Royal Bank Of Canada Lowers Lightspeed Commerce (NYSE:LSPD) Price Target to $13.00

Lightspeed Commerce (NYSE:LSPD) had its price target lowered by equities research analysts at Royal Bank Of Canada from $15.00 to $13.00 in a report issued on Friday,Benzinga reports. The firm currently has an “outperform” rating on the stock. Royal Bank Of Canada’s price target suggests a potential upside of 40.39% from the stock’s current price.

A number of other equities research analysts also recently weighed in on LSPD. Weiss Ratings reissued a “sell (d-)” rating on shares of Lightspeed Commerce in a report on Thursday, January 22nd. Barclays lowered their price target on shares of Lightspeed Commerce from $15.00 to $14.00 and set an “equal weight” rating on the stock in a research report on Monday, January 12th. TD Securities raised shares of Lightspeed Commerce to a “hold” rating in a report on Thursday, January 15th. BTIG Research decreased their target price on shares of Lightspeed Commerce from $16.00 to $15.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research report on Thursday. Finally, Zacks Research downgraded shares of Lightspeed Commerce from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Monday, January 19th. Five research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, eleven have issued a Hold rating and two have given a Sell rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, Lightspeed Commerce presently has an average rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $13.40.

Lightspeed Commerce Trading Down 0.5%

Shares of NYSE:LSPD opened at $9.26 on Friday. Lightspeed Commerce has a 12-month low of $7.34 and a 12-month high of $14.34. The business has a 50 day moving average of $11.60 and a 200-day moving average of $11.91. The company has a quick ratio of 4.58, a current ratio of 4.66 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.01. The stock has a market cap of $1.26 billion, a PE ratio of -2.00, a P/E/G ratio of 12.47 and a beta of 2.07.

Lightspeed Commerce (NYSE:LSPD) last announced its earnings results on Thursday, February 5th. The company reported $0.15 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.13 by $0.02. The company had revenue of $312.35 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $311.28 million. Lightspeed Commerce had a positive return on equity of 0.37% and a negative net margin of 58.15%.The firm’s quarterly revenue was up 11.5% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter last year, the company earned $0.12 earnings per share. As a group, equities research analysts forecast that Lightspeed Commerce will post 0.08 earnings per share for the current year.

Institutional Trading of Lightspeed Commerce

Several large investors have recently made changes to their positions in LSPD. Connor Clark & Lunn Investment Management Ltd. raised its position in Lightspeed Commerce by 28.7% during the third quarter. Connor Clark & Lunn Investment Management Ltd. now owns 2,752,669 shares of the company’s stock valued at $31,778,000 after purchasing an additional 613,369 shares in the last quarter. Arrowstreet Capital Limited Partnership increased its stake in shares of Lightspeed Commerce by 29.1% in the 2nd quarter. Arrowstreet Capital Limited Partnership now owns 2,468,872 shares of the company’s stock valued at $28,948,000 after purchasing an additional 556,724 shares during the last quarter. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. raised its holdings in shares of Lightspeed Commerce by 151.8% during the 1st quarter. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. now owns 2,148,959 shares of the company’s stock worth $18,803,000 after buying an additional 1,295,469 shares in the last quarter. Bank of America Corp DE lifted its position in shares of Lightspeed Commerce by 5.2% during the 3rd quarter. Bank of America Corp DE now owns 1,971,125 shares of the company’s stock worth $22,766,000 after buying an additional 97,183 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Ameriprise Financial Inc. lifted its position in shares of Lightspeed Commerce by 0.5% during the 3rd quarter. Ameriprise Financial Inc. now owns 1,948,620 shares of the company’s stock worth $22,507,000 after buying an additional 9,503 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 68.68% of the company’s stock.

Lightspeed Commerce News Summary

Here are the key news stories impacting Lightspeed Commerce this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Q3 beat and revenue growth — Lightspeed reported $0.15 EPS (above consensus) and revenue of $312.3M, up ~11% Y/Y, driven by transaction growth and payments adoption; this demonstrates ongoing top-line momentum. Article Title
• Positive Sentiment: Profitability and cash-flow improvements — Management reported gross margin expansion to ~43%, positive operating cash flow of $28.9M and adjusted free cash flow of $14.9M, which support a path to improved unit economics. Article Title
• Positive Sentiment: Customer and GTV traction — Lightspeed added ~2,600 net customer locations and saw double-digit growth in key segments (retail NA, hospitality EU), supporting future recurring revenue and payment volume. Article Title
• Neutral Sentiment: Analyst price-target adjustments — BTIG and RBC lowered price targets (BTIG to $15; RBC to $13) but retained buy/outperform stances, leaving meaningful upside implied but at reduced valuations. Article Title Article Title
• Negative Sentiment: Mixed market reception and continued net losses — Coverage and press noted a “cool” investor reception despite the beat; the company still shows a negative net margin and reported a quarterly loss in headline coverage, which keeps sentiment cautious. Article Title
• Negative Sentiment: Analyst consensus is mixed — MarketBeat/aggregators show an average “Hold” from analysts (majority hold or neutral ratings), indicating limited near-term conviction from the street. Article Title

About Lightspeed Commerce

Lightspeed Commerce Inc is a Canadian technology company that develops cloud-based point-of-sale (POS) and e-commerce software for small and medium-sized businesses across the retail and hospitality sectors. Its integrated platform enables merchants to manage sales, inventory, customer relationships and analytics through a single interface. By combining in-store and online channels, Lightspeed helps businesses streamline operations and improve customer engagement in an increasingly omnichannel marketplace.

The company’s product suite includes POS terminals, payment processing services, inventory management tools, customer loyalty programs and data reporting dashboards.