LSAK FY2026 EPS Increased by Litchfield Hills Research

Lesaka Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ:LSAK) – Litchfield Hills Research boosted their FY2026 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for Lesaka Technologies in a research report issued to clients and investors on Wednesday, February 11th. Litchfield Hills Research analyst T. O’neill now expects that the company will post earnings per share of $0.01 for the year, up from their previous forecast of ($0.02). The consensus estimate for Lesaka Technologies’ current full-year earnings is ($0.16) per share. Litchfield Hills Research also issued estimates for Lesaka Technologies’ Q4 2026 earnings at $0.01 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $0.14 EPS.

Lesaka Technologies (NASDAQ:LSAK) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, February 4th. The company reported $0.08 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.04 by $0.04. Lesaka Technologies had a negative return on equity of 28.23% and a negative net margin of 7.87%.The company had revenue of $93.40 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $166.00 million. Lesaka Technologies has set its FY 2026 guidance at 0.260-0.260 EPS.

Other research analysts have also recently issued research reports about the stock. Zacks Research raised shares of Lesaka Technologies from a “strong sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Friday, January 23rd. Wall Street Zen upgraded Lesaka Technologies to a “hold” rating in a research report on Saturday. Finally, Weiss Ratings restated a “sell (d-)” rating on shares of Lesaka Technologies in a research report on Thursday, January 22nd. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, the company has an average rating of “Reduce”.

Lesaka Technologies Stock Performance

LSAK opened at $4.41 on Monday. The firm has a fifty day moving average price of $4.54 and a 200 day moving average price of $4.38. Lesaka Technologies has a 1 year low of $3.39 and a 1 year high of $5.10. The stock has a market cap of $370.09 million, a P/E ratio of -7.00 and a beta of 0.47. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.09, a current ratio of 1.57 and a quick ratio of 1.43.

Insider Transactions at Lesaka Technologies

In other news, CFO Daniel Luke Smith bought 11,503 shares of Lesaka Technologies stock in a transaction on Wednesday, December 10th. The stock was acquired at an average price of $4.40 per share, with a total value of $50,613.20. Following the completion of the acquisition, the chief financial officer directly owned 23,500 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $103,400. The trade was a 95.88% increase in their ownership of the stock. The purchase was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this link. Also, Chairman Ali Mazanderani bought 1,800,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, December 31st. The stock was purchased at an average price of $5.00 per share, for a total transaction of $9,000,000.00. Following the transaction, the chairman owned 2,325,115 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $11,625,575. This represents a 342.78% increase in their ownership of the stock. The SEC filing for this purchase provides additional information. Insiders purchased a total of 1,830,500 shares of company stock worth $9,130,204 over the last ninety days. 3.40% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in LSAK. Citadel Advisors LLC boosted its stake in Lesaka Technologies by 26.4% during the 3rd quarter. Citadel Advisors LLC now owns 18,977 shares of the company’s stock worth $79,000 after purchasing an additional 3,959 shares during the last quarter. Susquehanna International Group LLP purchased a new position in shares of Lesaka Technologies in the third quarter worth about $74,000. Schwarz Dygos Wheeler Investment Advisors LLC acquired a new position in Lesaka Technologies during the second quarter worth about $595,000. Rathbones Group PLC grew its stake in Lesaka Technologies by 6.6% during the 4th quarter. Rathbones Group PLC now owns 3,644,420 shares of the company’s stock valued at $17,384,000 after acquiring an additional 225,000 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Potomac Capital Management Inc. purchased a new stake in Lesaka Technologies during the 4th quarter valued at about $4,766,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 24.19% of the company’s stock.

Lesaka Technologies Company Profile

Lesaka Technologies, Inc operates as a Fintech company that utilizes its proprietary banking and payment technologies to deliver financial services solutions to merchants (B2B) and consumers (B2C) in Southern Africa. It offers cash management solutions, growth capital, card acquiring, bill payment technologies, and value-added services to formal and informal retail merchants, as well as banking, lending, and insurance solutions to consumers across Southern Africa. The company also engages in the sale of POS devices, SIM cards, and other consumables; and license of rights to use certain technology developed by the company, as well as offers related technology services.