Should I buy or sell LendingTree stock right now?

7 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for LendingTree in the last twelve months. There are currently 2 hold ratings and 5 buy ratings for the stock. The consensus among Wall Street analysts is that investors should "moderate buy" TREE shares. View TREE analyst ratings or view top-rated stocks .

What is LendingTree's stock price target for 2024?

7 Wall Street research analysts have issued 12 month price objectives for LendingTree's shares. Their TREE share price targets range from $15.00 to $48.00. On average, they anticipate the company's share price to reach $30.63 in the next year. This suggests a possible upside of 74.1% from the stock's current price. View analysts price targets for TREE or view top-rated stocks among Wall Street analysts .

How have TREE shares performed in 2023?

LendingTree's stock was trading at $21.33 at the beginning of 2023. Since then, TREE shares have decreased by 17.5% and is now trading at $17.59. View the best growth stocks for 2023 here .

When is LendingTree's next earnings date?

The company is scheduled to release its next quarterly earnings announcement on Monday, February 26th 2024. View our TREE earnings forecast .

How were LendingTree's earnings last quarter?

LendingTree, Inc. (NASDAQ:TREE) released its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, October, 31st. The financial services provider reported ($0.03) earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of ($0.30) by $0.27. The financial services provider had revenue of $155.20 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $161.64 million. LendingTree had a negative trailing twelve-month return on equity of 4.89% and a negative net margin of 19.66%.

What ETFs hold LendingTree's stock?

ETFs with the largest weight of LendingTree (NASDAQ:TREE) stock in their portfolio include Global X E-Commerce ETF (EBIZ) and Inspire Small/Mid Cap ETF (ISMD) . AdvisorShares Dorsey Wright Short ETF (DWSH) .

What guidance has LendingTree issued on next quarter's earnings?

LendingTree issued an update on its fourth quarter 2023 earnings guidance on Tuesday, October, 31st. The company provided earnings per share (EPS) guidance of for the period. The company issued revenue guidance of $132.00 million-$142.00 million, compared to the consensus revenue estimate of $144.74 million.

What is Doug Lebda's approval rating as LendingTree's CEO?

99 employees have rated LendingTree Chief Executive Officer Doug Lebda on Glassdoor.com . Doug Lebda has an approval rating of 72% among the company's employees.

What other stocks do shareholders of LendingTree own?

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some companies that other LendingTree investors own include NVIDIA (NVDA) , Netflix (NFLX) , Alibaba Group (BABA) , PayPal (PYPL) , Tesla (TSLA) , Micron Technology (MU) , Block (SQ) , Salesforce (CRM) , Walt Disney (DIS) and Mastercard (MA) .

Who are LendingTree's major shareholders?

LendingTree's stock is owned by many different retail and institutional investors. Top institutional investors include Baillie Gifford & Co. (3.96%), Jacobs Levy Equity Management Inc. (2.66%), Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. (1.66%), Assenagon Asset Management S.A. (1.46%), Federated Hermes Inc. (1.35%) and Shenkman Capital Management Inc. (0.92%). Insiders that own company stock include Carla Shumate , Diego A Rodriguez, Douglas R Lebda, G Kennedy Thompson , Jill Olmstead, Mark A Ernst, Neil Salvage and Robin Henderson . View institutional ownership trends .

How do I buy shares of LendingTree?

Shares of TREE stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include WeBull , Vanguard Brokerage Services, TD Ameritrade, E*TRADE, Robinhood, Fidelity, and Charles Schwab. Compare Top Brokerages Here .

Does LendingTree have any subsidiaries?

The following companies are subsidiares of LendingTree: CM LT Holdings LLC, CompareCards, DegreeTree Inc., DepositAccounts, DepositAccounts.com, GetSmart.com, HLC Escrow Inc., Home Loan Center Inc., LT India Holding Company LLC, LT Intermediate Company LLC, LT Real Estate Inc., LTIM LLC, LendingTree LLC, LendingTree Research Services LLP, MagnifyMoney, Ovation Credit Services Inc., QW Insurance Solutions LLC, QuoteWizard, QuoteWizard.com LLC, Rexford Office Holdings LLC, SnapCap, Student Loan Hero, Thrive, Tree.com BU Holding Company Inc., Valore, ValuePenguin, and iNest Realty. Read More

LendingTree Stock Price, News & Analysis (NASDAQ:TREE)

$17.59

+0.51 (+2.99%)

(As of 04:15 PM ET)

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Today's Range: $17.35
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$18.56
50-Day Range: $10.45
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$17.08
52-Week Range: $10.12
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$47.82

Volume: 309,711 shs
Average Volume: 283,736 shs
Market Capitalization: $228.67 million

P/E Ratio: N/A
Dividend Yield: N/A
Price Target: $30.63

LendingTree MarketRank™ Stock Analysis

Analyst Rating: Moderate Buy
2.71 Rating Score
Upside/Downside: 74.1% Upside
$30.63 Price Target
Short Interest: Healthy
6.07% of Float Sold Short
Dividend Strength: N/A
Sustainability: -1.02
Upright™ Environmental Score
News Sentiment: -0.02
Based on 10 Articles This Week
Insider Trading: Selling Shares
$3.27 M Sold Last Quarter
Proj. Earnings Growth: Growing
From ($0.85) to ($0.69) Per Share

Overall MarketRank^™

MarketRank is calculated as an average of available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

2.28 out of 5 stars

Financial Services Sector

16th out of 30 stocks

Financial Conglomerates Industry

1st out of 1 stocks

3.4

Analyst's Opinion

Consensus Rating
LendingTree has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.71, and is based on 5 buy ratings, 2 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.
Price Target Upside/Downside
According to analysts' consensus price target of $30.63, LendingTree has a forecasted upside of 74.1% from its current price of $17.59.
Amount of Analyst Coverage
LendingTree has only been the subject of 3 research reports in the past 90 days.

4.0

Short Interest

Percentage of Shares Shorted
6.07% of the float of LendingTree has been sold short.
Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover
LendingTree has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 2.5, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.
Change versus previous month
Short interest in LendingTree has recently decreased by 11.44%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.

0.0

Dividend Strength

Dividend Yield
LendingTree does not currently pay a dividend.
Dividend Growth
LendingTree does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

2.2

Sustainability and ESG

Overall ESG (Environmental, Social, and Governance) Score
LendingTree has received a 4.69% net impact score from Upright. The largest positive contribution comes from its "Societal infrastructure" impact, which is mostly driven by its "Consumer loan comparison websites", "Corporate credit granting", and "Insurance comparison websites" products. See details.
Environmental Sustainability
The Environmental Impact score for LendingTree is -1.02.

1.1

News and Social Media Coverage

News Sentiment
LendingTree has a news sentiment score of -0.02. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a lower news sentiment than the 0.79 average news sentiment score of Financial Services companies.
News Coverage This Week
MarketBeat has tracked 10 news articles for LendingTree this week, compared to 6 articles on an average week.
Search Interest
Only 1 people have searched for TREE on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -86% compared to the previous 30 days.
MarketBeat Follows
Only 1 people have added LendingTree to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of 0% compared to the previous 30 days.

4.2

Company Ownership

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling
In the past three months, LendingTree insiders have sold more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought $0.00 in company stock and sold $3,270,031.00 in company stock.
Percentage Held by Insiders
23.00% of the stock of LendingTree is held by insiders. A high percentage of insider ownership can be a sign of company health.
Percentage Held by Institutions
70.22% of the stock of LendingTree is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

0.6

Earnings and Valuation

Earnings Growth
Earnings for LendingTree are expected to grow in the coming year, from ($0.85) to ($0.69) per share.
Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market
The P/E ratio of LendingTree is -1.57, which means that its earnings are negative and its P/E ratio cannot be compared to companies with positive earnings.
Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector
The P/E ratio of LendingTree is -1.57, which means that its earnings are negative and its P/E ratio cannot be compared to companies with positive earnings.
Price to Book Value per Share Ratio
LendingTree has a P/B Ratio of 2.23. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

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About LendingTree Stock (NASDAQ:TREE)

LendingTree, Inc., through its subsidiary, LT Intermediate Company, LLC, operates online consumer platform in the United States. It operates through three segments: Home, Consumer, and Insurance. The Home segment offers purchase mortgage, refinance mortgage, reverse mortgage, and home equity loans; lines of credit; and real estate brokerage services. The Consumer segment provides credit cards; personal, small business, student, and auto loans; deposit accounts; and other credit products, such as credit repair and debt settlement services. The Insurance segment includes information, tools, and access to insurance quote products, including home and automobile, through which consumers are matched with insurance lead aggregators to obtain insurance offers. In addition, the company offers QuoteWizard.com, a marketplace for insurance comparison; ValuePenguin, a personal finance website that offers consumers objective analysis on various financial topics from insurance to credit cards; and Stash, a consumer investing and banking platform that offers a suite of personal investment accounts, traditional and Roth IRAs, custodial investment accounts, and banking services, including checking accounts and debit cards with a Stock-Back rewards program. The company was formerly known as Tree.com, Inc. and changed its name to LendingTree, Inc. in January 2015. LendingTree, Inc. was incorporated in 1996 and is based in Charlotte, North Carolina.

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West Virginia has high percentage of families that home-school

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LendingTree files lawsuits against two companies over unpaid fees

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Company Calendar

Last Earnings: 10/31/2023
Today: 11/29/2023
Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2023
Next Earnings (Estimated): 2/26/2024

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Industry, Sector and Symbol

Stock Exchange: NASDAQ
Industry: Financial Conglomerates
Sub-Industry: Thrifts & Mortgage Finance
Sector: Financial Services
Current Symbol: NASDAQ:TREE
CUSIP: 89467510
CIK: 1434621
Web: www.lendingtree.com
Phone: (704) 541-5351
Fax: 704-541-5352
Employees: 1,240
Year Founded: 1996

Price Target and Rating

Average Stock Price Target: $30.63
High Stock Price Target: $48.00
Low Stock Price Target: $15.00
Potential Upside/Downside: +69.7%
Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy
Rating Score (0-4): 2.71
Research Coverage: 7 Analysts

Profitability

EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year): ($11.21)
Trailing P/E Ratio: N/A
Forward P/E Ratio: N/A
P/E Growth: N/A
Net Income: $-187,950,000.00
Net Margins: -19.66%
Pretax Margin: -20.18%
Return on Equity: -4.89%
Return on Assets: -0.92%

Debt

Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 6.10
Current Ratio: 3.76
Quick Ratio: 3.76

Sales & Book Value

Annual Sales: $984.99 million
Price / Sales: 0.24
Cash Flow: $1.81 per share
Price / Cash Flow: 9.98
Book Value: $7.89 per share
Price / Book: 2.29

Miscellaneous

Outstanding Shares: 13,000,000
Free Float: 10,012,000
Market Cap: $234.65 million
Optionable: Optionable
Beta: 1.99

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Key Executives

Mr. Douglas R. Lebda (Age 53)
Founder, Chairman & CEO
Comp: $986.49k
Mr. Trent Ziegler (Age 40)
CFO & Treasurer
Comp: $374.54k
Mr. Scott Peyree (Age 46)
COO & President of Marketplace Businesses
Comp: $466.84k
Mr. Scott Totman (Age 52)
Chief Technology Officer
Comp: $404.34k
Ms. Carla Shumate (Age 52)
Chief Accounting Officer
Comp: $325.89k
Mr. Andrew N. Wessel
Head of Investor Relations
Ms. Megan Greuling
VP, Head of Corporate Communications & Director of PR
Ms. Jill A. Olmstead (Age 59)
Chief Human Resources Officer
Comp: $381.96k
Ms. Tamara Kotronis
Senior Vice President of Finance
Mr. Arun Sankaran
Chief Information Security Officer

Key Competitors

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Insiders & Institutions

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TREE Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

Should I buy or sell LendingTree stock right now?: 7 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for LendingTree in the last twelve months. There are currently 2 hold ratings and 5 buy ratings for the stock. The consensus among Wall Street analysts is that investors should "moderate buy" TREE shares.
View TREE analyst ratings or view top-rated stocks.
What is LendingTree's stock price target for 2024?: 7 Wall Street research analysts have issued 12 month price objectives for LendingTree's shares. Their TREE share price targets range from $15.00 to $48.00. On average, they anticipate the company's share price to reach $30.63 in the next year. This suggests a possible upside of 74.1% from the stock's current price.
View analysts price targets for TREE or view top-rated stocks among Wall Street analysts.
How have TREE shares performed in 2023?: LendingTree's stock was trading at $21.33 at the beginning of 2023. Since then, TREE shares have decreased by 17.5% and is now trading at $17.59.
View the best growth stocks for 2023 here.
When is LendingTree's next earnings date?: The company is scheduled to release its next quarterly earnings announcement on Monday, February 26th 2024.
View our TREE earnings forecast.
How were LendingTree's earnings last quarter?: LendingTree, Inc. (NASDAQ:TREE) released its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, October, 31st. The financial services provider reported ($0.03) earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of ($0.30) by $0.27. The financial services provider had revenue of $155.20 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $161.64 million. LendingTree had a negative trailing twelve-month return on equity of 4.89% and a negative net margin of 19.66%.
What ETFs hold LendingTree's stock?: ETFs with the largest weight of LendingTree (NASDAQ:TREE) stock in their portfolio include Global X E-Commerce ETF (EBIZ) and Inspire Small/Mid Cap ETF (ISMD).AdvisorShares Dorsey Wright Short ETF (DWSH).

What guidance has LendingTree issued on next quarter's earnings?: LendingTree issued an update on its fourth quarter 2023 earnings guidance on Tuesday, October, 31st. The company provided earnings per share (EPS) guidance of for the period. The company issued revenue guidance of $132.00 million-$142.00 million, compared to the consensus revenue estimate of $144.74 million.
What is Doug Lebda's approval rating as LendingTree's CEO?: 99 employees have rated LendingTree Chief Executive Officer Doug Lebda on Glassdoor.com. Doug Lebda has an approval rating of 72% among the company's employees.
What other stocks do shareholders of LendingTree own?: Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some companies that other LendingTree investors own include NVIDIA (NVDA), Netflix (NFLX), Alibaba Group (BABA), PayPal (PYPL), Tesla (TSLA), Micron Technology (MU), Block (SQ), Salesforce (CRM), Walt Disney (DIS) and Mastercard (MA).
Who are LendingTree's major shareholders?: LendingTree's stock is owned by many different retail and institutional investors. Top institutional investors include Baillie Gifford & Co. (3.96%), Jacobs Levy Equity Management Inc. (2.66%), Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. (1.66%), Assenagon Asset Management S.A. (1.46%), Federated Hermes Inc. (1.35%) and Shenkman Capital Management Inc. (0.92%). Insiders that own company stock include Carla Shumate, Diego A Rodriguez, Douglas R Lebda, G Kennedy Thompson, Jill Olmstead, Mark A Ernst, Neil Salvage and Robin Henderson.
View institutional ownership trends.
How do I buy shares of LendingTree?: Shares of TREE stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include WeBull, Vanguard Brokerage Services, TD Ameritrade, E*TRADE, Robinhood, Fidelity, and Charles Schwab.
Compare Top Brokerages Here.
Does LendingTree have any subsidiaries?: The following companies are subsidiares of LendingTree: CM LT Holdings LLC, CompareCards, DegreeTree Inc., DepositAccounts, DepositAccounts.com, GetSmart.com, HLC Escrow Inc., Home Loan Center Inc., LT India Holding Company LLC, LT Intermediate Company LLC, LT Real Estate Inc., LTIM LLC, LendingTree LLC, LendingTree Research Services LLP, MagnifyMoney, Ovation Credit Services Inc., QW Insurance Solutions LLC, QuoteWizard, QuoteWizard.com LLC, Rexford Office Holdings LLC, SnapCap, Student Loan Hero, Thrive, Tree.com BU Holding Company Inc., Valore, ValuePenguin, and iNest Realty.
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