Aurora Innovation, Inc. (NASDAQ:AUR) Receives Consensus Rating of “Hold” from Analysts

Aurora Innovation, Inc. (NASDAQ:AUR) has been assigned a consensus rating of “Hold” from the eight brokerages that are presently covering the company, MarketBeat reports. Two analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, two have issued a hold rating and four have assigned a buy rating to the company. The average 1 year target price among analysts that have issued ratings on the stock in the last year is $10.54.

A number of research firms have recently commented on AUR. The Goldman Sachs Group raised their price target on Aurora Innovation from $4.00 to $5.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research report on Friday, April 17th. Cantor Fitzgerald reaffirmed an “overweight” rating on shares of Aurora Innovation in a research report on Monday, February 9th. Weiss Ratings reaffirmed a “sell (d-)” rating on shares of Aurora Innovation in a research report on Monday. TD Cowen dropped their price target on Aurora Innovation from $5.50 to $4.70 and set a “hold” rating on the stock in a research report on Friday, February 13th. Finally, Wall Street Zen raised Aurora Innovation from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Saturday, April 18th.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Aurora Innovation

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of AUR. Garton & Associates Financial Advisors LLC acquired a new stake in Aurora Innovation in the 4th quarter valued at approximately $35,000. Danske Bank A S acquired a new stake in Aurora Innovation in the 3rd quarter valued at approximately $36,000. Eurizon Capital SGR S.p.A. acquired a new stake in Aurora Innovation in the 4th quarter valued at approximately $39,000. Stonebridge Financial Group LLC MO acquired a new stake in Aurora Innovation in the 4th quarter valued at approximately $40,000. Finally, Equitable Holdings Inc. acquired a new stake in Aurora Innovation in the 4th quarter valued at approximately $41,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 44.71% of the company’s stock.

Aurora Innovation Price Performance

NASDAQ AUR opened at $4.82 on Friday. The firm has a market cap of $9.39 billion, a P/E ratio of -10.71 and a beta of 2.44. The stock’s 50-day moving average is $4.49 and its 200-day moving average is $4.49. Aurora Innovation has a one year low of $3.60 and a one year high of $8.25.

Aurora Innovation (NASDAQ:AUR) last released its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, February 11th. The company reported ($0.12) EPS for the quarter, hitting analysts’ consensus estimates of ($0.12). The business had revenue of $1.00 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.47 million. Equities analysts anticipate that Aurora Innovation will post -0.47 EPS for the current year.

Aurora Innovation Company Profile

Aurora Innovation, Inc is a technology company specializing in the development of self-driving vehicle systems for both passenger and commercial applications. Headquartered in Mountain View, California, Aurora has built an end-to-end platform—known as the Aurora Driver—that integrates proprietary software, machine learning algorithms and a suite of sensors (LiDAR, radar and cameras) to enable vehicles to operate safely and efficiently in diverse driving environments.

The company’s core business revolves around designing, testing and deploying its autonomy stack on vehicles from established automotive and transportation partners.