Lesaka Technologies (LSAK) Competitors $4.66 -0.05 (-1.06%) As of 04:00 PM Eastern This is a fair market value price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisChartCompetitorsEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock LSAK vs. CIFR, VBTX, LC, LOB, TFIN, OPFI, BTDR, BY, GHLD, and LXShould you be buying Lesaka Technologies stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Lesaka Technologies include Cipher Mining (CIFR), Veritex (VBTX), LendingClub (LC), Live Oak Bancshares (LOB), Triumph Financial (TFIN), OppFi (OPFI), Bitdeer Technologies Group (BTDR), Byline Bancorp (BY), Guild (GHLD), and LexinFintech (LX). These companies are all part of the "banking" industry. Lesaka Technologies vs. Its Competitors Cipher Mining Veritex LendingClub Live Oak Bancshares Triumph Financial OppFi Bitdeer Technologies Group Byline Bancorp Guild LexinFintech 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. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioCipher Mining$152.09M13.76-$44.63M-$0.36-17.33Lesaka Technologies$574.08M0.66-$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) 3.08Lesaka 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. SummaryCipher Mining beats Lesaka Technologies on 10 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 LSAK 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 TechnologiesTechnology Services IndustryBusiness SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$382.68M$2.43B$15.35B$9.04BDividend YieldN/A1.40%2.70%4.03%P/E Ratio-5.7131.2228.7420.14Price / Sales0.6635.4541.48137.14Price / Cash44.8044.2526.6858.41Price / Book1.695.876.245.60Net Income-$17.44M$32.07M$188.15M$248.43M7 Day Performance0.32%3.05%1.49%5.15%1 Month Performance14.99%5.94%3.39%7.62%1 Year Performance-0.43%57.88%40.91%21.56% Lesaka Technologies Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)LSAKLesaka Technologies0.161 of 5 stars$4.68-0.6%N/A-0.8%$382.68M$574.08M-5.712,531News CoverageGap UpCIFRCipher Mining1.8115 of 5 stars$4.78+12.2%$7.63+59.5%+43.2%$1.43B$151.27M-13.2810Insider TradeOptions VolumeHigh Trading VolumeVBTXVeritex4.221 of 5 stars$26.10-0.2%$30.25+15.9%+34.1%$1.42B$797.62M12.79770Positive NewsLCLendingClub4.8165 of 5 stars$12.04+0.6%$16.13+33.9%+49.0%$1.37B$787.01M27.361,002News CoverageAnalyst ForecastLOBLive Oak Bancshares3.8978 of 5 stars$29.90-0.5%$41.33+38.2%-4.9%$1.36B$498.34M20.62960TFINTriumph Financial1.2962 of 5 stars$55.11-2.3%$68.20+23.8%-19.5%$1.32B$487.93M148.951,553News CoverageUpcoming EarningsOPFIOppFi1.4253 of 5 stars$14.00-4.2%$13.63-2.7%+293.7%$1.27B$525.96M-37.84570News CoverageHigh Trading VolumeBTDRBitdeer Technologies Group3.2303 of 5 stars$11.48+3.5%$20.10+75.1%+15.7%$1.24B$349.78M-2.81211Trending NewsAnalyst ForecastBYByline Bancorp4.185 of 5 stars$26.76-0.1%$33.25+24.3%+21.1%$1.24B$624.78M9.911,027GHLDGuild1.7565 of 5 stars$19.78+0.1%$16.50-16.6%+38.4%$1.23B$1.05B28.675,270High Trading VolumeLXLexinFintech3.8384 of 5 stars$7.21-1.1%$13.60+88.6%+321.8%$1.23B$1.95B6.804,667News Coverage Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Cipher Mining Competitors Veritex Competitors LendingClub Competitors Live Oak Bancshares Competitors Triumph Financial Competitors OppFi Competitors Bitdeer Technologies Group Competitors Byline Bancorp Competitors Guild Competitors LexinFintech 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 7/10/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersI was wrong about TrumpI made a mistake. 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