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Upstart runs an AI lending platform that banks use to approve personal and auto loans, acting like a credit-scoring brain for lenders who lack their own models.
Revenue comes from fees banks pay per loan originated on its platform, plus servicing fees. Gross margins are high at 74.44%, but net margins are thin at 5.22%, so profits are small and tied to loan volume.
Its AI underwriting model trained on 1,600+ variables is hard to copy, but banks like JPMorgan Chase and Wells Fargo are building in-house AI credit tools, eroding Upstart's edge.
Hold (sector percentile 61) — value D-, growth A-, profitability C, momentum D, revisions A+. Updated daily, sector-relative, identical for every user.