
TSE:LSPD
This summary was created by AI, based on 7 opinions in the last 12 months.
Lightspeed Commerce Inc (LSPD-T) is currently experiencing significant challenges in a competitive software market. Analysts indicate volatility in its price, with various price targets, including a notably high $30.35 from one review, which contrasts sharply with the general sentiment pointing to a more conservative target of $18.05. The stock has witnessed breakdowns in support levels, with discussions of potential further declines to $17. Despite a history as a former 'darling' in the tech space, recent management changes and lack of positive momentum over consecutive quarters have raised concerns. Some experts see promise in its low valuation as it trades at about 2x sales, particularly when generating positive cash flow, but they stress caution as a turnaround has yet to be validated amidst rumors and restructuring efforts that have yet to yield visible improvements.
LSPD vs SHOP SHOP does have some profits. He'd be a buyer, but closer to the 200 day, which is $493. He's a fundamentalist at heart. Still, if you focus too much on that, you'll miss the boat. Look at the chart, price to sales, and whether the business is well run and necessary to commerce. You can't wait for just the numbers. Longer term, you can own it. LSPD won't be the next Shopify, but it does have a lot of good growth vectors. You can pick away at it here at these beaten up levels.
They're moving into the retails payments space as a software company, a competitor to Square. There's a lot of growth at 35% revenue YOY. Results last week missed expectations, though, so that resulted in a pullback. He prefers MSFT in the payments side, and software stocks are very expensive. Be nimble if the markets turn against them.
It's trading at a higher multiple than even Shopify, but LSPD's growth is also very high. LSPD doesn't fit in his portfolios, but LSPD is in a business with legs. Canadian analysts call this a strong buy, but one American calls LSPD a hold--a caveat. To maintain momentum, LSPD must be top-notch executors.
LSPD-T vs. SHOP-T vs. SQ-N. He owned SHOP-T and then sold it and it was a mistake. None of the three companies meet his criteria. They have rapidly growing top line but the bottom line is not where it should be. LSPD-T bought another company recently and the stock price reacted favorably. We don't know enough about their bottom lines to be comfortable with them. These are fairly aggressive positions, especially at these levels. These would not be large allocations but if you wanted a little punt and accepted the volatility then these would probably be okay. SHOP-T would be the leader of the three.