Lesaka Technologies (LSAK) Competitors $4.85 -0.05 (-1.02%) Closing price 02/21/2025 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$4.89 +0.04 (+0.93%) As of 02/21/2025 04:05 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 AnalysisChartCompetitorsEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrends LSAK vs. LOB, VBTX, CMPO, LX, BY, QCRH, SUPV, OBK, OBNK, and CCBShould you be buying Lesaka Technologies stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Lesaka Technologies include Live Oak Bancshares (LOB), Veritex (VBTX), CompoSecure (CMPO), LexinFintech (LX), Byline Bancorp (BY), QCR (QCRH), Grupo Supervielle (SUPV), Origin Bancorp (OBK), Origin Bancorp (OBNK), and Coastal Financial (CCB). These companies are all part of the "banking" industry. Lesaka Technologies vs. Live Oak Bancshares Veritex CompoSecure LexinFintech Byline Bancorp QCR Grupo Supervielle Origin Bancorp Origin Bancorp Coastal Financial Live Oak Bancshares (NASDAQ:LOB) and Lesaka Technologies (NASDAQ:LSAK) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, media sentiment, risk, institutional ownership, community ranking, earnings, profitability, valuation and analyst recommendations. Which has more risk and volatility, LOB or LSAK? Live Oak Bancshares has a beta of 1.67, meaning that its share price is 67% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Lesaka Technologies has a beta of 0.88, meaning that its share price is 12% less volatile than the S&P 500. Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of LOB or LSAK? 64.0% of Live Oak Bancshares shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 24.2% of Lesaka Technologies shares are owned by institutional investors. 23.9% of Live Oak Bancshares shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 4.0% of Lesaka Technologies shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth. Do analysts prefer LOB or LSAK? Live Oak Bancshares presently has a consensus price target of $44.75, indicating a potential upside of 40.31%. Given Live Oak Bancshares' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Live Oak Bancshares is more favorable than Lesaka Technologies.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Live Oak Bancshares 0 Sell rating(s) 2 Hold rating(s) 2 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.50Lesaka Technologies 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 0.00 Does the media favor LOB or LSAK? In the previous week, Live Oak Bancshares and Live Oak Bancshares both had 2 articles in the media. Lesaka Technologies' average media sentiment score of 1.47 beat Live Oak Bancshares' score of 0.43 indicating that Lesaka Technologies is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Overall Sentiment Live Oak Bancshares Neutral Lesaka Technologies Positive Does the MarketBeat Community prefer LOB or LSAK? Live Oak Bancshares received 264 more outperform votes than Lesaka Technologies when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 54.08% of users gave Live Oak Bancshares an outperform vote while only 33.33% of users gave Lesaka Technologies an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformLive Oak BancsharesOutperform Votes26554.08% Underperform Votes22545.92% Lesaka TechnologiesOutperform Votes133.33% Underperform Votes266.67% Which has higher valuation and earnings, LOB or LSAK? Live Oak Bancshares has higher revenue and earnings than Lesaka Technologies. Lesaka Technologies is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Live Oak Bancshares, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioLive Oak Bancshares$936.15M1.54$77.47M$1.4522.00Lesaka Technologies$576.60M0.67-$17.44M-$0.61-7.95 Is LOB or LSAK more profitable? Live Oak Bancshares has a net margin of 7.10% compared to Lesaka Technologies' net margin of -7.94%. Live Oak Bancshares' return on equity of 6.88% beat Lesaka Technologies' return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Live Oak Bancshares7.10% 6.88% 0.55% Lesaka Technologies -7.94%-24.96%-7.95% SummaryLive Oak Bancshares beats Lesaka Technologies on 16 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 {thisCompany.Symbol} 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 TechnologiesFunctions related to depository banking IndustryBusiness SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$387.71M$1.45B$7.84B$8.99BDividend YieldN/A4.79%2.21%3.85%P/E Ratio-7.958.6733.3018.54Price / Sales0.670.5264.2279.35Price / Cash46.9019.7532.3137.40Price / Book1.922.195.424.64Net Income-$17.44M$157.09M$187.27M$245.69M7 Day Performance-2.22%-2.48%-2.92%-2.67%1 Month Performance-5.09%-6.42%-1.50%-2.16%1 Year Performance35.10%6.56%18.50%12.90% Lesaka Technologies Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)LSAKLesaka Technologies0.8225 of 5 stars$4.85-1.0%N/A+34.0%$387.71M$564.22M-7.952,531Analyst RevisionLOBLive Oak Bancshares4.3224 of 5 stars$33.82-3.2%$44.75+32.3%-19.1%$1.53B$936.15M23.32960VBTXVeritex4.8387 of 5 stars$26.58-0.5%$31.50+18.5%+28.2%$1.45B$797.62M13.63770Positive NewsCMPOCompoSecure1.398 of 5 stars$15.64-0.6%$16.81+7.5%+239.9%$1.38B$419.61M-35.55720Insider TradeLXLexinFintech1.8153 of 5 stars$8.20-5.0%N/A+431.8%$1.35B$1.84B13.024,268News CoverageGap UpBYByline Bancorp3.1592 of 5 stars$29.48-0.5%$33.75+14.5%+37.1%$1.31B$624.78M10.681,055QCRHQCR3.226 of 5 stars$77.33-0.4%$82.00+6.0%+35.6%$1.30B$597.39M11.521,030Dividend AnnouncementNews CoverageSUPVGrupo Supervielle3.3022 of 5 stars$14.65+0.8%$13.67-6.7%+226.7%$1.30B$4.88B20.343,663Positive NewsOBKOrigin Bancorp3.4666 of 5 stars$40.16-1.5%$43.40+8.1%+30.0%$1.25B$619.96M16.321,041OBNKOrigin BancorpN/A$40.16-1.1%N/A+31.2%$1.24B$347.14M12.511,010CCBCoastal Financial3.735 of 5 stars$89.97+0.8%$93.00+3.4%+128.4%$1.22B$703.32M27.68380 Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Live Oak Bancshares Competitors Veritex Competitors CompoSecure Competitors LexinFintech Competitors Byline Bancorp Competitors QCR Competitors Grupo Supervielle Competitors Origin Bancorp Competitors Origin Bancorp Competitors Coastal Financial Competitors Top 10 Stock Comparisons Bank Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Toy Stocks Growth Stocks Airline Stocks Chinese Stocks EV Charging Stocks Defense Stocks Lithium Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks This page (NASDAQ:LSAK) was last updated on 2/22/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersThe Real Hillbilly ElegyThe mountains of Appalachia are incredible to behold. 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