Vanguard FTSE Canadian High Dividend Yield Index ETF (VDY) Competitors

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

Is LSPD or VDY 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 -15.55%. 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
Lightspeed Commerce	-15.55%	-6.24%	-3.79%
Vanguard FTSE Canadian High Dividend Yield Index ETF	N/A	N/A	N/A

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

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

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in LSPD or VDY?

Lightspeed Commerce received 187 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 68.51% of users gave Lightspeed Commerce an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Lightspeed Commerce	Outperform Votes 198 68.51%	Underperform Votes 91 31.49%
Vanguard FTSE Canadian High Dividend Yield Index ETF	Outperform Votes 11 78.57%	Underperform Votes 3 21.43%

Do analysts rate LSPD or VDY?

Lightspeed Commerce currently has a consensus target price of C$28.08, suggesting a potential upside of 15.33%. Given Lightspeed Commerce's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities research analysts plainly 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
Lightspeed Commerce	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.80
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

Which has higher earnings and valuation, LSPD or VDY?

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

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Lightspeed Commerce	C$966.28M	3.82	-C$150.27M	-C$1.34	-18.17
Vanguard FTSE Canadian High Dividend Yield Index ETF	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A

Does the media prefer LSPD or VDY?

In the previous week, Vanguard FTSE Canadian High Dividend Yield Index ETF had 1 more articles in the media than Lightspeed Commerce. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for Vanguard FTSE Canadian High Dividend Yield Index ETF and 0 mentions for Lightspeed Commerce. Vanguard FTSE Canadian High Dividend Yield Index ETF's average media sentiment score of 0.88 beat Lightspeed Commerce's score of 0.00 indicating that Vanguard FTSE Canadian High Dividend Yield Index ETF is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

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

Summary

Lightspeed Commerce beats Vanguard FTSE Canadian High Dividend Yield Index ETF on 7 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks.