Lightspeed Commerce (LSPD) Competitors

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

Do analysts rate LSPD or VDY?

Lightspeed Commerce currently has a consensus price target of C$18.30, suggesting a potential upside of 2.18%. Given Lightspeed Commerce's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly 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

Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in LSPD or VDY?

62.8% of Lightspeed Commerce shares are held by institutional investors. 9.9% of Lightspeed Commerce shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

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

Does the media prefer LSPD or VDY?

In the previous week, Lightspeed Commerce and Lightspeed Commerce both had 1 articles in the media. Vanguard FTSE Canadian High Dividend Yield Index ETF's average media sentiment score of 1.50 beat Lightspeed Commerce's score of -0.26 indicating that Vanguard FTSE Canadian High Dividend Yield Index ETF is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

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

Which has better earnings and valuation, 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$740.40M	2.63	-C$86.99M	-C$1.13	-15.91
Vanguard FTSE Canadian High Dividend Yield Index ETF	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A

Summary

Lightspeed Commerce beats Vanguard FTSE Canadian High Dividend Yield Index ETF on 6 of the 10 factors compared between the two stocks.