Stock·NASDAQ·Technology
Lyft Inc (LYFT)
- Market cap
- $6.37B
- P/E
- 2.50
- Dividend yield
- 0.00%
- Street target
- $18.00median of 45 analysts
- 52-week range
- $12.46 $25.54
The short version
Where LYFT stands today, in four lines, and what CleaRank Financial AI makes of it.
LYFT at a glance
Lyft Inc (LYFT): Buy, 74/100 on CleaRank's AI score.
- Trend Up: the price is above both its 50- and 200-day moving averages ($16.29 and $15.24).
- Insiders Insiders sold $8.8M and bought $400K over the last 18 months.
- Valuation P/E of 2.5 against 35.1 for the Technology sector: a discount to peers (-93%).
Figures as of October 17, 2026.
CleaRank Financial AI
CleaRank rates Lyft Inc (LYFT) Buy with a model score of 74/100.
The trend contributes most to that score. The price is 10.43% above its 200-day average and 3.33% above its 50-day average, and the 50-day average is 6.88% above the 200-day. Revenue growth pulls the score down most, with revenue up 16.10%, 8.1 percentage points slower than the sector median. The 50-day average is $16.29 and the 200-day is $15.24. The price fell 15.27% over the past year.
Only on CleaRank
Figures we compute ourselves from LYFT's own price, earnings and insider-filing history. Tap one to see it in context.
Price and trading
The chart, today's range and how far the price has moved over each period.
Trend checks
3/4Price above its 50-day average ›
The price of $16.84 is 3.3% above the 50-day simple moving average of $16.29.Price above its 200-day average ›
The price is 10.4% above the 200-day simple moving average of $15.24.50-day average above the 200-day ›
The 50-day average ($16.29) is 6.9% above the 200-day average ($15.24), the arrangement of a rising longer-term trend.In the upper half of its 52-week range ›
The price sits at 33% of its 52-week range, between $12.46 and $25.54.
LYFT share price
Pick a period: each tab shows how far LYFT has moved over it, to the last close.
Today's trading
Where LYFT sits inside today's range and its 52-week range.
Fundamentals
Valuation against the sector, and the revenue and earnings behind it.
Valuation and quality checks
3/3P/E below the sector median ›
The trailing P/E of 2.50 is 92.9% below the Technology median of 35.1.P/S below the sector median ›
The price-to-sales ratio of 0.96 is 87.4% below the sector median of 7.6.Profitable over the last 12 months ›
Net income over the last 12 months was $2.9B on revenue of $6.8B, a net margin of 42.3%.
Key statistics
The headline figures for LYFT.
As of October 17, 2026, LYFT trades at $16.84, with a market value of $6.37B and a P/E ratio of 2.50.
What the numbers say
CleaRank Financial AI's reading of LYFT's valuation, growth and risks.
Lyft Inc (LYFT) screens cheap against Technology peers. Its P/E of 2.50 sits 92.9% below the 35.1 sector median, a discount to peers. Measured on sales, the P/S of 0.96 is 87.4% under the sector median of 7.6. The company carries a market value of $6.4B, and its trailing earnings come to $6.87 per share.
Revenue grew 16.10% in the latest year, which is 8.1 percentage points slower than the sector median of 24.2%. Sales convert into profit at a net margin of 42.32% and an operating margin of 2.58%. Return on equity is 152.58%, above the sector median of 13.4%. Debt-to-equity stands at 0.43.
The stock still rose 7.12% in the next session.
LYFT beat the EPS estimate in 4 of its last 7 reports, though the stock still fell in the first session after 1 of those 4 beats. The consensus EPS estimate stands at $0.5541 for this fiscal year and $0.9663 for next, a decline of 91.9% for the current year.
The 30-day standard deviation of LYFT's daily returns is 2.35%. The price is 34.08% below its 52-week high of $25.54.
LYFT against the Technology sector
How LYFT compares with the median Technology stock CleaRank tracks.
Price to earnings vs sector: LYFT trades at a notable discount to sector peers (-93%), which may indicate undervaluation or specific company headwinds.
Return vs XLK: Since May 6, 2025, LYFT has gained 30.6% against a gain of 71.7% for XLK.
Performance against XLK
LYFT and the Technology sector fund over the same days.
Revenue and earnings
How much LYFT sells, and how much of it becomes profit.
Revenue growth: Revenue grew 9.2% in FY2025 to $6.3B, from $5.8B a year earlier.
Profit margin: The net margin was 45.0% in FY2025, up from 0.4% the year before.
Profitable: LYFT earned $2.8B in FY2025.
AI analysis and technicals
CleaRank's score and reasoning, the indicators behind it, and what the price moves with.
Momentum checks
3/3RSI not overbought or oversold ›
The 14-day RSI is 62.7, showing bullish momentum without being overbought.RSI above 50 ›
An RSI of 62.7 is above the 50 midpoint, so buyers have had the upper hand over the last 14 days.MACD line above zero ›
The MACD line is positive, so the 12-day average is above the 26-day average.
CleaRank AI analysis of LYFT
The score, the reasoning behind it, and what could move the price next.
Lyft Inc (LYFT) is trending up. The stock sits at $16.84, which is 3.33% above its 50-day average of $16.29 and 10.43% above its 200-day average of $15.24. That shorter average is itself 6.88% above the longer one. Within the 52-week range, which runs from $12.46 to $25.54, the price stands at 33% of the way up.
Recent gains sit against a weaker longer record: the price rose 7.30% over the past month, rose 8.47% over the past three months and fell 15.27% over the past year. On momentum, the 14-day RSI reads 62.7, in the bullish zone, below the overbought line, with the MACD line positive.
New analyst coverage ›
Scotiabank started coverage at Sector Perform on September 9, 2026.
Source: Analyst action, Scotiabank, September 9, 2026
Analyst downgrade ›
Guggenheim downgraded it to Neutral from Buy on September 17, 2026.
Source: Analyst action, Guggenheim, September 17, 2026
- The two closest levels to watch are the 52-week high at $25.54, which sits above the price, and the 50-day SMA at $16.29, which sits below it.
- The 14-day RSI reads 62.7, in the bullish zone, with the MACD line positive; readings above 70 or below 30 mark stretched momentum.
- LYFT's share price rose 7.12% in the first session after the August 6, 2026 report. Across the last 7 reports, LYFT beat estimates in 4 of them.
LYFT trades above its 50-day and 200-day moving averages ($16.29 and $15.24), which is what makes the trend up; losing the 50-day would be the first warning. The nearest level under the price is the 50-day SMA at $16.29.
LYFT's next overhead level is its 52-week high at $25.54. The RSI is in the bullish band, which backs the current direction without signalling an overstretched move.
Technical indicators
Momentum and trend for LYFT, from its daily closes.
As of October 17, 2026, with LYFT at $16.84, its 14-day RSI is 62.7 (showing bullish momentum without being overbought), its 50-day simple moving average is $16.29 and its 200-day is $15.24.
Calculated by CleaRank on daily closes as of October 17, 2026: Wilder's 14-day RSI, 50- and 200-day simple moving averages, MACD line (12, 26).
What LYFT moves with
Correlation of daily returns over one year: +1 moves in step, 0 has no link, -1 moves the opposite way.
As of October 17, 2026, LYFT's 1-year correlation of daily returns is +0.42 with S&P 500 (SPY), +0.39 with Nasdaq 100 (QQQ), +0.26 with Bitcoin (BTC) and +0.12 with gold (XAU).
What Wall Street expects
The analysts' target range and how their ratings split.
Analysts checks
1/3Most analysts rate it a buy ›
14 of 45 analysts rate it a buy or strong buy, 30 a hold and 1 a sell.Median target above the price ›
The median 12-month target of $18.00 is 6.9% above the price.More buy ratings than three months ago ›
14 of 45 rate it a buy now, against 15 of 44 three months ago.
LYFT Wall Street View
12-month price targets
Ratings
Recent rating actions
| Date | Firm | Action | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 5, 2026 | Wells Fargo | Maintains | Equal-Weight |
| Sep 17, 2026 | Guggenheim | Downgrade | Neutral |
| Sep 9, 2026 | Scotiabank | Initiates | Sector Perform |
| Sep 1, 2026 | Rosenblatt | Initiates | Neutral |
| Aug 10, 2026 | Roth Capital | Reiterates | Buy |
| Aug 10, 2026 | Canaccord Genuity | Maintains | Hold |
As of October 17, 2026, 45 Wall Street analysts cover LYFT: 14 rate it a buy or strong buy, 30 a hold and 1 a sell or strong sell. Their 12-month price targets range from $14.00 to $30.00, with a median of $18.00, 6.9% above the price of $16.84.
Source: TwelveData analyst consensus. Targets and ratings belong to the analysts, not to CleaRank.
A trade plan, if you want one
Entry, stop and target levels from the moving averages and recent volatility. Educational, not advice.
LYFT trade plan
Entry, stop and target levels, sized to your account. Change the bias or the risk and every level updates.
Long entry pick an entry style
Risk management
Profit targets (Based on Conservative Entry)
These levels come from LYFT's moving averages and recent volatility, not from a forecast. Educational levels, not financial advice; the full disclaimer is at the foot of the page.
Risk profile
How much LYFT tends to move, against the market and on its own.
The long record
LYFT's worst falls and recoveries, what $10,000 became, and which months have been kind to it.
Track record checks
0/4Average daily move under 2% ›
The price has moved 2.35% on an average day (30-day standard deviation of daily returns).Recovered from its worst fall ›
The worst fall was 89.6%, from March 2019 to May 2023; the price is still 78.5% below that peak.Most 1-year holds ended higher ›
45% of 1-year holding periods in the last 8 years ended with a gain.Beat the S&P 500 since the chart begins ›
$10,000 invested in March 2019 is now worth $2,150.34, against $30,136 in the S&P 500 (SPY).
LYFT Drawdowns & Recovery
As of October 17, 2026, LYFT's worst peak-to-trough fall over the last 8 years with dividends reinvested was -89.6% (March 2019 to May 2023); it is still 78.5% below that peak, and 45% of 1-year holding periods ended with a gain.
From weekly closing values with dividends reinvested. A drawdown is the fall from the highest value reached so far to a later low.
Growth of $10,000
What $10,000 put into LYFT in March 2019 is worth now, against the same amount in the S&P 500.
Against the market: LYFT trailed the S&P 500 over this period: $2,150.34 against $30,136.
A $10,000 investment in LYFT in March 2019 would be worth about $2,150 today with dividends reinvested, compared with about $30,136 for the same investment in the S&P 500 benchmark (also with dividends reinvested).
Seasonal patterns
Which calendar months have been kind to LYFT, and which have not.
Strongest month, November: an average of +15.96%, up in 4 of 7 years.
Weakest month, April: an average of -6.02%, up in 3 of 8 years.
This month, October: has averaged -4.00%, up in 2 of 7 years. Past seasonality does not repeat on schedule.
Over the last 8 years, LYFT's strongest calendar month has been November (average +15.96%, up in 4 of 7 years) and its weakest April (average -6.02%, up in 3 of 8 years).
Average return for each calendar month over the last 8 years, from weekly closing prices with dividends included.
Long-term scenarios
Thousands of simulated paths from the price history. A range of outcomes, not a forecast.
Monte Carlo projection
Thousands of simulated paths for $10,000 in LYFT, from its own past volatility. The shaded area holds 80% of them.
CleaRank's 10-year Monte Carlo simulation projects that a $10,000 investment in LYFT today could grow to about $4,888 by 2036 in the base case, with a 90th-percentile outcome near $37,086 and a 10th-percentile outcome around $644. Projections are statistical simulations, not guarantees.
LYFT Stock Price Prediction: 2030
The same simulation in share prices, year by year.
CleaRank's simulation projects a price near $12.64 for LYFT by 2030 in the base case, from $16.84 today (0.8x over 4 years). The 10th-percentile path ends near $3.51. These are outcomes of a Monte Carlo simulation run on LYFT's historical return distribution, not price targets, and they assume no dividends are reinvested.
| Year | 10th percentile | Base case | 90th percentile | range base today |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2027 | $8.26 | $15.67 | $29.75 | |
| 2028 | $5.89 | $14.59 | $36.11 | |
| 2029 | $4.48 | $13.58 | $41.21 | |
| 2030 | $3.51 | $12.64 | $45.55 | |
| 2031 | $2.81 | $11.77 | $49.33 |
Method: a lognormal simulation of LYFT's own volatility and capped historical trend, re-run daily; base case is the median path, the outer columns the 10th and 90th percentiles.
Insider trading
What the people running the company have bought and sold.
LYFT insider trading
Shares the company's directors and officers bought and sold, from their own filings.
Month by month
Open-market purchases above the line, sales below.
Insider buying: Insiders bought $400K on the open market and sold $8.8M.
As of October 17, 2026, LYFT insiders reported 29 open-market sales worth $8.8M and 4 open-market purchases worth $400K over the last 18 months; grants and option exercises are not counted.
| Date | Insider | Type | Shares | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 1, 2026 | Lindsay Catherine Llewellyn
Officer
|
Sell | 13.2K | $219.7K |
| Aug 27, 2026 | Stephen W. Hope
Officer
|
Sell | 6.0K | $103.7K |
| Aug 27, 2026 | David Lawee
Director
|
Sell | 4.6K | $80.0K |
| Aug 27, 2026 | Jill Beggs
Director
|
Sell | 2.3K | $40.0K |
| Aug 25, 2026 | Janey Whiteside
Director
|
Sell | 5.5K | $96.9K |
| Aug 24, 2026 | Erin Brewer
Chief Financial Officer
|
Sell | 15.0K | $264.4K |
| Aug 20, 2026 | Erin Brewer
Chief Financial Officer
|
Grant | 161.3K | - |
| Aug 7, 2026 | Janey Whiteside
Director
|
Sell | 14.2K | $241.7K |
| Aug 3, 2026 | Lindsay Catherine Llewellyn
Officer
|
Sell | 36.2K | $584.4K |
| Jul 23, 2026 | Benito Minicucci
Director
|
Grant | 15.5K | - |
| Jul 20, 2026 | David Eliot Stephenson
Director
|
Grant | 1.1K | - |
| Jul 20, 2026 | Janey Whiteside
Director
|
Grant | 867 | - |
| Jun 12, 2026 | Erin Brewer
Chief Financial Officer
|
Sell | 15.0K | $203.9K |
| Jun 3, 2026 | Prashant K Aggarwal
Director
|
Grant | 18.5K | - |
| Jun 3, 2026 | Jill Beggs
Director
|
Grant | 18.5K | - |
| Jun 3, 2026 | Deborah A. P. Hersman
Director
|
Grant | 18.5K | - |
| Jun 3, 2026 | David Lawee
Director
|
Grant | 18.5K | - |
| Jun 3, 2026 | David Eliot Stephenson
Director
|
Grant | 18.5K | - |
| Jun 3, 2026 | Betsey Stevenson
Director
|
Grant | 18.5K | - |
| Jun 3, 2026 | Janey Whiteside
Director
|
Grant | 18.5K | - |
| Jun 1, 2026 | Lindsay Catherine Llewellyn
Officer
|
Sell | 11.5K | $172.4K |
| May 27, 2026 | Stephen W. Hope
Officer
|
Sell | 5.5K | $75.1K |
| May 27, 2026 | Jill Beggs
Director
|
Sell | 2.1K | $28.8K |
| May 26, 2026 | Lindsay Catherine Llewellyn
Officer
|
Sell | 11.5K | $157.3K |
| May 20, 2026 | Erin Brewer
Chief Financial Officer
|
Grant | 56.0K | - |
| Apr 20, 2026 | David Eliot Stephenson
Director
|
Grant | 1.1K | - |
| Apr 20, 2026 | Janey Whiteside
Director
|
Grant | 928 | - |
| Apr 17, 2026 | Lindsay Catherine Llewellyn
Officer
|
Sell | 23.7K | $354.9K |
| Feb 27, 2026 | Stephen W. Hope
Officer
|
Sell | 5.3K | $73.1K |
| Feb 27, 2026 | Jill Beggs
Director
|
Sell | 2.1K | $29.1K |
| Feb 27, 2026 | Erin Brewer
Chief Financial Officer
|
Grant | 311.1K | - |
| Feb 27, 2026 | Stephen W. Hope
Officer
|
Grant | 47.8K | - |
| Feb 27, 2026 | Lindsay Catherine Llewellyn
Officer
|
Grant | 242.8K | - |
| Feb 25, 2026 | Lindsay Catherine Llewellyn
Officer
|
Sell | 23.7K | $314.8K |
| Feb 20, 2026 | Erin Brewer
Chief Financial Officer
|
Grant | 76.2K | - |
| Feb 13, 2026 | John David Risher
Chief Executive Officer
|
Buy | 7.5K | $100.2K |
| Jan 23, 2026 | Deborah A. P. Hersman
Director
|
Grant | 4.8K | - |
| Jan 20, 2026 | David Lawee
Director
|
Grant | 824 | - |
| Jan 20, 2026 | David Eliot Stephenson
Director
|
Grant | 893 | - |
| Jan 20, 2026 | Janey Whiteside
Director
|
Grant | 735 | - |
| Dec 19, 2025 | Erin Brewer
Chief Financial Officer
|
Grant | 11.7K | - |
| Dec 10, 2025 | John David Risher
Chief Executive Officer
|
Buy | 5.0K | $99.6K |
| Dec 4, 2025 | Prashant K Aggarwal
Director
|
Sell | 174.6K | $3.9M |
| Dec 4, 2025 | Stephen W. Hope
Officer
|
Sell | 4.8K | $107.0K |
| Dec 3, 2025 | David Lawee
Director
|
Sell | 6.6K | $148.3K |
| Nov 28, 2025 | Jill Beggs
Director
|
Sell | 1.5K | $29.7K |
| Nov 20, 2025 | Erin Brewer
Chief Financial Officer
|
Grant | 51.3K | - |
| Oct 20, 2025 | David Lawee
Director
|
Grant | 793 | - |
| Oct 20, 2025 | David Eliot Stephenson
Director
|
Grant | 804 | - |
| Sep 15, 2025 | Lindsay Catherine Llewellyn
Officer
|
Sell | 14.6K | $292.1K |
| Sep 3, 2025 | Erin Brewer
Chief Financial Officer
|
Sell | 15.0K | $258.7K |
| Sep 3, 2025 | John David Risher
Chief Executive Officer
|
Buy | 5.9K | $100.0K |
| Aug 27, 2025 | Jill Beggs
Director
|
Sell | 1.5K | $23.9K |
| Aug 22, 2025 | Lindsay Catherine Llewellyn
Officer
|
Sell | 28.4K | $449.3K |
| Aug 20, 2025 | Erin Brewer
Chief Financial Officer
|
Sell | 15.0K | $228.6K |
| Aug 20, 2025 | Erin Brewer
Chief Financial Officer
|
Grant | 156.9K | - |
| Jul 23, 2025 | Stephen W. Hope
Officer
|
Grant | 323.3K | - |
| Jul 18, 2025 | David Lawee
Director
|
Grant | 1.2K | - |
| Jul 18, 2025 | David Eliot Stephenson
Director
|
Grant | 1.1K | - |
| Jul 18, 2025 | Janey Whiteside
Director
|
Grant | 906 | - |
| Jun 5, 2025 | Prashant K Aggarwal
Director
|
Grant | 16.7K | - |
| Jun 5, 2025 | Jill Beggs
Director
|
Grant | 16.7K | - |
| Jun 5, 2025 | Logan D Green
Director
|
Grant | 16.7K | - |
| Jun 5, 2025 | David Lawee
Director
|
Grant | 16.7K | - |
| Jun 5, 2025 | David Eliot Stephenson
Director
|
Grant | 16.7K | - |
| Jun 5, 2025 | Betsey Stevenson
Director
|
Grant | 16.7K | - |
| Jun 5, 2025 | Janey Whiteside
Director
|
Grant | 16.7K | - |
| Jun 5, 2025 | John Patrick Zimmer
Director
|
Grant | 16.7K | - |
| May 29, 2025 | John David Risher
Chief Executive Officer
|
Buy | 6.5K | $100.0K |
| May 28, 2025 | Jill Beggs
Director
|
Sell | 1.6K | $25.8K |
| May 23, 2025 | John Patrick Zimmer
Director
|
Sell | 2.4K | $38.3K |
| May 20, 2025 | Erin Brewer
Chief Financial Officer
|
Grant | 51.3K | - |
| May 1, 2025 | Lindsay Catherine Llewellyn
Officer
|
Sell | 22.7K | $283.2K |
Source: TwelveData, from SEC Form 4 filings
Questions people ask
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