Why Lyft (LYFT) is a Top Value Stock for the Long-Term
Taking full advantage of the stock market and investing with confidence are common goals for new and old investors alike.
Achieving those goals is made easier with the Zacks Style Scores, a unique set of guidelines that rates stocks based on popular investing methodologies, namely value, growth, and momentum. The Style Scores can help you narrow down which stocks are better for your portfolio and which ones can beat the market over the long-term.
Value investors love finding good stocks at good prices, especially before the broader market catches on to a stock's true value. Utilizing ratios like P/E, PEG, Price/Sales, and Price/Cash Flow, the Value Style Score identifies the most attractive and most discounted stocks.
Lyft, based in San Francisco, CA, was founded in 2012. The company, however, made its trading debut on the Nasdaq in March 2019. Its IPO price was $72 a share. Lyft completed its IPO on Apr 2, 2019. During the process, the company sold 32,500,000 shares of Class A common stock. On Apr 9, 2019, Lyft sold 2,996,845 more shares of Class A common stock at $72 per share.
LYFT sits at a Zacks Rank #2 (Buy), holds a Value Style Score of B, and has a VGM Score of A. Compared to the Internet - Services industry's P/E of 18.3X, shares of Lyft are trading at a forward P/E of 13.3X. LYFT also has a PEG Ratio of 0.6, a Price/Cash Flow ratio of 56.2X, and a Price/Sales ratio of 1X.
A company's earnings performance is important for value investors as well. For fiscal 2025, seven analysts revised their earnings estimate higher in the last 60 days for LYFT, while the Zacks Consensus Estimate has increased $0.10 to $1.11 per share. LYFT also holds an average earnings surprise of 24.2%.
Investors should take the time to consider LYFT for their portfolios due to its solid Zacks Ranks, notable earnings and valuation metrics, and impressive Value and VGM Style Scores.
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