Lesaka Technologies (LSAK) Competitors $5.30 +0.24 (+4.74%) (As of 11/20/2024 ET) Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisChartCompetitorsEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrends LSAK vs. PMTS, PAYS, USIO, MULN, QCRH, BY, CMPO, BTDR, SII, and FBMSShould you be buying Lesaka Technologies stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Lesaka Technologies include CPI Card Group (PMTS), Paysign (PAYS), Usio (USIO), Mullen Automotive (MULN), QCR (QCRH), Byline Bancorp (BY), CompoSecure (CMPO), Bitdeer Technologies Group (BTDR), Sprott (SII), and First Bancshares (FBMS). Lesaka Technologies vs. CPI Card Group Paysign Usio Mullen Automotive QCR Byline Bancorp CompoSecure Bitdeer Technologies Group Sprott First Bancshares CPI Card Group (NASDAQ:PMTS) and Lesaka Technologies (NASDAQ:LSAK) are both small-cap business services companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their risk, analyst recommendations, valuation, earnings, institutional ownership, profitability, media sentiment, dividends and community ranking. Which has better earnings and valuation, PMTS or LSAK? CPI Card Group has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Lesaka Technologies. Lesaka Technologies is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than CPI Card Group, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioCPI Card Group$458.38M0.68$23.99M$1.3121.18Lesaka Technologies$573.68M0.72-$17.44M-$0.25-21.20 Do analysts recommend PMTS or LSAK? CPI Card Group presently has a consensus target price of $36.50, indicating a potential upside of 31.53%. Given CPI Card Group's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, research analysts clearly believe CPI Card Group is more favorable than Lesaka Technologies.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score CPI Card Group 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 3 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00Lesaka Technologies 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 0.00 Which has more risk & volatility, PMTS or LSAK? CPI Card Group has a beta of 1.21, suggesting that its share price is 21% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Lesaka Technologies has a beta of 0.93, suggesting that its share price is 7% less volatile than the S&P 500. Is PMTS or LSAK more profitable? CPI Card Group has a net margin of 3.38% compared to Lesaka Technologies' net margin of -2.85%. Lesaka Technologies' return on equity of -9.15% beat CPI Card Group's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets CPI Card Group3.38% -46.90% 6.89% Lesaka Technologies -2.85%-9.15%-2.91% Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in PMTS or LSAK? 22.1% of CPI Card Group shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 24.2% of Lesaka Technologies shares are owned by institutional investors. 2.2% of CPI Card Group 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 will outperform the market over the long term. Does the media favor PMTS or LSAK? In the previous week, Lesaka Technologies had 2 more articles in the media than CPI Card Group. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for Lesaka Technologies and 1 mentions for CPI Card Group. Lesaka Technologies' average media sentiment score of 0.60 beat CPI Card Group's score of -0.27 indicating that Lesaka Technologies is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment CPI Card Group 0 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Lesaka Technologies 0 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 2 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Does the MarketBeat Community prefer PMTS or LSAK? CPI Card Group received 33 more outperform votes than Lesaka Technologies when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 87.18% of users gave CPI Card Group an outperform vote while only 33.33% of users gave Lesaka Technologies an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformCPI Card GroupOutperform Votes3487.18% Underperform Votes512.82%Lesaka TechnologiesOutperform Votes133.33% Underperform Votes266.67% SummaryCPI Card Group beats Lesaka Technologies on 11 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks. Ad Priority GoldJD Vance Predicts: Wall Street vs. Trump & Your MoneyTrump's back in the White House, but Wall Street is pissed. Here's the deal: Wall Street's about to purposely crash the bond market to sabotage Trump's comeback.Get your free guide NOW before it's too late. 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. 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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$413.50M$1.50B$6.91B$8.81BDividend YieldN/A4.60%2.90%4.07%P/E Ratio-21.207.6846.2117.82Price / Sales0.720.53205.5074.55Price / Cash47.7519.9424.2932.53Price / Book1.911.755.084.68Net Income-$17.44M$151.83M$121.42M$226.08M7 Day Performance3.52%0.16%0.18%-1.04%1 Month Performance4.13%11.35%8.42%1.04%1 Year Performance37.66%9.80%30.65%26.28% Lesaka Technologies Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)LSAKLesaka Technologies0.5208 of 5 stars$5.30+4.7%N/A+41.3%$394.77M$564.22M-21.202,531News CoveragePMTSCPI Card Group4.093 of 5 stars$27.75+4.6%$36.50+31.5%+77.7%$295.95M$444.55M21.181,448PAYSPaysign4.2632 of 5 stars$3.39+2.7%$6.17+81.9%+39.5%$176.71M$47.27M22.6080Insider TradeNews CoverageUSIOUsio3.4778 of 5 stars$1.42-4.1%$5.00+252.1%-15.0%$40.15M$82.59M15.78110Analyst RevisionNews CoverageMULNMullen Automotive0.2915 of 5 stars$2.70+5.5%N/A-99.9%$14.23M$370,000.000.00326News CoverageGap UpQCRHQCR3.4494 of 5 stars$89.31+0.0%$76.00-14.9%+70.0%$1.51B$546.09M12.961,030Positive NewsBYByline Bancorp2.6943 of 5 stars$30.95+0.7%$29.88-3.5%+48.7%$1.36B$535.79M11.251,055CMPOCompoSecure0.7434 of 5 stars$15.40+0.8%$15.79+2.5%+188.4%$1.35B$390.63M0.00720BTDRBitdeer Technologies Group1.9851 of 5 stars$11.89+3.0%$14.80+24.5%+149.8%$1.29B$368.55M0.00211Analyst ForecastOptions VolumeNews CoverageGap UpSIISprott2.1671 of 5 stars$44.07+0.9%N/A+45.8%$1.13B$169.02M24.21170Ex-DividendPositive NewsFBMSFirst Bancshares2.0871 of 5 stars$35.89-0.4%$35.50-1.1%+34.8%$1.12B$387.64M14.301,078Analyst ForecastPositive News Related Companies and Tools Related Companies CPI Card Group Competitors Paysign Competitors Usio Competitors Mullen Automotive Competitors QCR Competitors Byline Bancorp Competitors CompoSecure Competitors Bitdeer Technologies Group Competitors Sprott Competitors First Bancshares 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 11/21/2024 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersThe Crypto That’s Making Wall Street SweatThe Crypto Wall Street Is Desperate to Hide It's happening now, right under everyone's radar. 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