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How to Buy Turo Stock in 2024

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You’ve heard of peer-to-peer lending. How about peer-to-peer car lending?

Yup, it’s a thing — and Turo is the undisputed leader of the niche. The company’s killing it — it was last valued at $1 billion.

Wondering how to buy Turo stock?

Even though Turo has filed to issue an IPO, the company is not yet public. But that doesn’t necessarily mean you have to sit on your hands until it IPOs.

In this article, I’ll share:

  • How accredited investors can invest in Turo
  • How retail investors can gain indirect exposure to Turo
  • How to buy the Turo IPO once it goes public.

Let’s go…

Turo: The Basics

Turo isn’t your typical car rental company. For one, it doesn’t own and maintain a fleet of cars. Rather, it provides a platform for car owners to rent out their cars. (Sound a bit like AirBnb? That’s the idea.)

The idea? The rental rates are lower, which makes consumers happy. The people who rent out their cars make money. They’re happy. The company has less overhead. Everyone’s happy.

Turo company logo

Here are a few more key details to know about Turo:

  • What is now Turo was founded in 2010 as RelayRides by a trio of Harvard Business School classmates.
  • The company was taken over by entrepreneur Andre Haddad, who expanded the company to San Francisco and then nationwide and eventually rebranded the company as Turo. (Haddad, by the way, is said to rent out his own cars on the platform.)
  • Over the years, the company has partnered with some big names, including General Motors (NYSE: GM) and their OnStar division, Delta Airlines (NYSE: DAL), and more.
  • As of 2021, there were over 350K vehicles listed on Turo.
  • The company was last valued at $1 billion.
  • In 2022, the company generated over $746 million in revenue — a big jump from 2021, when it reported revenue of $469 million.  

OK, so you can see why the company is worth watching. Now you want to know how to buy Turo stock. Here’s the scoop…

Can You Buy Turo Stock? Is Turo Publicly Traded?

Turo plans on going public — in fact, it has filed to go public on the New York Stock Exchange. The Turo stock symbol will be NYSE: TURO.

But the IPO has not happened yet, so you can’t buy Turo stock yet. Unless, that is, you’re an accredited investor…

How to Buy Turo as an Accredited Investor

If you don’t want to wait until its IPO, you can sign up with Equitybee and get notified if Turo offers become available.

Equitybee gives accredited investors the opportunity to become an investor in private companies like Stripe, Discord, and Databricks by funding employee stock options.

Register here and get the chance for exclusive access to Turo stock before its IPO.

Subject to availability. Investments involve risk; Equitybee Securities, member FINRA.

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How to Buy Turo as a Retail Investor

As noted earlier, while Turo plans to issue an initial public offering (IPO), it simply hasn’t happened yet.

So, as a retail investor, you could wait for the IPO…

Or you could consider other strategies. But first, you need to know a few details…

Who Owns Turo?

Turo was originally founded as RelayRides in 2010 by Shelby Clark, with the help of her Harvard Business School classmates Nabeel Al-Kady and Tara Reeves.

It was subsequently taken over by Andre Haddad, who still acts as the company CEO.

Over the years, notable investors have included Canaan Partners, August Capital, Shasta Ventures, Google Ventures, and InterActiveCorp.

Does Google Own Turo?

Nope. Google (NASDAQ: GOOGL) does not own Turo. However, Google Ventures (Google’s venture capital arm) is an investor.

Fun fact: Google is connected to another company in the auto space — Waymo, a self-driving car company. (Want to know more? Check out our article about how to buy Waymo stock.)

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How to Invest in Turo Stock as a Retail Investor

Note: This article does not provide investment advice. The stocks listed should not be taken as recommendations. Your investments are solely your decisions.

Investors

Google (NASDAQ: GOOGL) — As noted earlier, Google Ventures (the venture capital arm of Google) is an investor in Turo. True, exposure to Turo will be very indirect indeed through such a huge company.

Competitors and Car Rental Companies

Turo isn’t public yet, but some of its competitors are, like:

  • Getaround Inc. (NYSE: GETR) — 1-month chart below
  • Hyrecar (OTCMKTS: HYREQ)
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Additionally, as a car lending service, many people compare Turo to car rental companies. While they’re not exactly the same, it’s possible that uptrends in overall car rentals could benefit both Turo and companies such as…

  • Avis Budget Group (NASDAQ: CAR) — This company is also the owner of ZipCar, which also resides in the “car-sharing” niche, though the vehicles are owned by the company.

Partnerships

As noted earlier, Turo has partnered up with companies in the past, including General Motors (NYSE: GM) and their OnStar division and Delta Airlines (NYSE: DAL). If and when they announce new partnerships, it may be worth keeping an eye on the partnering party.

How to Buy the Turo IPO

Here are the steps on how to buy Turo stock if and when it becomes available:

  1. Create or login to your brokerage account (if you don’t have one, we recommend eToro)
  2. Search for Turo
  3. Select how many shares you want to buy
  4. Place your order
  5. Monitor your trade
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Turo Stock Price Chart

Since Turo is not yet public, there’s no Turo stock price chart to refer to. However, there are other ways to assess how the company is doing.

For instance, the below chart demonstrates what a major player Turo has become in the car-rental sector — it’s giving long-established companies like Hertz (NASDAQ: HTZ) and Enterprise a run for their money.

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One thing’s for sure: plenty of investors are eagerly awaiting Turo’s IPO.

If you’re an accredited investor and you don’t want to wait for the IPO, check out Turo on Equitybee.

If you’re a retail investor, keep your eyes out for the IPO — and in the meantime, consider some of the other avenues discussed in this article.


FAQs:

How to buy Turo stock?

At writing, Turo is not yet publicly-traded so there is no way to buy Turo stock. However, accredited investors may invest in the company through platforms like Equitybee.

How much is Turo stock?

While Turo has filed to go public on the New York Stock Exchange, it has not yet issued its initial public offering (IPO). Since Turo stock is not yet listed on the stock exchange, there is no Turo stock price yet.

What is Turo stock symbol?

When Turo goes public, it will trade under the ticker symbol NYSE: TURO. However, at writing the company has not gone public yet, so the Turo stock symbol is not yet active.

Who owns Turo stock?

Turo was originally founded as RelayRides in 2010 Harvard Business School classmates. The current CEO is Andre Haddad, and notable investors include Google and InterActiveCorp (IAC).

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Jessie Moore has been writing professionally for nearly two decades; for the past seven years, she's focused on writing, ghostwriting, and editing in the finance space. She is a Today Show and Publisher's Weekly-featured author who has written or ghostwritten 10+ books on a wide variety of topics, ranging from day trading to unicorns to plant care.