Anson Funds Management LP Takes Position in Lightspeed Commerce Inc. $LSPD

Key Points

• Anson Funds Management LP acquired a new stake of 100,000 shares in Lightspeed Commerce, valued at approximately $876,000, increasing their ownership to 0.07% of the company.
• Lightspeed Commerce reported a Q2 EPS of $0.06, missing the consensus estimate of $0.11, while revenue increased by 14.6% year-over-year to $304.94 million.
• Analysts have adjusted target prices for Lightspeed Commerce, with Barclays raising theirs from $12.00 to $15.00, while the consensus rating remains at "Hold" with an average target of $14.53.

Anson Funds Management LP acquired a new stake in Lightspeed Commerce Inc. (NYSE:LSPD - Free Report) in the 1st quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor acquired 100,000 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $876,000. Anson Funds Management LP owned 0.07% of Lightspeed Commerce as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other large investors have also bought and sold shares of the company. Mitsubishi UFJ Asset Management Co. Ltd. lifted its holdings in Lightspeed Commerce by 11.2% in the 1st quarter. Mitsubishi UFJ Asset Management Co. Ltd. now owns 11,197 shares of the company's stock valued at $98,000 after acquiring an additional 1,124 shares during the last quarter. Tempus Wealth Planning LLC bought a new stake in shares of Lightspeed Commerce in the 1st quarter worth approximately $119,000. BIT Capital GmbH bought a new position in shares of Lightspeed Commerce in the first quarter valued at $150,000. ANTIPODES PARTNERS Ltd acquired a new stake in shares of Lightspeed Commerce during the 1st quarter valued at $259,000. Finally, Twinbeech Capital LP bought a new stake in shares of Lightspeed Commerce during the 4th quarter worth $261,000. Institutional investors own 68.68% of the company's stock.

Lightspeed Commerce Trading Down 3.8%

Shares of NYSE LSPD opened at $11.68 on Thursday. The stock has a market cap of $1.58 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -2.59, a PEG ratio of 23.33 and a beta of 2.48. The business has a 50 day simple moving average of $12.29 and a 200 day simple moving average of $11.11. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.01, a quick ratio of 4.50 and a current ratio of 4.60. Lightspeed Commerce Inc. has a 52 week low of $7.34 and a 52 week high of $18.96.

Lightspeed Commerce (NYSE:LSPD - Get Free Report) last posted its earnings results on Thursday, July 31st. The company reported $0.06 EPS for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.11 by ($0.05). The business had revenue of $304.94 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $287.28 million. Lightspeed Commerce had a positive return on equity of 0.33% and a negative net margin of 61.11%.The business's revenue was up 14.6% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the prior year, the firm earned $0.10 earnings per share. Lightspeed Commerce has set its FY 2026 guidance at EPS. Q2 2026 guidance at EPS. On average, research analysts predict that Lightspeed Commerce Inc. will post 0.08 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of equities research analysts have recently issued reports on the company. Barclays boosted their target price on Lightspeed Commerce from $12.00 to $15.00 and gave the stock an "equal weight" rating in a research report on Friday, August 1st. Scotiabank upped their price objective on shares of Lightspeed Commerce from $10.00 to $12.00 and gave the company a "sector perform" rating in a research note on Monday, July 28th. Benchmark raised their target price on shares of Lightspeed Commerce from $16.00 to $18.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a report on Friday, August 1st. Truist Financial lifted their price objective on shares of Lightspeed Commerce from $11.00 to $12.00 and gave the stock a "hold" rating in a research report on Thursday, July 17th. Finally, Morgan Stanley raised their target price on Lightspeed Commerce from $12.00 to $14.00 and gave the stock an "equal weight" rating in a research report on Wednesday, August 20th. Five research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, eleven have issued a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, the company presently has a consensus rating of "Hold" and an average price target of $14.53.

Lightspeed Commerce Profile

Lightspeed Commerce Inc engages in sale of cloud-based software subscriptions and payments solutions for small and midsize businesses, retailers, restaurants, and golf course operators in North America, Europe, the United Kingdom, Australia, New Zealand, and internationally. Its Software as a Service platform enables customers to engage with consumers, manage operations, accept payments, etc.

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