Lesaka Technologies, Inc. (LSAK)Technology | Software - Infrastructure | Johannesburg, South Africa | NasdaqGS
4.89 USD
-0.03
(-0.610%) ⇩
(April 21, 2026, 11:51 a.m.
EDT)
Short-term: ★★★☆☆ | Long-term: ☆☆☆☆☆ | Dividends: ☆☆☆☆☆ |
Hot Take | April 19, 2026, 12:01 a.m. EDT
LSAK is showing 'quiet' traits rather than genuine signal. While the price is slightly above moving averages and trading volume is elevated (volume spike ~180% vs average), this is being driven by massive insider selling and reductions by major funds (IFC) rather than new investment flow. The stock has suffered from -58% returns over the last year. The options market shows no one is buying puts to protect against this, nor are they bullish enough to buy significant calls near-term. Given the deteriorating fundamentals (negative ROE, negative Free Cash Flow, rising debt-to-equity of 133%) and the relentless exodus of capital by smart money institutions, the stock is failing to hold value against insider dumping, making it an unattractive hold for either horizon. |
| Model | MAE |
|---|---|
| AutoTheta ✓ | 0.044568 |
| MSTL | 0.045071 |
| AutoARIMA | 0.045182 |
| AutoETS | 0.045182 |
Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: AutoTheta
| Forecast Reliability | |
|---|---|
| Score | 57% |
| H-stat | 2.31 |
| Ljung-Box p | 0.000 |
| Jarque-Bera p | 0.737 |
| Excess Kurtosis | -0.15 |
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| Sector | Technology |
| Debt to Equity Ratio | 133.715 |
| Revenue per Share | 8.65 |
| Market Cap | 411,182,496 |
| Forward P/E | 13.58 |
| Beta | 0.39 |
| Profit Margins | -7.53% |
| Previous Name | Net 1 UEPS Technologies, Inc. |
| Website | https://www.lesakatech.com |
As of April 19, 2026, 12:01 a.m. EDT: Options activity is extremely thin, characterized by a near-total absence of put interest (null data). Call interest exists but is concentrated in warrants or deep OTM calls for late 2026 expirations (7.5 strike, 0.96 IV), while immediate ATM and ITM calls for near-term expirations lack significant positioning. The implied volatility (0.6 ATM for July 2026) is low, suggesting a lack of speculative hedging or directional bias from active short-term traders. The lack of puts is the primary signal; without downside protection positioning, retail and institutional sentiment appears passive or absence-based rather than bearish. However, the lack of genuine trading flow limits the reliability of any bullish signal derived from calls.
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| 52 Week Change | 0.113122225 |
| Address1 | President Place |
| Address2 | 4th Floor Cnr. Jan Smuts Avenue and Bolton Road Rosebank |
| All Time High | 64.2 |
| All Time Low | 2.7 |
| Ask | 5.06 |
| Ask Size | 1 |
| Average Daily Volume10 Day | 137,590 |
| Average Daily Volume3 Month | 95,878 |
| Average Volume | 95,878 |
| Average Volume10Days | 137,590 |
| Beta | 0.391 |
| Bid | 4.89 |
| Bid Size | 1 |
| Book Value | 2.285 |
| City | Johannesburg |
| Compensation As Of Epoch Date | 1,767,139,200 |
| Country | South Africa |
| Crypto Tradeable | 0 |
| Currency | USD |
| Current Price | 4.89 |
| Current Ratio | 1.567 |
| Custom Price Alert Confidence | HIGH |
| Date Short Interest | 1,774,915,200 |
| Day High | 4.96 |
| Day Low | 4.875 |
| Debt To Equity | 133.715 |
| Display Name | Lesaka |
| Earnings Call Timestamp End | 1,778,155,200 |
| Earnings Call Timestamp Start | 1,778,155,200 |
| Earnings Timestamp | 1,778,097,600 |
| Earnings Timestamp End | 1,778,097,600 |
| Earnings Timestamp Start | 1,778,097,600 |
| Ebitda | 53,805,000 |
| Ebitda Margins | 0.07911 |
| Enterprise To Ebitda | 10.951 |
| Enterprise To Revenue | 0.866 |
| Enterprise Value | 589,230,336 |
| Eps Current Year | 0.27 |
| Eps Forward | 0.36 |
| Eps Trailing Twelve Months | -0.63 |
| Esg Populated | 0 |
| Exchange | NMS |
| Exchange Data Delayed By | 0 |
| Exchange Timezone Name | America/New_York |
| Exchange Timezone Short Name | EDT |
| Fifty Day Average | 4.7842 |
| Fifty Day Average Change | 0.105799675 |
| Fifty Day Average Change Percent | 0.02211439 |
| Fifty Two Week Change Percent | 11.3122225 |
| Fifty Two Week High | 5.54 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change | -0.6500001 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change Percent | -0.11732854 |
| Fifty Two Week Low | 3.39 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change | 1.4999998 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent | 0.4424778 |
| Fifty Two Week Range | 3.39 - 5.54 |
| Financial Currency | USD |
| First Trade Date Milliseconds | 924,528,600,000 |
| Float Shares | 48,096,536 |
| Forward Eps | 0.36 |
| Forward P E | 13.583332 |
| Free Cashflow | 422,750 |
| Full Exchange Name | NasdaqGS |
| Full Time Employees | 3,728 |
| Gmt Off Set Milliseconds | -14,400,000 |
| Gross Margins | 0.29728 |
| Gross Profits | 202,180,992 |
| Has Pre Post Market Data | 1 |
| Held Percent Insiders | 0.21189 |
| Held Percent Institutions | 0.40974 |
| Implied Shares Outstanding | 84,086,399 |
| Industry | Software - Infrastructure |
| Industry Disp | Software - Infrastructure |
| Industry Key | software-infrastructure |
| Is Earnings Date Estimate | 0 |
| Language | en-US |
| Last Fiscal Year End | 1,751,241,600 |
| Last Split Date | 1,118,620,800 |
| Last Split Factor | 1:6 |
| Long Business Summary | Lesaka Technologies, Inc. provides financial technology (fintech) products and services through its platform in South Africa and internationally. It operates in three segments: Merchant, Consumer, and Enterprise. The company offers merchant solutions comprising merchant acquiring, integrated POS software and hardware for the hospitality industry, cash management and digitalization, and small cash advances and business credit solutions; and alternative digital products (ADP), including bill payments, international money transfers, and supplier enabled payments, as well as prepaid solutions for airtime, data, electricity, and gaming. It also provides low-cost EasyPay Everywhere transactional bank accounts, short-term personal loans, life and funeral insurance, and secure payout solutions; Adumo, a payments and commerce enablement platform that provides payment processing and integrated software solutions; and Recharger, a prepaid electricity platform that provides submetering administration and payment processing solutions. In addition, the company offers card acquiring, payment gateway, cash management, payment, digital wallet, and various value-added services. Further, it engages in the sale of POS devices, SIM cards, and other consumables; and the licensing of rights to use certain technology developed by the company. The company serves unbanked and underbanked consumers; small-to-medium and micro merchants; and 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 | 411,182,496 |
| Market State | REGULAR |
| Max Age | 86,400 |
| Message Board Id | finmb_4494391 |
| Most Recent Quarter | 1,767,139,200 |
| Name Change Date | 2,026-04-20 |
| Net Income To Common | -49,502,000 |
| Next Fiscal Year End | 1,782,777,600 |
| Non Diluted Market Cap | 412,889,721 |
| Number Of Analyst Opinions | 1 |
| Open | 4.94 |
| Operating Cashflow | 2,187,000 |
| Operating Margins | 0.01229 |
| Payout Ratio | 0.0 |
| Peg Ratio | 0.21 |
| Phone | 27 11 343 2000 |
| Prev Name | Net 1 UEPS Technologies, Inc. |
| Previous Close | 4.92 |
| Price Eps Current Year | 18.11111 |
| Price Hint | 4 |
| Price To Book | 2.1400437 |
| Price To Sales Trailing12 Months | 0.60459125 |
| Profit Margins | -0.0753 |
| Quick Ratio | 0.702 |
| Quote Source Name | Nasdaq Real Time Price |
| Quote Type | EQUITY |
| Recommendation Key | none |
| Region | US |
| Regular Market Change | -0.03000021 |
| Regular Market Change Percent | -0.60976034 |
| Regular Market Day High | 4.96 |
| Regular Market Day Low | 4.875 |
| Regular Market Day Range | 4.875 - 4.96 |
| Regular Market Open | 4.94 |
| Regular Market Previous Close | 4.92 |
| Regular Market Price | 4.89 |
| Regular Market Time | 1,776,786,698 |
| Regular Market Volume | 37,585 |
| Return On Assets | 0.0075499997 |
| Return On Equity | -0.26565 |
| Revenue Growth | 0.014 |
| Revenue Per Share | 8.65 |
| Sand P52 Week Change | 0.34445214 |
| Sector | Technology |
| Sector Disp | Technology |
| Sector Key | technology |
| Shares Outstanding | 83,920,675 |
| Shares Percent Shares Out | 0.0032 |
| Shares Short | 270,820 |
| Shares Short Previous Month Date | 1,772,150,400 |
| Shares Short Prior Month | 172,560 |
| Short Name | Lesaka Technologies, Inc. |
| Short Percent Of Float | 0.0049 |
| Short Ratio | 2.88 |
| Source Interval | 15 |
| Symbol | LSAK |
| Target High Price | 8.0 |
| Target Low Price | 8.0 |
| Target Mean Price | 8.0 |
| Target Median Price | 8.0 |
| Total Cash | 69,474,000 |
| Total Cash Per Share | 0.853 |
| Total Debt | 250,980,000 |
| Total Revenue | 680,099,968 |
| Tradeable | 0 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Rate | 0.0 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Yield | 0.0 |
| Trailing Eps | -0.63 |
| Trailing Peg Ratio | None |
| Triggerable | 1 |
| Two Hundred Day Average | 4.48775 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change | 0.4022498 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent | 0.08963285 |
| Type Disp | Equity |
| Volume | 37,585 |
| Website | https://www.lesakatech.com |
| Zip | 2,196 |