Lightspeed Commerce (NYSE:LSPD) Receives Sell (D-) Rating from Weiss Ratings

Key Points

• Lightspeed Commerce received a "sell (D-)" rating from Weiss Ratings, indicating significant concerns about the company's stock performance.
• Despite the negative rating, several analysts have raised their price targets for the stock, with Barclays and Benchmark setting their targets to $15.00 and $18.00 respectively, providing somewhat conflicting viewpoints on its potential.
• The company's latest earnings report showed a 14.6% year-over-year revenue increase, totaling $304.94 million, though it fell short of earnings expectations by $0.05 per share.

Lightspeed Commerce (NYSE:LSPD - Get Free Report)'s stock had its "sell (d-)" rating reiterated by Weiss Ratings in a report released on Wednesday,Weiss Ratings reports.

Several other analysts also recently issued reports on LSPD. Barclays upped their price objective on Lightspeed Commerce from $12.00 to $15.00 and gave the company 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 company a "buy" rating in a research note on Friday, August 1st. National Bankshares upped their target price on Lightspeed Commerce from $13.00 to $15.00 and gave the company a "sector perform" rating in a research note on Friday, August 1st. Morgan Stanley upped their target price on Lightspeed Commerce from $12.00 to $14.00 and gave the company an "equal weight" rating in a research note on Wednesday, August 20th. Finally, TD Securities began coverage on Lightspeed Commerce in a research note on Friday, October 3rd. They issued a "hold" rating and a $13.00 target price for the company. Four research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, eleven have issued a Hold rating and two have issued a Sell rating to the company's stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock has a consensus rating of "Hold" and a consensus price target of $13.70.

Lightspeed Commerce Stock Up 2.7%

Shares of NYSE:LSPD opened at $11.96 on Wednesday. The company has a quick ratio of 4.50, a current ratio of 4.60 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.01. Lightspeed Commerce has a 52-week low of $7.34 and a 52-week high of $18.96. The stock's fifty day simple moving average is $12.12 and its 200-day simple moving average is $11.19. The company has a market capitalization of $1.62 billion, a P/E ratio of -2.66, a P/E/G ratio of 13.51 and a beta of 2.45.

Lightspeed Commerce (NYSE:LSPD - Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings data 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 company had revenue of $304.94 million during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $287.28 million. During the same quarter in the prior year, the company earned $0.10 earnings per share. The firm's 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. As a group, equities research analysts forecast that Lightspeed Commerce will post 0.08 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Lightspeed Commerce

Institutional investors and hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. ANTIPODES PARTNERS Ltd acquired a new stake in Lightspeed Commerce during the first quarter worth about $259,000. Connor Clark & Lunn Investment Management Ltd. increased its stake in Lightspeed Commerce by 9.8% during the first quarter. Connor Clark & Lunn Investment Management Ltd. now owns 1,489,100 shares of the company's stock worth $13,030,000 after acquiring an additional 132,500 shares during the last quarter. Wellington Management Group LLP increased its stake in Lightspeed Commerce by 10.4% during the first quarter. Wellington Management Group LLP now owns 738,428 shares of the company's stock worth $6,461,000 after acquiring an additional 69,583 shares during the last quarter. Nuveen LLC acquired a new stake in Lightspeed Commerce during the first quarter worth about $1,026,000. Finally, Vanguard Group Inc. increased its stake in Lightspeed Commerce by 0.7% during the first quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 5,372,421 shares of the company's stock worth $47,004,000 after acquiring an additional 39,115 shares during the last quarter. 68.68% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

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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