Equities Analysts Set Expectations for LSPD FY2025 Earnings

Lightspeed Commerce Inc. (NYSE:LSPD) – Investment analysts at National Bank Financial increased their FY2025 earnings estimates for shares of Lightspeed Commerce in a research report issued on Wednesday, March 26th. National Bank Financial analyst R. Tse now anticipates that the company will post earnings of $0.10 per share for the year, up from their prior forecast 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.

LSPD has been the subject of a number of other research reports. Wells Fargo & Company dropped their price target on shares of Lightspeed Commerce from $13.00 to $11.00 and set an “equal weight” rating for the company in a research note on Friday, March 28th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. cut their target price on shares of Lightspeed Commerce from $13.00 to $10.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a research note on Monday. BMO Capital Markets decreased their price target on Lightspeed Commerce from $15.00 to $14.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a research note on Thursday, March 27th. Stifel Nicolaus cut their price objective on Lightspeed Commerce from $15.00 to $12.00 and set a “hold” rating on the stock in a research note on Friday, March 28th. Finally, Bank of America reduced their target price on Lightspeed Commerce from $20.00 to $18.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a report on Thursday, March 27th. Eleven 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. According to data from MarketBeat, Lightspeed Commerce currently has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $15.09.

Lightspeed Commerce Stock Performance

Shares of LSPD opened at $8.92 on Monday. The firm has a market cap of $1.36 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -11.14, a PEG ratio of 3.03 and a beta of 2.44. The company has a quick ratio of 5.99, a current ratio of 6.10 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.01. The business’s 50 day moving average is $12.28 and its two-hundred day moving average is $14.69. Lightspeed Commerce has a 52-week low of $8.54 and a 52-week high of $18.96.

Lightspeed Commerce (NYSE:LSPD) last released its quarterly 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

Several hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the company. Blue Trust Inc. increased 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 valued at $25,000 after purchasing an additional 1,025 shares during the period. Mitsubishi UFJ Asset Management Co. Ltd. grew its holdings in Lightspeed Commerce by 27.4% in the 4th quarter. Mitsubishi UFJ Asset Management Co. Ltd. now owns 10,073 shares of the company’s stock worth $158,000 after buying an additional 2,168 shares in the last quarter. Bayesian Capital Management LP bought a new stake in Lightspeed Commerce during the 4th quarter valued at $165,000. Susquehanna Fundamental Investments LLC bought a new stake in Lightspeed Commerce during the 4th quarter valued at $256,000. Finally, Twinbeech Capital LP acquired a new position in Lightspeed Commerce during the 4th quarter worth $261,000. 68.68% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

About Lightspeed Commerce

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.