morning. Here’s what you need to know.
Uber met analysts’ revenue expectations last quarter, reporting revenues of $14.19 billion, up 12.2% year on year. It was a mixed quarter for the company, with strong growth in its users. It reported 208 million users, up 15.6% year on year.
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This quarter, the market is expecting Uber’s revenue to grow 9.2% year on year, slowing from the 20.4% increase it recorded in the same quarter last year.
Analysts covering the company have generally reconfirmed their estimates over the last 30 days, suggesting they anticipate the business will stay the course heading into earnings. Uber has missed Wall Street’s revenue estimates multiple times over the last two years.
Looking at Uber’s peers in the gig economy segment, some have already reported their Q3 results, giving us a hint as to what we can expect. Fiverr’s revenues decreased 15.8% year on year, beating analysts’ expectations by 8.4%, and Upwork reported a revenue decline of 8%, topping estimates by 3%. Fiverr traded up 3.8% following the results.
Read our full analysis of Fiverr’s results here and Upwork’s results here.
There has been positive sentiment among investors in the gig economy segment, with share prices up 4.7% on average over the last month. Uber is down 3.9% during the same time and is heading into earnings with an average analyst price target of $100.77 (compared to the current share price of $66.72).
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