while some companies with businesses that spiked during the pandemic are experiencing pain now analysts say doordash inc will continue to grow even as the effects of the pandemic wane that’s largely because consumers have gotten used to appbased delivery for food and more they say uber technologies inc uber  which reported results this week provided proof its uber eats business continued to grow seeing a 50 increase in thirdquarter gross bookings year over year “restaurant delivery is feeling increasingly sticky postpandemic” needham  co analysts wrote in a note to investors they expect delivery retention to be about 75 postpandemic and about 90 among those who “primarily” use a fooddelivery app according to data from a needham consumer survey truist analysts say their creditcard data and surveys show continued momentum for doordash “our data also shows growth acceleration throughout the quarter relative to the trend observed in 2q21 which is a good setup into 4q21” don’t miss the pandemic has more than doubled fooddelivery apps’ business now what doordash dash  which is scheduled to report results on tuesday also may have taken some market share from rival grubhub grub  the parent company of grubhub amsterdambased just eat takeaway reported earnings a couple of weeks ago and said total orders grew only 3 year over year in the united states “grubhub is losing some share to someone” tom white an analyst for da davidson who expects delivery to revert “a bit” to prepandemic levels told marketwatch “doordash uber… that tailwind can soften the blow of the economy reopening” he said additionally analysts expect doordash’s diversification will benefit the san franciscobased company besides offering delivery from restaurants doordash has partnerships with bed bath  beyond bbby  albertsons cos inc aci  riteaid petsmart and more it just announced a partnership with ulta beauty inc ulta this week earnings analysts surveyed by factset on average expect doordash to post a net loss of 10 cents a share or 84 million the average expectation of analysts hedgefund managers executives and more as gathered by estimize is a loss of 16 cents a share revenue analysts on average expect revenue of 117 billion compared with 879 million in the yearago quarter according to factset estimize is guiding for 125 billion stock movement doordash’s shares have gained each of the three times after it reported earnings since it went public last year the company’s stock is up more than 45 so far this year through friday’s session while the sp 500 index spx has climbed more than 24 what analysts are saying on the upside analysts are optimistic about the possibilities as doordash expands internationally as for risks analysts are mentioning increased regulatory pressures such as caps on delivery fees brad erickson rbc capital markets “we’re intrigued at the international tam expansion potential to the degree that the company visibly explores expansion beyond its current known road map which includes a now wellestablished presence in australia alongside japan and germany likely getting off the ground within the next 612 months” youssef squali truist “we acknowledge that deliveryfee caps represent a regulatory challenge for doordash and uber eats but we believe both companies have been successful so far in managing through them we also believe that both companies have the resources to continue to defend themselves against these rules but may ultimately decide to pass on these fees partially or entirely to consumers in the form of higher prices” out of 22 analysts surveyed by factset 11 have a buy rating on doordash stock while 10 have a hold rating and one rates the stock at underweight the average price target as of friday was 21244