MiX Telematics (MIXT) Competitors

MiX Telematics (NYSE:MIXT) and Lightspeed Commerce (NYSE:LSPD) are both small-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, risk, analyst recommendations, community ranking, media sentiment, dividends, institutional ownership, valuation and profitability.

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer MIXT or LSPD?

MiX Telematics received 337 more outperform votes than Lightspeed Commerce when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 74.62% of users gave MiX Telematics an outperform vote while only 50.73% of users gave Lightspeed Commerce an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
MiX Telematics	Outperform Votes 441 74.62%	Underperform Votes 150 25.38%
Lightspeed Commerce	Outperform Votes 104 50.73%	Underperform Votes 101 49.27%

Which has more volatility and risk, MIXT or LSPD?

MiX Telematics has a beta of 1.15, meaning that its share price is 15% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Lightspeed Commerce has a beta of 2.52, meaning that its share price is 152% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Is MIXT or LSPD more profitable?

MiX Telematics has a net margin of 3.72% compared to Lightspeed Commerce's net margin of -11.75%. MiX Telematics' return on equity of 8.45% beat Lightspeed Commerce's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
MiX Telematics	3.72%	8.45%	5.11%
Lightspeed Commerce	-11.75%	0.61%	0.57%

Which has higher earnings and valuation, MIXT or LSPD?

MiX Telematics has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Lightspeed Commerce. Lightspeed Commerce is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than MiX Telematics, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
MiX Telematics	$150.06M	2.36	$4.52M	$0.25	58.20
Lightspeed Commerce	$1.05B	1.42	-$163.96M	-$0.80	-12.25

Do analysts recommend MIXT or LSPD?

Lightspeed Commerce has a consensus price target of $14.29, suggesting a potential upside of 45.79%. Given Lightspeed Commerce's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Lightspeed Commerce is more favorable than MiX Telematics.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
MiX Telematics	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00
Lightspeed Commerce	1 Sell rating(s)	11 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.33

Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of MIXT or LSPD?

45.7% of MiX Telematics shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 68.7% of Lightspeed Commerce shares are owned by institutional investors. 12.4% of MiX Telematics shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Does the media prefer MIXT or LSPD?

In the previous week, Lightspeed Commerce had 7 more articles in the media than MiX Telematics. MarketBeat recorded 8 mentions for Lightspeed Commerce and 1 mentions for MiX Telematics. MiX Telematics' average media sentiment score of 0.59 beat Lightspeed Commerce's score of 0.08 indicating that MiX Telematics is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
MiX Telematics	0 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Lightspeed Commerce	3 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	2 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Summary

MiX Telematics beats Lightspeed Commerce on 11 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.