The stock price of Lyft Inc (NASDAQ: LYFT) has dropped by -5.57 compared to previous close of 11.48. Despite this, the company has seen a fall of -6.31% in its stock price over the last five trading days. benzinga.com reported 2025-04-03 that BofA Securities analyst Michael McGovern downgraded Lyft, Inc’s LYFT rating to Underperform from Buy and cut the price forecast to $10.50 from $17.50 on Thursday.
Is It Worth Investing in Lyft Inc (NASDAQ: LYFT) Right Now?
Lyft Inc (NASDAQ: LYFT) has a higher price-to-earnings ratio of 211.72x compared to its average ratio. LYFT has 36-month beta value of 2.13. Analysts have mixed views on the stock, with 10 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 5 as “overweight,” 30 as “hold,” and 1 as “sell.”
The public float for LYFT is 378.32M, and currently, short sellers hold a 10.62% ratio of that float. The average trading volume of LYFT on April 07, 2025 was 19.44M shares.
LYFT’s Market Performance
The stock of Lyft Inc (LYFT) has seen a -6.31% decrease in the past week, with a -10.26% drop in the past month, and a -20.59% fall in the past quarter. The volatility ratio for the week is 6.81%, and the volatility levels for the past 30 days are at 5.48% for LYFT. The simple moving average for the last 20 days is -8.44% for LYFT’s stock, with a simple moving average of -18.20% for the last 200 days.
Analysts’ Opinion of LYFT
Many brokerage firms have already submitted their reports for LYFT stocks, with BofA Securities repeating the rating for LYFT by listing it as a “Underperform.” The predicted price for LYFT in the upcoming period, according to BofA Securities is $10.50 based on the research report published on April 03, 2025 of the current year 2025.
The Benchmark Company, on the other hand, stated in their research note that they expect to see LYFT reach a price target of $20. The rating they have provided for LYFT stocks is “Buy” according to the report published on January 06th, 2025.
LYFT Trading at -15.13% from the 50-Day Moving Average
After a stumble in the market that brought LYFT to its low price for the period of the last 52 weeks, the company was unable to rebound, for now settling with -44.55% of loss for the given period.
Volatility was left at 5.48%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 6.81%, as shares sank -12.65% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading -20.29% lower at present.
During the last 5 trading sessions, LYFT fell by -6.31%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by -23.01% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $11.84. In addition, Lyft Inc saw -15.97% in overturn over a single year, with a tendency to cut further losses.
Insider Trading
Reports are indicating that there were more than several insider trading activities at LYFT starting from Green Logan, who sale 11,411 shares at the price of $13.34 back on Feb 27 ’25. After this action, Green Logan now owns 297,640 shares of Lyft Inc, valued at $152,243 using the latest closing price.
Beggs Jill, the Director of Lyft Inc, sale 1,572 shares at $13.34 during a trade that took place back on Feb 27 ’25, which means that Beggs Jill is holding 22,039 shares at $20,977 based on the most recent closing price.
Stock Fundamentals for LYFT
Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:
- -0.02 for the present operating margin
- 0.42 for the gross margin
The net margin for Lyft Inc stands at 0.0. The total capital return value is set at -0.08. Equity return is now at value 3.48, with 0.46 for asset returns.
Based on Lyft Inc (LYFT), the company’s capital structure generated 0.43 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at 1.5. The debt to equity ratio resting at 0.74. The interest coverage ratio of the stock is 4.11.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is 203.16 million with net debt to EBITDA at 3.18. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 0.7. The liquidity ratio also appears to be rather interesting for investors as it stands at 0.76.
Conclusion
To put it simply, Lyft Inc (LYFT) has had a bad performance in recent times. Analysts have a mixed opinion on the stock, with some rating it as a “buy” and others as a “hold”. It’s important to note that the stock is currently trading at a significant distance from its 50-day moving average and its 52-week high.
