Lightspeed Commerce (LSPD) Competitors

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

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in VDY or LSPD?

Lightspeed Commerce received 193 more outperform votes than Vanguard FTSE Canadian High Dividend Yield Index ETF when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 78.57% of users gave Vanguard FTSE Canadian High Dividend Yield Index ETF an outperform vote while only 68.00% of users gave Lightspeed Commerce an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Vanguard FTSE Canadian High Dividend Yield Index ETF	Outperform Votes 11 78.57%	Underperform Votes 3 21.43%
Lightspeed Commerce	Outperform Votes 204 68.00%	Underperform Votes 96 32.00%

Is VDY or LSPD 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
Vanguard FTSE Canadian High Dividend Yield Index ETF	N/A	N/A	N/A
Lightspeed Commerce	-11.75%	-5.25%	-3.79%

Which has stronger earnings & valuation, VDY or LSPD?

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

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Vanguard FTSE Canadian High Dividend Yield Index ETF	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Lightspeed Commerce	C$740.40M	2.20	-C$86.99M	-C$1.13	-13.30

Do insiders & institutionals believe in VDY or LSPD?

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 company is poised for long-term growth.

Does the media refer more to VDY or LSPD?

In the previous week, Lightspeed Commerce had 3 more articles in the media than Vanguard FTSE Canadian High Dividend Yield Index ETF. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for Lightspeed Commerce and 0 mentions for Vanguard FTSE Canadian High Dividend Yield Index ETF. Lightspeed Commerce's average media sentiment score of 1.08 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 news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Vanguard FTSE Canadian High Dividend Yield Index ETF	Neutral
Lightspeed Commerce	Positive

Do analysts recommend VDY or LSPD?

Lightspeed Commerce has a consensus target price of C$18.30, suggesting a potential upside of 22.24%. Given Lightspeed Commerce's stronger consensus rating and higher possible 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
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
Lightspeed Commerce	1 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.40

Summary

Lightspeed Commerce beats Vanguard FTSE Canadian High Dividend Yield Index ETF on 9 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks.