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The Zacks Analyst Blog Highlights: Uber Technologies, Lyft, Slack Technologies and Pinterest
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For Immediate Release
Chicago, IL –October 3, 2019 – Zacks.com announces the list of stocks featured in the Analyst Blog. Every day the Zacks Equity Research analysts discuss the latest news and events impacting stocks and the financial markets. Stocks recently featured in the blog include: Uber Technologies (UBER - Free Report) , Lyft (LYFT - Free Report) , Slack Technologies and Pinterest (PINS - Free Report) .
Here are highlights from Wednesday’s Analyst Blog:
Uber to Integrate Ride Hailing, Food Delivery Platforms
In a customer-friendly move, Uber Technologies issued multiple updates on its app including combination of its food delivery with ride-hailing services, offering alternative travel information (including bikes, scooters and public transportation) and introduction of safety-related features.
Per the company’s CEO Dara Khosrowshahi, Uber is looking to create "an operating system for everyday life" through this overhaul. The slew of changes is aimed at integrating all Uber products into a single app.
We note that the company’s food delivery business — Uber Eats — is a successful venture as can be gauged from the 80% increase in its segmental revenues during the first half of 2019. Given this prosperity, Uber’s move to merge its food delivery app with ride-sharing service seems a prudent one. The inclusion of more travel information is designed to encourage users to avail of public transport.
To promote safety and ensure that a rider is getting into the car booked, the app will include features whereby the person can request for a four-digit PIN. Other safety features in the app include the option for riders to send a text message to 911 in case of an emergency.
As part of the revamp, Uber intends to expand its rewards program to enable customers earn redeemable points whenever they access an Uber ride or Uber Eats. Uber also aims to introduce an earnings estimator to facilitate drivers’ understanding of what they will earn from their trips.
Notably, Uber has been incurring losses due to escalated expenses on sales, promotions and marketing in a bid to attract riders as well as drivers ever since it went public on May 10, 2019. In fact, shares of the company, which suffered losses in excess of $6 billion in first-half 2019, have mostly traded below its IPO price of $45. The decision to redesign its app to include more customer-oriented features might target reducing or even eliminating the losses.
Uber’s decision to remodel its app comes close on the heels of rival Lyft’s move to modify its app in order to make it easier for customers to switch different modes of transport like scooters, bike-share and car rentals.
Uber and Lyft apart, companies like Slack Technologies and Pinterest have made their trading debut this year.
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The Zacks Analyst Blog Highlights: Uber Technologies, Lyft, Slack Technologies and Pinterest
For Immediate Release
Chicago, IL –October 3, 2019 – Zacks.com announces the list of stocks featured in the Analyst Blog. Every day the Zacks Equity Research analysts discuss the latest news and events impacting stocks and the financial markets. Stocks recently featured in the blog include: Uber Technologies (UBER - Free Report) , Lyft (LYFT - Free Report) , Slack Technologies and Pinterest (PINS - Free Report) .
Here are highlights from Wednesday’s Analyst Blog:
Uber to Integrate Ride Hailing, Food Delivery Platforms
In a customer-friendly move, Uber Technologies issued multiple updates on its app including combination of its food delivery with ride-hailing services, offering alternative travel information (including bikes, scooters and public transportation) and introduction of safety-related features.
Per the company’s CEO Dara Khosrowshahi, Uber is looking to create "an operating system for everyday life" through this overhaul. The slew of changes is aimed at integrating all Uber products into a single app.
We note that the company’s food delivery business — Uber Eats — is a successful venture as can be gauged from the 80% increase in its segmental revenues during the first half of 2019. Given this prosperity, Uber’s move to merge its food delivery app with ride-sharing service seems a prudent one. The inclusion of more travel information is designed to encourage users to avail of public transport.
To promote safety and ensure that a rider is getting into the car booked, the app will include features whereby the person can request for a four-digit PIN. Other safety features in the app include the option for riders to send a text message to 911 in case of an emergency.
As part of the revamp, Uber intends to expand its rewards program to enable customers earn redeemable points whenever they access an Uber ride or Uber Eats. Uber also aims to introduce an earnings estimator to facilitate drivers’ understanding of what they will earn from their trips.
Notably, Uber has been incurring losses due to escalated expenses on sales, promotions and marketing in a bid to attract riders as well as drivers ever since it went public on May 10, 2019. In fact, shares of the company, which suffered losses in excess of $6 billion in first-half 2019, have mostly traded below its IPO price of $45. The decision to redesign its app to include more customer-oriented features might target reducing or even eliminating the losses.
Uber’s decision to remodel its app comes close on the heels of rival Lyft’s move to modify its app in order to make it easier for customers to switch different modes of transport like scooters, bike-share and car rentals.
Uber and Lyft apart, companies like Slack Technologies and Pinterest have made their trading debut this year.
7 Best Stocks for the Next 30 Days
Just released: Experts distill 7 elite stocks from the current list of 220 Zacks Rank #1 Strong Buys. They deem these tickers “Most Likely for Early Price Pops.”
Since 1988, the full list has beaten the market more than 2X over with an average gain of +24.6% per year. So be sure to give these hand-picked 7 your immediate attention.
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Past performance is no guarantee of future results. Inherent in any investment is the potential for loss. This material is being provided for informational purposes only and nothing herein constitutes investment, legal, accounting or tax advice, or a recommendation to buy, sell or hold a security. No recommendation or advice is being given as to whether any investment is suitable for a particular investor. It should not be assumed that any investments in securities, companies, sectors or markets identified and described were or will be profitable. All information is current as of the date of herein and is subject to change without notice. Any views or opinions expressed may not reflect those of the firm as a whole. Zacks Investment Research does not engage in investment banking, market making or asset management activities of any securities. These returns are from hypothetical portfolios consisting of stocks with Zacks Rank = 1 that were rebalanced monthly with zero transaction costs. These are not the returns of actual portfolios of stocks. The S&P 500 is an unmanaged index. Visit http://www.zacks.com/performance for information about the performance numbers displayed in this press release.