Permanent Capital Sells 1.15M Shares of Aurora Innovation for $5.3M
Written by Emily J. Thompson, Senior Investment Analyst
Updated: 1d ago
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- Significant Reduction: Permanent Capital Management disclosed the sale of 1,154,317 shares of Aurora Innovation in Q4 2025, translating to an estimated $5.3 million transaction, reflecting a cautious outlook on the company's future prospects.
- Decreased Holdings: Following this sale, Permanent Capital's stake in Aurora dropped from 2.5% to 1.0%, indicating a loss of confidence that could influence broader market perceptions of Aurora's stock.
- Poor Performance: Aurora generated only $2 million in revenue over the past 12 months, with a staggering net loss of $803 million, highlighting significant challenges in its business model that investors should consider carefully.
- Negative Market Reaction: Aurora's stock has declined by 45.3% over the past year, significantly underperforming the S&P 500 by 45.2 percentage points, raising concerns about its growth potential and prompting institutional investors to reassess their positions.
Analyst Views on AUR
Wall Street analysts forecast AUR stock price to rise over the next 12 months. According to Wall Street analysts, the average 1-year price target for AUR is 11.50 USD with a low forecast of 5.50 USD and a high forecast of 15.00 USD. However, analyst price targets are subjective and often lag stock prices, so investors should focus on the objective reasons behind analyst rating changes, which better reflect the company's fundamentals.
7 Analyst Rating
5 Buy
2 Hold
0 Sell
Moderate Buy
Current: 4.590
Low
5.50
Averages
11.50
High
15.00
Current: 4.590
Low
5.50
Averages
11.50
High
15.00
About AUR
Aurora Innovation, Inc. develops the Aurora Driver, which is designed as a platform to adapt and interoperate among a multitude of vehicle types and applications. The Aurora Driver is an advanced and scalable suite of self-driving hardware, software, and data services to transform the global transportation market. The Company has integrated the Aurora Driver into numerous different vehicle platforms designed to meet its requirements: from passenger vehicles to light commercial vehicles to Class 8 trucks. It intends to launch Aurora Driver for Freight, its driverless trucking subscription service, as its first commercial product. Its second core market focuses on passenger mobility, initially targeting the ride hailing space with Aurora Driver for Rides, its driverless ride hailing subscription service. Its third core market is local goods delivery, which spans several sub-segments, including last-mile parcel and post, prepared food, grocery, and business-to-business (B2B) delivery.
About the author
Emily J. Thompson
Emily J. Thompson, a Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) with 12 years in investment research, graduated with honors from the Wharton School. Specializing in industrial and technology stocks, she provides in-depth analysis for Intellectia’s earnings and market brief reports.
