NASDAQ:LOB - Live Oak Bancshares Stock Price, Price Target & More

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

Live Oak Bancshares declared a quarterly dividend on Tuesday, May 15th. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, May 29th will be paid a dividend of $0.03 per share on Tuesday, June 12th. This represents a $0.12 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.38%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, May 25th. View Live Oak Bancshares' Dividend History.

Live Oak Bancshares Inc (NASDAQ:LOB) posted its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, April, 25th. The bank reported $0.31 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.22 by $0.09. The bank earned $55.23 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $49.66 million. Live Oak Bancshares had a net margin of 36.10% and a return on equity of 14.29%. View Live Oak Bancshares' Earnings History.

Live Oak Bancshares is scheduled to release their next quarterly earnings announcement on Wednesday, July, 25th 2018. View Earnings Estimates for Live Oak Bancshares.

3 brokers have issued 1 year target prices for Live Oak Bancshares' shares. Their predictions range from $26.00 to $31.00. On average, they anticipate Live Oak Bancshares' share price to reach $28.00 in the next year. This suggests that the stock has a possible downside of 11.8%. View Analyst Ratings for Live Oak Bancshares.

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

Some companies that are related to Live Oak Bancshares include Wintrust Financial (WTFC), First Citizens BancShares Inc. Class A (FCNCA), Prosperity Bancshares (PB), Associated Banc (ASB), Popular (BPOP), Texas Capital Bancshares (TCBI), Hancock (HBHC), IBERIABANK (IBKC), Chemical Financial (CHFC), Home Bancshares (HOMB), First Hawaiian Bank (FHB), Investors Bancorp (ISBC), United Bankshares (UBSI), Bank of Hawaii (BOH) and First Financial Bankshares (FFIN).

(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.

News coverage about LOB stock has trended somewhat positive on Tuesday, according to Accern Sentiment. Accern identifies positive and negative press coverage by reviewing more than 20 million blog and news sources in real time. Accern ranks coverage of companies on a scale of negative one to positive one, with scores nearest to one being the most favorable. Live Oak Bancshares earned a media sentiment score of 0.12 on Accern's scale. They also gave media stories about the bank an impact score of 46.14 out of 100, indicating that recent press coverage is somewhat unlikely to have an effect on the stock's share price in the next few days.

Live Oak Bancshares' stock is owned by a variety of of retail and institutional investors. Top institutional shareholders include Arbor Investment Advisors LLC (0.02%). Company insiders that own Live Oak Bancshares stock include Diane Beth Glossman, Glen F Hoffsis, 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 Arbor Investment Advisors LLC. Company insiders that have bought Live Oak Bancshares stock in the last two years include Diane Beth Glossman, Glen F Hoffsis, 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 $31.75.

Live Oak Bancshares has a market capitalization of $1.26 billion 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.

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