Litchfield Hills Research Forecasts LSAK Q1 Earnings

Lesaka Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ:LSAK) – Investment analysts at Litchfield Hills Research issued their Q1 2026 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for Lesaka Technologies in a research report issued to clients and investors on Tuesday, February 18th. Litchfield Hills Research analyst T. O’neill anticipates that the company will post earnings per share of $0.04 for the quarter. The consensus estimate for Lesaka Technologies’ current full-year earnings is ($0.16) per share. Litchfield Hills Research also issued estimates for Lesaka Technologies’ Q2 2026 earnings at $0.05 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $0.00 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $0.02 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $0.11 EPS.

Lesaka Technologies (NASDAQ:LSAK) last issued its earnings results on Wednesday, February 5th. The company reported ($0.40) earnings per share for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.01 by ($0.41). Lesaka Technologies had a negative net margin of 7.94% and a negative return on equity of 24.96%.

Lesaka Technologies Trading Down 1.0 %

Shares of LSAK opened at $4.85 on Friday. The stock’s 50-day moving average is $5.10 and its two-hundred day moving average is $5.03. The stock has a market cap of $383.73 million, a PE ratio of -7.95 and a beta of 0.88. Lesaka Technologies has a 12 month low of $3.26 and a 12 month high of $5.60. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.40, a current ratio of 0.93 and a quick ratio of 0.81.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of the stock. Barclays PLC lifted its stake in shares of Lesaka Technologies by 444.4% during the fourth quarter. Barclays PLC now owns 5,738 shares of the company’s stock worth $32,000 after purchasing an additional 4,684 shares in the last quarter. Renaissance Technologies LLC lifted its stake in shares of Lesaka Technologies by 9.7% during the fourth quarter. Renaissance Technologies LLC now owns 197,700 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,077,000 after purchasing an additional 17,481 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Hosking Partners LLP lifted its stake in shares of Lesaka Technologies by 1.0% during the fourth quarter. Hosking Partners LLP now owns 2,807,998 shares of the company’s stock worth $15,304,000 after purchasing an additional 28,644 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 24.19% of the company’s stock.

About Lesaka Technologies

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.