Workiva (NYSE:WK – Get Free Report) and Lightspeed Commerce (NYSE:LSPD – Get Free Report) are both technology companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, dividends, valuation, earnings and profitability.
Profitability
This table compares Workiva and Lightspeed Commerce’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| Workiva | 4.87% | -140.17% | 3.74% |
| Lightspeed Commerce | -7.81% | 1.06% | 0.95% |
Analyst Ratings
This is a summary of recent ratings and recommmendations for Workiva and Lightspeed Commerce, as reported by MarketBeat.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Workiva | 1 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 2.91 |
| Lightspeed Commerce | 3 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 2.06 |
Valuation & Earnings
This table compares Workiva and Lightspeed Commerce”s revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Workiva | $884.57 million | 4.43 | -$26.17 million | $0.82 | 85.13 |
| Lightspeed Commerce | $1.23 billion | 1.11 | -$144.41 million | ($0.70) | -14.09 |
Workiva has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Lightspeed Commerce. Lightspeed Commerce is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Workiva, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Institutional & Insider Ownership
92.2% of Workiva shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 68.7% of Lightspeed Commerce shares are held by institutional investors. 4.8% of Workiva shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.
Risk & Volatility
Workiva has a beta of 0.49, meaning that its stock price is 51% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Lightspeed Commerce has a beta of 1.84, meaning that its stock price is 84% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Summary
Workiva beats Lightspeed Commerce on 12 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.
About Workiva
Workiva Inc., together with its subsidiaries, provides cloud-based reporting solutions in the United States and internationally. The company offers Workiva platform, a multi-tenant cloud software that provides data linking capabilities; audit trail services; administrators access management; and allows customers to connect data from multiple enterprise resource planning, human capital management, and customer relationship management systems, as well as other third-party cloud and on-premise applications. It serves public and private companies, government agencies, and higher-education institutions. Workiva Inc. was founded in 2008 and is headquartered in Ames, Iowa.
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.
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