Financial Comparison: YXT.COM Group (NASDAQ:YXT) & Lightspeed Commerce (NYSE:LSPD)

Lightspeed Commerce (NYSE:LSPD) and YXT.COM Group (NASDAQ:YXT) are both small-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, institutional ownership, dividends, earnings, profitability, analyst recommendations and risk.

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of recent ratings and target prices for Lightspeed Commerce and YXT.COM Group, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Lightspeed Commerce	2	11	5	1	2.26
YXT.COM Group	1	0	0	0	1.00

Lightspeed Commerce presently has a consensus target price of $13.66, indicating a potential upside of 14.71%. Given Lightspeed Commerce’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, research analysts plainly believe Lightspeed Commerce is more favorable than YXT.COM Group.

Insider and Institutional Ownership

68.7% of Lightspeed Commerce shares are owned by institutional investors. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Risk and Volatility

Lightspeed Commerce has a beta of 2.08, meaning that its stock price is 108% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, YXT.COM Group has a beta of 5.51, meaning that its stock price is 451% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares Lightspeed Commerce and YXT.COM Group”s revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Lightspeed Commerce	$1.08 billion	1.50	-$667.20 million	($4.55)	-2.62
YXT.COM Group	$318.33 million	0.16	-$12.57 million	N/A	N/A

YXT.COM Group has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Lightspeed Commerce.

Profitability

This table compares Lightspeed Commerce and YXT.COM Group’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Lightspeed Commerce	-59.16%	0.39%	0.36%
YXT.COM Group	N/A	N/A	N/A

Summary

Lightspeed Commerce beats YXT.COM Group on 9 of the 12 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Lightspeed Commerce

Lightspeed Commerce Inc. engages in sale of cloud-based software subscriptions and payments solutions for small and midsize businesses, retailers, restaurants, and golf course operators in North America, Europe, the United Kingdom, Australia, New Zealand, and internationally. Its Software as a Service platform enables customers to engage with consumers, manage operations, accept payments, etc. The company's cloud platforms are designed interrelated elements, such as omni-channel consumer experience, a comprehensive back-office operations management suite to improve customers' efficiency and insight, and the facilitation of payments. Its platform functionalities include full omni-channel capabilities, point of sale (POS), product and menu management, employee and inventory management, analytics and reporting, multi-location connectivity, order-ahead and curbside pickup functionality, loyalty, and customer management solutions. The company also offers tailored financial solutions, such as Lightspeed Retail, Lightspeed eCommerce, Lightspeed Restaurant, and Lightspeed B2B solutions. In addition, it sells hardware, including tablets, customer facing displays, receipt printers, networking hardware, cash drawers, payment terminals, servers, stands, bar-code scanners, and an assortment of accessories, as well as provides installation and implementation services. The company was formerly known as Lightspeed POS Inc. and changed its name to Lightspeed Commerce Inc. in August 2021. Lightspeed Commerce Inc. was incorporated in 2005 and is headquartered in Montreal, Canada.

About YXT.COM Group

YXT.COM Group Holding Limited, through its subsidiaries, provides digital corporate learning solution in the People’s Republic of China. The company offers corporate learning platform, personalized e-learning system, teaching tools, and online courses, as well as offline courses and courseware recording service. It also engages in the technology development; and sale of Software-as-a-Service and content. YXT.COM Group Holding Limited was formerly known as Unicentury Group Holding Limited and changed its name to YXT.COM Group Holding Limited in May 2021. The company was founded in 2011 and is based in Suzhou, the People’s Republic of China.