Lyft Adds Transportation Safety Expert Deborah Hersman to Board

Lyft ( (LYFT) ) has issued an announcement.

On January 25, 2026, Lyft appointed transportation safety veteran Deborah Hersman to its Board of Directors as a Class I director, with her term scheduled to run until the company’s 2026 annual meeting of stockholders, and also named her to the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee. Hersman brings extensive safety and regulatory credentials from her prior roles as chair of the National Transportation Safety Board, president and CEO of the National Safety Council, chief safety officer at autonomous driving firm Waymo, and director positions at utility and lidar technology companies, bolstering Lyft’s governance and safety oversight as the company navigates evolving regulation and the long-term transition toward autonomous and technology-driven mobility services; she will receive standard non-employee director compensation and enter into Lyft’s customary indemnification arrangement.

The most recent analyst rating on (LYFT) stock is a Buy with a $20.50 price target. To see the full list of analyst forecasts on Lyft stock, see the LYFT Stock Forecast page.

Spark’s Take on LYFT Stock

According to Spark, TipRanks’ AI Analyst, LYFT is a Neutral.

Lyft’s overall stock score is driven by strong earnings call results and positive technical indicators. Financial performance shows improvement, but valuation concerns due to a high P/E ratio and lack of dividend yield weigh on the score.

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More about Lyft

Lyft, Inc. operates in the ride-hailing and broader transportation services industry, providing app-based ride-sharing and related mobility solutions across North America with a focus on urban travelers and commuters.

Average Trading Volume: 14,681,241

Technical Sentiment Signal: Buy

Current Market Cap: $7.18B

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