Lesaka Technologies, Inc. (LSAK)Technology | Software - Infrastructure | Johannesburg, South Africa | NasdaqGS
4.45 USD
After hours: 4.45 |
Hot Take ↕ | Oct. 10, 2026, 9:55 a.m. EDT
The investment case here is defined by a stark disconnect between the company's deteriorating long-term reality and aggressive short-term speculation. Fundamentally, the business is struggling; despite a recent 27% share price rise, revenues remain muted, and the stock has suffered a catastrophic 62.58% decline over the last nine years. The market has punished this asset heavily, leaving it with a massive valuation gap where the forward P/E is artificially low due to depressed earnings, while the trailing P/E remains absurdly high at 156x. The balance sheet is fragile, carrying debt that exceeds cash reserves, and the return on equity is negligible. However, the short-term outlook is driven entirely by momentum and options flow rather than business recovery. The options chain tells a story of pure aggression: traders are positioning for a massive upside move with heavy call buying at strikes far above the current price, while put protection is virtually non-existent. This creates a high-risk environment where the stock could rally on hype or catalysts, but the underlying fundamentals offer no safety net. With no dividend to provide income and a history of multi-year structural decline, this is a speculative gamble on a turnaround that the balance sheet and recent revenue trends do not yet support. |
| Model | MAE |
|---|---|
| AutoTheta ✓ | 0.041970 |
| AutoETS | 0.044038 |
| MSTL | 0.044788 |
| AutoARIMA | 0.062474 |
Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: AutoTheta
| Forecast Reliability | |
|---|---|
| Score | 56% |
| H-stat | 0.74 |
| Ljung-Box p | 0.000 |
| Jarque-Bera p | 0.192 |
| Excess Kurtosis | -1.24 |
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| Sector | Technology |
| Debt to Equity Ratio | 124.239 |
| Revenue per Share | 9.074 |
| Market Cap | 381,786,496 |
| Trailing P/E | 148.33 |
| Forward P/E | 9.08 |
| Beta | 0.37 |
| Profit Margins | 0.38% |
| Previous Name | Net 1 UEPS Technologies, Inc. |
| Website | https://www.lesaka.tech |
As of Oct. 10, 2026, 9:55 a.m. EDT: Speculators are overwhelmingly bullish on the upside, evidenced by heavy open interest in out-of-the-money calls (7.5 strike) compared to negligible put volume. Implied volatility is significantly elevated for deep out-of-the-money calls, suggesting a speculative bet on a sharp price surge rather than a hedging strategy against downside risk.
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| 52 Week Change | 0.069711566 |
| Address1 | 7 Parks Boulevard |
| Address2 | 1st Floor Oxford Parks Dunkeld |
| All Time High | 64.2 |
| All Time Low | 2.7 |
| Ask | 4.99 |
| Ask Size | 500 |
| Average Analyst Rating | 1.0 - Strong Buy |
| Average Daily Volume10 Day | 292,630 |
| Average Daily Volume3 Month | 166,357 |
| Average Volume | 166,357 |
| Average Volume10Days | 292,630 |
| Beta | 0.365 |
| Bid | 4.45 |
| Bid Size | 1 |
| Book Value | 2.54 |
| City | Johannesburg |
| Compensation As Of Epoch Date | 1,798,675,200 |
| Country | South Africa |
| Crypto Tradeable | 0 |
| Currency | USD |
| Current Price | 4.45 |
| Current Ratio | 1.587 |
| Custom Price Alert Confidence | HIGH |
| Date Short Interest | 1,790,726,400 |
| Day High | 4.59 |
| Day Low | 4.43 |
| Debt To Equity | 124.239 |
| Display Name | Lesaka |
| Dividend Yield | 0.0 |
| Earnings Call Timestamp End | 1,789,041,600 |
| Earnings Call Timestamp Start | 1,789,041,600 |
| Earnings Timestamp | 1,788,984,000 |
| Earnings Timestamp End | 1,793,822,400 |
| Earnings Timestamp Start | 1,793,822,400 |
| Ebitda | 65,951,000 |
| Ebitda Margins | 0.091400005 |
| Enterprise To Ebitda | 8.259 |
| Enterprise To Revenue | 0.755 |
| Enterprise Value | 544,679,488 |
| Eps Current Year | 0.49 |
| Eps Forward | 0.49 |
| Eps Trailing Twelve Months | 0.03 |
| Esg Populated | 0 |
| Exchange | NMS |
| Exchange Data Delayed By | 15 |
| Exchange Timezone Name | America/New_York |
| Exchange Timezone Short Name | EDT |
| Fifty Day Average | 4.5014 |
| Fifty Day Average Change | -0.051400185 |
| Fifty Day Average Change Percent | -0.01141871 |
| Fifty Two Week Change Percent | 6.9711566 |
| Fifty Two Week High | 5.54 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change | -1.0900002 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change Percent | -0.19675092 |
| Fifty Two Week Low | 3.62 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change | 0.8299999 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent | 0.22928175 |
| Fifty Two Week Range | 3.62 - 5.54 |
| Financial Currency | USD |
| First Trade Date Milliseconds | 924,528,600,000 |
| Float Shares | 54,026,018 |
| Forward Eps | 0.49 |
| Forward P E | 9.081632 |
| Free Cashflow | 14,294,875 |
| Full Exchange Name | NasdaqGS |
| Full Time Employees | 3,861 |
| Fullday Change | 0.0 |
| Fullday Change Percent | 0.0 |
| Fullday Price | 4.45 |
| Gmt Off Set Milliseconds | -14,400,000 |
| Gross Margins | 0.32182997 |
| Gross Profits | 232,220,000 |
| Has Pre Post Market Data | 1 |
| Held Percent Insiders | 0.17031999 |
| Held Percent Institutions | 0.42526 |
| Implied Shares Outstanding | 85,794,723 |
| Industry | Software - Infrastructure |
| Industry Disp | Software - Infrastructure |
| Industry Key | software-infrastructure |
| Is Earnings Date Estimate | 1 |
| Language | en-US |
| Last Fiscal Year End | 1,782,777,600 |
| Last Split Date | 1,118,620,800 |
| Last Split Factor | 1:6 |
| Long Business Summary | Lesaka Technologies, Inc. provides financial technology solutions in South Africa and internationally. It operates in three segments: Merchant, Consumer, and Enterprise. The company offers payment acceptance, software, cash management, lending, and alternative digital product solutions to community and corporate customers; banking, lending, and insurance solutions to consumers, principally recipients of social welfare grants; and payment processing, prepaid solutions, and bill payment infrastructure connecting enterprises to consumers and businesses. It serves corporate and government organizations, including banks, mobile network operators, and municipalities. The company was formerly known as Net 1 UEPS Technologies, Inc. and changed its name to Lesaka Technologies, Inc. in May 2022. Lesaka Technologies, Inc. was founded in 1989 and is headquartered in Johannesburg, South Africa. |
| Long Name | Lesaka Technologies, Inc. |
| Market | us_market |
| Market Cap | 381,786,496 |
| Market State | POSTPOST |
| Max Age | 86,400 |
| Message Board Id | finmb_4494391 |
| Most Recent Quarter | 1,782,777,600 |
| Name Change Date | 2,026-10-16 |
| Net Income To Common | 2,672,000 |
| Next Fiscal Year End | 1,814,313,600 |
| Non Diluted Market Cap | 361,319,435 |
| Number Of Analyst Opinions | 1 |
| Open | 4.46 |
| Operating Cashflow | 52,444,000 |
| Operating Margins | 0.04962 |
| Payout Ratio | 0.0 |
| Peg Ratio | 0.21 |
| Phone | 27 11 343 2000 |
| Post Market Change | 0.0 |
| Post Market Change Percent | 0.0 |
| Post Market Price | 4.45 |
| Post Market Time | 1,792,180,837 |
| Prev Name | Net 1 UEPS Technologies, Inc. |
| Previous Close | 4.45 |
| Price Eps Current Year | 9.081632 |
| Price Hint | 4 |
| Price To Book | 1.7519685 |
| Price To Sales Trailing12 Months | 0.52911705 |
| Profit Margins | 0.00382 |
| Quick Ratio | 0.742 |
| Quote Source Name | Nasdaq Real Time Price |
| Quote Type | EQUITY |
| Recommendation Key | strong_buy |
| Recommendation Mean | 1.0 |
| Region | US |
| Regular Market Change | 0.0 |
| Regular Market Change Percent | 0.0 |
| Regular Market Day High | 4.59 |
| Regular Market Day Low | 4.43 |
| Regular Market Day Range | 4.43 - 4.59 |
| Regular Market Open | 4.46 |
| Regular Market Previous Close | 4.45 |
| Regular Market Price | 4.45 |
| Regular Market Time | 1,792,180,801 |
| Regular Market Volume | 199,797 |
| Return On Assets | 0.01722 |
| Return On Equity | 0.01352 |
| Revenue Growth | 0.118 |
| Revenue Per Share | 9.074 |
| Sand P52 Week Change | 0.16207206 |
| Sector | Technology |
| Sector Disp | Technology |
| Sector Key | technology |
| Shares Outstanding | 85,794,723 |
| Shares Percent Shares Out | 0.0038 |
| Shares Short | 322,236 |
| Shares Short Previous Month Date | 1,788,134,400 |
| Shares Short Prior Month | 220,280 |
| Short Name | Lesaka Technologies, Inc. |
| Short Percent Of Float | 0.0049 |
| Short Ratio | 1.9 |
| Source Interval | 15 |
| Symbol | LSAK |
| Target High Price | 14.0 |
| Target Low Price | 14.0 |
| Target Mean Price | 14.0 |
| Target Median Price | 14.0 |
| Total Cash | 81,409,000 |
| Total Cash Per Share | 0.977 |
| Total Debt | 255,128,000 |
| Total Revenue | 721,553,984 |
| Tradeable | 0 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Rate | 0.0 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Yield | 0.0 |
| Trailing Eps | 0.03 |
| Trailing P E | 148.33333 |
| Trailing Peg Ratio | None |
| Triggerable | 1 |
| Two Hundred Day Average | 4.70875 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change | -0.25874996 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent | -0.054950885 |
| Type Disp | Equity |
| Volume | 199,797 |
| Website | https://www.lesaka.tech |
| Zip | 2,196 |