LifeStance Health Group, Inc. (LFST)Healthcare | Medical Care Facilities | Scottsdale, United States | NasdaqGS
12.52 USD
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Hot Take ↕ | Oct. 10, 2026, 7:01 a.m. EDT
The investment case here is severely compromised by a brutal multi-year price trajectory. Over the last four years, the stock has lost more than half its value, with the most recent annual period showing another sharp decline. This persistent downward trend suggests the market has thoroughly rejected the current business model or growth prospects, rendering any 'value' arguments moot. Compounding this fundamental weakness is the complete absence of a dividend, offering no income buffer during this stagnation. On the short end, while the stock is technically trading above its 200-day average, the options market is screaming caution; traders are buying deep out-of-the-money puts to hedge against further losses, creating a heavy overhang that makes a near-term bounce unlikely without a major catalyst. |
| Model | MAE |
|---|---|
| AutoTheta ✓ | 0.109653 |
| AutoETS | 0.112850 |
| AutoARIMA | 0.112918 |
| MSTL | 0.118499 |
Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: AutoTheta
| Forecast Reliability | |
|---|---|
| Score | 38% |
| H-stat | 3.46 |
| Ljung-Box p | 0.000 |
| Jarque-Bera p | 0.027 |
| Excess Kurtosis | -0.17 |
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| Sector | Healthcare |
| Debt to Equity Ratio | 32.099 |
| Revenue per Share | 4.104 |
| Market Cap | 4,759,529,984 |
| Trailing P/E | 96.31 |
| Forward P/E | 29.07 |
| Beta | 1.24 |
| Profit Margins | 3.19% |
| Website | https://lifestance.com |
As of Oct. 10, 2026, 7:01 a.m. EDT: Speculators are aggressively positioning for downside protection, evidenced by massive out-of-the-money put open interest (nearly 500 contracts) compared to negligible call open interest. While there is some volume in lower-strike calls, the overwhelming capital allocation is in puts, suggesting a fear of a significant drop rather than a bet on a rally.
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| 52 Week Change | 1.484127 |
| Address1 | 4,800 North Scottsdale Road |
| Address2 | Suite 2500 |
| All Time High | 29.811 |
| All Time Low | 3.74 |
| Ask | 15.97 |
| Ask Size | 2 |
| Audit Risk | 10 |
| Average Analyst Rating | 1.5 - Buy |
| Average Daily Volume10 Day | 2,851,410 |
| Average Daily Volume3 Month | 4,320,915 |
| Average Volume | 4,320,915 |
| Average Volume10Days | 2,851,410 |
| Beta | 1.239 |
| Bid | 8.95 |
| Bid Size | 2 |
| Board Risk | 10 |
| Book Value | 3.867 |
| City | Scottsdale |
| Compensation As Of Epoch Date | 1,767,139,200 |
| Compensation Risk | 7 |
| Country | United States |
| Crypto Tradeable | 0 |
| Currency | USD |
| Current Price | 12.52 |
| Current Ratio | 1.376 |
| Custom Price Alert Confidence | HIGH |
| Date Short Interest | 1,790,726,400 |
| Day High | 12.6155 |
| Day Low | 12.39 |
| Debt To Equity | 32.099 |
| Display Name | LifeStance Health |
| Dividend Yield | 0.0 |
| Earnings Call Timestamp End | 1,786,019,400 |
| Earnings Call Timestamp Start | 1,786,019,400 |
| Earnings Timestamp | 1,786,019,400 |
| Earnings Timestamp End | 1,793,881,800 |
| Earnings Timestamp Start | 1,793,881,800 |
| Ebitda | 135,004,992 |
| Ebitda Margins | 0.08519 |
| Enterprise To Ebitda | 37.269 |
| Enterprise To Revenue | 3.175 |
| Enterprise Value | 5,031,543,296 |
| Eps Current Year | 0.35951 |
| Eps Forward | 0.43075 |
| Eps Trailing Twelve Months | 0.13 |
| Esg Populated | 0 |
| Exchange | NMS |
| Exchange Data Delayed By | 15 |
| Exchange Timezone Name | America/New_York |
| Exchange Timezone Short Name | EDT |
| Fifty Day Average | 12.282 |
| Fifty Day Average Change | 0.23800087 |
| Fifty Day Average Change Percent | 0.019378023 |
| Fifty Two Week Change Percent | 148.4127 |
| Fifty Two Week High | 13.56 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change | -1.04 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change Percent | -0.07669616 |
| Fifty Two Week Low | 4.77 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change | 7.7500005 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent | 1.6247381 |
| Fifty Two Week Range | 4.77 - 13.56 |
| Financial Currency | USD |
| First Trade Date Milliseconds | 1,623,331,800,000 |
| Float Shares | 266,930,792 |
| Forward Eps | 0.43075 |
| Forward P E | 29.065584 |
| Free Cashflow | 172,356,128 |
| Full Exchange Name | NasdaqGS |
| Full Time Employees | 8,542 |
| Fullday Change | 0.0 |
| Fullday Change Percent | 0.0 |
| Fullday Price | 12.52 |
| Gmt Off Set Milliseconds | -14,400,000 |
| Governance Epoch Date | 1,790,812,800 |
| Gross Margins | 0.33558998 |
| Gross Profits | 531,849,984 |
| Has Pre Post Market Data | 1 |
| Held Percent Insiders | 0.030720001 |
| Held Percent Institutions | 0.91116995 |
| Implied Shares Outstanding | 380,154,147 |
| 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 | 1 |
| 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 | 4,759,529,984 |
| Market State | REGULAR |
| Max Age | 86,400 |
| Message Board Id | finmb_715141243 |
| Most Recent Quarter | 1,782,777,600 |
| Net Income To Common | 50,600,000 |
| Next Fiscal Year End | 1,798,675,200 |
| Non Diluted Market Cap | 4,592,262,095 |
| Number Of Analyst Opinions | 10 |
| Open | 12.525 |
| Operating Cashflow | 217,868,000 |
| Operating Margins | 0.0725 |
| Overall Risk | 9 |
| Payout Ratio | 0.0 |
| Phone | 602 767 2100 |
| Previous Close | 12.52 |
| Price Eps Current Year | 34.82518 |
| Price Hint | 2 |
| Price To Book | 3.237652 |
| Price To Sales Trailing12 Months | 3.0031724 |
| Profit Margins | 0.03193 |
| Quick Ratio | 1.226 |
| Quote Source Name | Nasdaq Real Time Price |
| Quote Type | EQUITY |
| Recommendation Key | buy |
| Recommendation Mean | 1.54545 |
| Region | US |
| Regular Market Change | 0.0 |
| Regular Market Change Percent | 0.0 |
| Regular Market Day High | 12.6155 |
| Regular Market Day Low | 12.39 |
| Regular Market Day Range | 12.39 - 12.6155 |
| Regular Market Open | 12.525 |
| Regular Market Previous Close | 12.52 |
| Regular Market Price | 12.52 |
| Regular Market Time | 1,792,076,490 |
| Regular Market Volume | 647,593 |
| Return On Assets | 0.02323 |
| Return On Equity | 0.03429 |
| Revenue Growth | 0.261 |
| Revenue Per Share | 4.104 |
| Sand P52 Week Change | 0.16440773 |
| Sector | Healthcare |
| Sector Disp | Healthcare |
| Sector Key | healthcare |
| Share Holder Rights Risk | 8 |
| Shares Outstanding | 380,154,147 |
| Shares Percent Shares Out | 0.040799998 |
| Shares Short | 15,508,383 |
| Shares Short Previous Month Date | 1,788,134,400 |
| Shares Short Prior Month | 13,620,445 |
| Short Name | LifeStance Health Group, Inc. |
| Short Percent Of Float | 0.0849 |
| Short Ratio | 2.74 |
| Source Interval | 15 |
| State | AZ |
| Symbol | LFST |
| Target High Price | 18.0 |
| Target Low Price | 12.0 |
| Target Mean Price | 14.4 |
| Target Median Price | 15.0 |
| Total Cash | 225,943,008 |
| Total Cash Per Share | 0.591 |
| Total Debt | 474,150,016 |
| Total Revenue | 1,584,834,048 |
| Tradeable | 0 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Rate | 0.0 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Yield | 0.0 |
| Trailing Eps | 0.13 |
| Trailing P E | 96.3077 |
| Trailing Peg Ratio | None |
| Triggerable | 1 |
| Two Hundred Day Average | 9.00815 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change | 3.5118504 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent | 0.38985255 |
| Type Disp | Equity |
| Volume | 647,593 |
| Website | https://lifestance.com |
| Zip | 85,251 |