Analyst Ratings February 20, 2026

DA Davidson Cuts Uber Price Target Citing Elevated Investment; Buy Rating Intact

Firm trims target to $105 after Q4 2025 results; strategic moves in Türkiye and autonomous services continue to shape outlook

By Avery Klein UBER
DA Davidson Cuts Uber Price Target Citing Elevated Investment; Buy Rating Intact
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DA Davidson reduced its price target on Uber Inc. (UBER) to $105 from $108 following the company’s fourth-quarter 2025 results, while retaining a Buy rating. The adjusted model shows less than a 1% decline to DA Davidson’s 2026 adjusted EBITDA estimate driven by higher investment levels, partly offset by robust gross bookings growth. The new target implies a roughly 42% upside from current share prices and a 20 times 2026 EV-to-EBITDA multiple. Separately, Uber announced an agreement to acquire Getir’s delivery operations in Türkiye and a partnership with Baidu to deploy autonomous ride-hailing in Dubai. Other broker activity noted includes Truist Securities keeping a $108 target and Buy rating, and Guggenheim lowering its target to $125 from $135 while maintaining Buy.

Key Points

  • DA Davidson reduced its price target on Uber to $105 from $108 but maintained a Buy rating; the new target implies roughly 42% upside from the current $73.86 share price.
  • The brokerage trimmed its 2026 adjusted EBITDA estimate by less than 1% after Uber’s Q4 2025 results due to elevated investments, partially offset by strong gross bookings momentum.
  • Uber announced an agreement to acquire Getir’s delivery operations in Türkiye and a partnership with Baidu to deploy autonomous ride-hailing in Dubai; other brokers (Truist and Guggenheim) have maintained Buy stances with differing price targets.

DA Davidson has trimmed its one-year price target for Uber Inc. (NYSE:UBER) to $105 from $108 but left its Buy recommendation unchanged. With shares trading at $73.86, the revised target represents about 42% potential upside from current levels.

The firm updated its financial model in the wake of Uber’s fourth-quarter 2025 earnings, which were released on February 4, 2026. Following that review, DA Davidson trimmed its 2026 adjusted EBITDA forecast by less than 1% - a change the firm attributes to elevated investment spending that was only partly counterbalanced by healthy momentum in gross bookings.

DA Davidson’s $105 price objective corresponds to an implied 20 times enterprise value-to-EBITDA multiple on its 2026 estimate. Despite the modest reduction in target, the brokerage reiterated its Buy rating on the stock.


Alongside the analyst update, Uber disclosed strategic initiatives that may influence its operating footprint. The company has reached an agreement to acquire Getir’s delivery business in Türkiye. The transaction, which requires regulatory approval, would bring food, grocery, retail, and water delivery services under Uber’s control and merges Getir’s operations with Trendyol Go services in the market. Financial terms were not made public.

Uber is also partnering with Baidu to pilot autonomous ride-hailing services in Dubai. The collaboration will use Baidu’s Apollo Go self-driving technology integrated into Uber’s platform and is being developed with Dubai’s Roads and Transport Authority.

Broker commentary on Uber has remained generally positive. Truist Securities reiterated a Buy rating with a $108 price target, citing potential gains tied to the Getir deal. Guggenheim adjusted its price target down to $125 from $135 but also kept a Buy rating, reflecting revised profit and share buyback expectations.

The combination of DA Davidson’s slight downward adjustment to its target and the continued Buy endorsements from other firms underscores a mixed but constructive analyst stance. The firm-level change to DA Davidson’s EBITDA outlook highlights how higher near-term investment levels can pressure margin assumptions even when gross bookings grow strongly.

No additional financial terms or regulatory timelines were disclosed for the Türkiye acquisition, and the scope and timing of the autonomous ride-hailing rollout in Dubai were not further detailed in the company statements included in the analysts’ notes.

Risks

  • Elevated investment levels at Uber could weigh on near-term adjusted EBITDA and valuation multiples - impacting investors in ride-hailing and delivery sectors.
  • The Getir delivery acquisition in Türkiye is subject to regulatory approval and lacks disclosed financial terms - creating execution and integration uncertainty for delivery-market stakeholders.
  • The rollout of autonomous ride-hailing services in Dubai depends on coordination with local authorities and technology deployment; timing and operational scale are not specified, introducing implementation risk for transportation and autonomous-vehicle markets.

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