The Uber Exodus Begins: Insiders Dump Millions In Stock As Lockup Expires

Uber shares have crashed to new record lows this morning as the much-anticipated expiration of the lockup-period hits the market.

An estimated 763 million additional shares, or $20 billion of Uber stock, will hit the market, according to Daniel Ives, an analyst at Wedbush.

“The lockup expiration could “cause an avalanche of selling as early investors and insiders hit the bid, which remains a major Street worry around near-term pressure,” wrote Ives in a note.

And he was right. Uber is down 6%, trading at a $26 handle for the first time…

As a reminder, when Beyond Meat’s lockup expired on October 29 and 48 million shares became eligible to trade, shares fell 18.8% as early investors looked to realize some of the IPO’s 322% pre-expiry gains.

And the major selling has begun in the pre-market as Bloomberg reports Goldman Sachs sold about 2 million shares on behalf of an unknown selling holder at $26.90 each, a 4.0% discount to Tuesday’s closing price.