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How to buy Lyft shares | $48.25
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Lyft, Inc (LYFT) is a leading software-application business based in the US. It opened the day at $49.09 after a previous close of $48.94. During the day the price has varied from a low of $48.09 to a high of $49.255. The latest price was $48.25 (25 minute delay). Lyft is listed on the NASDAQ and employs 4,786 staff. All prices are listed in US Dollars.
How to buy shares in Lyft
- Choose a platform. If you're a beginner, our share-dealing table below can help you choose.
- Open your account. You'll need your ID, bank details and national insurance number.
- Confirm your payment details. You'll need to fund your account with a bank transfer, debit card or credit card.
- Search the platform for stock code: LYFT in this case.
- Research Lyft shares. The platform should provide the latest information available.
- Buy your Lyft shares. It's that simple.
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How has Coronavirus impacted Lyft's share price?
Since the stock market crash in March caused by coronavirus, Lyft's share price has had significant positive movement.
Its last market close was $48.11, which is 7.09% up on its pre-crash value of $44.7 and 230.39% up on the lowest point reached during the March crash when the shares fell as low as $14.5617.
If you had bought $1,000 worth of Lyft shares at the start of February 2020, those shares would have been worth $471.42 at the bottom of the March crash, and if you held on to them, then as of the last market close they'd be worth $1,003.09.
Lyft share price
Use our graph to track the performance of LYFT stocks over time.Lyft shares at a glance
Information last updated 2021-01-21.
| Open | $49.09 |
|---|---|
| High | $49.255 |
| Low | $48.09 |
| Close | $48.25 |
| Previous close | $48.94 |
| Change | $-0.69 |
| Change % | -1.41% |
| Volume | 2,286,352 |
Information last updated 2021-01-21.
| 52-week range | $14.5617 - $54.5 |
|---|---|
| 50-day moving average | $48.2952 |
| 200-day moving average | $34.4285 |
| Wall St. target price | $49.79 |
| PE ratio | 0.9039 |
| Dividend yield | N/A (0%) |
| Earnings per share (TTM) | $-7.454 |
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Is it a good time to buy Lyft stock?
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Lyft price performance over time
Historical closes compared with the last close of $48.25
| 1 week (2021-01-14) | -1.02% |
|---|---|
| 1 month (2020-12-22) | -2.54% |
| 3 months (2020-10-22) | 88.62% |
| 6 months (2020-07-22) | 56.45% |
| 1 year (2020-01-21) | 0.56% |
|---|
Is Lyft under- or over-valued?
Valuing Lyft stock is incredibly difficult, and any metric has to be viewed as part of a bigger picture of Lyft's overall performance. However, analysts commonly use some key metrics to help gauge the value of a stock.
Lyft's P/E ratio
Lyft's current share price divided by its per-share earnings (EPS) over a 12-month period gives a "trailing price/earnings ratio" of roughly 1x. In other words, Lyft shares trade at around 1x recent earnings.
That's relatively low compared to, say, the trailing 12-month P/E ratio for the NASDAQ 100 at the end of 2019 (27.29). The low P/E ratio could mean that investors are pessimistic about the outlook for the shares or simply that they're under-valued.
Lyft financials
| Revenue TTM | $2.8 billion |
|---|---|
| Gross profit TTM | $803.4 million |
| Return on assets TTM | -19.69% |
| Return on equity TTM | -66.13% |
| Profit margin | -58.71% |
| Book value | $6.309 |
| Market capitalisation | $15.5 billion |
TTM: trailing 12 months
How to short and sell Lyft shares
- Create a CFD or spread betting account.
- Search for the stock code. E.g. "LYFT.US"
- Choose your position size.
- Select "sell" rather than "buy".
- Confirm your position and keep tabs on it. You may wish to set limits on your position.
There are currently 24.5 million Lyft shares held short by investors – that's known as Lyft's "short interest". This figure is 7.8% down from 26.6 million last month.
There are a few different ways that this level of interest in shorting Lyft shares can be evaluated.
Lyft's "short interest ratio" (SIR)
Lyft's "short interest ratio" (SIR) is the quantity of Lyft shares currently shorted divided by the average quantity of Lyft shares traded daily (recently around 7.1 million). Lyft's SIR currently stands at 3.44. In other words for every 100,000 Lyft shares traded daily on the market, roughly 3440 shares are currently held short.
However Lyft's short interest can also be evaluated against the total number of Lyft shares, or, against the total number of tradable Lyft shares (the shares that aren't held by "insiders" or major long-term shareholders – also known as the "float"). In this case Lyft's short interest could be expressed as 0.08% of the outstanding shares (for every 100,000 Lyft shares in existence, roughly 80 shares are currently held short) or 0.1193% of the tradable shares (for every 100,000 tradable Lyft shares, roughly 119 shares are currently held short).
Such a low SIR usually points to an optimistic outlook for the share price, with fewer people currently willing to bet against Lyft.
Find out more about how you can short Lyft stock.
Lyft share dividends
We're not expecting Lyft to pay a dividend over the next 12 months. However, you can browse other dividend-paying shares in our guide.
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Lyft overview
Lyft, Inc. operates a peer-to-peer marketplace for on-demand ridesharing in the United States and Canada. The company offers riders, personalized and on-demand access to various transportation options. It provides Ridesharing Marketplace, which enable drivers to provide their transportation services to riders. The company also offers a network of shared bikes and scooters in various cities to address the needs of riders for shorter routes; Express Drive program, a flexible car rentals program that connects drivers who need access to a car with third-party rental car companies; and concierge for organizations to manage the transportation needs of their customers and employees. In addition, it integrates third-party public transit data into the Lyft app to offer riders various transportation options; offers various enterprise programs, including monthly ride credits for daily commutes, supplementing public transit by providing rides for the first and last leg of commute trips, late-night rides home, and shuttle replacement rides; and provides transportation solutions that can be customized for events, such as recruiting events, conferences, celebrations, meetings, and company retreats. 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.
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