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 dividend on an annualized basis 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 results 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 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 brokerages have issued 1 year target prices for Live Oak Bancshares' shares. Their predictions range from $15.00 to $18.00. On average, they anticipate Live Oak Bancshares' stock price to reach $16.50 in the next year. This suggests a possible upside of 3.8% 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.

Media headlines about LOB stock have been trending positive on Thursday, InfoTrie reports. The research group identifies negative and positive press coverage by reviewing 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 nearest to five being the most favorable. Live Oak Bancshares earned a daily sentiment score of 2.6 on InfoTrie's scale. They also assigned news headlines about the bank a news buzz of 8.0 out of 10, meaning that recent press coverage is very likely to have an effect on the stock's share price in the next several days.

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), Great Western Bancorp (GWB), United Community Banks (UCBI), TowneBank (TOWN), ServisFirst Bancshares (SFBS), Eagle Bancorp (EGBN), Hilltop (HTH), 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 many different of institutional and retail 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 $15.90.

Live Oak Bancshares has a market capitalization of $627.48 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.