NASDAQ:LOB - Live Oak Bancshares Stock Price, News, & Analysis

Live Oak Bancshares trades on the NASDAQ under the ticker symbol "LOB."

Live Oak Bancshares declared a quarterly dividend on Monday, November 19th. Stockholders of record on Monday, December 3rd will be given a dividend of $0.03 per share on Monday, December 17th. This represents a $0.12 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.75%. The ex-dividend date is Friday, November 30th. View Live Oak Bancshares' Dividend History.

Live Oak Bancshares Inc (NASDAQ:LOB) posted its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, October, 24th. The bank reported $0.40 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $0.35 by $0.05. The bank had revenue of $52.06 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $58.79 million. Live Oak Bancshares had a return on equity of 13.29% and a net margin of 34.19%. View Live Oak Bancshares' Earnings History.

Live Oak Bancshares is scheduled to release their next quarterly earnings announcement on Wednesday, January 23rd 2019. View Earnings Estimates for Live Oak Bancshares.

2 analysts have issued 12 month price targets for Live Oak Bancshares' stock. Their predictions range from $15.00 to $18.00. On average, they expect Live Oak Bancshares' share price to reach $16.50 in the next twelve months. This suggests a possible upside of 3.2% from the stock's current price. View Analyst Price Targets for Live Oak Bancshares.

2 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Live Oak Bancshares in the last year. There are currently 1 hold rating and 1 buy rating for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Buy." View Analyst Ratings for Live Oak Bancshares.

News headlines about LOB stock have been trending positive this week, according to InfoTrie Sentiment. The research firm identifies positive and negative news coverage by reviewing more than six thousand news and blog sources. The firm ranks coverage of companies on a scale of negative five to five, with scores closest to five being the most favorable. Live Oak Bancshares earned a news sentiment score of 2.3 on InfoTrie's scale. They also assigned news stories about the bank a news buzz of 5.0 out of 10, indicating that recent news coverage is somewhat likely to have an effect on the stock's share price in the near term.

Some companies that are related to Live Oak Bancshares include South State (SSB), International Bancshares (IBOC), First Interstate Bancsystem (FIBK), Union Bankshares (UBSH), Independent Bank (INDB), First Bancorp (FBP), Renasant (RNST), United Community Banks (UCBI), Great Western Bancorp (GWB), TowneBank (TOWN), ServisFirst Bancshares (SFBS), Hilltop (HTH), Eagle Bancorp (EGBN), Banner (BANR) and Pacific Premier Bancorp (PPBI).

(LOB) raised $68 million in an IPO on Thursday, July 23rd 2015. The company issued 4,000,000 shares at a price of $16.00-$18.00 per share. Sandler O�Neill & Partners, L.P acted as the underwriter for the IPO and Keefe Bruyette & Woods (A Stifle Company) and SunTrust Robinson Humphrey were co-managers.

Live Oak Bancshares' stock is owned by a number of of retail and institutional investors. Top institutional shareholders include Carroll Financial Associates Inc. (0.31%) and United Capital Management of KS Inc. (0.28%). Company insiders that own Live Oak Bancshares stock include Diane Beth Glossman, Glen F Hoffsis, Gregory W Seward, H K Landis, Huntley Garriott, James S Mahan III, Neil Lawrence Underwood, S Brett Caines, Steve Smits, Susan N Janson, Thomas A Hill, William Henderson Cameron and William L Williams III. View Institutional Ownership Trends for Live Oak Bancshares.

LOB stock was acquired by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including United Capital Management of KS Inc. and Carroll Financial Associates Inc.. Company insiders that have bought Live Oak Bancshares stock in the last two years include Diane Beth Glossman, Glen F Hoffsis, Gregory W Seward, H K Landis, Huntley Garriott, James S Mahan III, Neil Lawrence Underwood, Susan N Janson, William Henderson Cameron and William L Williams III. View Insider Buying and Selling for Live Oak Bancshares.

Shares of LOB can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Vanguard Brokerage Services, TD Ameritrade, E*TRADE, Scottrade, Fidelity and Charles Schwab.

One share of LOB stock can currently be purchased for approximately $15.99.

Live Oak Bancshares has a market capitalization of $623.47 million and generates $276.39 million in revenue each year. The bank earns $100.49 million in net income (profit) each year or $1.25 on an earnings per share basis. Live Oak Bancshares employs 528 workers across the globe.

The official website for Live Oak Bancshares is http://www.liveoakbank.com.

Live Oak Bancshares' mailing address is 1741 TIBURON DRIVE, WILMINGTON NC, 28403. The bank can be reached via phone at 910-790-5867.