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

Lightspeed Commerce (NYSE:LSPD) had its target price reduced by Royal Bank Of Canada from $15.00 to $13.00 in a report published on Friday morning,Benzinga reports. They currently have an outperform rating on the stock.

A number of other analysts have also commented on LSPD. Zacks Research lowered shares of Lightspeed Commerce from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Monday, January 19th. Barclays reduced their price objective on shares of Lightspeed Commerce from $15.00 to $14.00 and set an “equal weight” rating for the company in a report on Monday, January 12th. Weiss Ratings reissued a “sell (d-)” rating on shares of Lightspeed Commerce in a research report on Thursday, January 22nd. National Bankshares dropped their price target on shares of Lightspeed Commerce from $15.00 to $13.00 and set a “sector perform” rating on the stock in a research report on Thursday, October 23rd. Finally, BTIG Research cut their price target on Lightspeed Commerce from $16.00 to $15.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research note on Thursday. Five analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, eleven have issued a Hold rating and two have assigned a Sell rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has an average rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $13.40.

Lightspeed Commerce Stock Performance

Shares of LSPD opened at $9.26 on Friday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.01, a current ratio of 4.52 and a quick ratio of 4.44. The stock has a 50-day moving average of $11.60 and a 200-day moving average of $11.90. The company has a market cap of $1.26 billion, a PE ratio of -2.00, a P/E/G ratio of 11.81 and a beta of 2.07. Lightspeed Commerce has a one year low of $7.34 and a one year high of $14.34.

Lightspeed Commerce (NYSE:LSPD) last posted its quarterly 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 business had revenue of $312.35 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate 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 revenue for the quarter was up 11.5% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the prior year, the business earned $0.12 EPS. On average, equities research analysts predict that Lightspeed Commerce will post 0.08 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Lightspeed Commerce

Institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of the business. Bank of America Corp DE lifted its holdings in Lightspeed Commerce by 846.0% during the second quarter. Bank of America Corp DE now owns 1,873,942 shares of the company’s stock valued at $21,944,000 after purchasing an additional 1,675,853 shares during the last quarter. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. raised its position in shares of Lightspeed Commerce by 151.8% in the first quarter. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. now owns 2,148,959 shares of the company’s stock valued at $18,803,000 after purchasing an additional 1,295,469 shares during the period. ANTIPODES PARTNERS Ltd lifted its stake in shares of Lightspeed Commerce by 3,784.7% during the 2nd quarter. ANTIPODES PARTNERS Ltd now owns 1,150,227 shares of the company’s stock valued at $13,472,000 after buying an additional 1,120,618 shares in the last quarter. Connor Clark & Lunn Investment Management Ltd. lifted its stake in shares of Lightspeed Commerce by 43.7% during the 2nd quarter. Connor Clark & Lunn Investment Management Ltd. now owns 2,139,300 shares of the company’s stock valued at $25,121,000 after buying an additional 650,200 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Arrowstreet Capital Limited Partnership boosted its holdings in Lightspeed Commerce by 29.1% in the 2nd quarter. Arrowstreet Capital Limited Partnership now owns 2,468,872 shares of the company’s stock worth $28,948,000 after buying an additional 556,724 shares during the period. 68.68% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Key Headlines Impacting Lightspeed Commerce

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

Lightspeed Commerce Company Profile

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.