Lesaka Technologies (LSAK) Competitors

Cipher Mining (NASDAQ:CIFR) and Lesaka Technologies (NASDAQ:LSAK) are both business services companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their risk, valuation, institutional ownership, earnings, media sentiment, dividends, profitability and analyst recommendations.

Which has more volatility and risk, CIFR or LSAK?

Cipher Mining has a beta of 2.72, meaning that its stock price is 172% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Lesaka Technologies has a beta of 0.67, meaning that its stock price is 33% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media refer more to CIFR or LSAK?

In the previous week, Cipher Mining had 10 more articles in the media than Lesaka Technologies. MarketBeat recorded 13 mentions for Cipher Mining and 3 mentions for Lesaka Technologies. Cipher Mining's average media sentiment score of 0.76 beat Lesaka Technologies' score of 0.00 indicating that Cipher Mining is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Cipher Mining	7 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Lesaka Technologies	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Which has higher earnings and valuation, CIFR or LSAK?

Lesaka Technologies has higher revenue and earnings than Cipher Mining. Cipher Mining is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Lesaka Technologies, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Cipher Mining	$152.09M	13.76	-$44.63M	-$0.36	-17.33
Lesaka Technologies	$574.08M	0.66	-$17.44M	-$0.82	-5.71

Is CIFR or LSAK more profitable?

Lesaka Technologies has a net margin of -11.11% compared to Cipher Mining's net margin of -81.21%. Cipher Mining's return on equity of -17.77% beat Lesaka Technologies' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Cipher Mining	-81.21%	-17.77%	-14.88%
Lesaka Technologies	-11.11%	-46.20%	-14.35%

Do analysts prefer CIFR or LSAK?

Cipher Mining presently has a consensus price target of $7.63, indicating a potential upside of 22.20%. Given Cipher Mining's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, research analysts clearly believe Cipher Mining is more favorable than Lesaka Technologies.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Cipher Mining	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	10 Buy rating(s)	2 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.08
Lesaka Technologies	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00

Do institutionals and insiders believe in CIFR or LSAK?

12.3% of Cipher Mining shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 24.2% of Lesaka Technologies shares are held by institutional investors. 2.9% of Cipher Mining 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 large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

Cipher Mining beats Lesaka Technologies on 10 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.