Lesaka Technologies (LSAK) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Lesaka Technologies, Inc. is a financial technology company that provides digital payments and other financial services to consumers and businesses in Southern Africa. The company serves individuals who are underserved by traditional banking institutions, as well as merchants in the informal and formal economies.

Lesaka’s consumer offerings include transactional banking services, digital wallets, money transfers, insurance and credit-related products. Its merchant business provides payment acceptance solutions, point-of-sale services, cash management, banking tools and other value-added financial services designed to help businesses manage collections, payments and daily operations.

The company operates primarily in South Africa and has a presence in several other Southern African markets, including Botswana, Lesotho, Eswatini and Namibia. Lesaka was formerly known as Net 1 UEPS Technologies, Inc. and adopted its current name in 2022. It is listed on the Nasdaq under the symbol LSAK and on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange under the symbol LSK.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $4.63 to $4.87
• 50-Day Range: $4.13 to $4.89
• 52-Week Range: $3.62 to $5.54
• Volume: 269,146 shs
• Average Volume: 212,655 shs
• Market Capitalization: $404.93 million
• P/E Ratio: 118.03
• Dividend Yield: N/A
• Price Target: $7.56
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy

Lesaka Technologies Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Lesaka Technologies scored higher than 40% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 655th out of 833 stocks in the finance sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 3.7 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Moderate Buy

Consensus Rating

Lesaka Technologies has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.67, and is based on 1 strong buy rating, no buy ratings, 2 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

Upside Potential

Lesaka Technologies has a consensus price target of $7.56, representing about 60.2% upside from its current price of $4.72.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Lesaka Technologies has only been the subject of 2 research reports in the past 90 days.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 0.0 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: N/A

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Lesaka Technologies is 118.03, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 38.89.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Lesaka Technologies is 118.03, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the Finance sector average P/E ratio of about 24.64.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Lesaka Technologies has a P/B Ratio of 1.97. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 3.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Healthy

Percentage of Shares Shorted

0.34% of the float of Lesaka Technologies has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Lesaka Technologies has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 2.45, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Lesaka Technologies has recently increased by 24.87%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 0.0 / 5
• Dividend Strength: N/A

Dividend Yield

Lesaka Technologies does not currently pay a dividend.

Dividend Growth

Lesaka Technologies does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

News and Social Media

• Score: 1.4 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.27

News Sentiment

Lesaka Technologies has a news sentiment score of 0.27. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a lower news sentiment than the 0.56 average news sentiment score of Finance companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 2 news articles for Lesaka Technologies this week, compared to 3 articles on an average week.

Company Ownership

• Score: 0.5 / 5
• Insider Trading: N/A

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Lesaka Technologies insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

5.10% of the stock of Lesaka Technologies is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

24.19% of the stock of Lesaka Technologies is held by institutions.

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 8/15/2026
• Today: 10/09/2026
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 11/04/2026
• Fiscal Year End: 6/30/2027

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NASDAQ
• Sector: Finance
• Industry: Financial Services
• Sub-Industry: Transaction & Payment Processing Services
• Current Symbol: NASDAQ:LSAK
• CIK: 1041514
• Web: www.lesakatech.com
• Phone: (711) 343-2000
• Fax: 27-11-442-5908
• Employees: 3,900
• Year Founded: 1997

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for Lesaka Technologies: $7.56
• High Price Target: $7.56
• Low Price Target: $7.56
• Potential Upside/Downside: +60.2%
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.67
• Research Coverage: 3 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $0.04
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 118.03
• Forward P/E Ratio: 22.48
• P/E Growth: N/A
• Net Income: $2.76 million
• Net Margins: 0.43%
• Pretax Margin: 0.52%
• Return on Equity: 1.65%
• Return on Assets: 0.46%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 0.95
• Current Ratio: 1.59
• Quick Ratio: 1.47

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $721.55 million
• Price / Sales: 0.56
• Cash Flow: $0.59 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 7.97
• Book Value: $2.39 per share
• Price / Book: 1.97

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 85,790,000
• Free Float: 81,419,000
• Market Cap: $404.93 million
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 0.36