LifeStance Health Group, Inc. (LFST)Healthcare | Medical Care Facilities | Scottsdale, United States | NasdaqGS
6.89 USD
+0.22
(3.298%)
⇧
(April 17, 2026, 4 p.m.
EDT)
After hours: 6.89 Short-term: ★★★★☆ | Long-term: ★★★☆☆ | Dividends: ☆☆☆☆☆ |
Hot Take | April 19, 2026, 12:22 a.m. EDT
LFST shows a strong technical and sentiment-driven setup with a 'Strong Buy' analyst consensus and momentum driving call flow into the $8.00 outer calls, despite the widening gap between its trailing P/E (344x) and forward P/E (18x). This valuation compression on the back of high growth (17.4%) is the key catalyst. While the chart looks bullish short-term, the long-term thesis hinges entirely on profit margins expanding from current minimal levels; without that margin relief, the current poor earnings quality will remain a long-term overhang. |
| Model | MAE |
|---|---|
| AutoARIMA ✓ | 0.055910 |
| AutoETS | 0.055912 |
| AutoTheta | 0.056086 |
| MSTL | 0.056150 |
Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: AutoARIMA
| Forecast Reliability | |
|---|---|
| Score | 43% |
| H-stat | 11.96 |
| Ljung-Box p | 0.000 |
| Jarque-Bera p | 0.188 |
| Excess Kurtosis | -1.30 |
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| Sector | Healthcare |
| Debt to Equity Ratio | 31.198 |
| Revenue per Share | 3.69 |
| Market Cap | 2,637,376,256 |
| Trailing P/E | 344.50 |
| Forward P/E | 18.02 |
| Beta | 1.13 |
| Profit Margins | 0.68% |
| Website | https://lifestance.com |
As of April 19, 2026, 12:22 a.m. EDT: Speculators are positioning for upside momentum. In the 2026-04-17 dataset, there is a massive put/call ratio imbalance with 843 OI at 8.0 (Top OI calls) versus 13 OI at 6.0 (Top OI puts), suggesting a bullish break above 5.0. Unusual flow indicates new call buying at 8.0 and 7.0, while put flow is primarily defensive or hedging around the 5.0 and 6.0 strikes. For 2026-07-17, significant call OI sits at 8.0, while put activity remains low. The volume spread suggests traders are betting on the stock continuing its upward trajectory from recent highs, expecting it to target the $8.00 psychological or strike resistance level.
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| 52 Week Change | 0.11850655 |
| Address1 | 4,800 North Scottsdale Road |
| Address2 | Suite 2500 |
| All Time High | 29.811 |
| All Time Low | 3.74 |
| Ask | 6.92 |
| Ask Size | 6 |
| Audit Risk | 10 |
| Average Analyst Rating | 1.4 - Strong Buy |
| Average Daily Volume10 Day | 1,528,700 |
| Average Daily Volume3 Month | 2,182,216 |
| Average Volume | 2,182,216 |
| Average Volume10Days | 1,528,700 |
| Beta | 1.131 |
| Bid | 6.88 |
| Bid Size | 26 |
| Board Risk | 10 |
| Book Value | 3.917 |
| City | Scottsdale |
| Compensation As Of Epoch Date | 1,735,603,200 |
| Compensation Risk | 8 |
| Country | United States |
| Crypto Tradeable | 0 |
| Currency | USD |
| Current Price | 6.89 |
| Current Ratio | 1.652 |
| Custom Price Alert Confidence | HIGH |
| Date Short Interest | 1,774,915,200 |
| Day High | 6.98 |
| Day Low | 6.74 |
| Debt To Equity | 31.198 |
| Display Name | LifeStance Health |
| Earnings Call Timestamp End | 1,778,157,000 |
| Earnings Call Timestamp Start | 1,778,157,000 |
| Earnings Timestamp | 1,778,157,000 |
| Earnings Timestamp End | 1,778,157,000 |
| Earnings Timestamp Start | 1,778,157,000 |
| Ebitda | 79,920,000 |
| Ebitda Margins | 0.056110002 |
| Enterprise To Ebitda | 36.43 |
| Enterprise To Revenue | 2.044 |
| Enterprise Value | 2,911,488,256 |
| Eps Current Year | 0.30144 |
| Eps Forward | 0.38234 |
| Eps Trailing Twelve Months | 0.02 |
| Esg Populated | 0 |
| Exchange | NMS |
| Exchange Data Delayed By | 0 |
| Exchange Timezone Name | America/New_York |
| Exchange Timezone Short Name | EDT |
| Fifty Day Average | 6.7294 |
| Fifty Day Average Change | 0.16059971 |
| Fifty Day Average Change Percent | 0.023865383 |
| Fifty Two Week Change Percent | 11.850655 |
| Fifty Two Week High | 8.09 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change | -1.2000003 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change Percent | -0.1483313 |
| Fifty Two Week Low | 3.74 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change | 3.1499999 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent | 0.84224594 |
| Fifty Two Week Range | 3.74 - 8.09 |
| Financial Currency | USD |
| First Trade Date Milliseconds | 1,623,331,800,000 |
| Float Shares | 204,390,622 |
| Forward Eps | 0.38234 |
| Forward P E | 18.020609 |
| Free Cashflow | 112,900,624 |
| Full Exchange Name | NasdaqGS |
| Full Time Employees | 10,961 |
| Gmt Off Set Milliseconds | -14,400,000 |
| Governance Epoch Date | 1,775,001,600 |
| Gross Margins | 0.32374 |
| Gross Profits | 461,099,008 |
| Has Pre Post Market Data | 1 |
| Held Percent Insiders | 0.04364 |
| Held Percent Institutions | 0.96558 |
| Implied Shares Outstanding | 382,783,210 |
| Industry | Medical Care Facilities |
| Industry Disp | Medical Care Facilities |
| Industry Key | medical-care-facilities |
| Ipo Expected Date | 2,021-06-10 |
| Is Earnings Date Estimate | 0 |
| Language | en-US |
| Last Fiscal Year End | 1,767,139,200 |
| Long Business Summary | LifeStance Health Group, Inc., through its subsidiaries, provides outpatient mental health services to children, adolescents, adults, and geriatrics in the United States. The company offers patients a multidisciplinary suite of mental health services, psychiatric evaluations and treatment, psychological, and neuropsychological testing, as well as individual, family, and group therapy. It also treats a range of mental health conditions, including anxiety, depression, bipolar disorder, eating disorders, psychotic disorders, and post-traumatic stress disorder. In addition, the company operates an outpatient mental health platform, as well as offers patient care virtually through its online delivery platform or in-person at its centers. LifeStance Health Group, Inc. was founded in 2017 and is headquartered in Scottsdale, Arizona. |
| Long Name | LifeStance Health Group, Inc. |
| Market | us_market |
| Market Cap | 2,637,376,256 |
| Market State | CLOSED |
| Max Age | 86,400 |
| Message Board Id | finmb_715141243 |
| Most Recent Quarter | 1,767,139,200 |
| Net Income To Common | 9,663,000 |
| Next Fiscal Year End | 1,798,675,200 |
| Non Diluted Market Cap | 2,637,376,316 |
| Number Of Analyst Opinions | 9 |
| Open | 6.76 |
| Operating Cashflow | 146,151,008 |
| Operating Margins | 0.04741 |
| Overall Risk | 10 |
| Payout Ratio | 0.0 |
| Phone | 602 767 2100 |
| Post Market Change | 0.0 |
| Post Market Change Percent | 0.0 |
| Post Market Price | 6.89 |
| Post Market Time | 1,776,469,636 |
| Previous Close | 6.67 |
| Price Eps Current Year | 22.856953 |
| Price Hint | 2 |
| Price To Book | 1.7589992 |
| Price To Sales Trailing12 Months | 1.8517194 |
| Profit Margins | 0.00678 |
| Quick Ratio | 1.382 |
| Quote Source Name | Nasdaq Real Time Price |
| Quote Type | EQUITY |
| Recommendation Key | strong_buy |
| Recommendation Mean | 1.4 |
| Region | US |
| Regular Market Change | 0.22 |
| Regular Market Change Percent | 3.29835 |
| Regular Market Day High | 6.98 |
| Regular Market Day Low | 6.74 |
| Regular Market Day Range | 6.74 - 6.98 |
| Regular Market Open | 6.76 |
| Regular Market Previous Close | 6.67 |
| Regular Market Price | 6.89 |
| Regular Market Time | 1,776,456,001 |
| Regular Market Volume | 1,811,388 |
| Return On Assets | 0.00728 |
| Return On Equity | 0.00651 |
| Revenue Growth | 0.174 |
| Revenue Per Share | 3.69 |
| Sand P52 Week Change | 0.38150132 |
| Sector | Healthcare |
| Sector Disp | Healthcare |
| Sector Key | healthcare |
| Share Holder Rights Risk | 6 |
| Shares Outstanding | 382,783,210 |
| Shares Percent Shares Out | 0.0188 |
| Shares Short | 7,205,929 |
| Shares Short Previous Month Date | 1,772,150,400 |
| Shares Short Prior Month | 10,322,332 |
| Short Name | LifeStance Health Group, Inc. |
| Short Percent Of Float | 0.089899994 |
| Short Ratio | 2.99 |
| Source Interval | 15 |
| State | AZ |
| Symbol | LFST |
| Target High Price | 12.0 |
| Target Low Price | 8.0 |
| Target Mean Price | 9.83333 |
| Target Median Price | 10.0 |
| Total Cash | 248,642,000 |
| Total Cash Per Share | 0.638 |
| Total Debt | 474,524,000 |
| Total Revenue | 1,424,285,056 |
| Tradeable | 0 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Rate | 0.0 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Yield | 0.0 |
| Trailing Eps | 0.02 |
| Trailing P E | 344.5 |
| Trailing Peg Ratio | None |
| Triggerable | 1 |
| Two Hundred Day Average | 5.986375 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change | 0.903625 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent | 0.15094694 |
| Type Disp | Equity |
| Volume | 1,811,388 |
| Website | https://lifestance.com |
| Zip | 85,251 |