Lyft, Inc. (LYFT)Technology | Software - Application | San Francisco, United States | NasdaqGS
15.67 USD
+0.06
(0.384%)
⇧
(July 13, 2026, 4 p.m.
EDT)
After hours: 15.62 -0.05 (-0.050%) ⇩ (July 13, 2026, 7:49 p.m. EDT) |
Hot Take ↕ | July 11, 2026, 4:52 a.m. EDT
Lyft presents a classic 'value trap' scenario where attractive valuation metrics mask deteriorating operational reality. While the stock trades at a fraction of its sales price and boasts a low P/E, the underlying business is bleeding cash with negative operating margins and a return on assets that is effectively zero. The multi-year price trajectory confirms this structural weakness, having lost over three-quarters of its value since 2019 despite recent quarterly earnings growth; this suggests the market is discounting future profitability concerns that current numbers haven't yet reflected. The recent price action shows a fragile recovery, bouncing off the 50-day average but still lagging the 200-day line, indicating weak underlying demand. Options activity reflects this uncertainty, with traders betting on a volatile swing rather than a sustained rally. Without a clear path to profitability or a dominant competitive moat against rivals like Uber, the long-term outlook remains neutral-to-negative, making this a speculative play on a potential turnaround rather than a core investment. |
| Model | MAE |
|---|---|
| AutoARIMA ✓ | 0.044390 |
| AutoETS | 0.044391 |
| MSTL | 0.047404 |
| AutoTheta | 0.053164 |
| MSTL_74 | 0.097933 |
| MSTL_115 | 0.141168 |
| MSTL_74_115 | 0.179717 |
Forecast horizon: 60 days | Selected: AutoARIMA
| Forecast Reliability | |
|---|---|
| Score | 35% |
| H-stat | 2.62 |
| Ljung-Box p | 0.000 |
| Jarque-Bera p | 0.622 |
| Excess Kurtosis | -0.04 |
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| Sector | Technology |
| Debt to Equity Ratio | 42.616 |
| Revenue per Share | 16.096 |
| Market Cap | 5,949,625,344 |
| Trailing P/E | 2.29 |
| Forward P/E | 7.49 |
| Beta | 1.81 |
| Profit Margins | 43.82% |
| Website | https://www.lyft.com |
As of July 11, 2026, 4:52 a.m. EDT: Speculators are positioning for a volatile bounce rather than a trend. Call volume is heavily skewed toward strikes just above the current price (16.0, 17.0), creating a significant resistance wall, while deep out-of-the-money calls show new flow at 24.0 and 25.0, suggesting a hope for a sharp spike. Conversely, put writing is aggressive at lower strikes (12.0, 13.0), establishing a floor, but there is also notable new call buying at 19.0 and 20.0 expiring in August and September. The implied volatility surface shows elevated premiums for deep OTM strikes, indicating a market pricing in a binary event or a high-beta move rather than steady appreciation.
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| 52 Week Change | 0.046246648 |
| Address1 | 185 Berry Street |
| Address2 | Suite 400 |
| All Time High | 88.6 |
| All Time Low | 7.85 |
| Ask | 16.58 |
| Ask Size | 1 |
| Audit Risk | 6 |
| Average Analyst Rating | 2.5 - Buy |
| Average Daily Volume10 Day | 12,029,450 |
| Average Daily Volume3 Month | 14,161,598 |
| Average Volume | 14,161,598 |
| Average Volume10Days | 12,029,450 |
| Beta | 1.805 |
| Bid | 14.79 |
| Bid Size | 1 |
| Board Risk | 4 |
| Book Value | 7.91 |
| City | San Francisco |
| Compensation As Of Epoch Date | 1,767,139,200 |
| Compensation Risk | 9 |
| Country | United States |
| Crypto Tradeable | 0 |
| Currency | USD |
| Current Price | 15.67 |
| Current Ratio | 0.583 |
| Custom Price Alert Confidence | HIGH |
| Date Short Interest | 1,782,777,600 |
| Day High | 16.056 |
| Day Low | 15.54 |
| Debt To Equity | 42.616 |
| Display Name | Lyft |
| Earnings Call Timestamp End | 1,778,187,600 |
| Earnings Call Timestamp Start | 1,778,187,600 |
| Earnings Growth | 4.889 |
| Earnings Quarterly Growth | 4.551 |
| Earnings Timestamp | 1,778,184,000 |
| Earnings Timestamp End | 1,785,960,000 |
| Earnings Timestamp Start | 1,785,960,000 |
| Ebitda | -6,679,000 |
| Ebitda Margins | -0.00102 |
| Enterprise To Ebitda | -826.206 |
| Enterprise To Revenue | 0.847 |
| Enterprise Value | 5,518,230,528 |
| Eps Current Year | 1.55834 |
| Eps Forward | 2.09259 |
| Eps Trailing Twelve Months | 6.84 |
| Esg Populated | 0 |
| Exchange | NMS |
| Exchange Data Delayed By | 0 |
| Exchange Timezone Name | America/New_York |
| Exchange Timezone Short Name | EDT |
| Fifty Day Average | 14.165 |
| Fifty Day Average Change | 1.5050001 |
| Fifty Day Average Change Percent | 0.106247805 |
| Fifty Two Week Change Percent | 4.624665 |
| Fifty Two Week High | 25.54 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change | -9.870001 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change Percent | -0.38645265 |
| Fifty Two Week Low | 12.46 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change | 3.21 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent | 0.2576244 |
| Fifty Two Week Range | 12.46 - 25.54 |
| Financial Currency | USD |
| First Trade Date Milliseconds | 1,553,866,200,000 |
| Float Shares | 341,448,501 |
| Forward Eps | 2.09259 |
| Forward P E | 7.4883275 |
| Free Cashflow | 1,217,614,848 |
| Full Exchange Name | NasdaqGS |
| Full Time Employees | 3,913 |
| Gmt Off Set Milliseconds | -14,400,000 |
| Governance Epoch Date | 1,782,864,000 |
| Gross Margins | 0.35622 |
| Gross Profits | 2,321,303,040 |
| Has Pre Post Market Data | 1 |
| Held Percent Insiders | 0.01328 |
| Held Percent Institutions | 1.0846499 |
| Implied Shares Outstanding | 379,682,532 |
| Industry | Software - Application |
| Industry Disp | Software - Application |
| Industry Key | software-application |
| Is Earnings Date Estimate | 1 |
| Language | en-US |
| Last Fiscal Year End | 1,767,139,200 |
| Long Business Summary | Lyft, Inc. operates multimodal transportation networks that offer access to various transportation options through platform and mobile based applications in the United States and internationally. The company facilitates peer-to-peer ridesharing by connecting drivers who have vehicles with riders who need a ride. It also operates Lyft Platform that provides a marketplace where drivers can be matched with riders via the Lyft mobile application. The company's platform provides a ridesharing marketplace that connects drivers with riders; Express Drive, a car rental program for drivers; and a network of shared bikes and scooters in various cities to address the needs of riders for short trips. In addition, it offers licensing and data access agreements; sells bikes and bike station software and hardware; and provides advertising services. The company was formerly known as Zimride, Inc. and changed its name to Lyft, Inc. in April 2013. Lyft, Inc. was incorporated in 2007 and is headquartered in San Francisco, California. |
| Long Name | Lyft, Inc. |
| Market | us_market |
| Market Cap | 5,949,625,344 |
| Market State | POSTPOST |
| Max Age | 86,400 |
| Message Board Id | finmb_58995029 |
| Most Recent Quarter | 1,774,915,200 |
| Net Income To Common | 2,855,691,008 |
| Next Fiscal Year End | 1,798,675,200 |
| Non Diluted Market Cap | 5,926,844,324 |
| Number Of Analyst Opinions | 36 |
| Open | 15.725 |
| Operating Cashflow | 1,188,882,944 |
| Operating Margins | -0.0032300001 |
| Overall Risk | 7 |
| Payout Ratio | 0.0 |
| Peg Ratio | 0.15 |
| Phone | 844 250 2773 |
| Post Market Change | -0.049900055 |
| Post Market Change Percent | -0.31844324 |
| Post Market Price | 15.6201 |
| Post Market Time | 1,783,986,552 |
| Previous Close | 15.61 |
| Price Eps Current Year | 10.0555725 |
| Price Hint | 2 |
| Price To Book | 1.9810367 |
| Price To Sales Trailing12 Months | 0.91299844 |
| Profit Margins | 0.43822 |
| Quick Ratio | 0.431 |
| Quote Source Name | Nasdaq Real Time Price |
| Quote Type | EQUITY |
| Recommendation Key | buy |
| Recommendation Mean | 2.46512 |
| Region | US |
| Regular Market Change | 0.0600004 |
| Regular Market Change Percent | 0.384372 |
| Regular Market Day High | 16.056 |
| Regular Market Day Low | 15.54 |
| Regular Market Day Range | 15.54 - 16.056 |
| Regular Market Open | 15.725 |
| Regular Market Previous Close | 15.61 |
| Regular Market Price | 15.67 |
| Regular Market Time | 1,783,972,801 |
| Regular Market Volume | 8,378,342 |
| Return On Assets | -0.01245 |
| Return On Equity | 1.47808 |
| Revenue Growth | 0.138 |
| Revenue Per Share | 16.096 |
| Sand P52 Week Change | 0.20847368 |
| Sector | Technology |
| Sector Disp | Technology |
| Sector Key | technology |
| Share Holder Rights Risk | 8 |
| Shares Outstanding | 379,682,532 |
| Shares Percent Shares Out | 0.241 |
| Shares Short | 91,519,638 |
| Shares Short Previous Month Date | 1,780,012,800 |
| Shares Short Prior Month | 89,536,371 |
| Short Name | Lyft, Inc. |
| Short Percent Of Float | 0.2432 |
| Short Ratio | 6.35 |
| Source Interval | 15 |
| State | CA |
| Symbol | LYFT |
| Target High Price | 30.0 |
| Target Low Price | 14.0 |
| Target Mean Price | 19.04167 |
| Target Median Price | 18.0 |
| Total Cash | 1,720,935,040 |
| Total Cash Per Share | 4.533 |
| Total Debt | 1,289,539,968 |
| Total Revenue | 6,516,577,792 |
| Tradeable | 0 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Rate | 0.0 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Yield | 0.0 |
| Trailing Eps | 6.84 |
| Trailing P E | 2.2909355 |
| Trailing Peg Ratio | 0.148 |
| Triggerable | 1 |
| Two Hundred Day Average | 16.909525 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change | -1.2395248 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent | -0.07330335 |
| Type Disp | Equity |
| Volume | 8,378,342 |
| Website | https://www.lyft.com |
| Zip | 94,107 |