Lyft, Inc. (LYFT)Technology | Software - Application | San Francisco, United States | NasdaqGS
17.70 USD
+0.35
(2.017%)
⇧
(Aug. 28, 2026, 4 p.m.
EDT)
After hours: 17.61 -0.09 (-0.090%) ⇩ (Aug. 28, 2026, 7:56 p.m. EDT) |
Hot Take ↕ | Aug. 22, 2026, 3:32 a.m. EDT
Lyft presents a compelling dichotomy: a fundamentally improved business trading at a bargain valuation, yet burdened by a severe multi-year price decline that keeps institutional capital on the sidelines. The fundamentals are surprisingly robust; the company is generating substantial free cash flow, boasting a 42% profit margin, and trading at a forward P/E of just 8x while delivering 16% revenue growth. This suggests the market has priced in a permanent failure that may not exist. However, the price action tells a different story, having lost nearly two-thirds of its value over the last six years, which creates a 'value trap' dynamic where the market refuses to acknowledge the turnaround despite the data. The options market reflects this tension, with traders betting on a volatile bounce toward the $20 resistance level while maintaining heavy hedges against a drop back to the $12-$15 range. While the statistical forecast models show low confidence due to the erratic nature of the recent recovery, the confluence of strong cash generation, healthy growth, and a depressed valuation makes this a high-conviction medium-term opportunity, provided investors can stomach the continued volatility required to shake out remaining skeptics. |
| Model | MAE |
|---|---|
| AutoTheta ✓ | 0.052423 |
| MSTL | 0.055138 |
| AutoARIMA | 0.057778 |
| AutoETS | 0.057780 |
Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: AutoTheta
| Forecast Reliability | |
|---|---|
| Score | 36% |
| H-stat | 11.80 |
| Ljung-Box p | 0.000 |
| Jarque-Bera p | 0.349 |
| Excess Kurtosis | -1.03 |
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| Sector | Technology |
| Debt to Equity Ratio | 42.738 |
| Revenue per Share | 17.133 |
| Market Cap | 6,700,163,072 |
| Trailing P/E | 2.52 |
| Forward P/E | 8.31 |
| Beta | 1.83 |
| Profit Margins | 42.32% |
| Website | https://www.lyft.com |
As of Aug. 22, 2026, 3:32 a.m. EDT: Speculators are positioning for a volatile breakout above $19-$20, evidenced by heavy call volume and open interest at strikes like $19.00 and $19.50 where volume exceeds existing open interest. Conversely, there is significant defensive put buying at lower strikes ($12.00-$17.00) with massive open interest walls, suggesting a floor is expected around $12-$15. Implied volatility is elevated, reflecting uncertainty about whether the stock can sustain its recent recovery or revert to its multi-year downtrend.
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| 52 Week Change | 0.03273809 |
| Address1 | 185 Berry Street |
| Address2 | Suite 400 |
| All Time High | 88.6 |
| All Time Low | 7.85 |
| Ask | 18.75 |
| Ask Size | 1 |
| Audit Risk | 6 |
| Average Analyst Rating | 2.4 - Buy |
| Average Daily Volume10 Day | 9,146,940 |
| Average Daily Volume3 Month | 12,348,011 |
| Average Volume | 12,348,011 |
| Average Volume10Days | 9,146,940 |
| Beta | 1.832 |
| Bid | 16.77 |
| Bid Size | 1 |
| Board Risk | 4 |
| Book Value | 7.974 |
| 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 | 17.7 |
| Current Ratio | 0.586 |
| Custom Price Alert Confidence | HIGH |
| Date Short Interest | 1,786,665,600 |
| Day High | 17.875 |
| Day Low | 17.38 |
| Debt To Equity | 42.738 |
| Display Name | Lyft |
| Earnings Call Timestamp End | 1,786,050,000 |
| Earnings Call Timestamp Start | 1,786,050,000 |
| Earnings Growth | 0.345 |
| Earnings Quarterly Growth | 0.248 |
| Earnings Timestamp | 1,786,046,400 |
| Earnings Timestamp End | 1,793,822,400 |
| Earnings Timestamp Start | 1,793,822,400 |
| Ebitda | 46,594,000 |
| Ebitda Margins | 0.0068800002 |
| Enterprise To Ebitda | 133.019 |
| Enterprise To Revenue | 0.915 |
| Enterprise Value | 6,197,892,608 |
| Eps Current Year | 1.50544 |
| Eps Forward | 2.13049 |
| Eps Trailing Twelve Months | 7.01 |
| Esg Populated | 0 |
| Exchange | NMS |
| Exchange Data Delayed By | 0 |
| Exchange Timezone Name | America/New_York |
| Exchange Timezone Short Name | EDT |
| Fifty Day Average | 15.8478 |
| Fifty Day Average Change | 1.8522005 |
| Fifty Day Average Change Percent | 0.1168743 |
| Fifty Two Week Change Percent | 3.273809 |
| Fifty Two Week High | 25.54 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change | -7.84 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change Percent | -0.30696946 |
| Fifty Two Week Low | 12.46 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change | 5.2400007 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent | 0.42054582 |
| Fifty Two Week Range | 12.46 - 25.54 |
| Financial Currency | USD |
| First Trade Date Milliseconds | 1,553,866,200,000 |
| Float Shares | 340,307,684 |
| Forward Eps | 2.13049 |
| Forward P E | 8.307948 |
| Free Cashflow | 1,153,134,464 |
| Full Exchange Name | NasdaqGS |
| Full Time Employees | 3,913 |
| Fullday Change | 0.35 |
| Fullday Change Percent | 2.01729 |
| Fullday Price | 17.61 |
| Gmt Off Set Milliseconds | -14,400,000 |
| Governance Epoch Date | 1,785,542,400 |
| Gross Margins | 0.3802 |
| Gross Profits | 2,574,702,080 |
| Has Pre Post Market Data | 1 |
| Held Percent Insiders | 0.012560001 |
| Held Percent Institutions | 1.12015 |
| Implied Shares Outstanding | 378,540,249 |
| 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 | 6,700,163,072 |
| Market State | CLOSED |
| Max Age | 86,400 |
| Message Board Id | finmb_58995029 |
| Most Recent Quarter | 1,782,777,600 |
| Net Income To Common | 2,865,670,912 |
| Next Fiscal Year End | 1,798,675,200 |
| Non Diluted Market Cap | 6,567,673,320 |
| Number Of Analyst Opinions | 36 |
| Open | 17.38 |
| Operating Cashflow | 1,195,079,936 |
| Operating Margins | 0.025799999 |
| Overall Risk | 7 |
| Payout Ratio | 0.0 |
| Peg Ratio | 0.15 |
| Phone | 844 250 2773 |
| Post Market Change | -0.09000015 |
| Post Market Change Percent | -0.5084754 |
| Post Market Price | 17.61 |
| Post Market Time | 1,787,961,386 |
| Previous Close | 17.35 |
| Price Eps Current Year | 11.75736 |
| Price Hint | 2 |
| Price To Book | 2.2197142 |
| Price To Sales Trailing12 Months | 0.989401 |
| Profit Margins | 0.42317 |
| Quick Ratio | 0.437 |
| Quote Source Name | Nasdaq Real Time Price |
| Quote Type | EQUITY |
| Recommendation Key | buy |
| Recommendation Mean | 2.43182 |
| Region | US |
| Regular Market Change | 0.35 |
| Regular Market Change Percent | 2.01729 |
| Regular Market Day High | 17.875 |
| Regular Market Day Low | 17.38 |
| Regular Market Day Range | 17.38 - 17.875 |
| Regular Market Open | 17.38 |
| Regular Market Previous Close | 17.35 |
| Regular Market Price | 17.7 |
| Regular Market Time | 1,787,947,201 |
| Regular Market Volume | 8,941,250 |
| Return On Assets | -0.0086199995 |
| Return On Equity | 1.52579 |
| Revenue Growth | 0.161 |
| Revenue Per Share | 17.133 |
| Sand P52 Week Change | 0.20504117 |
| Sector | Technology |
| Sector Disp | Technology |
| Sector Key | technology |
| Share Holder Rights Risk | 8 |
| Shares Outstanding | 378,540,249 |
| Shares Percent Shares Out | 0.1683 |
| Shares Short | 63,703,243 |
| Shares Short Previous Month Date | 1,784,073,600 |
| Shares Short Prior Month | 89,615,386 |
| Short Name | Lyft, Inc. |
| Short Percent Of Float | 0.1698 |
| Short Ratio | 5.12 |
| Source Interval | 15 |
| State | CA |
| Symbol | LYFT |
| Target High Price | 30.0 |
| Target Low Price | 14.5 |
| Target Mean Price | 19.78333 |
| Target Median Price | 18.5 |
| Total Cash | 1,794,514,944 |
| Total Cash Per Share | 4.741 |
| Total Debt | 1,292,244,992 |
| Total Revenue | 6,771,938,816 |
| Tradeable | 0 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Rate | 0.0 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Yield | 0.0 |
| Trailing Eps | 7.01 |
| Trailing P E | 2.5249643 |
| Trailing Peg Ratio | None |
| Triggerable | 1 |
| Two Hundred Day Average | 16.146875 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change | 1.5531254 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent | 0.09618736 |
| Type Disp | Equity |
| Volume | 8,941,250 |
| Website | https://www.lyft.com |
| Zip | 94,107 |