The price-to-earnings ratio for Lyft Inc (NASDAQ: LYFT) is above average at 217.97x, Company’s 36-month beta value is 2.12.Analysts have differing opinions 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 380.49M, and currently, short sellers hold a 10.92% ratio of that floaft. The average trading volume of LYFT on April 21, 2025 was 19.72M shares.
LYFT) stock’s latest price update
Lyft Inc (NASDAQ: LYFT)’s stock price has gone rise by 2.95 in comparison to its previous close of 10.84, however, the company has experienced a 2.10% increase in its stock price over the last five trading days. youtube.com reported 2025-04-19 that 0:00 intro 0:22 Lyft CEO 07:40 Hyundai Motor Americas COO 14:24 Kia America COO 20:59 Stew Leonard 28:23 Boston Fed President Susan Collins 37:25 Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) Lyft CEO David Risher joins Catalysts host Madison Mills to discuss why now is the right time to take the company global. Risher also talks about plans for growth and why Lyft (LYFT) is making its biggest international move yet with its purchase of European taxi app FREENOW in a $200 million deal that opens the company to over 150 cities across nine countries.
LYFT’s Market Performance
Lyft Inc (LYFT) has seen a 2.10% rise in stock performance for the week, with a -4.78% decline in the past month and a -17.94% plunge in the past quarter. The volatility ratio for the week is 3.67%, and the volatility levels for the past 30 days are at 6.62% for LYFT. . The simple moving average for the past 20 days is -2.77% for LYFT’s stock, with a -14.98% simple moving average for the past 200 days.
Analysts’ Opinion of LYFT
Many brokerage firms have already submitted their reports for LYFT stocks, with Oppenheimer repeating the rating for LYFT by listing it as a “Outperform.” The predicted price for LYFT in the upcoming period, according to Oppenheimer is $15 based on the research report published on April 16, 2025 of the current year 2025.
BofA Securities, on the other hand, stated in their research note that they expect to see LYFT reach a price target of $10.50. The rating they have provided for LYFT stocks is “Underperform” according to the report published on April 03rd, 2025.
The Benchmark Company gave a rating of “Buy” to LYFT, setting the target price at $20 in the report published on January 06th of the current year.
LYFT Trading at -8.92% 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 -41.46% of loss for the given period.
Volatility was left at 6.62%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 3.67%, as shares sank -5.02% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading -16.84% lower at present.
During the last 5 trading sessions, LYFT rose by +2.10%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by -20.11% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $11.48. In addition, Lyft Inc saw -13.49% 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 0.73. The liquidity ratio also appears to be rather interesting for investors as it stands at 0.76.
Conclusion
In a nutshell, Lyft Inc (LYFT) has experienced a bad performance in recent times. The stock has received mixed “buy” and “hold” ratings from analysts. 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.
