Lyft (LYFT) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Lyft, Inc. is a transportation technology company that operates a digital platform connecting passengers with drivers. Its core service is app-based ridesharing, allowing users to request rides, receive estimated fares, track trips and pay electronically. Lyft also offers transportation options such as scheduled rides, airport services and premium ride categories.

In addition to ridesharing, Lyft provides access to bikes and scooters in select markets and offers transportation-management tools through Lyft Business. These services support organizations seeking transportation solutions for employees, customers and other eligible riders. Lyft primarily serves the United States and Canada and has expanded its international presence through its acquisition of FREENOW, a European mobility platform.

The company was founded in 2012 by Logan Green and John Zimmer. David Risher has served as Lyft’s chief executive officer since 2023. Lyft is headquartered in San Francisco, California, and its shares trade on the Nasdaq under the symbol LYFT.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $14.94 to $15.34
• 50-Day Range: $14.02 to $17.70
• 52-Week Range: $12.46 to $25.54
• Volume: 8.76 million shs
• Average Volume: 14.55 million shs
• Market Capitalization: $5.80 billion
• P/E Ratio: 2.23
• Dividend Yield: N/A
• Price Target: $19.69
• Consensus Rating: Hold

Lyft Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Lyft scored higher than 88% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 182nd out of 668 stocks in the industrials sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 4.1 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Hold

Consensus Rating

Lyft has received a consensus rating of Hold. The company's average rating score is 2.28, and is based on no strong buy ratings, 13 buy ratings, 24 hold ratings, and 2 sell ratings.

Upside Potential

Lyft has a consensus price target of $19.69, representing about 28.5% upside from its current price of $15.32.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Lyft has been the subject of 24 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 3.8 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 42.47%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Lyft are expected to grow by 42.47% in the coming year, from $0.73 to $1.04 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Lyft is 2.23, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 39.08.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Lyft is 2.23, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Industrials sector average P/E ratio of about 25.60.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

Lyft has a PEG Ratio of 1.02. PEG Ratios around 1 indicate that a company is correctly valued.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Lyft has a P/B Ratio of 1.88. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 1.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Bearish

Percentage of Shares Shorted

18.28% of the float of Lyft has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Lyft has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 7.39.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Lyft has recently increased by 7.60%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 0.0 / 5
• Dividend Strength: N/A

Dividend Yield

Lyft does not currently pay a dividend.

Dividend Growth

Lyft does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

News and Social Media

• Score: 2.6 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.21

News Sentiment

Lyft has a news sentiment score of 0.21. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a lower news sentiment than the 0.75 average news sentiment score of Industrials companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 31 news articles for Lyft this week, compared to 9 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

Only 23 people have searched for LYFT on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -44% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

8 people have added Lyft to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 60% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 1.5 / 5
• Insider Trading: Selling Shares

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Lyft insiders have sold more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought $0.00 in company stock and sold $1,834,809.00 in company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

0.92% of the stock of Lyft is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

83.07% of the stock of Lyft is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 8/06/2026
• Today: 9/11/2026
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 11/04/2026
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NASDAQ
• Sector: Industrials
• Industry: Ground Transportation
• Sub-Industry: Passenger Ground Transportation
• Current Symbol: NASDAQ:LYFT
• CIK: 1759509
• Web: www.lyft.com
• Phone: (844) 250-2773
• Fax: N/A
• Employees: 3,913
• Year Founded: 2012

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for Lyft: $19.69
• High Price Target: $30.00
• Low Price Target: $13.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +28.5%
• Consensus Rating: Hold
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.28
• Research Coverage: 39 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $6.88
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 2.23
• Forward P/E Ratio: 20.99
• P/E Growth: 1.02
• Net Income: $2.84 billion
• Net Margins: 42.32%
• Pretax Margin: -0.08%
• Return on Equity: -1.20%
• Return on Assets: -0.36%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 0.33
• Current Ratio: 0.59
• Quick Ratio: 0.59

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $6.32 billion
• Price / Sales: 0.92
• Cash Flow: $0.04 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 358.49
• Book Value: $8.17 per share
• Price / Book: 1.88

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 378,540,000
• Free Float: 375,057,000
• Market Cap: $5.80 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 1.83