FY2025 EPS Estimate for Lightspeed Commerce Cut by Analyst

Lightspeed Commerce Inc. (NYSE:LSPD) – Investment analysts at National Bank Financial lowered their FY2025 earnings per share estimates for shares of Lightspeed Commerce in a research report issued on Monday, March 24th. National Bank Financial analyst R. Tse now expects that the company will post earnings per share of $0.08 for the year, down from their previous 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.

Lightspeed Commerce (NYSE:LSPD) last posted its 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%.

Several other equities research analysts have also commented on LSPD. Piper Sandler dropped their price target on shares of Lightspeed Commerce from $13.00 to $11.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a research note on Thursday. Wells Fargo & Company dropped their price target on shares of Lightspeed Commerce from $13.00 to $11.00 and set an “equal weight” rating on the stock in a research report on Friday. Barclays cut their price objective on Lightspeed Commerce from $15.00 to $13.00 and set an “equal weight” rating for the company in a research report on Friday. Scotiabank dropped their target price on shares of Lightspeed Commerce from $19.00 to $17.00 and set a “sector outperform” rating on the stock in a research report on Tuesday. Finally, BMO Capital Markets dropped their price target on Lightspeed Commerce from $15.00 to $14.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a research report on Thursday. Eleven 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, the company has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $16.09.

Lightspeed Commerce Trading Down 3.1 %

Shares of NYSE:LSPD opened at $9.08 on Thursday. 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 company’s 50-day moving average price is $12.52 and its 200 day moving average price is $14.71. The company has a market cap of $1.39 billion, a PE ratio of -11.34, a P/E/G ratio of 3.03 and a beta of 2.44. Lightspeed Commerce has a fifty-two week low of $9.00 and a fifty-two week high of $18.96.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Lightspeed Commerce

Institutional investors and hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of the business. Blue Trust Inc. raised its holdings in shares of Lightspeed Commerce by 214.4% during 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 during the period. Mitsubishi UFJ Asset Management Co. Ltd. boosted its stake 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 purchasing an additional 2,168 shares during the period. Bayesian Capital Management LP bought a new position in Lightspeed Commerce during 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 bought a new stake in shares of Lightspeed Commerce in the fourth quarter valued at about $261,000. 68.68% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

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.