Lightspeed Commerce (LSPD) Competitors

Vanguard FTSE Canadian High Dividend Yield Index ETF (TSE:VDY) and Lightspeed Commerce (TSE:LSPD) are both computer software companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their media sentiment, profitability, dividends, valuation, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, earnings and risk.

Do analysts prefer VDY or LSPD?

Lightspeed Commerce has a consensus price target of C$18.30, indicating a potential upside of 13.38%. Given Lightspeed Commerce's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Lightspeed Commerce is more favorable than Vanguard FTSE Canadian High Dividend Yield Index ETF.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Vanguard FTSE Canadian High Dividend Yield Index ETF	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)	4 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.40

Is VDY or LSPD more profitable?

Vanguard FTSE Canadian High Dividend Yield Index ETF has a net margin of 0.00% compared to Lightspeed Commerce's net margin of -11.75%. Vanguard FTSE Canadian High Dividend Yield Index ETF's return on equity of 0.00% beat Lightspeed Commerce's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Vanguard FTSE Canadian High Dividend Yield Index ETF	N/A	N/A	N/A
Lightspeed Commerce	-11.75%	-5.25%	-3.79%

Which has better earnings & valuation, VDY or LSPD?

Vanguard FTSE Canadian High Dividend Yield Index ETF has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Lightspeed Commerce.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Vanguard FTSE Canadian High Dividend Yield Index ETF	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Lightspeed Commerce	C$740.40M	2.37	-C$86.99M	-C$1.13	-14.34

Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in VDY or LSPD?

62.8% of Lightspeed Commerce shares are owned by institutional investors. 9.9% of Lightspeed Commerce shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Does the media refer more to VDY or LSPD?

In the previous week, Lightspeed Commerce had 4 more articles in the media than Vanguard FTSE Canadian High Dividend Yield Index ETF. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for Lightspeed Commerce and 0 mentions for Vanguard FTSE Canadian High Dividend Yield Index ETF. Lightspeed Commerce's average media sentiment score of 0.52 beat Vanguard FTSE Canadian High Dividend Yield Index ETF's score of 0.00 indicating that Lightspeed Commerce is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Vanguard FTSE Canadian High Dividend Yield Index ETF	Neutral
Lightspeed Commerce	Positive

Summary

Lightspeed Commerce beats Vanguard FTSE Canadian High Dividend Yield Index ETF on 8 of the 11 factors compared between the two stocks.