GCL Global (GCL) Competitors

GCL Global (NASDAQ:GCL) and Lightspeed Commerce (NYSE:LSPD) are both small-cap computer software companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, dividends, media sentiment, profitability, risk and earnings.

Which has more volatility & risk, GCL or LSPD?

GCL Global has a beta of 0.38, indicating that its stock price is 62% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Lightspeed Commerce has a beta of 2.48, indicating that its stock price is 148% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media prefer GCL or LSPD?

In the previous week, Lightspeed Commerce had 19 more articles in the media than GCL Global. MarketBeat recorded 22 mentions for Lightspeed Commerce and 3 mentions for GCL Global. GCL Global's average media sentiment score of 0.69 beat Lightspeed Commerce's score of 0.43 indicating that GCL Global is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
GCL Global	2 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Lightspeed Commerce	5 Very Positive mention(s)	3 Positive mention(s)	6 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Do insiders & institutionals hold more shares of GCL or LSPD?

36.6% of GCL Global shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 68.7% of Lightspeed Commerce shares are held by institutional investors. 49.4% of GCL Global shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Do analysts rate GCL or LSPD?

Lightspeed Commerce has a consensus price target of $14.74, indicating a potential upside of 18.07%. Given Lightspeed Commerce's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Lightspeed Commerce is more favorable than GCL Global.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
GCL Global	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00
Lightspeed Commerce	1 Sell rating(s)	12 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.22

Which has better earnings and valuation, GCL or LSPD?

GCL Global has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Lightspeed Commerce.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
GCL Global	$142.07M	3.32	$5.59M	N/A	N/A
Lightspeed Commerce	$1.08B	1.59	-$667.20M	-$4.50	-2.77

Is GCL or LSPD more profitable?

GCL Global has a net margin of 0.00% compared to Lightspeed Commerce's net margin of -61.11%. Lightspeed Commerce's return on equity of 0.33% beat GCL Global's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
GCL Global	N/A	N/A	N/A
Lightspeed Commerce	-61.11%	0.33%	0.31%

Summary

Lightspeed Commerce beats GCL Global on 9 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.