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

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

Live Oak Bancshares announced a quarterly dividend on Tuesday, August 28th. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, September 11th will be paid a dividend of $0.03 per share on Tuesday, September 25th. This represents a $0.12 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.64%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Monday, September 10th. View Live Oak Bancshares' Dividend History.

Live Oak Bancshares Inc (NASDAQ:LOB) issued its earnings results on Wednesday, October, 24th. The bank reported $0.40 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $0.35 by $0.05. The bank earned $52.06 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates 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 Wall Street analysts have issued 1 year target prices for Live Oak Bancshares' shares. Their predictions range from $23.00 to $31.00. On average, they anticipate Live Oak Bancshares' stock price to reach $27.00 in the next year. This suggests a possible upside of 44.1% 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 articles about LOB stock have trended positive on Friday, according to InfoTrie Sentiment Analysis. InfoTrie rates the sentiment of press coverage by analyzing more than six thousand news and blog sources. The firm ranks coverage of publicly-traded companies on a scale of -5 to 5, with scores closest to five being the most favorable. Live Oak Bancshares earned a news sentiment score of 2.2 on InfoTrie's scale. They also gave news articles about the bank a news buzz of 10.0 out of 10, meaning that recent press coverage is extremely likely to have an effect on the company's share price in the next few days.

Some companies that are related to Live Oak Bancshares include Columbia Banking System (COLB), International Bancshares (IBOC), Bancorpsouth Bank (BXS), South State (SSB), CVB Financial (CVBF), First Interstate Bancsystem (FIBK), Union Bankshares (UBSH), Independent Bank (INDB), Great Western Bancorp (GWB), Ameris Bancorp (ABCB), Renasant (RNST), United Community Banks (UCBI), First Bancorp (FBP), TowneBank (TOWN) and ServisFirst Bancshares (SFBS).

(LOB) raised $68 million in an initial public offering 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 served 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 many different of retail and institutional investors. Top institutional investors include BlackRock Inc. (4.20%), Emerald Mutual Fund Advisers Trust (2.36%), Emerald Advisers Inc. PA (1.87%), Dimensional Fund Advisors LP (1.10%), First Trust Advisors LP (0.45%) and Commonwealth Equity Services LLC (0.43%). Company insiders that own Live Oak Bancshares stock include Diane Beth Glossman, Glen F Hoffsis, James S Mahan III, 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 sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Commonwealth Equity Services LLC, Royce & Associates LP, Emerald Advisers Inc. PA, Stratos Wealth Partners LTD., Prudential Financial Inc., KAMES CAPITAL plc, JPMorgan Chase & Co. and JPMorgan Chase & Co.. Company insiders that have sold Live Oak Bancshares company stock in the last year include S Brett Caines, Steve Smits and Thomas A Hill. View Insider Buying and Selling for Live Oak Bancshares.

LOB stock was acquired by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Dimensional Fund Advisors LP, Citadel Advisors LLC, BlackRock Inc., State Board of Administration of Florida Retirement System, United Capital Management of KS Inc., Russell Investments Group Ltd., Panagora Asset Management Inc. and First Trust Advisors LP. Company insiders that have bought Live Oak Bancshares stock in the last two years include Diane Beth Glossman, Glen F Hoffsis, James S Mahan III, 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 $18.74.

Live Oak Bancshares has a market capitalization of $757.39 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.