Brokers Set Expectations for LSPD FY2025 Earnings

Lightspeed Commerce Inc. (NYSE:LSPD) – Investment analysts at National Bank Financial raised their FY2025 EPS estimates for Lightspeed Commerce in a report released on Wednesday, March 26th. National Bank Financial analyst R. Tse now expects that the company will earn $0.10 per share for the year, up from their prior estimate of $0.08. 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 $0.22 EPS.

Lightspeed Commerce (NYSE:LSPD) last posted its earnings results on Thursday, February 6th. The company reported $0.03 EPS for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates 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%.

LSPD has been the subject of several other research reports. 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 report on Friday. Atb Cap Markets lowered Lightspeed Commerce from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Wednesday, March 26th. Morgan Stanley reduced their price objective on Lightspeed Commerce from $17.00 to $14.00 and set an “equal weight” rating on the stock in a research note on Friday. UBS Group lowered their price objective on Lightspeed Commerce from $17.00 to $14.50 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a research note on Friday, February 7th. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company cut their target price on Lightspeed Commerce from $13.00 to $11.00 and set an “equal weight” rating on the stock in a research report on Friday. Eleven analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, six have issued a buy rating and one has assigned a strong buy rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, the company currently has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $15.09.

Lightspeed Commerce Stock Down 3.8 %

Shares of LSPD opened at $8.75 on Monday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.01, a current ratio of 6.10 and a quick ratio of 5.99. The stock has a market capitalization of $1.34 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -10.93, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 3.03 and a beta of 2.44. Lightspeed Commerce has a 1 year low of $8.72 and a 1 year high of $18.96. The business’s 50 day simple moving average is $12.40 and its 200-day simple moving average is $14.71.

Institutional Trading of Lightspeed Commerce

Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of LSPD. Arrowstreet Capital Limited Partnership increased its holdings in Lightspeed Commerce by 37,065.0% during the 4th quarter. Arrowstreet Capital Limited Partnership now owns 4,181,809 shares of the company’s stock worth $63,688,000 after purchasing an additional 4,170,557 shares during the period. Ameriprise Financial Inc. bought a new position in shares of Lightspeed Commerce during the 4th quarter worth $24,334,000. Connor Clark & Lunn Investment Management Ltd. increased its stake in shares of Lightspeed Commerce by 266.2% during the fourth quarter. Connor Clark & Lunn Investment Management Ltd. now owns 1,356,600 shares of the company’s stock valued at $20,660,000 after buying an additional 986,100 shares during the period. Intact Investment Management Inc. raised its holdings in shares of Lightspeed Commerce by 94.5% in the fourth quarter. Intact Investment Management Inc. now owns 1,707,257 shares of the company’s stock valued at $26,031,000 after acquiring an additional 829,577 shares in the last quarter. Finally, D. E. Shaw & Co. Inc. lifted its stake in Lightspeed Commerce by 304.8% in the fourth quarter. D. E. Shaw & Co. Inc. now owns 397,752 shares of the company’s stock worth $6,061,000 after acquiring an additional 299,482 shares during the period. 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.