Lightspeed Commerce (LSPD) Competitors

Lightspeed Commerce (TSE:LSPD) and Vanguard FTSE Canadian High Dividend Yield Index ETF (TSE:VDY) are both mid-cap computer software companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, risk, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, dividends, institutional ownership, valuation and profitability.

Is LSPD or VDY more profitable?

Vanguard FTSE Canadian High Dividend Yield Index ETF has a net margin of 0.00% compared to Lightspeed Commerce's net margin of -11.75%. Vanguard FTSE Canadian High Dividend Yield Index ETF's return on equity of 0.00% beat Lightspeed Commerce's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Lightspeed Commerce	-11.75%	-5.25%	-3.79%
Vanguard FTSE Canadian High Dividend Yield Index ETF	N/A	N/A	N/A

Which has higher valuation and earnings, LSPD or VDY?

Vanguard FTSE Canadian High Dividend Yield Index ETF has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Lightspeed Commerce.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Lightspeed Commerce	C$1.12B	2.06	-C$86.99M	-C$4.46	-3.81
Vanguard FTSE Canadian High Dividend Yield Index ETF	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A

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

33.9% of Lightspeed Commerce shares are held by institutional investors. 9.9% of Lightspeed Commerce shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Do analysts rate LSPD or VDY?

Lightspeed Commerce presently has a consensus price target of C$18.60, indicating a potential upside of 9.35%. Given Lightspeed Commerce's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities research analysts clearly believe Lightspeed Commerce is more favorable than Vanguard FTSE Canadian High Dividend Yield Index ETF.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Lightspeed Commerce	1 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.40
Vanguard FTSE Canadian High Dividend Yield Index ETF	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00

Does the media refer more to LSPD or VDY?

In the previous week, Lightspeed Commerce had 1 more articles in the media than Vanguard FTSE Canadian High Dividend Yield Index ETF. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for Lightspeed Commerce and 1 mentions for Vanguard FTSE Canadian High Dividend Yield Index ETF. Lightspeed Commerce's average media sentiment score of 0.30 beat Vanguard FTSE Canadian High Dividend Yield Index ETF's score of 0.00 indicating that Lightspeed Commerce is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Lightspeed Commerce	0 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Vanguard FTSE Canadian High Dividend Yield Index ETF	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Which has more risk and volatility, LSPD or VDY?

Lightspeed Commerce has a beta of 2.322358, meaning that its share price is 132% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Vanguard FTSE Canadian High Dividend Yield Index ETF has a beta of 0.81445, meaning that its share price is 19% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Lightspeed Commerce beats Vanguard FTSE Canadian High Dividend Yield Index ETF on 9 of the 12 factors compared between the two stocks.