Live Oak Bancshares Competitors

Live Oak Bancshares (NASDAQ:LOB) and East West Bancorp (NASDAQ:EWBC) are both finance companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, dividends, earnings, valuation, profitability, risk and institutional ownership.

Profitability

This table compares Live Oak Bancshares and East West Bancorp's net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

Volatility & Risk

Live Oak Bancshares has a beta of 1.3, meaning that its share price is 30% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, East West Bancorp has a beta of 1.98, meaning that its share price is 98% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Insider & Institutional Ownership

43.6% of Live Oak Bancshares shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 88.8% of East West Bancorp shares are owned by institutional investors. 25.1% of Live Oak Bancshares shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.7% of East West Bancorp shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Dividends

Live Oak Bancshares pays an annual dividend of $0.12 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.2%. East West Bancorp pays an annual dividend of $1.32 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.8%. Live Oak Bancshares pays out 27.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. East West Bancorp pays out 27.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. Live Oak Bancshares has raised its dividend for 1 consecutive years and East West Bancorp has raised its dividend for 1 consecutive years.

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares Live Oak Bancshares and East West Bancorp's gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

East West Bancorp has higher revenue and earnings than Live Oak Bancshares. East West Bancorp is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Live Oak Bancshares, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of current ratings for Live Oak Bancshares and East West Bancorp, as provided by MarketBeat.

Live Oak Bancshares presently has a consensus target price of $66.00, indicating a potential upside of 0.66%. East West Bancorp has a consensus target price of $94.4286, indicating a potential upside of 27.47%. Given East West Bancorp's higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe East West Bancorp is more favorable than Live Oak Bancshares.

Summary

East West Bancorp beats Live Oak Bancshares on 11 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.

Live Oak Bancshares (NASDAQ:LOB) and Western Alliance Bancorporation (NYSE:WAL) are both mid-cap finance companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, analyst recommendations, earnings, risk, dividends, profitability and institutional ownership.

Profitability

This table compares Live Oak Bancshares and Western Alliance Bancorporation's net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

Risk and Volatility

Live Oak Bancshares has a beta of 1.3, indicating that its stock price is 30% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Western Alliance Bancorporation has a beta of 1.76, indicating that its stock price is 76% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Institutional & Insider Ownership

43.6% of Live Oak Bancshares shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 84.1% of Western Alliance Bancorporation shares are held by institutional investors. 25.1% of Live Oak Bancshares shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 3.5% of Western Alliance Bancorporation shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Dividends

Live Oak Bancshares pays an annual dividend of $0.12 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.2%. Western Alliance Bancorporation pays an annual dividend of $1.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.0%. Live Oak Bancshares pays out 27.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Western Alliance Bancorporation pays out 20.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. Live Oak Bancshares has increased its dividend for 1 consecutive years and Western Alliance Bancorporation has increased its dividend for 1 consecutive years. Western Alliance Bancorporation is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares Live Oak Bancshares and Western Alliance Bancorporation's revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

Western Alliance Bancorporation has higher revenue and earnings than Live Oak Bancshares. Western Alliance Bancorporation is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Live Oak Bancshares, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of current recommendations and price targets for Live Oak Bancshares and Western Alliance Bancorporation, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

Live Oak Bancshares presently has a consensus price target of $66.00, indicating a potential upside of 0.66%. Western Alliance Bancorporation has a consensus price target of $89.9231, indicating a potential downside of 10.30%. Given Live Oak Bancshares' higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Live Oak Bancshares is more favorable than Western Alliance Bancorporation.

Summary

Western Alliance Bancorporation beats Live Oak Bancshares on 12 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.

Live Oak Bancshares (NASDAQ:LOB) and Commerce Bancshares (NASDAQ:CBSH) are both mid-cap finance companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, analyst recommendations, earnings, risk, dividends, profitability and institutional ownership.

Profitability

This table compares Live Oak Bancshares and Commerce Bancshares' net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

Risk and Volatility

Live Oak Bancshares has a beta of 1.3, indicating that its stock price is 30% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Commerce Bancshares has a beta of 0.96, indicating that its stock price is 4% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Institutional & Insider Ownership

43.6% of Live Oak Bancshares shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 62.9% of Commerce Bancshares shares are held by institutional investors. 25.1% of Live Oak Bancshares shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 3.4% of Commerce Bancshares shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Dividends

Live Oak Bancshares pays an annual dividend of $0.12 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.2%. Commerce Bancshares pays an annual dividend of $1.05 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.4%. Live Oak Bancshares pays out 27.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Commerce Bancshares pays out 30.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. Live Oak Bancshares has increased its dividend for 1 consecutive years.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares Live Oak Bancshares and Commerce Bancshares' revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

Commerce Bancshares has higher revenue and earnings than Live Oak Bancshares. Commerce Bancshares is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Live Oak Bancshares, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of current recommendations and price targets for Live Oak Bancshares and Commerce Bancshares, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

Live Oak Bancshares presently has a consensus price target of $66.00, indicating a potential upside of 0.66%. Commerce Bancshares has a consensus price target of $68.00, indicating a potential downside of 10.61%. Given Live Oak Bancshares' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Live Oak Bancshares is more favorable than Commerce Bancshares.

Summary

Live Oak Bancshares beats Commerce Bancshares on 10 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.

Live Oak Bancshares (NASDAQ:LOB) and First Citizens BancShares (NASDAQ:FCNCA) are both mid-cap finance companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, analyst recommendations, earnings, risk, dividends, profitability and institutional ownership.

Dividends

Live Oak Bancshares pays an annual dividend of $0.12 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.2%. First Citizens BancShares pays an annual dividend of $1.88 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.2%. Live Oak Bancshares pays out 27.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Live Oak Bancshares has increased its dividend for 1 consecutive years and First Citizens BancShares has increased its dividend for 1 consecutive years.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of current recommendations and price targets for Live Oak Bancshares and First Citizens BancShares, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

Live Oak Bancshares presently has a consensus price target of $66.00, indicating a potential upside of 0.66%. First Citizens BancShares has a consensus price target of $937.50, indicating a potential upside of 9.90%. Given First Citizens BancShares' higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe First Citizens BancShares is more favorable than Live Oak Bancshares.

Risk and Volatility

Live Oak Bancshares has a beta of 1.3, indicating that its stock price is 30% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, First Citizens BancShares has a beta of 1.17, indicating that its stock price is 17% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Profitability

This table compares Live Oak Bancshares and First Citizens BancShares' net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares Live Oak Bancshares and First Citizens BancShares' revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

First Citizens BancShares has higher revenue and earnings than Live Oak Bancshares.

Institutional & Insider Ownership

43.6% of Live Oak Bancshares shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 39.2% of First Citizens BancShares shares are held by institutional investors. 25.1% of Live Oak Bancshares shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 19.6% of First Citizens BancShares shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

First Citizens BancShares beats Live Oak Bancshares on 8 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.

Prosperity Bancshares (NYSE:PB) and Live Oak Bancshares (NASDAQ:LOB) are both mid-cap finance companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, risk, earnings, profitability, valuation, dividends and institutional ownership.

Dividends

Prosperity Bancshares pays an annual dividend of $1.96 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.6%. Live Oak Bancshares pays an annual dividend of $0.12 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.2%. Prosperity Bancshares pays out 39.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Live Oak Bancshares pays out 27.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. Prosperity Bancshares has increased its dividend for 1 consecutive years and Live Oak Bancshares has increased its dividend for 1 consecutive years.

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of current ratings and target prices for Prosperity Bancshares and Live Oak Bancshares, as provided by MarketBeat.

Prosperity Bancshares presently has a consensus price target of $73.20, indicating a potential downside of 2.39%. Live Oak Bancshares has a consensus price target of $66.00, indicating a potential upside of 0.66%. Given Live Oak Bancshares' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Live Oak Bancshares is more favorable than Prosperity Bancshares.

Volatility and Risk

Prosperity Bancshares has a beta of 1.37, meaning that its share price is 37% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Live Oak Bancshares has a beta of 1.3, meaning that its share price is 30% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Profitability

This table compares Prosperity Bancshares and Live Oak Bancshares' net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares Prosperity Bancshares and Live Oak Bancshares' top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

Prosperity Bancshares has higher revenue and earnings than Live Oak Bancshares. Prosperity Bancshares is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Live Oak Bancshares, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Institutional & Insider Ownership

76.7% of Prosperity Bancshares shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 43.6% of Live Oak Bancshares shares are held by institutional investors. 4.0% of Prosperity Bancshares shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 25.1% of Live Oak Bancshares shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

Prosperity Bancshares beats Live Oak Bancshares on 10 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.

First Financial Bankshares (NASDAQ:FFIN) and Live Oak Bancshares (NASDAQ:LOB) are both mid-cap finance companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, risk, earnings, profitability, valuation, dividends and institutional ownership.

Dividends

First Financial Bankshares pays an annual dividend of $0.52 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.1%. Live Oak Bancshares pays an annual dividend of $0.12 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.2%. First Financial Bankshares pays out 43.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Live Oak Bancshares pays out 27.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. First Financial Bankshares has increased its dividend for 10 consecutive years and Live Oak Bancshares has increased its dividend for 1 consecutive years. First Financial Bankshares is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Volatility and Risk

First Financial Bankshares has a beta of 0.96, meaning that its share price is 4% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Live Oak Bancshares has a beta of 1.3, meaning that its share price is 30% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of current ratings and target prices for First Financial Bankshares and Live Oak Bancshares, as provided by MarketBeat.

First Financial Bankshares presently has a consensus price target of $34.6667, indicating a potential downside of 25.56%. Live Oak Bancshares has a consensus price target of $66.00, indicating a potential upside of 0.66%. Given Live Oak Bancshares' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Live Oak Bancshares is more favorable than First Financial Bankshares.

Profitability

This table compares First Financial Bankshares and Live Oak Bancshares' net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

Institutional & Insider Ownership

48.3% of First Financial Bankshares shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 43.6% of Live Oak Bancshares shares are held by institutional investors. 4.4% of First Financial Bankshares shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 25.1% of Live Oak Bancshares shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares First Financial Bankshares and Live Oak Bancshares' top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

First Financial Bankshares has higher revenue and earnings than Live Oak Bancshares. First Financial Bankshares is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Live Oak Bancshares, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Summary

First Financial Bankshares beats Live Oak Bancshares on 10 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.