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Signage outside the Uber Technologies headquarters in San Francisco. (David Paul Morris/Bloomberg News)

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Uber Technologies Inc. on Aug. 6 announced $20 billion in new stock buybacks after sharing a better-than-expected third-quarter forecast and quarterly results, suggesting that growth at its core rideshare and delivery units still has room to pick up steam.

The company cited increased user frequency and said it has an opportunity to reach more consumers by cross-selling its rideshare and delivery services and adapting them to a wider range of customer needs. The gross bookings forecast for the current period represents an 18% to 21% growth rate, according to Bloomberg calculations, faster than the 17% gain in second-quarter bookings.

But shares of Uber erased earlier gains in premarket trading and were virtually unchanged at 7:47 a.m. in New York, suggesting investors may be looking for more. Executives are expected to hold an earnings call with analysts at 8 a.m.

Uber’s results are likely to set expectations for the broader ride-hailing and food-delivery industries, with rideshare peer Lyft Inc. and delivery rival DoorDash Inc. both scheduled to report results after the close on Aug. 6.

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Total second-quarter bookings came in at $46.8 billion, ahead of expectations, with a robust showing from Uber’s delivery unit outweighing a small miss in rideshare bookings. More users were placing delivery orders in the U.S., Australia, Canada and Mexico. CEO Dara

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also cited an uptick in grocery and retail merchants on the platform. The company completed its acquisition of Turkish delivery app Trendyol Go at the end of the second quarter, which will help boost business in the country, he added.

The company’s signature rideshare unit recorded $23.8 billion in gross bookings in the second quarter, shy of the $23.9 billion analysts were expecting. Uber has been offering more types of trip types to cater to different user needs. While ride prices have been increasing less sharply as of late thanks to moderating insurance costs, the firm said its efforts to improve affordability in the U.S. are also helping boost trip growth in the current period. In May, for example, it launched cheaper pooled rides and a monthly ride pass allowing commuters to lock in prices on frequently taken routes.

Gross bookings — which include ride hails, delivery orders and driver and merchant earnings but not tips — will range from $48.25 billion to $49.75 billion for the three months ending September, Uber said. Wall Street was projecting $47.6 billion, according to Bloomberg-compiled estimates.

Adjusted earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization for the second quarter were a record $2.12 billion, ahead of the $2.09 billion that analysts had forecast. For the third quarter, Uber sees adjusted Ebitda from $2.19 billion to $2.29 billion, the mid-point of which also beats estimates.

Uber partially attributed the results to the cross-selling advantage it has for the two core services it offers. Khosrowshahi said that 12% of annualized delivery bookings — translating to $10 billion — are generated via the Eats tab within the Uber rideshare app.

Subscribers for Uber One, the company’s paid membership program, jumped about 60% from the year-earlier period, topping 36 million. Those members now generate 40% of total gross bookings.

Internationally, Uber said it’s “redoubling” efforts to increase its presence outside large European cities, as well as in new markets through taxi partnerships. Competition is set to heat up in the continent after rival Lyft entered new European countries through its acquisition of the taxi app Freenow.

The company is also looking to monetize more of its $8.7 billion equity stakes — most of which are publicly listed — to help seed investments related to the commercialization of autonomous vehicles, said Chief Financial Officer Prashanth Mahendra-Rajah in prepared remarks.