National Bank Financial Forecasts LSPD FY2025 Earnings

Lightspeed Commerce Inc. (NYSE:LSPD) – Equities researchers at National Bank Financial upped their FY2025 earnings estimates for Lightspeed Commerce in a report issued on Wednesday, March 26th. National Bank Financial analyst R. Tse now forecasts that the company will post earnings per share of $0.10 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 reports. Benchmark cut their price target on shares of Lightspeed Commerce from $21.00 to $16.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a report on Thursday, March 27th. UBS Group cut their target price on shares of Lightspeed Commerce from $17.00 to $14.50 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a research note on Friday, February 7th. Barclays decreased their price target on shares of Lightspeed Commerce from $15.00 to $13.00 and set an “equal weight” rating on the stock in a research report on Friday, March 28th. BMO Capital Markets cut their price objective on Lightspeed Commerce from $15.00 to $14.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a research report on Thursday, March 27th. Finally, Scotiabank reduced their price objective on Lightspeed Commerce from $19.00 to $17.00 and set a “sector outperform” rating for the company in a research note on Tuesday, March 25th. Eleven analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, six have given a buy rating and one has assigned a strong buy rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $15.09.

Lightspeed Commerce Trading Up 1.9 %

Shares of LSPD stock opened at $8.92 on Monday. The stock has a 50-day simple moving average of $12.28 and a 200 day simple moving average of $14.69. The stock has a market capitalization of $1.36 billion, a P/E ratio of -11.14, a P/E/G ratio of 3.03 and a beta of 2.44. Lightspeed Commerce has a fifty-two week low of $8.54 and a fifty-two week high of $18.96. The company has a quick ratio of 5.99, a current ratio of 6.10 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.01.

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

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Lightspeed Commerce

Institutional investors and hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the business. Blue Trust Inc. increased its holdings in shares of Lightspeed Commerce by 214.4% in the 4th 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 position in Lightspeed Commerce by 27.4% during the fourth quarter. Mitsubishi UFJ Asset Management Co. Ltd. now owns 10,073 shares of the company’s stock valued at $158,000 after purchasing an additional 2,168 shares in the last quarter. Bayesian Capital Management LP acquired a new position in Lightspeed Commerce in the 4th quarter valued at approximately $165,000. Susquehanna Fundamental Investments LLC purchased a new stake in Lightspeed Commerce in the 4th quarter worth approximately $256,000. Finally, Twinbeech Capital LP acquired a new stake in shares of Lightspeed Commerce during the 4th quarter valued at $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.