--- title: "Lyft, Inc. (NASDAQ:LYFT) Receives Average Recommendation of \"Hold\" from Analysts" description: "Lyft, Inc. (NASDAQ:LYFT) has received a consensus recommendation of \"Hold\" from 38 brokerages. The average price target is $16.60, with one sell rating, 27 hold ratings, nine buy ratings, and one stro" type: "news" locale: "en" url: "https://longbridge.com/en/news/235702937.md" published_at: "2025-04-12T05:50:34.000Z" --- # Lyft, Inc. (NASDAQ:LYFT) Receives Average Recommendation of "Hold" from Analysts > Lyft, Inc. (NASDAQ:LYFT) has received a consensus recommendation of "Hold" from 38 brokerages. The average price target is $16.60, with one sell rating, 27 hold ratings, nine buy ratings, and one strong buy rating. Recent analyst actions include Benchmark upgrading to "Buy" with a $20 target, while Royal Bank of Canada set a $21 target. Lyft's stock opened at $11.34, with a market cap of $4.74 billion. The company also authorized a $500 million share repurchase program, indicating management's belief in undervaluation. Shares of Lyft, Inc. (NASDAQ:LYFT - Get Free Report) have received a consensus recommendation of "Hold" from the thirty-eight brokerages that are presently covering the stock, Marketbeat.com reports. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, twenty-seven have assigned a hold rating, nine have given a buy rating and one has given a strong buy rating to the company. The average 1 year price objective among analysts that have covered the stock in the last year is $16.60. - Robotaxi News: What Tesla and Lyft Headlines Mean for Shares A number of research analysts have recently weighed in on LYFT shares. Benchmark raised shares of Lyft from a "hold" rating to a "buy" rating and set a $20.00 price objective for the company in a research note on Monday, January 6th. Royal Bank of Canada reaffirmed an "outperform" rating and issued a $21.00 target price on shares of Lyft in a research note on Monday, March 17th. Susquehanna decreased their price objective on Lyft from $18.00 to $15.00 and set a "neutral" rating on the stock in a report on Thursday, February 13th. Roth Capital restated a "neutral" rating on shares of Lyft in a report on Wednesday, February 12th. Finally, Citigroup reissued an "overweight" rating on shares of Lyft in a research report on Wednesday, February 12th. **View Our Latest Stock Report on Lyft** ## Lyft Stock Up 13.7 % - 3 Companies Buying Back Stock – Why They’re Doubling Down LYFT stock opened at $11.34 on Thursday. The company's 50 day moving average is $12.46 and its two-hundred day moving average is $13.75. The stock has a market cap of $4.74 billion, a P/E ratio of 189.00, a PEG ratio of 1.90 and a beta of 2.13. Lyft has a twelve month low of $8.93 and a twelve month high of $19.55. The company has a current ratio of 0.76, a quick ratio of 0.75 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.74. Lyft (NASDAQ:LYFT - Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, February 11th. The ride-sharing company reported $0.10 earnings per share for the quarter, missing analysts' consensus estimates of $0.20 by ($0.10). Lyft had a net margin of 0.39% and a return on equity of 8.03%. Research analysts expect that Lyft will post 0.22 earnings per share for the current fiscal year. - Appaloosa Management Sells These 3 Tech Stocks, Should You? Lyft announced that its Board of Directors has authorized a share repurchase program on Tuesday, February 11th that authorizes the company to repurchase $500.00 million in shares. This repurchase authorization authorizes the ride-sharing company to repurchase up to 8.4% of its shares through open market purchases. Shares repurchase programs are generally an indication that the company's management believes its stock is undervalued. ## Insider Activity In other news, Director Logan Green sold 11,411 shares of the business's stock in a transaction on Thursday, February 27th. The stock was sold at an average price of $13.34, for a total transaction of $152,222.74. Following the sale, the director now directly owns 297,640 shares of the company's stock, valued at $3,970,517.60. The trade was a 3.69 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this link. Also, Director John Patrick Zimmer sold 2,424 shares of Lyft stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, February 25th. The stock was sold at an average price of $12.52, for a total transaction of $30,348.48. Following the completion of the transaction, the director now directly owns 911,922 shares in the company, valued at approximately $11,417,263.44. This trade represents a 0.27 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders sold 15,407 shares of company stock worth $203,778 over the last three months. Corporate insiders own 3.07% of the company's stock. ## Institutional Investors Weigh In On Lyft Hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Spurstone Advisory Services LLC bought a new position in shares of Lyft during the 4th quarter valued at $25,000. Mirae Asset Global Investments Co. Ltd. bought a new position in shares of Lyft during the 4th quarter worth about $29,000. ORG Wealth Partners LLC acquired a new position in Lyft in the 4th quarter valued at approximately $31,000. Byrne Asset Management LLC acquired a new position in shares of Lyft in the fourth quarter valued at $35,000. Finally, Plato Investment Management Ltd bought a new position in shares of Lyft during the 4th quarter worth about $35,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 83.07% of the company's stock. ## About Lyft (Get Free Report 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. ## Further Reading - Five stocks we like better than Lyft - Breakout Stocks: What They Are and How to Identify Them - Quantum Computing: The $6.5 Billion Opportunity You Can’t Ignore - Are Penny Stocks a Good Fit for Your Portfolio? - Are Tariffs Threatening Disney’s Comeback Story? - What Makes a Stock a Good Dividend Stock? - Is Alphabet a Generational Buying Opportunity at These Levels? *This instant news alert was generated by narrative science technology and financial data from MarketBeat in order to provide readers with the fastest and most accurate reporting. This story was reviewed by MarketBeat's editorial team prior to publication. 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