The stock of Lyft Inc (LYFT) has seen a 31.62% increase in the past week, with a 46.83% gain in the past month, and a 17.50% flourish in the past quarter. The volatility ratio for the week is 6.42%, and the volatility levels for the past 30 days are at 4.50% for LYFT. The simple moving average for the past 20 days is 36.99% for LYFT’s stock, with a 27.20% simple moving average for the past 200 days.
Is It Worth Investing in Lyft Inc (NASDAQ: LYFT) Right Now?
The price-to-earnings ratio for Lyft Inc (NASDAQ: LYFT) is 122.61x, which is above its average ratio. Moreover, the 36-month beta value for LYFT is 2.18. Analysts have varying opinions on the stock, with 8 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 6 as “overweight,” 31 as “hold,” and 1 as “sell.”
The public float for LYFT is 381.13M and currently, short sellers hold a 11.52% of that float. On May 12, 2025, LYFT’s average trading volume was 19.15M shares.
LYFT) stock’s latest price update
Lyft Inc (NASDAQ: LYFT)’s stock price has plunge by 28.08relation to previous closing price of 13.00. Nevertheless, the company has seen a 31.62% surge in its stock price over the last five trading sessions. fool.com reported 2025-05-10 that Lyft (LYFT 27.96%) stock jumped 28% on Friday after an earnings report that shouldn’t have been a big surprise for investors. But the company continues to grow and announced an aggressive buyback plan that could help shares.
Analysts’ Opinion of LYFT
Many brokerage firms have already submitted their reports for LYFT stocks, with Goldman repeating the rating for LYFT by listing it as a “Buy.” The predicted price for LYFT in the upcoming period, according to Goldman is $20 based on the research report published on May 09, 2025 of the current year 2025.
Oppenheimer, on the other hand, stated in their research note that they expect to see LYFT reach a price target of $15. The rating they have provided for LYFT stocks is “Outperform” according to the report published on April 16th, 2025.
BofA Securities gave a rating of “Underperform” to LYFT, setting the target price at $10.50 in the report published on April 03rd of the current year.
LYFT Trading at 39.25% 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 -12.67% of loss for the given period.
Volatility was left at 4.50%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 6.42%, as shares surge +52.33% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading +27.88% upper at present.
During the last 5 trading sessions, LYFT rose by +31.62%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by +32.25% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $12.15. In addition, Lyft Inc saw 29.07% in overturn over a single year, with a tendency to cut further gains.
Insider Trading
Reports are indicating that there were more than several insider trading activities at LYFT starting from Llewellyn Lindsay Catherine, who sale 22,736 shares at the price of $12.45 back on May 01 ’25. After this action, Llewellyn Lindsay Catherine now owns 959,697 shares of Lyft Inc, valued at $283,170 using the latest closing price.
Llewellyn Lindsay Catherine, the Officer of Lyft Inc, proposed sale 22,736 shares at $12.45 during a trade that took place back on May 01 ’25, which means that Llewellyn Lindsay Catherine is holding shares at $283,170 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 8.56, with 1.09 for asset returns.
Based on Lyft Inc (LYFT), the company’s capital structure generated 0.6 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at 0.72. The debt to equity ratio resting at 1.53. 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 -3.47. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 1.26. The liquidity ratio also appears to be rather interesting for investors as it stands at 0.77.
Conclusion
To wrap up, the performance of Lyft Inc (LYFT) has been better in recent times. The stock has received a bullish of “buy” and “hold” ratings from analysts. It is worth mentioning that the stock is currently trading in close proximity to its 50-day moving average and its 52-week high.
