LexinFintech Holdings Ltd., through its subsidiaries, operates as an online consumer finance platform for young adults in the People's Republic of China. The company operates Fenqile, an online consumer finance platform that offers personal installment loans, installment purchase loans, and other loan products, as well as Le Card credit line. It also matches customer loans with diversified funding sources, including individual investors on its Juzi Licai online investment platform, institutional funding partners in its direct lending programs, and investors of its asset-backed securities. The company was formerly known as Staging Finance Holding Ltd. and changed its name to LexinFintech Holdings Ltd. in March 2017. LexinFintech Holdings Ltd. was founded in 2013 and is headquartered in Shenzhen, the People's Republic of China.
Industry, Sector and Symbol
Industry Nondepository credit institutions
Sub-IndustryN/A
SectorFinance
CIKN/A
PhoneN/A
Debt
Price-To-Earnings
Sales & Book Value
Annual Sales$857.97 million
Profitability
Miscellaneous
Employees2,518
Next Earnings Date3/19/2019 (Estimated)
OptionableOptionable
LexinFintech (NASDAQ:LX) Frequently Asked Questions
What is LexinFintech's stock symbol?
LexinFintech trades on the NASDAQ under the ticker symbol "LX."
When is LexinFintech's next earnings date?
What price target have analysts set for LX?
2 equities research analysts have issued 12-month price objectives for LexinFintech's stock. Their predictions range from $18.00 to $18.00. On average, they anticipate LexinFintech's stock price to reach $18.00 in the next twelve months. This suggests a possible upside of 74.5% from the stock's current price. View Analyst Price Targets for LexinFintech.
What is the consensus analysts' recommendation for LexinFintech?
2 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for LexinFintech in the last year. There are currently 2 buy ratings for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Buy." View Analyst Ratings for LexinFintech.
Has LexinFintech been receiving favorable news coverage?
News headlines about LX stock have trended positive on Thursday, according to InfoTrie. InfoTrie identifies negative and positive media coverage by analyzing more than six thousand blog and news sources in real time. The firm ranks coverage of publicly-traded companies on a scale of negative five to five, with scores nearest to five being the most favorable. LexinFintech earned a media sentiment score of 2.3 on InfoTrie's scale. They also gave news coverage about the company a news buzz of 9.0 out of 10, meaning that recent media coverage is extremely likely to have an effect on the stock's share price in the next several days.
Are investors shorting LexinFintech?
LexinFintech saw a decline in short interest during the month of January. As of January 15th, there was short interest totalling 895,999 shares, a decline of 29.5% from the December 31st total of 1,271,360 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 177,896 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is currently 5.0 days. Approximately 0.9% of the shares of the company are sold short. View LexinFintech's Current Options Chain.
Who are some of LexinFintech's key competitors?
Some companies that are related to LexinFintech include SBI (SBHGF), Green Dot (GDOT), 360 Finance (QFIN), Qudian (QD), Walker & Dunlop (WD), Mr. Cooper Group (COOP), Blucora (BCOR), Weidai (WEI), X Financial (XYF), Yirendai (YRD), Everi (EVRI), Curo Group (CURO), Wins Finance (WINS), On Deck Capital (ONDK) and America First Multifamily Investors (ATAX).
What other stocks do shareholders of LexinFintech own?
Who are LexinFintech's key executives?
LexinFintech's management team includes the folowing people:
- Mr. Jay Wenjie Xiao, Chairman & CEO (Age 36)
- Mr. Jared Yi Wu, Pres & Director (Age 40)
- Mr. Craig Yan Zeng, CFO & Director (Age 51)
- Mr. Kris Qian Qiao, Chief Financing Cooperation Officer (Age 41)
- Mr. Ryan Huanian Liu, Chief Risk Officer (Age 41)
When did LexinFintech IPO?
(LX) raised $120 million in an initial public offering on Thursday, December 21st 2017. The company issued 12,000,000 shares at $9.00-$11.00 per share. Goldman Sachs (Asia), BofA Merrill Lynch, Deutsche Bank Securities and China Renaissance served as the underwriters for the IPO and ICBC International was co-manager.
Who are LexinFintech's major shareholders?
LexinFintech's stock is owned by many different of institutional and retail investors. Top institutional investors include Discovery Value Fund (0.71%), Penserra Capital Management LLC (0.12%), Bank of America Corp DE (0.07%), Northern Trust Corp (0.04%), Raymond James & Associates (0.03%) and Geode Capital Management LLC (0.02%).
Which major investors are selling LexinFintech stock?
LX stock was sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Bank of America Corp DE.
Which major investors are buying LexinFintech stock?
LX stock was purchased by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Discovery Value Fund, Northern Trust Corp, Geode Capital Management LLC, Penserra Capital Management LLC, Barclays PLC, Raymond James & Associates and Bank of Montreal Can.
How do I buy shares of LexinFintech?
Shares of LX 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.
What is LexinFintech's stock price today?
One share of LX stock can currently be purchased for approximately $10.3150.
How big of a company is LexinFintech?
LexinFintech has a market capitalization of $1.69 billion and generates $857.97 million in revenue each year. The company earns $36.94 million in net income (profit) each year or $0.22 on an earnings per share basis. LexinFintech employs 2,518 workers across the globe.
What is LexinFintech's official website?
MarketBeat Community Rating for LexinFintech (NASDAQ LX)
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