Lyft (LYFT) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Lyft, Inc., headquartered in San Francisco, operates a technology-driven multi-modal transportation network platform across the United States and Canada. Through its mobile app, Lyft connects passengers with a community of driver-partners offering on-demand, point-to-point rides. The company’s platform extends beyond traditional ride-hailing, encompassing options such as shared rides, luxury vehicles, wheelchair accessible vans and intercity long-distance trips.

Founded in 2012 by Logan Green and John Zimmer as a spin-off from Zimride, the company has grown to serve hundreds of metropolitan areas in North America. Lyft introduced carpooling services under Lyft Line and subsequently expanded into micro-mobility with bike and e-scooter rentals through partnerships in urban centers. Its vehicle rental marketplace and collaborations with leasing providers offer driver-partners flexible access to cars, reducing barriers to network participation.

Lyft’s service footprint spans more than 600 cities, making it a leading ride-hailing contender alongside its industry peers. In addition to consumer ride services, Lyft Business delivers transportation solutions for corporate clients, including commuter programs, event transportation and health care rides. The company also works with municipal transportation agencies to integrate shared mobility into broader urban planning and public transit systems.

Co-founders Logan Green and John Zimmer laid the foundation for Lyft’s platform, and the company today is led by CEO David Risher. Lyft has invested in autonomous vehicle research through its Level 5 division and strategic alliances with technology partners to advance self-driving car capabilities. Emphasizing environmental sustainability, Lyft continues to develop electric vehicle initiatives and incentive programs to support low-carbon transportation.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $15.70 to $16.18
• 50-Day Range: $11.43 to $17.21
• 52-Week Range: $8.93 to $19.07
• Volume: 11.76 million shs
• Average Volume: 16.25 million shs
• Market Capitalization: $6.57 billion
• P/E Ratio: 104.73
• Dividend Yield: N/A
• Price Target: $16.64
• Consensus Rating: Hold

Lyft Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Lyft scored higher than 78% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 190th out of 668 stocks in the computer and technology sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 2.1 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Hold

Consensus Rating

Lyft has received a consensus rating of Hold. The company's average rating score is 2.23, and is based on 9 buy ratings, 25 hold ratings, and 1 sell rating.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Lyft has been the subject of 15 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 1.9 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 122.73%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Lyft are expected to grow by 122.73% in the coming year, from $0.22 to $0.49 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Lyft is 104.73, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 24.64.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Lyft is 104.73, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the Computer and Technology sector average P/E ratio of about 45.50.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

Lyft has a PEG Ratio of 3.18. PEG Ratios above 1 indicate that a company could be overvalued.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Lyft has a P/B Ratio of 8.58. P/B Ratios above 3 indicate that a company could be overvalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 2.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Bearish

Percentage of Shares Shorted

14.10% 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 3.3, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Lyft has recently increased by 6.81%, 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.

Sustainability and ESG

• Score: 3.4 / 5
• Environmental Score: -0.37

Percentage of Shares Shorted

14.10% 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 3.3, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Lyft has recently increased by 6.81%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.

News and Social Media

• Score: 1.8 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.31

News Sentiment

Lyft has a news sentiment score of 0.31. 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 0.82 average news sentiment score of Computer and Technology companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 32 news articles for Lyft this week, compared to 25 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

Only 13 people have searched for LYFT on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -66% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

Only 9 people have added Lyft to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -53% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 3.3 / 5
• Insider Trading: Selling Shares

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Lyft insiders have sold 247.28% more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought $99,966.00 in company stock and sold $347,159.00 in company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

Only 3.07% 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.

LYFT Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

How have LYFT shares performed this year?

Lyft's stock was trading at $12.90 at the beginning of 2025. Since then, LYFT shares have increased by 21.8% and is now trading at $15.71.
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How were Lyft's earnings last quarter?

Lyft, Inc. (NASDAQ:LYFT) posted its earnings results on Thursday, May, 8th. The ride-sharing company reported $0.01 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing analysts' consensus estimates of $0.20 by $0.19. The business's revenue for the quarter was up 13.5% compared to the same quarter last year.
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Is Lyft buying back stock?

Lyft's Board of Directors approved a stock repurchase plan on Tuesday, February 11th 2025, which allows the company to repurchase $500,000,000 in outstanding shares, according to EventVestor. This means that the company could buy up to 8.4% of its shares through open market purchases. Shares buyback plans are often an indication that the company's management believes its shares are undervalued.

When did Lyft IPO?

Lyft (LYFT) raised $2 billion in an initial public offering (IPO) on Friday, March 29th 2019. The company issued 30,800,000 shares at $62.00-$68.00 per share. J.P. Morgan, Credit Suisse, Jefferies, UBS Securities, Stifel, Nicolaus, RBC Capital Markets and KeyBanc Capital Markets served as the underwriters for the IPO and Cowen, Raymond James, Canaccord Genuity, Evercore ISI, Piper Jaffray, JMP Securities, Wells Fargo Securities, KKR, Academy Securities, Blaylock Van, Penserra, Siebert Cisneros, The Williams Capital Group, CastleOak Securities, C.L. King & Associates, Drexel Hamilton, Great Pacific Securities, Loop Capital Markets, Mischler Financial Group, Samuel A. Ramirez, R. Seelaus and Tigress Financial Partners were co-managers.

Who are Lyft's major shareholders?

Lyft's top institutional shareholders include Kera Capital Partners Inc.. Insiders that own company stock include John David Risher, Erin Brewer, Prashant Aggarwal, Lindsay Catherine Llewellyn, John Patrick Zimmer, Lisa Blackwood-Kapral, Logan Green, Kristin Sverchek, Dave Stephenson, Mary Agnes Wilderotter and Jill Beggs.
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How do I buy shares of Lyft?

Shares of LYFT stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Charles Schwab, E*TRADE, Fidelity, and Vanguard Brokerage Services.

What other stocks do shareholders of Lyft own?

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Lyft investors own include Meta Platforms (META), NVIDIA (NVDA), Tesla (TSLA), Verizon Communications (VZ), Humana (HUM), Uber Technologies (UBER) and Salesforce (CRM).

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 5/08/2025
• Today: 7/02/2025
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 8/06/2025
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2025

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NASDAQ
• Sector: Computer and Technology
• Industry: INTERNET SERVICES
• Sub-Industry: Business Services
• Current Symbol: NASDAQ:LYFT
• CIK: 1759509
• Web: www.lyft.com
• Phone: (844) 250-2773
• Fax: N/A
• Employees: 4,420
• Year Founded: N/A

Price Target and Rating

• Average Stock Price Target: $16.64
• High Stock Price Target: $28.00
• Low Stock Price Target: $10.50
• Potential Upside/Downside: +5.9%
• Consensus Rating: Hold
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.23
• Research Coverage: 35 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $0.15
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 104.73
• Forward P/E Ratio: 71.41
• P/E Growth: 3.09
• Net Income: $22.78 million
• Net Margins: 0.95%
• Pretax Margin: 1.01%
• Return on Equity: 11.28%
• Return on Assets: 1.50%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 0.66
• Current Ratio: 0.77
• Quick Ratio: 0.77

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $5.96 billion
• Price / Sales: 1.10
• Cash Flow: $0.26 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 60.29
• Book Value: $1.83 per share
• Price / Book: 8.58

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 418,009,000
• Free Float: 405,176,000
• Market Cap: $6.57 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 2.20