Lyft’s Bookings Guidance Bests Uber, Analyst Says: ‘Better Than Feared’
Shares of Lyft Inc (NASDAQ:LYFT) were climbing in early trading on Thursday, after the company reported upbeat third-quarter results.
The company reported its results amid an exciting earnings season. Here are some key analyst takeaways.
- Cantor Fitzgerald analyst Deepak Mathivanan maintained a Neutral rating, while raising the price target from $13 to $16.
- Roth Capital Partners analyst Rohit Kulkarni reiterated a Neutral rating, while lifting the price target from $13 to $16.
- Truist Securities analyst Youssef Squali reaffirmed a Hold rating, while raising the price target from $13 to $20.
- Wedbush analyst Scott Devitt maintained a Neutral rating, while raising the price target to $20.
- Piper Sandler analyst Thomas Champion maintained an Overweight rating, while revising the price target higher from $17 to $23.
- RBC Capital Markets analyst Brad Erickson reiterated an Outperform rating and price target of $17.
- Benchmark analyst Daniel Kurnos reaffirmed a hold rating on the stock.
- Needham analyst Bernie McTernan maintained a Hold rating on the stock.
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Cantor Fitzgerald: Lyft’s third-quarter bookings and EBITDA beat estimates by 1% and 14%, respectively, Mathivanan said in a note. The quarterly results should “re-inspire confidence” in the company’s medium-term guidance, he added.
The company maintains “healthy marketplace operations with stable growth in the near term,” the analyst stated. Management’s fourth-quarter guidance reflects a modest 17% acceleration in bookings, with “healthy incremental margins” of around 6%, which came in “better than feared” after rival Uber Technologies Inc (NYSE:UBER) guided to “some deceleration in Rides bookings growth,” he further wrote.
Roth Capital Partners: “Lyft is serving ads in 90% of rides and mgmt. noted that those ads are providing 7x the impact in brand perception and purchase intent and 10x click through vs. average ad performance,” Kulkarni …
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