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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)

Short-term:★★★⯪☆Long-term:★★★☆☆Dividends:☆☆☆☆☆
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 Selection — Backtest MAE (log-scale, lower is better)
ModelMAE
AutoTheta ✓0.052423
MSTL0.055138
AutoARIMA0.057778
AutoETS0.057780

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.


Info Dump

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