LSPD FY2025 EPS Decreased by National Bank Financial

Lightspeed Commerce Inc. (NYSE:LSPD) – Equities research analysts at National Bank Financial decreased their FY2025 earnings per share estimates for shares of Lightspeed Commerce in a note issued to investors on Monday, March 24th. National Bank Financial analyst R. Tse now expects that the company will earn $0.08 per share for the year, down from their prior estimate of $0.10. The consensus estimate for Lightspeed Commerce’s current full-year earnings is $0.08 per share. National Bank Financial also issued estimates for Lightspeed Commerce’s FY2026 earnings at $0.10 EPS.

Other equities research analysts have also recently issued research reports about the company. UBS Group lowered their price target on Lightspeed Commerce from $17.00 to $14.50 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a report on Friday, February 7th. Scotiabank cut their price target on Lightspeed Commerce from $19.00 to $17.00 and set a “sector outperform” rating for the company in a report on Tuesday. Morgan Stanley lowered their target price on shares of Lightspeed Commerce from $17.00 to $14.00 and set an “equal weight” rating for the company in a report on Friday. Stifel Nicolaus lowered their price objective on shares of Lightspeed Commerce from $15.00 to $12.00 and set a “hold” rating for the company in a research note on Friday. Finally, Piper Sandler reduced their target price on Lightspeed Commerce from $13.00 to $11.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a report on Thursday. Eleven equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, six have issued a buy rating and one has given a strong buy rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $16.09.

Lightspeed Commerce Trading Down 3.1 %

Shares of Lightspeed Commerce stock opened at $9.08 on Thursday. The company has a 50-day moving average of $12.52 and a two-hundred day moving average of $14.71. Lightspeed Commerce has a 12-month low of $9.00 and a 12-month high of $18.96. The company has a current ratio of 6.10, a quick ratio of 5.99 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.01. The stock has a market cap of $1.39 billion, a PE ratio of -11.34, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 3.03 and a beta of 2.44.

Lightspeed Commerce (NYSE:LSPD) last issued its earnings results on Thursday, February 6th. The company reported $0.03 EPS for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.10 by ($0.07). Lightspeed Commerce had a positive return on equity of 0.61% and a negative net margin of 11.75%.

Institutional Trading of Lightspeed Commerce

A number of hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in LSPD. Blue Trust Inc. lifted its stake in shares of Lightspeed Commerce by 214.4% in the fourth quarter. Blue Trust Inc. now owns 1,503 shares of the company’s stock worth $25,000 after acquiring an additional 1,025 shares in the last quarter. Mitsubishi UFJ Asset Management Co. Ltd. grew its holdings in Lightspeed Commerce by 27.4% during the 4th quarter. Mitsubishi UFJ Asset Management Co. Ltd. now owns 10,073 shares of the company’s stock worth $158,000 after acquiring an additional 2,168 shares in the last quarter. Bayesian Capital Management LP bought a new stake in shares of Lightspeed Commerce in the 4th quarter worth about $165,000. Susquehanna Fundamental Investments LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Lightspeed Commerce in the 4th quarter valued at about $256,000. Finally, Twinbeech Capital LP acquired a new stake in Lightspeed Commerce during the fourth quarter valued at approximately $261,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 68.68% of the company’s stock.

Lightspeed Commerce Company Profile

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.