Lightspeed Commerce Inc. (NYSE:LSPD) Receives Consensus Rating of "Hold" from Analysts

Key Points

• Lightspeed Commerce Inc. has received a consensus rating of "Hold" from 17 analysts, with one sell, eleven hold, and five buy recommendations, and an average price target of $14.53.
• Institutional investors own 68.68% of Lightspeed's stock, with notable increases in holdings by firms like Bank of America Corp DE, which boosted its stake by 846.0%.
• The company reported $304.94 million in quarterly revenue, exceeding estimates, but missed earnings per share expectations with $0.06 reported against a $0.11 consensus.

Shares of Lightspeed Commerce Inc. (NYSE:LSPD - Get Free Report) have been assigned a consensus recommendation of "Hold" from the seventeen brokerages that are currently covering the firm, MarketBeat Ratings reports. One research analyst has rated the stock with a sell recommendation, eleven have given a hold recommendation and five have issued a buy recommendation on the company. The average twelve-month price target among analysts that have covered the stock in the last year is $14.5313.

A number of research firms recently weighed in on LSPD. National Bankshares boosted their price target on shares of Lightspeed Commerce from $13.00 to $15.00 and gave the stock a "sector perform" rating in a research note on Friday, August 1st. Morgan Stanley boosted their price target on shares of Lightspeed Commerce from $12.00 to $14.00 and gave the stock an "equal weight" rating in a research note on Wednesday, August 20th. Barclays boosted their price target on shares of Lightspeed Commerce from $12.00 to $15.00 and gave the stock an "equal weight" rating in a research note on Friday, August 1st. Stifel Nicolaus boosted their price target on shares of Lightspeed Commerce from $12.00 to $14.00 and gave the stock a "hold" rating in a research note on Friday, August 1st. Finally, Truist Financial boosted their price target on shares of Lightspeed Commerce from $11.00 to $12.00 and gave the stock a "hold" rating in a research note on Thursday, July 17th.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Lightspeed Commerce

Several large investors have recently bought and sold shares of the company. Headlands Technologies LLC acquired a new position in Lightspeed Commerce during the second quarter worth $92,000. Man Group plc boosted its holdings in Lightspeed Commerce by 288.2% during the second quarter. Man Group plc now owns 108,307 shares of the company's stock worth $1,268,000 after purchasing an additional 80,407 shares during the last quarter. Bank of America Corp DE boosted its holdings in Lightspeed Commerce by 846.0% during the second quarter. Bank of America Corp DE now owns 1,873,942 shares of the company's stock worth $21,944,000 after purchasing an additional 1,675,853 shares during the last quarter. Ameriprise Financial Inc. boosted its holdings in Lightspeed Commerce by 13.3% during the second quarter. Ameriprise Financial Inc. now owns 1,939,117 shares of the company's stock worth $22,707,000 after purchasing an additional 228,222 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Marshall Wace LLP acquired a new position in Lightspeed Commerce during the second quarter worth $4,473,000. Institutional investors own 68.68% of the company's stock.

Lightspeed Commerce Price Performance

NYSE:LSPD opened at $12.16 on Monday. The firm has a market cap of $1.64 billion, a PE ratio of -2.70, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 23.41 and a beta of 2.48. Lightspeed Commerce has a 12 month low of $7.34 and a 12 month high of $18.96. The company has a quick ratio of 4.50, a current ratio of 4.60 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.01. The company's 50-day moving average price is $12.27 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $11.10.

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

About Lightspeed Commerce

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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