Lucid Group, Inc. (LCID)Consumer Cyclical | Auto Manufacturers | Newark, United States | NasdaqGS
5.01 USD
-0.08
(-1.572%) ⇩
(Aug. 28, 2026, 4 p.m.
EDT)
After hours: 5.01 |
Hot Take ↕ | Aug. 22, 2026, 2:52 a.m. EDT
The investment case for Lucid is currently broken by a catastrophic failure in execution and capital preservation. The company has endured four consecutive years of double-digit declines, erasing over 90% of its value since the 2021 peak, which signals a structural deterioration in market confidence regarding its ability to scale production profitably. Fundamentally, the business is bleeding cash with gross margins deeply in negative territory and a balance sheet weighed down by debt that far exceeds its cash reserves. While analysts see a path to recovery, the reality of negative book value and persistent losses makes holding the stock a high-risk gamble rather than a value opportunity. The options market confirms this distress, with traders stacking protective puts at levels well below the current price, suggesting they expect further downside before any meaningful rebound can occur. |
| Model | MAE |
|---|---|
| MSTL ✓ | 0.207363 |
| AutoETS | 0.211586 |
| AutoARIMA | 0.211587 |
| AutoTheta | 0.273293 |
Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: MSTL
| Forecast Reliability | |
|---|---|
| Score | 36% |
| H-stat | 1.06 |
| Ljung-Box p | 0.000 |
| Jarque-Bera p | 0.724 |
| Excess Kurtosis | -0.47 |
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| Sector | Consumer Cyclical |
| Debt to Equity Ratio | 197.84 |
| Revenue per Share | 4.59 |
| Market Cap | 1,955,186,688 |
| Forward P/E | -0.97 |
| Beta | 0.86 |
| Profit Margins | -249.21% |
| Website | https://www.lucidmotors.com |
As of Aug. 22, 2026, 2:52 a.m. EDT: Speculators are positioning heavily for downside protection with massive open interest in out-of-the-money puts (strikes $3.00-$6.00) acting as a major wall, while call volume is concentrated near the money ($5.50-$7.00) rather than aggressive upside bets. The implied volatility surface shows significant spikes at deep out-of-the-money strikes for both sides, indicating extreme uncertainty and a fear of a binary event or further collapse, though the put skew suggests the market prices a higher probability of continued decline than a sharp rally.
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| 52 Week Change | -0.71177804 |
| Address1 | 7,373 Gateway Boulevard |
| All Time High | 648.6 |
| All Time Low | 2.37 |
| Ask | 6.38 |
| Ask Size | 2 |
| Audit Risk | 7 |
| Average Analyst Rating | 3.2 - Hold |
| Average Daily Volume10 Day | 11,937,730 |
| Average Daily Volume3 Month | 17,546,132 |
| Average Volume | 17,546,132 |
| Average Volume10Days | 11,937,730 |
| Beta | 0.855 |
| Bid | 4.98 |
| Bid Size | 3 |
| Board Risk | 7 |
| Book Value | -2.685 |
| City | Newark |
| Compensation Risk | 10 |
| Country | United States |
| Crypto Tradeable | 0 |
| Currency | USD |
| Current Price | 5.01 |
| Current Ratio | 1.139 |
| Custom Price Alert Confidence | HIGH |
| Date Short Interest | 1,786,665,600 |
| Day High | 5.165 |
| Day Low | 4.95 |
| Debt To Equity | 197.84 |
| Display Name | Lucid |
| Earnings Call Timestamp End | 1,785,879,000 |
| Earnings Call Timestamp Start | 1,785,879,000 |
| Earnings Timestamp | 1,785,873,600 |
| Earnings Timestamp End | 1,793,822,400 |
| Earnings Timestamp Start | 1,793,822,400 |
| Ebitda | -3,588,486,912 |
| Ebitda Margins | -2.31946 |
| Enterprise To Ebitda | -2.167 |
| Enterprise To Revenue | 5.026 |
| Enterprise Value | 7,775,902,720 |
| Eps Current Year | -9.92667 |
| Eps Forward | -5.165 |
| Eps Trailing Twelve Months | -13.72 |
| Esg Populated | 0 |
| Exchange | NMS |
| Exchange Data Delayed By | 0 |
| Exchange Timezone Name | America/New_York |
| Exchange Timezone Short Name | EDT |
| Fifty Day Average | 6.2534 |
| Fifty Day Average Change | -1.2433996 |
| Fifty Day Average Change Percent | -0.19883578 |
| Fifty Two Week Change Percent | -71.1778 |
| Fifty Two Week High | 25.23 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change | -20.22 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change Percent | -0.8014269 |
| Fifty Two Week Low | 2.37 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change | 2.6400003 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent | 1.1139243 |
| Fifty Two Week Range | 2.37 - 25.23 |
| Financial Currency | USD |
| First Trade Date Milliseconds | 1,600,435,800,000 |
| Float Shares | 156,635,014 |
| Forward Eps | -5.165 |
| Forward P E | -0.9699904 |
| Free Cashflow | -3,364,247,552 |
| Full Exchange Name | NasdaqGS |
| Full Time Employees | 9,000 |
| Fullday Change | -0.0799999 |
| Fullday Change Percent | -1.57171 |
| Fullday Price | 5.01 |
| Gmt Off Set Milliseconds | -14,400,000 |
| Governance Epoch Date | 1,785,542,400 |
| Gross Margins | -1.00603 |
| Gross Profits | -1,556,452,992 |
| Has Pre Post Market Data | 1 |
| Held Percent Insiders | 0.15348 |
| Held Percent Institutions | 0.68241996 |
| Implied Shares Outstanding | 390,256,808 |
| Industry | Auto Manufacturers |
| Industry Disp | Auto Manufacturers |
| Industry Key | auto-manufacturers |
| Ipo Expected Date | 2,021-07-26 |
| Is Earnings Date Estimate | 1 |
| 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 | 1,955,186,688 |
| Market State | CLOSED |
| Max Age | 86,400 |
| Message Board Id | finmb_83747444 |
| Most Recent Quarter | 1,782,777,600 |
| Net Income To Common | -4,604,930,048 |
| Next Fiscal Year End | 1,798,675,200 |
| Non Diluted Market Cap | 2,005,817,195 |
| Number Of Analyst Opinions | 9 |
| Open | 5.03 |
| Operating Cashflow | -4,080,947,968 |
| Operating Margins | -2.61009 |
| Overall Risk | 9 |
| Payout Ratio | 0.0 |
| Phone | 510 648 3553 |
| Post Market Change | 0.0 |
| Post Market Change Percent | 0.0 |
| Post Market Price | 5.01 |
| Post Market Time | 1,787,961,581 |
| Previous Close | 5.09 |
| Price Eps Current Year | -0.504701 |
| Price Hint | 2 |
| Price To Book | -1.8659219 |
| Price To Sales Trailing12 Months | 1.2637572 |
| Profit Margins | -2.49214 |
| Quick Ratio | 0.404 |
| Quote Source Name | Nasdaq Real Time Price |
| Quote Type | EQUITY |
| Recommendation Key | hold |
| Recommendation Mean | 3.18182 |
| Region | US |
| Regular Market Change | -0.0799999 |
| Regular Market Change Percent | -1.57171 |
| Regular Market Day High | 5.165 |
| Regular Market Day Low | 4.95 |
| Regular Market Day Range | 4.95 - 5.165 |
| Regular Market Open | 5.03 |
| Regular Market Previous Close | 5.09 |
| Regular Market Price | 5.01 |
| Regular Market Time | 1,787,947,201 |
| Regular Market Volume | 8,066,441 |
| Return On Assets | -0.30702 |
| Return On Equity | -1.25992 |
| Revenue Growth | 0.562 |
| Revenue Per Share | 4.59 |
| Sand P52 Week Change | 0.20504117 |
| Sector | Consumer Cyclical |
| Sector Disp | Consumer Cyclical |
| Sector Key | consumer-cyclical |
| Share Holder Rights Risk | 6 |
| Shares Outstanding | 390,256,808 |
| Shares Percent Shares Out | 0.1428 |
| Shares Short | 56,287,416 |
| Shares Short Previous Month Date | 1,784,073,600 |
| Shares Short Prior Month | 65,009,679 |
| Short Name | Lucid Group, Inc. |
| Short Percent Of Float | 0.3409 |
| Short Ratio | 2.43 |
| Source Interval | 15 |
| State | CA |
| Symbol | LCID |
| Target High Price | 17.0 |
| Target Low Price | 5.0 |
| Target Mean Price | 8.11111 |
| Target Median Price | 7.0 |
| Total Cash | 761,313,024 |
| Total Cash Per Share | 1.932 |
| Total Debt | 3,656,666,880 |
| Total Revenue | 1,547,122,048 |
| Tradeable | 0 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Rate | 0.0 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Yield | 0.0 |
| Trailing Eps | -13.72 |
| Trailing Peg Ratio | None |
| Triggerable | 1 |
| Two Hundred Day Average | 8.797375 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change | -3.7873745 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent | -0.4305119 |
| Type Disp | Equity |
| Volume | 8,066,441 |
| Website | https://www.lucidmotors.com |
| Zip | 94,560 |