Precision Drilling (PD) Competitors

Lightspeed Commerce (TSE:LSPD) and Precision Drilling (TSE:PD) are both computer and technology companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, risk, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, community ranking, profitability, institutional ownership, earnings and valuation.

Does the MarketBeat Community favor LSPD or PD?

Precision Drilling received 451 more outperform votes than Lightspeed Commerce when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 68.51% of users gave Lightspeed Commerce an outperform vote while only 67.89% of users gave Precision Drilling an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Lightspeed Commerce	Outperform Votes 198 68.51%	Underperform Votes 91 31.49%
Precision Drilling	Outperform Votes 649 67.89%	Underperform Votes 307 32.11%

Is LSPD or PD more profitable?

Precision Drilling has a net margin of 11.71% compared to Lightspeed Commerce's net margin of -15.55%. Precision Drilling's return on equity of 15.01% beat Lightspeed Commerce's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Lightspeed Commerce	-15.55%	-6.24%	-3.79%
Precision Drilling	11.71%	15.01%	4.87%

Does the media prefer LSPD or PD?

In the previous week, Lightspeed Commerce and Lightspeed Commerce both had 1 articles in the media. Precision Drilling's average media sentiment score of 0.75 beat Lightspeed Commerce's score of 0.00 indicating that Precision Drilling is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Lightspeed Commerce	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Precision Drilling	0 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has more risk and volatility, LSPD or PD?

Lightspeed Commerce has a beta of 2.69, indicating that its stock price is 169% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Precision Drilling has a beta of 2.76, indicating that its stock price is 176% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has preferable valuation & earnings, LSPD or PD?

Precision Drilling has higher revenue and earnings than Lightspeed Commerce. Lightspeed Commerce is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Precision Drilling, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Lightspeed Commerce	C$966.28M	3.85	-C$150.27M	-C$1.34	-18.32
Precision Drilling	C$1.91B	0.69	C$223.73M	C$16.02	5.80

Do institutionals and insiders believe in LSPD or PD?

62.8% of Lightspeed Commerce shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 65.3% of Precision Drilling shares are held by institutional investors. 9.9% of Lightspeed Commerce shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 2.1% of Precision Drilling shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Do analysts prefer LSPD or PD?

Lightspeed Commerce currently has a consensus price target of C$28.08, suggesting a potential upside of 14.39%. Precision Drilling has a consensus price target of C$126.00, suggesting a potential upside of 35.69%. Given Precision Drilling's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Precision Drilling is more favorable than Lightspeed Commerce.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Lightspeed Commerce	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.80
Precision Drilling	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	8 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.11

Summary

Precision Drilling beats Lightspeed Commerce on 15 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.