Financial Survey: VSee Health (NASDAQ:VSEE) versus Lightspeed Commerce (NYSE:LSPD)

VSee Health (NASDAQ:VSEE) and Lightspeed Commerce (NYSE:LSPD) are both small-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, dividends, analyst recommendations, risk, profitability, valuation and earnings.

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares VSee Health and Lightspeed Commerce”s revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
VSee Health	$14.43 million	0.09	-$57.70 million	($0.31)	-1.16
Lightspeed Commerce	$1.16 billion	1.27	-$667.20 million	($4.55)	-2.37

VSee Health has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Lightspeed Commerce. Lightspeed Commerce is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than VSee Health, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Institutional and Insider Ownership

1.0% of VSee Health shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 68.7% of Lightspeed Commerce shares are held by institutional investors. 20.2% of VSee Health shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Profitability

This table compares VSee Health and Lightspeed Commerce’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
VSee Health	-69.80%	N/A	-43.98%
Lightspeed Commerce	-59.16%	0.39%	0.36%

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of recent recommendations and price targets for VSee Health and Lightspeed Commerce, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
VSee Health	1	0	0	1	2.50
Lightspeed Commerce	2	12	5	0	2.16

VSee Health presently has a consensus target price of $5.00, suggesting a potential upside of 1,285.04%. Lightspeed Commerce has a consensus target price of $13.66, suggesting a potential upside of 26.56%. Given VSee Health’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities analysts clearly believe VSee Health is more favorable than Lightspeed Commerce.

About VSee Health

VSee Health, Inc. is a no-code or low-code software as a service (SaaS) platform that enables clinicians and enterprises to create their telehealth workflows without programming. It engages in providing timely, quality healthcare to patients regardless of geographical barriers. The company is headquartered in Boca Raton, FL.

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. The company's cloud platforms are designed interrelated elements, such as omni-channel consumer experience, a comprehensive back-office operations management suite to improve customers' efficiency and insight, and the facilitation of payments. Its platform functionalities include full omni-channel capabilities, point of sale (POS), product and menu management, employee and inventory management, analytics and reporting, multi-location connectivity, order-ahead and curbside pickup functionality, loyalty, and customer management solutions. The company also offers tailored financial solutions, such as Lightspeed Retail, Lightspeed eCommerce, Lightspeed Restaurant, and Lightspeed B2B solutions. In addition, it sells hardware, including tablets, customer facing displays, receipt printers, networking hardware, cash drawers, payment terminals, servers, stands, bar-code scanners, and an assortment of accessories, as well as provides installation and implementation services. The company was formerly known as Lightspeed POS Inc. and changed its name to Lightspeed Commerce Inc. in August 2021. Lightspeed Commerce Inc. was incorporated in 2005 and is headquartered in Montreal, Canada.