Lesaka Technologies (LSAK) Competitors

$4.87
-0.01 (-0.20%)
(As of 05/17/2024 ET)

LSAK vs. MTC, SHAP, API, OPFI, LGCL, BLDE, CLMB, BYRN, VSTA, and ARQ

Should you be buying Lesaka Technologies stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Lesaka Technologies include MMTec (MTC), Spree Acquisition Corp. 1 (SHAP), Agora (API), OppFi (OPFI), Lucas GC (LGCL), Blade Air Mobility (BLDE), Climb Global Solutions (CLMB), Byrna Technologies (BYRN), Vasta Platform (VSTA), and ARQ (ARQ). These companies are all part of the "business services" sector.

Lesaka Technologies vs.

Lesaka Technologies (NASDAQ:LSAK) and MMTec (NASDAQ:MTC) are both small-cap business services companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, institutional ownership, media sentiment, risk, analyst recommendations, dividends, valuation, community ranking and profitability.

In the previous week, Lesaka Technologies had 8 more articles in the media than MMTec. MarketBeat recorded 8 mentions for Lesaka Technologies and 0 mentions for MMTec. Lesaka Technologies' average media sentiment score of 0.99 beat MMTec's score of 0.00 indicating that Lesaka Technologies is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Overall Sentiment
Lesaka Technologies Positive
MMTec Neutral

24.2% of Lesaka Technologies shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 0.3% of MMTec shares are held by institutional investors. 4.4% of Lesaka Technologies shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 12.8% of MMTec shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Lesaka Technologies has a beta of 0.95, indicating that its stock price is 5% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, MMTec has a beta of 1.85, indicating that its stock price is 85% more volatile than the S&P 500.

MMTec has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Lesaka Technologies.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Lesaka Technologies$527.97M0.59-$35.07M-$0.38-12.82
MMTec$870K686.01$48.96MN/AN/A

MMTec received 59 more outperform votes than Lesaka Technologies when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 60.61% of users gave MMTec an outperform vote while only 33.33% of users gave Lesaka Technologies an outperform vote.

CompanyUnderperformOutperform
Lesaka TechnologiesOutperform Votes
1
33.33%
Underperform Votes
2
66.67%
MMTecOutperform Votes
60
60.61%
Underperform Votes
39
39.39%

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Lesaka Technologies
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
0 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
N/A
MMTec
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
0 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
N/A

MMTec has a net margin of 0.00% compared to Lesaka Technologies' net margin of -4.41%. MMTec's return on equity of 0.00% beat Lesaka Technologies' return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Lesaka Technologies-4.41% -13.73% -4.38%
MMTec N/A N/A N/A

Summary

MMTec beats Lesaka Technologies on 9 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks.

New MarketBeat Followers Over Time

This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding LSAK and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period.
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Media Sentiment Over Time

This chart shows the average media sentiment of NASDAQ and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.
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LSAK vs. The Competition

MetricLesaka TechnologiesFunctions related to depository banking IndustryBusiness SectorNASDAQ Exchange
Market Cap$309.73M$1.90B$6.70B$7.96B
Dividend YieldN/A4.92%2.89%3.91%
P/E Ratio-12.826.7830.9515.36
Price / Sales0.590.691,079.7077.84
Price / CashN/A11.7927.8931.98
Price / Book1.791.874.824.76
Net Income-$35.07M$126.58M$115.50M$217.17M
7 Day Performance-2.79%1.43%1.61%2.90%
1 Month Performance15.68%6.31%4.87%6.57%
1 Year Performance27.15%1.67%8.05%10.17%

Lesaka Technologies Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
MTC
MMTec
0 of 5 stars
$3.33
+44.8%
N/A+641.6%$283.52M$870,000.000.0057Positive News
Gap Up
High Trading Volume
SHAP
Spree Acquisition Corp. 1
0 of 5 stars
$10.91
flat
N/AN/A$283.07MN/A-1,091.00N/AUpcoming Earnings
High Trading Volume
API
Agora
0.4178 of 5 stars
$2.76
+0.4%
$3.20
+15.9%
-5.5%$296.67M$141.54M-3.171,001
OPFI
OppFi
3.1326 of 5 stars
$2.70
+0.7%
$4.25
+57.4%
+36.0%$299.48M$508.95M-134.93445
LGCL
Lucas GC
0 of 5 stars
$3.43
+7.5%
N/AN/A$272.89M$207.60M0.00245Positive News
High Trading Volume
BLDE
Blade Air Mobility
1.7823 of 5 stars
$3.58
-1.1%
$8.50
+137.4%
+18.7%$270.04M$225.18M-4.71231Short Interest ↑
CLMB
Climb Global Solutions
3.3026 of 5 stars
$56.88
-2.6%
$68.00
+19.5%
+12.7%$267.68M$359.40M22.05342Short Interest ↑
BYRN
Byrna Technologies
0.5237 of 5 stars
$13.56
-2.8%
$13.50
-0.4%
+122.6%$308.35M$42.64M-48.43106Short Interest ↑
VSTA
Vasta Platform
3.7496 of 5 stars
$3.83
+0.8%
$6.00
+56.9%
+1.7%$309.83M$297.70M-21.252,012
ARQ
ARQ
0 of 5 stars
$7.87
-1.3%
N/AN/A$263.41M$99.18M-15.74N/A

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This page (NASDAQ:LSAK) was last updated on 5/18/2024 by MarketBeat.com Staff

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