Comparing Lightspeed Commerce (NYSE:LSPD) and VSee Health (NASDAQ:VSEE)

VSee Health (NASDAQ:VSEE) and Lightspeed Commerce (NYSE:LSPD) are both computer and technology companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, valuation, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, earnings, profitability and dividends.

Institutional & Insider Ownership

1.0% of VSee Health shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 68.7% of Lightspeed Commerce shares are owned by institutional investors. 20.2% of VSee Health shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of recent recommendations for VSee Health and Lightspeed Commerce, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
VSee Health	1	0	0	1	2.50
Lightspeed Commerce	2	12	5	0	2.16

VSee Health presently has a consensus price target of $5.00, indicating a potential upside of 1,202.08%. Lightspeed Commerce has a consensus price target of $13.66, indicating a potential upside of 18.96%. Given VSee Health’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities analysts clearly believe VSee Health is more favorable than Lightspeed Commerce.

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares VSee Health and Lightspeed Commerce”s gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
VSee Health	$10.42 million	N/A	-$57.70 million	($0.31)	-1.24
Lightspeed Commerce	$1.08 billion	1.45	-$667.20 million	($4.55)	-2.52

VSee Health has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Lightspeed Commerce. Lightspeed Commerce is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than VSee Health, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Profitability

This table compares VSee Health and Lightspeed Commerce’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
VSee Health	-69.80%	N/A	-43.98%
Lightspeed Commerce	-59.16%	0.39%	0.36%

About VSee Health

VSee Health, Inc. is a no-code or low-code software as a service (SaaS) platform that enables clinicians and enterprises to create their telehealth workflows without programming. It engages in providing timely, quality healthcare to patients regardless of geographical barriers. The company is headquartered in Boca Raton, FL.

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.