Renaissance Technologies LLC lessened its stake in Lyft, Inc. (NASDAQ:LYFT – Free Report) by 73.0% in the second quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 922,700 shares of the ride-sharing company’s stock after selling 2,493,929 shares during the quarter. Renaissance Technologies LLC owned about 0.23% of Lyft worth $13,010,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.
Several other institutional investors and hedge funds have also bought and sold shares of LYFT. FinTrust Capital Advisors LLC raised its position in shares of Lyft by 277.8% in the 1st quarter. FinTrust Capital Advisors LLC now owns 1,360 shares of the ride-sharing company’s stock valued at $26,000 after buying an additional 1,000 shares in the last quarter. Allspring Global Investments Holdings LLC bought a new stake in Lyft during the first quarter worth $41,000. GAMMA Investing LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Lyft by 42.9% in the 1st quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 2,213 shares of the ride-sharing company’s stock valued at $43,000 after purchasing an additional 664 shares in the last quarter. Kapitalo Investimentos Ltda bought a new position in shares of Lyft in the 4th quarter valued at $34,000. Finally, Brown Brothers Harriman & Co. acquired a new position in shares of Lyft during the 2nd quarter worth $35,000. Institutional investors own 83.07% of the company’s stock.
Insider Transactions at Lyft
In other Lyft news, Director John Patrick Zimmer sold 2,424 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Monday, September 16th. The shares were sold at an average price of $11.32, for a total transaction of $27,439.68. Following the sale, the director now directly owns 929,638 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $10,523,502.16. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available through the SEC website. In other Lyft news, Director John Patrick Zimmer sold 2,424 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Monday, September 16th. The shares were sold at an average price of $11.32, for a total transaction of $27,439.68. Following the sale, the director now owns 929,638 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $10,523,502.16. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this hyperlink. Also, President Kristin Sverchek sold 3,000 shares of the stock in a transaction on Monday, July 1st. The stock was sold at an average price of $13.81, for a total value of $41,430.00. Following the sale, the president now owns 47,778 shares in the company, valued at approximately $659,814.18. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. In the last 90 days, insiders sold 39,164 shares of company stock worth $470,513. 3.07% of the stock is owned by company insiders.
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LYFT opened at $12.47 on Monday. Lyft, Inc. has a fifty-two week low of $8.85 and a fifty-two week high of $20.82. The firm has a market capitalization of $5.03 billion, a P/E ratio of -26.53 and a beta of 2.04. The company’s 50-day moving average is $11.54 and its 200 day moving average is $14.66. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.00, a current ratio of 0.74 and a quick ratio of 0.74.
Lyft (NASDAQ:LYFT – Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, August 7th. The ride-sharing company reported $0.24 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.19 by $0.05. Lyft had a negative net margin of 1.27% and a negative return on equity of 8.57%. The company had revenue of $1.44 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.39 billion. During the same quarter in the prior year, the business earned ($0.14) earnings per share. The firm’s revenue for the quarter was up 40.6% on a year-over-year basis. Research analysts expect that Lyft, Inc. will post -0.16 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.
Lyft Company Profile
Lyft, Inc operates a peer-to-peer marketplace for on-demand ridesharing in the United States and Canada. It operates multimodal transportation networks that offer access to various transportation options through the Lyft platform and mobile-based applications. The company's platform provides a ridesharing marketplace, which connects drivers with riders; Express Drive, a car rental program for drivers; and a network of shared bikes and scooters in various cities to address the needs of riders for short trips.
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