Lightspeed Commerce (LSPD) Competitors $9.94 -0.21 (-2.02%) Closing price 03/26/2025 03:58 PM EasternExtended Trading$9.85 -0.09 (-0.91%) As of 03/26/2025 06:35 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock LSPD vs. PSN, WAY, CCCS, S, GLBE, PATH, IONQ, SAIC, VERX, and OSShould you be buying Lightspeed Commerce stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Lightspeed Commerce include Parsons (PSN), Waystar (WAY), CCC Intelligent Solutions (CCCS), SentinelOne (S), Global-E Online (GLBE), UiPath (PATH), IonQ (IONQ), Science Applications International (SAIC), Vertex (VERX), and Onestream (OS). These companies are all part of the "computer software" industry. Lightspeed Commerce vs. Parsons Waystar CCC Intelligent Solutions SentinelOne Global-E Online UiPath IonQ Science Applications International Vertex Onestream Lightspeed Commerce (NYSE:LSPD) and Parsons (NYSE:PSN) are both business services companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their risk, analyst recommendations, earnings, institutional ownership, valuation, community ranking, dividends, profitability and media sentiment. Which has more volatility & risk, LSPD or PSN? Lightspeed Commerce has a beta of 2.44, indicating that its share price is 144% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Parsons has a beta of 0.78, indicating that its share price is 22% less volatile than the S&P 500. Do insiders & institutionals believe in LSPD or PSN? 68.7% of Lightspeed Commerce shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 98.0% of Parsons shares are held by institutional investors. 1.1% of Parsons 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. Is LSPD or PSN more profitable? Parsons has a net margin of 1.30% compared to Lightspeed Commerce's net margin of -11.75%. Parsons' return on equity of 12.82% beat Lightspeed Commerce's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Lightspeed Commerce-11.75% 0.61% 0.57% Parsons 1.30%12.82%5.73% Does the MarketBeat Community believe in LSPD or PSN? Parsons received 22 more outperform votes than Lightspeed Commerce when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 60.29% of users gave Parsons an outperform vote while only 53.16% of users gave Lightspeed Commerce an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformLightspeed CommerceOutperform Votes10153.16% Underperform Votes8946.84% ParsonsOutperform Votes12360.29% Underperform Votes8139.71% Which has stronger valuation & earnings, LSPD or PSN? Parsons has higher revenue and earnings than Lightspeed Commerce. Lightspeed Commerce is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Parsons, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioLightspeed Commerce$1.05B1.44-$163.96M-$0.80-12.42Parsons$6.75B0.97$161.15M$0.7680.49 Does the media refer more to LSPD or PSN? In the previous week, Lightspeed Commerce had 8 more articles in the media than Parsons. MarketBeat recorded 20 mentions for Lightspeed Commerce and 12 mentions for Parsons. Parsons' average media sentiment score of 0.47 beat Lightspeed Commerce's score of 0.14 indicating that Parsons is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Lightspeed Commerce 3 Very Positive mention(s) 4 Positive mention(s) 5 Neutral mention(s) 3 Negative mention(s) 1 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Parsons 7 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 3 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Do analysts prefer LSPD or PSN? Lightspeed Commerce presently has a consensus target price of $17.89, suggesting a potential upside of 80.10%. Parsons has a consensus target price of $99.44, suggesting a potential upside of 62.57%. Given Lightspeed Commerce's higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Lightspeed Commerce is more favorable than Parsons.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Lightspeed Commerce 0 Sell rating(s) 8 Hold rating(s) 6 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.53Parsons 0 Sell rating(s) 2 Hold rating(s) 8 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.80 SummaryParsons beats Lightspeed Commerce on 14 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks. Remove Ads Get Lightspeed Commerce News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for LSPD and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding {thisCompany.Symbol} and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NYSE and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart LSPD vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricLightspeed CommercePrepackaged software IndustryBusiness SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$1.52B$23.43B$7.38B$19.65BDividend YieldN/A2.05%2.52%3.75%P/E Ratio-12.42110.5530.5933.83Price / Sales1.4421.80163.0728.00Price / Cash33.9386.0631.5117.54Price / Book0.658.484.934.60Net Income-$163.96M$436.62M$195.81M$1.02B7 Day Performance-6.05%0.21%0.46%-0.05%1 Month Performance-22.41%-5.62%-2.76%-1.94%1 Year Performance-28.93%8.16%6.76%5.06% Lightspeed Commerce Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)LSPDLightspeed Commerce3.8516 of 5 stars$9.94-2.0%$17.89+80.1%-28.3%$1.52B$1.05B-12.421,800Analyst ForecastShort Interest ↑News CoveragePSNParsons3.5414 of 5 stars$59.29+1.8%$99.44+67.7%-24.7%$6.33B$6.75B78.026,180Buyback AnnouncementWAYWaystar2.3153 of 5 stars$36.72+0.7%$40.75+11.0%N/A$6.32B$943.55M0.001,400Short Interest ↑Positive NewsCCCSCCC Intelligent Solutions3.3911 of 5 stars$9.40+0.9%$13.14+39.8%-23.7%$6.18B$944.80M470.492,325Positive NewsSSentinelOne3.3295 of 5 stars$19.04+2.8%$26.59+39.7%-10.6%$6.12B$821.46M-20.252,300Insider TradeGLBEGlobal-E Online4.3688 of 5 stars$37.12+2.9%$59.08+59.2%+2.6%$6.10B$752.76M-84.36470Analyst UpgradeShort Interest ↑News CoveragePositive NewsGap UpPATHUiPath3.0374 of 5 stars$10.89+0.0%$14.53+33.5%-50.5%$5.98B$1.43B-68.034,010Analyst ForecastIONQIonQ2.4689 of 5 stars$25.18+0.7%$44.80+77.9%+172.2%$5.61B$43.07M-31.09100Short Interest ↑SAICScience Applications International4.3408 of 5 stars$111.85+7.1%$136.11+21.7%-14.0%$5.47B$7.38B18.8624,000Dividend AnnouncementHigh Trading VolumeVERXVertex4.2044 of 5 stars$34.43+2.5%$50.00+45.2%+18.3%$5.45B$666.78M191.261,300OSOnestream3.5085 of 5 stars$21.91+3.8%$35.11+60.3%N/A$5.23B$489.41M0.001,300 Remove Ads Related Companies and Tools Related Companies PSN Alternatives WAY Alternatives CCCS Alternatives S Alternatives GLBE Alternatives PATH Alternatives IONQ Alternatives SAIC Alternatives VERX Alternatives OS Alternatives Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NYSE:LSPD) was last updated on 3/27/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersA market crash is coming—here’s whenThe stock market cycle I've used to identify the most likely day of the next market crash is the exact same in...Chaikin Analytics | SponsoredYour Wealth is Under AttackPlease don't wait—this is your moment to take action. 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