Lucid Group, Inc. (LCID)Consumer Cyclical | Auto Manufacturers | Newark, United States | NasdaqGS
6.75 USD
-0.55
(-7.534%) ⇩
(April 20, 2026, 4 p.m.
EDT)
Short-term: ☆☆☆☆☆ | Long-term: ☆☆☆☆☆ | Dividends: ☆☆☆☆☆ |
Hot Take | April 18, 2026, 11:47 p.m. EDT
Trading at $7.3, Lucid is fundamentally in a dangerous spot: negative operating cash flow, negative margins, and a negative forward P/E signal value erosion. Despite 22% revenue growth, the company burned $2.4B in free cash. Recent news highlights distress, including analyst downgrades and a Joe Rogan interview where the CEO admitted to 'breaking in half' with expectations. The stock is effectively a leveraged bet on a made-or-break capital raise (the $1.05B recent news) and EV demand revival, but the lack of dividends, lack of profitability, and heavy options-based downside protection make this a strict SELL/Avoid opportunity for now. |
| Model | MAE |
|---|---|
| AutoTheta ✓ | 0.046938 |
| AutoETS | 0.109532 |
| AutoARIMA | 0.109535 |
| MSTL | 0.136175 |
Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: AutoTheta
| Forecast Reliability | |
|---|---|
| Score | 66% |
| H-stat | 1.52 |
| Ljung-Box p | 0.000 |
| Jarque-Bera p | 0.767 |
| Excess Kurtosis | -0.26 |
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| Sector | Consumer Cyclical |
| Debt to Equity Ratio | 106.529 |
| Revenue per Share | 4.344 |
| Market Cap | 2,471,866,112 |
| Forward P/E | -1.61 |
| Beta | 1.16 |
| Profit Margins | -199.30% |
| Website | https://www.lucidmotors.com |
As of April 18, 2026, 11:47 p.m. EDT: Options flow exhibits significant put pressure with massive implied volatility (IV) spikes at deep out-of-the-money strikes (e.g., $1.0 and $4.0/-18.0 OTM calls showing 2000%+ IV premiums), indicating speculative hedging or 'naked' short exposure. However, Open Interest (OI) accumulation is heavily skewed toward Put walls and OTM strikes over Calls. Notable 'Volume > OI' new flow is concentrated in deep OTM puts (e.g., $6.5, $5.5), suggesting aggressive protection or bearish directional bets. Call OI is thin and mostly at-the-money, lacking the structural support seen in the put side.
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| 52 Week Change | -0.71030045 |
| Address1 | 7,373 Gateway Boulevard |
| All Time High | 648.6 |
| All Time Low | 6.75 |
| Ask | 6.96 |
| Ask Size | 116 |
| Audit Risk | 3 |
| Average Analyst Rating | 3.0 - Hold |
| Average Daily Volume10 Day | 20,621,410 |
| Average Daily Volume3 Month | 8,943,500 |
| Average Volume | 8,943,500 |
| Average Volume10Days | 20,621,410 |
| Beta | 1.163 |
| Bid | 6.64 |
| Bid Size | 116 |
| Board Risk | 7 |
| Book Value | 2.191 |
| City | Newark |
| Compensation As Of Epoch Date | 1,735,603,200 |
| Compensation Risk | 7 |
| Country | United States |
| Crypto Tradeable | 0 |
| Currency | USD |
| Current Price | 6.75 |
| Current Ratio | 1.252 |
| Custom Price Alert Confidence | HIGH |
| Date Short Interest | 1,774,915,200 |
| Day High | 7.2 |
| Day Low | 6.75 |
| Debt To Equity | 106.529 |
| Display Name | Lucid |
| Earnings Call Timestamp End | 1,778,016,600 |
| Earnings Call Timestamp Start | 1,778,016,600 |
| Earnings Timestamp | 1,778,011,200 |
| Earnings Timestamp End | 1,778,011,200 |
| Earnings Timestamp Start | 1,778,011,200 |
| Ebitda | -3,050,510,080 |
| Ebitda Margins | -2.25331 |
| Enterprise To Ebitda | -1.988 |
| Enterprise To Revenue | 4.479 |
| Enterprise Value | 6,063,146,496 |
| Eps Current Year | -7.16333 |
| Eps Forward | -4.18 |
| Eps Trailing Twelve Months | -12.09 |
| Esg Populated | 0 |
| Exchange | NMS |
| Exchange Data Delayed By | 0 |
| Exchange Timezone Name | America/New_York |
| Exchange Timezone Short Name | EDT |
| Fifty Day Average | 9.7032 |
| Fifty Day Average Change | -2.9532003 |
| Fifty Day Average Change Percent | -0.30435324 |
| Fifty Two Week Change Percent | -71.030045 |
| Fifty Two Week High | 33.7 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change | -26.95 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change Percent | -0.79970324 |
| Fifty Two Week Low | 6.75 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change | 0.0 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent | 0.0 |
| Fifty Two Week Range | 6.75 - 33.7 |
| Financial Currency | USD |
| First Trade Date Milliseconds | 1,600,435,800,000 |
| Float Shares | 152,890,914 |
| Forward Eps | -4.18 |
| Forward P E | -1.6148326 |
| Free Cashflow | -2,401,935,872 |
| Full Exchange Name | NasdaqGS |
| Full Time Employees | 9,000 |
| Gmt Off Set Milliseconds | -14,400,000 |
| Governance Epoch Date | 1,775,001,600 |
| Gross Margins | -0.92805 |
| Gross Profits | -1,256,386,048 |
| Has Pre Post Market Data | 1 |
| Held Percent Insiders | 0.04651 |
| Held Percent Institutions | 0.66055 |
| Implied Shares Outstanding | 366,202,397 |
| Industry | Auto Manufacturers |
| Industry Disp | Auto Manufacturers |
| Industry Key | auto-manufacturers |
| Ipo Expected Date | 2,021-07-26 |
| Is Earnings Date Estimate | 0 |
| Language | en-US |
| Last Fiscal Year End | 1,767,139,200 |
| Last Split Date | 1,756,771,200 |
| Last Split Factor | 1:10 |
| Long Business Summary | Lucid Group, Inc., a technology company, designs, develops, manufactures, and sells electric vehicles (EV), EV powertrains, and battery systems. The company provides Lucid Air sedan and Lucid Gravity SUV. It also designs and develops proprietary software in-house for Lucid vehicles. The company sells vehicles directly to consumers through its retail sales network and direct online sales, including Lucid Financial Services. The company is headquartered in Newark, California. Lucid Group, Inc. is a subsidiary of Ayar Third Investment Company. |
| Long Name | Lucid Group, Inc. |
| Market | us_market |
| Market Cap | 2,471,866,112 |
| Market State | PRE |
| Max Age | 86,400 |
| Message Board Id | finmb_83747444 |
| Most Recent Quarter | 1,767,139,200 |
| Net Income To Common | -3,681,699,072 |
| Next Fiscal Year End | 1,798,675,200 |
| Non Diluted Market Cap | 2,471,866,179 |
| Number Of Analyst Opinions | 11 |
| Open | 7.17 |
| Operating Cashflow | -2,931,911,936 |
| Operating Margins | -2.03691 |
| Overall Risk | 6 |
| Payout Ratio | 0.0 |
| Phone | 510 648 3553 |
| Pre Market Change | 0.5198002 |
| Pre Market Change Percent | 7.7007437 |
| Pre Market Price | 7.2698 |
| Pre Market Time | 1,776,776,260 |
| Previous Close | 7.3 |
| Price Eps Current Year | -0.9422992 |
| Price Hint | 2 |
| Price To Book | 3.080785 |
| Price To Sales Trailing12 Months | 1.825886 |
| Profit Margins | -1.9929601 |
| Quick Ratio | 0.69 |
| Quote Source Name | Nasdaq Real Time Price |
| Quote Type | EQUITY |
| Recommendation Key | hold |
| Recommendation Mean | 3.0 |
| Region | US |
| Regular Market Change | -0.55 |
| Regular Market Change Percent | -7.53425 |
| Regular Market Day High | 7.2 |
| Regular Market Day Low | 6.75 |
| Regular Market Day Range | 6.75 - 7.2 |
| Regular Market Open | 7.17 |
| Regular Market Previous Close | 7.3 |
| Regular Market Price | 6.75 |
| Regular Market Time | 1,776,715,201 |
| Regular Market Volume | 32,607,402 |
| Return On Assets | -0.24271 |
| Return On Equity | -0.66019994 |
| Revenue Growth | 1.229 |
| Revenue Per Share | 4.344 |
| Sand P52 Week Change | 0.34445214 |
| Sector | Consumer Cyclical |
| Sector Disp | Consumer Cyclical |
| Sector Key | consumer-cyclical |
| Share Holder Rights Risk | 5 |
| Shares Outstanding | 366,202,397 |
| Shares Percent Shares Out | 0.13350001 |
| Shares Short | 43,752,596 |
| Shares Short Previous Month Date | 1,772,150,400 |
| Shares Short Prior Month | 44,296,647 |
| Short Name | Lucid Group, Inc. |
| Short Percent Of Float | 0.4202 |
| Short Ratio | 7.62 |
| Source Interval | 15 |
| State | CA |
| Symbol | LCID |
| Target High Price | 30.0 |
| Target Low Price | 7.5 |
| Target Mean Price | 12.86364 |
| Target Median Price | 10.0 |
| Total Cash | 1,628,920,064 |
| Total Cash Per Share | 4.971 |
| Total Debt | 3,196,708,096 |
| Total Revenue | 1,353,789,952 |
| Tradeable | 0 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Rate | 0.0 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Yield | 0.0 |
| Trailing Eps | -12.09 |
| Trailing Peg Ratio | None |
| Triggerable | 1 |
| Two Hundred Day Average | 15.86845 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change | -9.11845 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent | -0.57462764 |
| Type Disp | Equity |
| Volume | 32,607,402 |
| Website | https://www.lucidmotors.com |
| Zip | 94,560 |