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Lyft sinks on disappointing earnings and lower-than-expected sales

Lyft reported its second-quarter earnings after the bell on Wednesday.

Max Knoblauch

Shares of ride-hailing silver medalist Lyft are falling in after-hours trading on Wednesday following the release of the company’s second-quarter earnings.

The company posted revenue of $1.59 billion, shy of the $1.61 billion Wall Street expected. Its shares were down more than 7% after the bell.

Lyft reported:

  • Earnings of $0.10 per share vs. the $0.28 per share expected by analysts polled by FactSet.

  • Gross bookings of $4.49 billion, just shy of Wall Street’s expectations. Earlier this year, Lyft guided for $4.41 billion to $4.57 billion in gross bookings for the period.

  • And 26.1 million active riders, better than the 25.9 million expected by Wall Street and up 10% from last year.

Looking ahead to the current quarter, Lyft said it expects gross bookings in the range of $4.65 billion to $4.8 billion. Analysts expected $4.59 billion.

Like Uber, Tesla, and Alphabet’s Waymo, Lyft is racing to build out robotaxi services in the months ahead. Earlier this week, Lyft said it’s partnered with Chinese tech giant Baidu to launch robotaxi programs in Germany and the UK next year.

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SpaceX went public on June 12 at a $2.2 trillion valuation, the largest debut in history. While the company hasn’t yet posted a profit, it seems to have convinced Wall Street that it will get there and grow its valuation on the way.

Of the at least 17 analysts that gave a rating on Tuesday, all but one gave it a “buy” or “outperform” rating. MoffettNathanson was "neutral."

The ratings come as SpaceX joined the Nasdaq 100 index, a benchmark tech-heavy basket of companies that underpins millions of portfolios. The inclusion adds built-in demand for the stock from index funds and ETFs.

Still, SpaceX fell more than 5% on Tuesday amid a broader sell-off, and is currently effectively flat from its opening price of $150 a share.

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