Lesaka Technologies (LSAK) Competitors $4.63 +0.08 (+1.76%) As of 04/30/2025 04:00 PM Eastern Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisChartCompetitorsEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock LSAK vs. CLBK, SUPV, HUT, LX, CCB, VBTX, TFIN, LC, LOB, and IRENShould you be buying Lesaka Technologies stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Lesaka Technologies include Columbia Financial (CLBK), Grupo Supervielle (SUPV), Hut 8 (HUT), LexinFintech (LX), Coastal Financial (CCB), Veritex (VBTX), Triumph Financial (TFIN), LendingClub (LC), Live Oak Bancshares (LOB), and Iris Energy (IREN). These companies are all part of the "banking" industry. Lesaka Technologies vs. Columbia Financial Grupo Supervielle Hut 8 LexinFintech Coastal Financial Veritex Triumph Financial LendingClub Live Oak Bancshares Iris Energy Columbia Financial (NASDAQ:CLBK) and Lesaka Technologies (NASDAQ:LSAK) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their community ranking, valuation, institutional ownership, dividends, earnings, profitability, media sentiment, analyst recommendations and risk. Do insiders & institutionals believe in CLBK or LSAK? 12.7% of Columbia Financial shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 24.2% of Lesaka Technologies shares are held by institutional investors. 3.4% of Columbia Financial shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 4.0% of Lesaka Technologies shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. Which has higher valuation and earnings, CLBK or LSAK? Columbia Financial has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Lesaka Technologies. Columbia Financial is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Lesaka Technologies, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioColumbia Financial$179.88M7.84-$11.65M-$0.12-112.25Lesaka Technologies$576.60M0.64-$17.44M-$0.61-7.59 Do analysts recommend CLBK or LSAK? Columbia Financial currently has a consensus price target of $17.00, suggesting a potential upside of 26.21%. Given Columbia Financial's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities research analysts clearly believe Columbia Financial is more favorable than Lesaka Technologies.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Columbia Financial 0 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.00Lesaka Technologies 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 0.00 Is CLBK or LSAK more profitable? Columbia Financial has a net margin of -2.39% compared to Lesaka Technologies' net margin of -7.94%. Columbia Financial's return on equity of 2.20% beat Lesaka Technologies' return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Columbia Financial-2.39% 2.20% 0.22% Lesaka Technologies -7.94%-24.96%-7.95% Does the media prefer CLBK or LSAK? In the previous week, Columbia Financial had 5 more articles in the media than Lesaka Technologies. MarketBeat recorded 6 mentions for Columbia Financial and 1 mentions for Lesaka Technologies. Lesaka Technologies' average media sentiment score of 1.89 beat Columbia Financial's score of 0.89 indicating that Lesaka Technologies is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Overall Sentiment Columbia Financial Positive Lesaka Technologies Very Positive Does the MarketBeat Community prefer CLBK or LSAK? Columbia Financial received 137 more outperform votes than Lesaka Technologies when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 67.98% of users gave Columbia Financial an outperform vote while only 33.33% of users gave Lesaka Technologies an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformColumbia FinancialOutperform Votes13867.98% Underperform Votes6532.02% Lesaka TechnologiesOutperform Votes133.33% Underperform Votes266.67% Which has more volatility and risk, CLBK or LSAK? Columbia Financial has a beta of 0.13, meaning that its stock price is 87% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Lesaka Technologies has a beta of 0.76, meaning that its stock price is 24% less volatile than the S&P 500. SummaryColumbia Financial beats Lesaka Technologies on 11 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Lesaka Technologies News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for LSAK and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding {thisCompany.Symbol} and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?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.Skip Chart LSAK vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricLesaka TechnologiesFunctions related to depository banking IndustryBusiness SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$366.35M$1.51B$22.17B$7.82BDividend YieldN/A4.08%2.62%4.22%P/E Ratio-7.598.3630.7518.48Price / Sales0.640.54172.23103.91Price / Cash46.6119.4831.5134.62Price / Book1.832.365.034.25Net Income-$17.44M$157.09M$195.49M$248.23M7 Day Performance1.76%2.96%6.21%3.29%1 Month Performance-8.68%83.87%2.36%2.42%1 Year Performance4.51%58.67%12.66%5.54% Lesaka Technologies Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)LSAKLesaka Technologies0.9771 of 5 stars$4.63+1.8%N/A+4.5%$360.02M$576.60M-7.592,660Upcoming EarningsNews CoveragePositive NewsGap DownCLBKColumbia Financial0.7981 of 5 stars$13.66-0.2%$17.00+24.5%-18.9%$1.43B$179.88M-113.83750News CoveragePositive NewsSUPVGrupo Supervielle1.8704 of 5 stars$15.55-1.8%$13.67-12.1%+137.4%$1.38B$1.15T21.604,810Short Interest ↑HUTHut 83.2699 of 5 stars$13.11-2.2%$27.67+111.0%+56.6%$1.36B$671.72M0.00219Upcoming EarningsPositive NewsGap DownLXLexinFintech4.0568 of 5 stars$8.13-1.2%$13.60+67.3%+367.3%$1.33B$14.20B12.903,900Short Interest ↓Positive NewsCCBCoastal Financial4.2077 of 5 stars$87.96-0.1%$98.75+12.3%+112.4%$1.32B$452.86M27.06380Earnings ReportUpcoming EarningsAnalyst ForecastNews CoveragePositive NewsVBTXVeritex4.8316 of 5 stars$23.35+0.2%$30.25+29.6%+19.5%$1.27B$435.91M11.97770Short Interest ↓TFINTriumph Financial2.684 of 5 stars$53.69+2.0%$68.20+27.0%-24.1%$1.26B$415.91M99.431,430Gap DownLCLendingClub4.8903 of 5 stars$10.98+0.2%$16.00+45.7%+30.3%$1.25B$787.01M24.401,580Earnings ReportAnalyst ForecastNews CoveragePositive NewsGap DownLOBLive Oak Bancshares4.0631 of 5 stars$27.15+2.1%$42.25+55.6%-19.0%$1.24B$498.34M18.72960IRENIris Energy4.1563 of 5 stars$6.39-2.3%$20.40+219.2%+40.8%$1.20B$283.73M0.00100Short Interest ↑News CoveragePositive NewsGap Down Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Columbia Financial Competitors Grupo Supervielle Competitors Hut 8 Competitors LexinFintech Competitors Coastal Financial Competitors Veritex Competitors Triumph Financial Competitors LendingClub Competitors Live Oak Bancshares Competitors Iris Energy Competitors Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NASDAQ:LSAK) was last updated on 5/1/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersHow to invest in Elon Musk’s Optimus before its launchElon Musk is set to completely take over the AI industry with Optimus… A breakthrough AI-powered robot that El...InvestorPlace | SponsoredIs he more powerful than Trump? 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