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

Key Points

• Lightspeed Commerce Inc. (NYSE:LSPD) has received a consensus rating of "Hold" from 16 analysts, with 11 holding, 4 buying, and 1 selling the stock.
• The average target price set by brokers for Lightspeed shares is $14.10, with Barclays and Benchmark increasing their targets to $15.00 and $18.00 respectively.
• Despite a revenue increase of 14.6% in the latest quarter, the company reported an earnings miss with EPS of $0.06 against an estimate of $0.11.

Shares of Lightspeed Commerce Inc. (NYSE:LSPD - Get Free Report) have been assigned a consensus rating of "Hold" from the sixteen analysts that are currently covering the firm, Marketbeat reports. One research analyst has rated the stock with a sell recommendation, eleven have given a hold recommendation and four have issued a buy recommendation on the company. The average 12 month price target among brokers that have covered the stock in the last year is $14.10.

A number of equities analysts have recently weighed in on LSPD shares. Barclays upped 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. Benchmark upped their target price on Lightspeed Commerce from $16.00 to $18.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a research report on Friday, August 1st. Royal Bank Of Canada set a $15.00 target price on Lightspeed Commerce and gave the stock an "outperform" rating in a research report on Wednesday, September 17th. Scotiabank upped their target price on Lightspeed Commerce from $10.00 to $12.00 and gave the stock a "sector perform" rating in a research report on Monday, July 28th. Finally, Truist Financial upped their target price on Lightspeed Commerce from $11.00 to $12.00 and gave the stock a "hold" rating in a research report on Thursday, July 17th.

Lightspeed Commerce Price Performance

Shares of LSPD opened at $11.80 on Friday. Lightspeed Commerce has a 52-week low of $7.34 and a 52-week high of $18.96. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.01, a quick ratio of 4.50 and a current ratio of 4.60. The business's 50 day moving average price is $12.25 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $11.15. The firm has a market cap of $1.60 billion, a PE ratio of -2.62, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 22.48 and a beta of 2.45.

Lightspeed Commerce (NYSE:LSPD - Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, July 31st. The company reported $0.06 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate 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 business had revenue of $304.94 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $287.28 million. During the same period last year, the firm posted $0.10 earnings per share. Lightspeed Commerce's quarterly revenue was up 14.6% compared to the same quarter last year. 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 year.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Lightspeed Commerce

Institutional investors and hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the stock. Headlands Technologies LLC purchased a new stake in Lightspeed Commerce in the 2nd quarter valued at $92,000. Mitsubishi UFJ Asset Management Co. Ltd. raised its position 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 buying an additional 1,124 shares during the last quarter. Tempus Wealth Planning LLC purchased a new stake in Lightspeed Commerce in the 1st quarter valued at $119,000. Russell Investments Group Ltd. raised its position in Lightspeed Commerce by 106.4% in the 2nd quarter. Russell Investments Group Ltd. now owns 10,386 shares of the company's stock valued at $122,000 after buying an additional 5,354 shares during the last quarter. Finally, BIT Capital GmbH purchased a new stake in Lightspeed Commerce in the 1st quarter valued at $150,000. 68.68% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Lightspeed Commerce Company 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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