Lyft (LYFT) – Investment Analysts’ Weekly Ratings Changes

A number of firms have modified their ratings and price targets on shares of Lyft (NASDAQ: LYFT) recently:

• 8/9/2025 – Lyft was upgraded by analysts at Wall Street Zen from a “buy” rating to a “strong-buy” rating.
• 8/8/2025 – Lyft had its price target raised by analysts at Wells Fargo & Company from $14.00 to $15.00. They now have an “equal weight” rating on the stock.
• 8/7/2025 – Lyft had its price target lowered by analysts at Oppenheimer Holdings, Inc. from $20.00 to $17.00. They now have an “outperform” rating on the stock.
• 8/7/2025 – Lyft had its price target raised by analysts at BMO Capital Markets from $15.00 to $16.00. They now have a “market perform” rating on the stock.
• 8/7/2025 – Lyft had its price target lowered by analysts at Canaccord Genuity Group Inc. from $14.00 to $11.00. They now have a “hold” rating on the stock.
• 8/7/2025 – Lyft was upgraded by analysts at Roth Capital from a “neutral” rating to a “buy” rating. They now have a $19.00 price target on the stock.
• 7/29/2025 – Lyft had its price target raised by analysts at UBS Group AG from $14.00 to $15.00. They now have a “neutral” rating on the stock.
• 7/21/2025 – Lyft had its price target raised by analysts at Sanford C. Bernstein from $16.00 to $18.00. They now have a “market perform” rating on the stock.
• 7/8/2025 – Lyft had its price target raised by analysts at Oppenheimer Holdings, Inc. from $17.00 to $20.00. They now have an “outperform” rating on the stock.
• 7/7/2025 – Lyft had its price target raised by analysts at Wells Fargo & Company from $13.00 to $14.00. They now have an “equal weight” rating on the stock.
• 6/27/2025 – Lyft had its “hold” rating reaffirmed by analysts at Citigroup Inc.. They now have a $14.00 price target on the stock, down previously from $22.00.
• 6/24/2025 – Lyft was upgraded by analysts at TD Cowen from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating. They now have a $21.00 price target on the stock, up previously from $16.00.
• 6/21/2025 – Lyft was upgraded by analysts at Wall Street Zen from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating.

Lyft Price Performance

LYFT stock opened at $13.42 on Monday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.72, a current ratio of 0.70 and a quick ratio of 0.70. The firm has a market capitalization of $5.61 billion, a P/E ratio of 55.93, a P/E/G ratio of 2.93 and a beta of 2.26. The business’s 50-day moving average is $15.03 and its two-hundred day moving average is $13.75. Lyft, Inc. has a 1 year low of $9.53 and a 1 year high of $19.07.

Lyft (NASDAQ:LYFT) last announced its earnings results on Wednesday, August 6th. The ride-sharing company reported $0.10 earnings per share for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.27 by ($0.17). Lyft had a net margin of 1.51% and a return on equity of 14.32%. The company had revenue of $1.59 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $1.61 billion. During the same quarter last year, the business posted $0.24 earnings per share. The company’s revenue for the quarter was up 10.6% compared to the same quarter last year. Analysts anticipate that Lyft, Inc. will post 0.22 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other Lyft news, Director Jill Beggs sold 1,572 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Wednesday, May 28th. The stock was sold at an average price of $16.41, for a total transaction of $25,796.52. Following the sale, the director directly owned 20,467 shares in the company, valued at approximately $335,863.47. The trade was a 7.13% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this link. Also, Director John Patrick Zimmer sold 2,424 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Friday, May 23rd. The stock was sold at an average price of $15.80, for a total value of $38,299.20. Following the completion of the transaction, the director directly owned 879,498 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $13,896,068.40. This trade represents a 0.27% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. 3.07% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Lyft

Institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Vanguard Group Inc. increased its stake in Lyft by 5.7% in the first quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 38,049,250 shares of the ride-sharing company’s stock valued at $451,645,000 after purchasing an additional 2,046,639 shares during the last quarter. Ameriprise Financial Inc. increased its stake in Lyft by 26.3% in the first quarter. Ameriprise Financial Inc. now owns 24,849,205 shares of the ride-sharing company’s stock valued at $294,978,000 after purchasing an additional 5,178,118 shares during the last quarter. Rakuten Group Inc. acquired a new position in Lyft in the first quarter valued at $130,434,000. AQR Capital Management LLC increased its stake in Lyft by 103.3% during the first quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC now owns 9,804,782 shares of the ride-sharing company’s stock worth $110,598,000 after acquiring an additional 4,980,876 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Jacobs Levy Equity Management Inc. increased its stake in Lyft by 15.1% during the fourth quarter. Jacobs Levy Equity Management Inc. now owns 9,338,222 shares of the ride-sharing company’s stock worth $120,463,000 after acquiring an additional 1,224,056 shares during the last quarter. 83.07% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Lyft, Inc operates a peer-to-peer marketplace for on-demand ridesharing in the United States and Canada. It operates multimodal transportation networks that offer access to various transportation options through the Lyft platform and mobile-based applications. The company's platform provides a ridesharing marketplace, which 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.