Lightspeed Commerce (LSPD) Competitors

Vanguard FTSE Canadian High Dividend Yield Index ETF (TSE:VDY) and Lightspeed Commerce (TSE:LSPD) are both mid-cap manufacturing companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their media sentiment, community ranking, valuation, analyst recommendations, dividends, risk, profitability, institutional ownership and earnings.

Do analysts rate VDY or LSPD?

Lightspeed Commerce has a consensus price target of C$20.31, suggesting a potential upside of 8.56%. 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	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.57

Which has higher 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	2.75	-C$86.99M	-C$1.13	-16.63

Does the media favor VDY or LSPD?

In the previous week, Lightspeed Commerce had 5 more articles in the media than Vanguard FTSE Canadian High Dividend Yield Index ETF. MarketBeat recorded 5 mentions for Lightspeed Commerce and 0 mentions for Vanguard FTSE Canadian High Dividend Yield Index ETF. Vanguard FTSE Canadian High Dividend Yield Index ETF's average media sentiment score of 0.88 beat Lightspeed Commerce's score of 0.08 indicating that Vanguard FTSE Canadian High Dividend Yield Index ETF is being referred to more favorably in the media.

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

Do institutionals and insiders believe in VDY or LSPD?

62.8% of Lightspeed Commerce shares are held by institutional investors. 9.9% of Lightspeed Commerce shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

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%

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer VDY or LSPD?

Lightspeed Commerce received 191 more outperform votes than Vanguard FTSE Canadian High Dividend Yield Index ETF when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 78.57% of users gave Vanguard FTSE Canadian High Dividend Yield Index ETF an outperform vote while only 68.24% of users gave Lightspeed Commerce an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Vanguard FTSE Canadian High Dividend Yield Index ETF	Outperform Votes 11 78.57%	Underperform Votes 3 21.43%
Lightspeed Commerce	Outperform Votes 202 68.24%	Underperform Votes 94 31.76%

Summary

Lightspeed Commerce beats Vanguard FTSE Canadian High Dividend Yield Index ETF on 8 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks.