Lyft's Options: A Look at What the Big Money is Thinking

Financial giants have made a conspicuous bullish move on Lyft. Our analysis of options history for Lyft LYFT revealed 11 unusual trades.

Delving into the details, we found 63% of traders were bullish, while 36% showed bearish tendencies. Out of all the trades we spotted, 4 were puts, with a value of $164,232, and 7 were calls, valued at $1,166,313.

What's The Price Target?

After evaluating the trading volumes and Open Interest, it's evident that the major market movers are focusing on a price band between $14.0 and $27.0 for Lyft, spanning the last three months.

Volume & Open Interest Trends

In today's trading context, the average open interest for options of Lyft stands at 2059.73, with a total volume reaching 1,463.00. The accompanying chart delineates the progression of both call and put option volume and open interest for high-value trades in Lyft, situated within the strike price corridor from $14.0 to $27.0, throughout the last 30 days.

Lyft Option Activity Analysis: Last 30 Days

Options Call Chart

Largest Options Trades Observed:

Symbol PUT/CALL Trade Type Sentiment Exp. Date Ask Bid Price Strike Price Total Trade Price Open Interest Volume
LYFT CALL TRADE BULLISH 07/19/24 $2.2 $2.17 $2.2 $17.00 $770.0K 1.6K 23
LYFT CALL TRADE BEARISH 05/17/24 $2.76 $2.67 $2.67 $14.00 $114.0K 286 2
LYFT CALL SWEEP BEARISH 05/03/24 $0.56 $0.37 $0.37 $17.50 $108.6K 4.0K 0
LYFT PUT SWEEP BULLISH 05/16/25 $12.05 $11.95 $12.0 $27.00 $73.2K 0 3
LYFT CALL SWEEP BULLISH 05/17/24 $1.31 $1.28 $1.3 $17.00 $65.0K 2.2K 546

About Lyft

Lyft is the second-largest ride-sharing service provider in the us and Canada, connecting riders and drivers over the Lyft app. Incorporated in 2013, Lyft offers a variety of rides via private vehicles, including traditional private rides, shared rides, and luxury ones. Besides ride-share, Lyft also has entered the bike- and scooter-share market to bring multimodal transportation options to users.

Present Market Standing of Lyft

  • With a volume of 12,069,459, the price of LYFT is down -2.48% at $16.5.
  • RSI indicators hint that the underlying stock may be approaching oversold.
  • Next earnings are expected to be released in 13 days.

What The Experts Say On Lyft

Over the past month, 2 industry analysts have shared their insights on this stock, proposing an average target price of $21.0.

  • An analyst from Wells Fargo has decided to maintain their Equal-Weight rating on Lyft, which currently sits at a price target of $18.
  • An analyst from Tigress Financial persists with their Buy rating on Lyft, maintaining a target price of $24.

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