Lesaka Technologies (LSAK) Competitors $4.75 0.00 (0.00%) Closing price 08/15/2025 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$4.76 +0.01 (+0.32%) As of 08/15/2025 04:10 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock LSAK vs. CLBK, CCB, LOB, MBIN, BTDR, TFIN, GHLD, QCRH, BY, and BFCShould you be buying Lesaka Technologies stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Lesaka Technologies include Columbia Financial (CLBK), Coastal Financial (CCB), Live Oak Bancshares (LOB), Merchants Bancorp (MBIN), Bitdeer Technologies Group (BTDR), Triumph Financial (TFIN), Guild (GHLD), QCR (QCRH), Byline Bancorp (BY), and Bank First National (BFC). These companies are all part of the "banking" industry. Lesaka Technologies vs. Its Competitors Columbia Financial Coastal Financial Live Oak Bancshares Merchants Bancorp Bitdeer Technologies Group Triumph Financial Guild QCR Byline Bancorp Bank First National Lesaka Technologies (NASDAQ:LSAK) and Columbia Financial (NASDAQ:CLBK) are both small-cap banking companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, valuation, analyst recommendations, risk, media sentiment, earnings, dividends and institutional ownership. Which has higher earnings and valuation, LSAK or CLBK? Columbia Financial has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Lesaka Technologies. Lesaka Technologies is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Columbia Financial, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioLesaka Technologies$574.08M0.67-$17.44M-$0.82-5.79Columbia Financial$489.17M3.12-$11.65M$0.06242.33 Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in LSAK or CLBK? 24.2% of Lesaka Technologies shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 12.7% of Columbia Financial shares are held by institutional investors. 4.0% of Lesaka Technologies shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 3.5% of Columbia Financial 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. Do analysts prefer LSAK or CLBK? Columbia Financial has a consensus target price of $16.00, suggesting a potential upside of 10.04%. Given Columbia Financial's higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Columbia Financial is more favorable than Lesaka Technologies.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Lesaka Technologies 0 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.00Columbia Financial 0 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.00 Which has more risk & volatility, LSAK or CLBK? Lesaka Technologies has a beta of 0.67, suggesting that its share price is 33% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Columbia Financial has a beta of 0.25, suggesting that its share price is 75% less volatile than the S&P 500. Does the media prefer LSAK or CLBK? In the previous week, Lesaka Technologies had 1 more articles in the media than Columbia Financial. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for Lesaka Technologies and 1 mentions for Columbia Financial. Columbia Financial's average media sentiment score of 1.87 beat Lesaka Technologies' score of 1.85 indicating that Columbia Financial is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Overall Sentiment Lesaka Technologies Very Positive Columbia Financial Very Positive Is LSAK or CLBK more profitable? Columbia Financial has a net margin of 1.24% compared to Lesaka Technologies' net margin of -11.11%. Columbia Financial's return on equity of 3.58% beat Lesaka Technologies' return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Lesaka Technologies-11.11% -46.20% -14.35% Columbia Financial 1.24%3.58%0.37% SummaryColumbia Financial beats Lesaka Technologies on 9 of the 14 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$385.93M$2.63B$22.12B$9.79BDividend YieldN/A1.55%2.82%4.13%P/E Ratio-5.7922.9927.9125.06Price / Sales0.6791.4266.4390.80Price / Cash45.1845.0326.9458.67Price / Book1.716.255.636.18Net Income-$17.44M$33.68M$198.79M$265.11M7 Day Performance1.28%0.34%0.92%4.22%1 Month Performance2.93%-5.46%-2.46%0.77%1 Year Performance-1.45%32.86%27.80%24.69% Lesaka Technologies Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)LSAKLesaka Technologies0.4786 of 5 stars$4.75flatN/A-0.2%$385.93M$574.08M-5.792,531News CoveragePositive NewsCLBKColumbia Financial1.5178 of 5 stars$14.30-0.2%$16.00+11.9%-15.2%$1.50B$489.17M238.33750Positive NewsCCBCoastal Financial3.2085 of 5 stars$98.35-0.8%$106.25+8.0%+118.4%$1.49B$703.32M30.26380News CoverageLOBLive Oak Bancshares3.2427 of 5 stars$31.87+2.7%$42.33+32.8%-15.4%$1.45B$516.93M21.98960MBINMerchants Bancorp3.9734 of 5 stars$30.89+0.5%$38.33+24.1%-26.8%$1.41B$1.45B6.79480Positive NewsBTDRBitdeer Technologies Group3.1625 of 5 stars$12.79+1.8%$21.00+64.2%+107.3%$1.41B$349.78M-3.13211News CoverageUpcoming EarningsAnalyst ForecastTFINTriumph Financial2.7001 of 5 stars$51.35-4.1%$70.75+37.8%-36.4%$1.27B$487.93M116.711,553Positive NewsGHLDGuild2.2734 of 5 stars$20.020.0%$18.42-8.0%+28.7%$1.25B$1.05B51.325,270Positive NewsQCRHQCR3.6517 of 5 stars$71.02+0.7%$87.38+23.0%+3.6%$1.19B$597.39M10.701,013Positive NewsBYByline Bancorp4.279 of 5 stars$26.00+1.0%$33.25+27.9%+2.2%$1.18B$624.78M9.701,027BFCBank First National3.2309 of 5 stars$117.04+0.5%$133.50+14.1%+40.3%$1.15B$226.09M16.89330News CoveragePositive News Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Columbia Financial Competitors Coastal Financial Competitors Live Oak Bancshares Competitors Merchants Bancorp Competitors Bitdeer Technologies Group Competitors Triumph Financial Competitors Guild Competitors QCR Competitors Byline Bancorp Competitors Bank First National 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 8/17/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersTrump’s national nightmare is herePorter Stansberry and Jeff Brown say a new U.S. national emergency is already underway — and it could trigger ...Porter & Company | SponsoredMarket Panic: Trump Just Dropped a Bomb on Your Stockstock Market Panic: Trump Just Dropped a Bomb on Your Stocks The market is in freefall—and Trump's new tarif...American Alternative | SponsoredAlex’s “Next Magnificent Seven” stocksThe original “Magnificent Seven” turned $7K into $1.18 million. 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