Laurentian Bank of Canada (LB) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Laurentian Bank of Canada provides personal banking, business banking and real estate and commercial financing to its personal, business, and institutional customers across Canada and the United States. The company reports three operating segments: personal, business services, and capital markets. The personal segment offers financial services to retail clients. The business services segment provides financial services, commercial banking, real estate financing, and equipment and inventory financing to business clients. The firm launched LBC Digital, allowing it to expand its customer reach from coast to coast through a direct-to-customer channel. The Canadian geographic segment provides most of the revenue for the company.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: C$29.84 to C$30.12
• 50-Day Range: C$25.25 to C$31.09
• 52-Week Range: C$24.37 to C$31.74
• Volume: 184,771 shs
• Average Volume: 200,572 shs
• Market Capitalization: C$1.32 billion
• P/E Ratio: N/A
• Dividend Yield: 6.25%
• Price Target: C$29.57
• Consensus Rating: Reduce

Laurentian Bank of Canada Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Laurentian Bank of Canada scored higher than 26% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 1.8 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Reduce

Consensus Rating

Laurentian Bank of Canada has received a consensus rating of Reduce. The company's average rating score is 1.63, and is based on no buy ratings, 5 hold ratings, and 3 sell ratings.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Laurentian Bank of Canada has been the subject of 6 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 1.9 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: N/A

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Laurentian Bank of Canada is -239.83, which means that its earnings are negative and its P/E ratio cannot be compared to companies with positive earnings.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Laurentian Bank of Canada is -239.83, which means that its earnings are negative and its P/E ratio cannot be compared to companies with positive earnings.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

Laurentian Bank of Canada has a PEG Ratio of 0.76. PEG Ratios below 1 indicate that a company could be undervalued.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Laurentian Bank of Canada has a P/B Ratio of 0.47. P/B Ratios below 1 indicate that a company could be undervalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: N/A
• Short Interest Level: N/A

Short Interest

There is no current short interest data available for LB.

Dividend

• Score: 1.7 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Weak

Dividend Leadership

Laurentian Bank of Canada is a leading dividend payer. It pays a dividend yield of 6.80%, putting its dividend yield in the top 25% of dividend-paying stocks.

Dividend Growth

Laurentian Bank of Canada does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

Sustainability and ESG

• Score: N/A
• Environmental Score: N/A

Short Interest

There is no current short interest data available for LB.

News and Social Media

• Score: 1.5 / 5
• News Sentiment: N/A

News Sentiment

Laurentian Bank of Canada has a news sentiment score of 0.67. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a lower news sentiment than the 0.78 average news sentiment score of Financial Services companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 1 news article for Laurentian Bank of Canada this week, compared to 2 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

Only 5 people have searched for LB on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -17% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

Only 1 people have added Laurentian Bank of Canada to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of 0% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 0.0 / 5
• Insider Trading: N/A

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Laurentian Bank of Canada insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

Only 0.08% of the stock of Laurentian Bank of Canada is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

Only 26.87% of the stock of Laurentian Bank of Canada is held by institutions.

LB Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

How have LB shares performed this year?

Laurentian Bank of Canada's stock was trading at C$28.96 at the beginning of the year. Since then, LB shares have increased by 3.8% and is now trading at C$30.07.
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How do I buy shares of Laurentian Bank of Canada?

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What other stocks do shareholders of Laurentian Bank of Canada own?

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Laurentian Bank of Canada investors own include Xtrackers California Municipal Bond ETF (CA), Hawkins (HWKN), BlackRock (BLK), Endologix (ELGX), Intact Financial (IFC), Constellation Software (CSU) and Athabasca Oil (ATH).

Company Calendar

• Ex-Dividend for 3/15 Dividend: 3/07/2025
• Record date for 3/15 Dividend: 3/15/2025
• Dividend Payable: 3/15/2025
• Ex-Dividend for 5/1 Dividend: 4/01/2025
• Record date for 5/1 Dividend: 5/01/2025
• Dividend Payable: 5/01/2025
• Today: 6/13/2025

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: TSE
• Sector: Financial Services
• Industry: Banks - Regional
• Sub-Industry: Trading
• Current Symbol: TSE:LB
• CIK: N/A
• Web: www.laurentianbank.ca
• Phone: +1-514-2844500
• Fax: N/A
• Employees: 3,000
• Year Founded: N/A

Price Target and Rating

• Average Stock Price Target: C$29.57
• High Stock Price Target: C$33.00
• Low Stock Price Target: C$27.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: -1.7%
• Consensus Rating: Reduce
• Rating Score (0-4): 1.63
• Research Coverage: 8 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year): C($0.13)
• Trailing P/E Ratio: N/A
• Forward P/E Ratio: 7.83
• P/E Growth: 0.76
• Net Income: -C$5.52 million
• Net Margins: -0.30%
• Pretax Margin: N/A
• Return on Equity: -0.20%
• Return on Assets: -0.03%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 551.31
• Current Ratio: N/A
• Quick Ratio: N/A

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: C$1.83 billion
• Price / Sales: 0.72
• Cash Flow: C$183.80 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 0.16
• Book Value: C$64.49 per share
• Price / Book: 0.47

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 44,006,900
• Free Float: N/A
• Market Cap: C$1.32 billion
• Optionable: Not Optionable
• Beta: 1.25