Why Did Upstart Stock Drop In December And Will It Rebound?

Jan. 07, 2022 9:05 AM ETUpstart Holdings, Inc. (UPST) Stock29 Comments

Summary

  • Upstart is one of the leading players in the AI-based lending market.
  • It has been growing rapidly. But, its stock has been buffeted by sellers since October.
  • We discuss why it continued to decline in December and whether we can expect a rebound from here.
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Investment Thesis

Upstart Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ:UPST) is one of the leading AI-based loan origination platforms. The company's key differentiator is to help consumers, and banks obtain higher approval rates, with lesser default risk, and faster through a high degree

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