NASDAQ:TREE - Lendingtree Stock Price, News, & Analysis

Lendingtree trades on the NASDAQ under the ticker symbol "TREE."

Lendingtree declared that its Board of Directors has authorized a stock repurchase program on Friday, February 23rd 2018, which allows the company to buyback $100,000,000.00 in shares, according to EventVestor. This buyback authorization allows the company to purchase shares of its stock through open market purchases. Shares buyback programs are often a sign that the company's leadership believes its shares are undervalued.

Lendingtree Inc (NASDAQ:TREE) released its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, November, 1st. The financial services provider reported $1.92 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $1.31 by $0.61. The financial services provider had revenue of $197.10 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $199.28 million. Lendingtree had a return on equity of 12.86% and a net margin of 12.73%. The company's revenue was up 14.9% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period last year, the company posted $1.17 earnings per share. View Lendingtree's Earnings History.

Lendingtree is scheduled to release their next quarterly earnings announcement on Thursday, February 28th 2019. View Earnings Estimates for Lendingtree.

Lendingtree updated its FY 2018 earnings guidance on Thursday, November, 1st. The company provided EPS guidance of for the period. The company issued revenue guidance of $765-775 million, compared to the consensus revenue estimate of $755.63 million.

12 brokerages have issued 1-year price targets for Lendingtree's shares. Their forecasts range from $194.00 to $425.00. On average, they expect Lendingtree's share price to reach $322.8333 in the next year. This suggests a possible upside of 39.3% from the stock's current price. View Analyst Price Targets for Lendingtree.

12 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Lendingtree in the last year. There are currently 1 sell rating, 6 hold ratings and 5 buy ratings for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Hold." View Analyst Ratings for Lendingtree.

Press coverage about TREE stock has trended somewhat positive recently, InfoTrie reports. InfoTrie ranks the sentiment of news 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. Lendingtree earned a daily sentiment score of 1.0 on InfoTrie's scale. They also assigned news stories about the financial services provider a news buzz of 4.0 out of 10, meaning that recent news coverage is somewhat unlikely to have an impact on the stock's share price in the immediate future.

Some companies that are related to Lendingtree include Mid-America Apartment Communities (MAA), Lincoln National (LNC), SINO LD LTD/S (SNLAY), WP Carey (WPC), UDR (UDR), Comerica (CMA), Invitation Homes (INVH), E*TRADE Financial (ETFC), Regency Centers (REG), HARGREAVES LANS/ADR (HRGLY), Arch Capital Group (ACGL), KKR & Co Inc (KKR), Raymond James (RJF), Gecina (GECFF) and SVB Financial Group (SIVB).

Lendingtree's stock is owned by many different of retail and institutional investors. Top institutional investors include Baillie Gifford & Co. (10.83%), Vanguard Group Inc. (5.56%), Vanguard Group Inc (5.56%), Nikko Asset Management Americas Inc. (4.38%), Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Holdings Inc. (4.36%) and Jackson Square Partners LLC (3.84%). Company insiders that own Lendingtree stock include Carla Shumate, Douglas R Lebda, G Kennedy Thompson, Gabriel Dalporto, Gci Liberty, Inc, Interactive Corp Liberty, Neil Salvage, Nikul Patel, Peter Horan, Robin Henderson and Steven Ozonian. View Institutional Ownership Trends for Lendingtree.

TREE stock was sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Jane Street Group LLC, Carillon Tower Advisers Inc., Emerald Mutual Fund Advisers Trust, Scout Investments Inc., Victory Capital Management Inc., Sumitomo Mitsui Asset Management Company LTD, AXA and United Services Automobile Association. Company insiders that have sold Lendingtree company stock in the last year include Carla Shumate, Douglas R Lebda, Gabriel Dalporto, Neil Salvage, Peter Horan, Robin Henderson and Steven Ozonian. View Insider Buying and Selling for Lendingtree.

TREE stock was bought by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Holdings Inc., Nikko Asset Management Americas Inc., William Blair Investment Management LLC, ARK Investment Management LLC, Jackson Square Partners LLC, Bamco Inc. NY, Baillie Gifford & Co. and Robeco Institutional Asset Management B.V.. Company insiders that have bought Lendingtree stock in the last two years include G Kennedy Thompson, Gci Liberty, Inc and Interactive Corp Liberty. View Insider Buying and Selling for Lendingtree.

Shares of TREE 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 TREE stock can currently be purchased for approximately $231.76.

Lendingtree has a market capitalization of $2.97 billion and generates $617.74 million in revenue each year. The financial services provider earns $15.57 million in net income (profit) each year or $3.02 on an earnings per share basis. Lendingtree employs 535 workers across the globe.

The official website for Lendingtree is http://www.lendingtree.com.

Lendingtree's mailing address is 11115 RUSHMORE DRIVE, CHARLOTTE NC, 28277. The financial services provider can be reached via phone at 704-541-5351 or via email at [email protected]