In the latest close session, Lightspeed Commerce Inc. (LSPD) was down 1.16% at $10.25. The stock fell short of the S&P 500, which registered a gain of 0.89% for the day. On the other hand, the Dow registered a gain of 0.74%, and the technology-centric Nasdaq increased by 1.29%.
Shares of the company witnessed a gain of 14.08% over the previous month, beating the performance of the Computer and Technology sector with its loss of 6.6%, and the S&P 500's loss of 0.63%.
The investment community will be paying close attention to the earnings performance of Lightspeed Commerce Inc. in its upcoming release. The company is slated to reveal its earnings on July 30, 2026. It is anticipated that the company will report an EPS of $0.11, marking a 83.33% rise compared to the same quarter of the previous year. Alongside, our most recent consensus estimate is anticipating revenue of $310.5 million, indicating a 1.82% upward movement from the same quarter last year.
For the full year, the Zacks Consensus Estimates project earnings of $0.55 per share and a revenue of $1.25 billion, demonstrating changes of +25% and +2.08%, respectively, from the preceding year.
Investors should also note any recent changes to analyst estimates for Lightspeed Commerce Inc. These latest adjustments often mirror the shifting dynamics of short-term business patterns. As a result, we can interpret positive estimate revisions as a good sign for the business outlook.
Our research shows that these estimate changes are directly correlated with near-term stock prices. To exploit this, we've formed the Zacks Rank, a quantitative model that includes these estimate changes and presents a viable rating system.
Ranging from #1 (Strong Buy) to #5 (Strong Sell), the Zacks Rank system has a proven, outside-audited track record of outperformance, with #1 stocks returning an average of +25% annually since 1988. Over the last 30 days, the Zacks Consensus EPS estimate has witnessed an unchanged state. Lightspeed Commerce Inc. currently has a Zacks Rank of #4 (Sell).
Investors should also note Lightspeed Commerce Inc.'s current valuation metrics, including its Forward P/E ratio of 18.77. This represents a discount compared to its industry average Forward P/E of 19.97.
We can additionally observe that LSPD currently boasts a PEG ratio of 1.07. This metric is used similarly to the famous P/E ratio, but the PEG ratio also takes into account the stock's expected earnings growth rate. As the market closed yesterday, the Internet - Software industry was having an average PEG ratio of 1.1.
The Internet - Software industry is part of the Computer and Technology sector. With its current Zacks Industry Rank of 85, this industry ranks in the top 35% of all industries, numbering over 250.
The Zacks Industry Rank is ordered from best to worst in terms of the average Zacks Rank of the individual companies within each of these sectors. Our research shows that the top 50% rated industries outperform the bottom half by a factor of 2 to 1.
Keep in mind to rely on Zacks.com to watch all these stock-impacting metrics, and more, in the succeeding trading sessions.
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