Lesaka Technologies (LSAK) Competitors

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

Which has better valuation and earnings, LSAK or IREN?

Lesaka Technologies has higher revenue and earnings than Iris Energy.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Lesaka Technologies	$574.08M	0.60	-$17.44M	-$0.82	-5.16
Iris Energy	$372.10M	4.49	-$28.95M	N/A	N/A

Does the media favor LSAK or IREN?

In the previous week, Iris Energy had 48 more articles in the media than Lesaka Technologies. MarketBeat recorded 49 mentions for Iris Energy and 1 mentions for Lesaka Technologies. Iris Energy's average media sentiment score of 0.52 beat Lesaka Technologies' score of 0.46 indicating that Iris Energy is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Lesaka Technologies	0 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Iris Energy	14 Very Positive mention(s)	9 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	2 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do analysts recommend LSAK or IREN?

Iris Energy has a consensus price target of $20.30, suggesting a potential upside of 128.35%. Given Iris Energy's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Iris Energy is more favorable than Lesaka Technologies.

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)	0.00
Iris Energy	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	10 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Which has more risk & volatility, LSAK or IREN?

Lesaka Technologies has a beta of 0.67, indicating that its share price is 33% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Iris Energy has a beta of 3.67, indicating that its share price is 267% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer LSAK or IREN?

Iris Energy received 75 more outperform votes than Lesaka Technologies when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 79.17% of users gave Iris Energy an outperform vote while only 33.33% of users gave Lesaka Technologies an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Lesaka Technologies	Outperform Votes 1 33.33%	Underperform Votes 2 66.67%
Iris Energy	Outperform Votes 76 79.17%	Underperform Votes 20 20.83%

Is LSAK or IREN more profitable?

Lesaka Technologies has a net margin of -7.94% compared to Iris Energy's net margin of -17.94%. Iris Energy's return on equity of -3.98% beat Lesaka Technologies' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Lesaka Technologies	-7.94%	-24.96%	-7.95%
Iris Energy	-17.94%	-3.98%	-3.33%

Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in LSAK or IREN?

24.2% of Lesaka Technologies shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 41.1% of Iris Energy shares are owned by institutional investors. 4.0% of Lesaka Technologies shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 21.5% of Iris Energy shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

Iris Energy beats Lesaka Technologies on 14 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.