Aurora Innovation, Inc. (AUR) Stock Analysis
Breakout setup
Consumer Cyclical · Auto Parts
Sell if holding. Engine safety override at $6.95: Quality below floor (1.3 < 4.0) triggers a hard block regardless of the otherwise-positive setup — overall score 4.9/10 and A.R:R 2.2:1 is above the 1.5:1 BUY gate. Specifically: High short interest: 18%; Below-average business quality. (Note: Risk dimension 2.2/10 and A.R:R 2.2:1 are different metrics that happen to read the same number here.)
Aurora Innovation is a pre-revenue autonomous vehicle technology company that launched driverless commercial trucking in Texas in April 2025 with Hirschbach and Uber Freight. The company develops the Aurora Driver platform for trucking, passenger mobility, and goods delivery... Read more
Sell if holding. Engine safety override at $6.95: Quality below floor (1.3 < 4.0) triggers a hard block regardless of the otherwise-positive setup — overall score 4.9/10 and A.R:R 2.2:1 is above the 1.5:1 BUY gate. Specifically: High short interest: 18%; Below-average business quality. (Note: Risk dimension 2.2/10 and A.R:R 2.2:1 are different metrics that happen to read the same number here.) Chart setup: Golden cross, above all MAs, RSI 68, MACD bullish. Score 4.9/10, moderate confidence.
Passes 8/9 gates (positive momentum, favorable risk/reward ratio, clean insider activity, no SEC red flags, news events none recent, earnings proximity 70d clear, semi cycle peak clear, materials cycle peak clear). Suitability: aggressive.
Recent Developments — Aurora Innovation, Inc.
Latest news
- Nasdaq 100 Falls 1% As 30-Year Yields Spike To 19-Year Highs: Stock Market Today — benzinga May 19, 2026 neutral
- EV Owners Could Pay Up To $150 A Year Under New House Bill — benzinga May 19, 2026 neutral
- Aurora And Berkshire Hathaway's McLane Say Autonomous Trucking Pilot Hit 100% On-Time Performance — benzinga May 18, 2026 positive
- Amerx Initiates Coverage On Aurora Innovation with Hold Rating — benzinga May 11, 2026
- Uber Technologies' Q1 2026 13F Shows Holdings Of 535,902,982 Grab Shares, 325,973,411 Aurora Innovation Shares, 13,715,1 — benzinga May 8, 2026 neutral
Generated 2026-05-20T20:21:21Z.
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Concentration Risks(10-K Item 1A)
- MEDIUMSuppliersingle or limited source suppliers10-K Item 1A: 'We are dependent on others for the supply of vehicles, and are also dependent on our suppliers, some of which are single or limited source suppliers'
Material Events(8-K, last 90d)
- 2026-02-27Item 5.02LOWDirector Claire D'Oyly-Hughes Johnson resigned from Board effective February 27, 2026; no disagreement with Company cited. David Wehner (Chief Strategy Officer of Meta) appointed to Board effective February 27, 2026.SEC filing →
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Rating Breakdown
3 floor-breakers·1 ceiling hit
Quality below the gate floor. Component breakdown shows what dragged the score down.static
Volatile — 9.3% daily ATR makes tight stops impractical. Position-size conservatively.static
Ranks in the bottom of its industry peers on the composite signal. Better names in the same sector exist.static
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Sell if holding. Engine safety override at $6.95: Quality below floor (1.3 < 4.0) triggers a hard block regardless of the otherwise-positive setup — overall score 4.9/10 and A.R:R 2.2:1 is above the 1.5:1 BUY gate. Specifically: High short interest: 18%; Below-average business quality. (Note: Risk dimension 2.2/10 and A.R:R 2.2:1 are different metrics that happen to read the same number here.) Chart setup: Golden cross, above all MAs, RSI 68, MACD bullish. Prior stop was $6.45. Score 4.9/10, moderate confidence.
Take-profit target: $9.19 (+32.4% upside). Prior stop was $6.45. Stop-loss: $6.45.
Quality below floor (1.3 < 4.0).
Aurora Innovation, Inc. trades at a P/E of N/A (forward -16.4). TrendMatrix value score: 9.0/10. Verdict: Sell.
14 analysts cover AUR with a consensus score of 3.7/5. Average price target: $11.
What does Aurora Innovation, Inc. do?Aurora Innovation is a pre-revenue autonomous vehicle technology company that launched driverless commercial trucking...
Aurora Innovation is a pre-revenue autonomous vehicle technology company that launched driverless commercial trucking in Texas in April 2025 with Hirschbach and Uber Freight. The company develops the Aurora Driver platform for trucking, passenger mobility, and goods delivery with a Driver as a Service model. Net losses were $816 million in 2025 against nascent revenue; approximately 1,900 employees as of December 31, 2025.