Lyft (LYFT)


May 9, 2025

LYFT: Still Proving It Offers Attractive Risk/Reward

By Steven Fox

We continue to think the shares of Lyft (LYFT; $13.00; O/P) offer excellent value, even as we remain wary of some future top-line macro headwinds on network rides growth and mix. To that end, Lyft…

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May 8, 2025

LYFT: First Look at Q1 Results and Outlook

By Steven Fox

Lyft (LYFT; $13.00; O/P) posted much better than expected Q1 adjusted EBITDA of $106mm (2.6% of gross bookings), which compared to our $93mm (2.2% of gross bookings) and the Street’s $92mm (2.2% of gross bookings)….

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May 5, 2025

LYFT: Concerns Into Earnings Offset by Relative Valuation

By Steven Fox

We see heighted risk into Lyft’s (LYFT; $12.93; O/P) Q1 results and guidance when it reports on Thursday (5/8 after market) given a range of recent evidence from U.S. airlines suggesting a weakening U.S travel…

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April 28, 2025

LYFT: Takeaways from Annual CEO Letter

By Steven Fox

Last Thursday (4/24), Lyft (LYFT; $12.21; O/P) published a shareholder letter from CEO David Risher, which emphasized what has become the company’s intense focus on providing a better and better rideshare experience since he was…

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April 24, 2025

LYFT: Building Taxi Optionality Against a Tougher Travel Backdrop

By Steven Fox

According to press reports from earlier today, Lyft (LYFT; $12.06; O/P) plans to onboard taxis to its rideshare network for certain riders in St. Louis, MO starting next month. Interestingly, this news follows closely on…

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April 16, 2025

LYFT: Takes a Major Step Into Europe

By Steven Fox

This morning, Lyft (LYFT; $10.80; O/P) announced it signed a definitive agreement to acquire FREENOW, a European-based mobility platform that is best known for its taxi offering. The business is being acquired from BMW Group…

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March 26, 2025

LYFT: Not Very Surprised By Activist Investor Interest

By Steven Fox

Yesterday, Bloomberg reported that an activist investor had taken an investment position in Lyft (LYFT; $12.49; O/P) and was engaging with the company in recent weeks to “express concerns” about the stock price, strategic positioning,…

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February 12, 2025

LYFT: Pricing Concerns Overwhelming Margin Gains For Now

By Steven Fox

The shares of Lyft (LYFT; $12.66; O/P) traded down 10%+ last night after management raised the spectra of incremental rideshare pricing pressures even as it produced a healthy Q4 EBITDA beat with Q1E EBITDA guidance…

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February 11, 2025

LYFT: First Look at Q4 Results and Outlook

By Steven Fox

Lyft (LYFT; $14.39; O/P) posted Q4 adjusted EBITDA of $113mm (2.6% of gross bookings) vs. our $103mm (2.4% of gross bookings) and the Street’s $104mm (2.4% of gross bookings) on total gross bookings of $4.28B,…

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January 31, 2025

LYFT: Dialing Back into Here and Now Should Be a Positive

By Steven Fox

We reiterate our Outperform on the shares of Lyft (LYFT; $13.52) ahead of its Q4 results and outlook, scheduled for Tuesday, February 11th (after market). The stock is still down 27% since 11/11/24 and at…

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January 9, 2025

LYFT: A Partnership Setback That Can Be Overcome

By Steven Fox

The shares of Lyft (LYFT; $13.36; O/P) declined 7% on Wednesday after Uber Technologies (UBER; $64.91; O/P) announced a new and exclusive multi-year partnership with Delta Air Lines (DAL; $61.42; NR) that displaces Lyft’s prior…

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December 16, 2024

LYFT: Another Buying Opportunity on Autonomous Overreach

By Steven Fox

The shares of Lyft (LYFT; $14.09; O/P) are down 23% since 11/12, including a more recent -13% since 12/10, which came on the heels of a report out of data analysis provider Yipit on Alphabet’s…

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November 7, 2024

LYFT: Key Strategic Efforts Continue to Come Together

By Steven Fox

We reiterate our Outperform and raise our target from $16 to $21 on the shares of Lyft (LYFT; $14.40) after the company beat Q3 expectations and provided some better-than-expected Q4E guidance that reflected well on…

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November 6, 2024

LYFT: First Look at Q3 Results and Outlook

By Steven Fox

Lyft (LYFT; $14.40; O/P) posted Q3 gross bookings of $4.108B, which was ahead of our $4.07B and the Street’s $4.08B that in turn drove adjusted EBITDA of $107mm (2.6% of gross bookings) vs. our $93mm…

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October 22, 2024

LYFT: Raise Price Target Ahead of Q3 Print

By Steven Fox

We think Lyft’s (LYFT; $13.86; O/P) Q3 results and outlook, scheduled for November 6th (after market), can lead to a “next leg” in the stock’s recent recovery that started in mid-August (+53% vs. a prior…

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