The stock of Lyft Inc (NASDAQ: LYFT) has increased by 1.24 when compared to last closing price of 12.06.Despite this, the company has seen a gain of 9.41% in its stock price over the last five trading days. benzinga.com reported 2025-04-25 that Needham analyst Quinn Bolton reiterated the Buy rating on Mobileye Global Inc. MBLY, lowering the price forecast from $20 to $18.
Is It Worth Investing in Lyft Inc (NASDAQ: LYFT) Right Now?
Lyft Inc (NASDAQ: LYFT) has a higher price-to-earnings ratio of 238.48x compared to its average ratio, The 36-month beta value for LYFT is at 2.14. Analysts have varying views on the stock, with 10 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 5 rating it as “overweight,” 31 as “hold,” and 1 as “sell.”
The public float for LYFT is 380.84M, and currently, shorts hold a 10.71% of that float. The average trading volume for LYFT on April 28, 2025 was 19.73M shares.
LYFT’s Market Performance
The stock of Lyft Inc (LYFT) has seen a 9.41% increase in the past week, with a -0.49% drop in the past month, and a -11.52% fall in the past quarter. The volatility ratio for the week is 4.57%, and the volatility levels for the past 30 days are at 6.46% for LYFT.. The simple moving average for the past 20 days is 8.01% for LYFT’s stock, with a -6.64% 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 1.87% 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 -35.96% of loss for the given period.
Volatility was left at 6.46%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 4.57%, as shares surge +0.58% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading -7.85% lower at present.
During the last 5 trading sessions, LYFT rose by +9.41%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by -9.08% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $11.31. In addition, Lyft Inc saw -5.35% 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 0.8. The liquidity ratio also appears to be rather interesting for investors as it stands at 0.76.
Conclusion
In conclusion, Lyft Inc (LYFT) has had a bad performance lately. Opinion on the stock among analysts is mixed, with some giving it a “buy” rating and others 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.
