National Bank Financial Forecasts LSPD FY2025 Earnings

Lightspeed Commerce Inc. (NYSE:LSPD) – Research analysts at National Bank Financial cut their FY2025 earnings estimates for Lightspeed Commerce in a note issued to investors 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 announced its quarterly 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 negative net margin of 11.75% and a positive return on equity of 0.61%.

Other equities analysts have also recently issued reports about the stock. Benchmark dropped their price objective on shares of Lightspeed Commerce from $21.00 to $16.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research note on Thursday. Piper Sandler dropped their price target on Lightspeed Commerce from $13.00 to $11.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a research report on Thursday. Royal Bank of Canada decreased their price objective on Lightspeed Commerce from $20.00 to $15.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a research report on Tuesday. UBS Group dropped their target price on Lightspeed Commerce from $17.00 to $14.50 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a report on Friday, February 7th. Finally, Scotiabank decreased their price target on Lightspeed Commerce from $19.00 to $17.00 and set a “sector outperform” rating on the stock in a report on Tuesday. Eight equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, six have assigned a buy rating and one has issued a strong buy rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $16.82.

Lightspeed Commerce Stock Down 5.8 %

NYSE LSPD opened at $9.37 on Thursday. The stock has a 50 day moving average price of $12.63 and a 200-day moving average price of $14.73. Lightspeed Commerce has a one year low of $9.25 and a one year high of $18.96. The company has a market capitalization of $1.43 billion, a P/E ratio of -11.71, a P/E/G ratio of 3.03 and a beta of 2.44. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.01, a quick ratio of 5.99 and a current ratio of 6.10.

Institutional Trading of Lightspeed Commerce

Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of the stock. 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. purchased a new position in shares of Lightspeed Commerce during the fourth quarter valued at $24,334,000. Connor Clark & Lunn Investment Management Ltd. raised its holdings in shares of Lightspeed Commerce by 266.2% in 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 acquiring an additional 986,100 shares in the last quarter. Intact Investment Management Inc. lifted its stake in Lightspeed Commerce by 94.5% in the fourth quarter. Intact Investment Management Inc. now owns 1,707,257 shares of the company’s stock worth $26,031,000 after acquiring an additional 829,577 shares during the period. Finally, D. E. Shaw & Co. Inc. grew its holdings in Lightspeed Commerce by 304.8% during the 4th 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 in the last quarter. 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.