LendingTree (TREE) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

LendingTree, Inc. operates an online marketplace that helps consumers compare financial products and connect with banks, lenders, insurers and other service providers. The company generally acts as a marketing and comparison platform rather than as a direct lender, enabling users to review offers based on information they provide.

Its marketplace includes products such as mortgages and home equity financing, personal loans, auto loans, credit cards, small-business financing, insurance and deposit accounts. LendingTree also provides educational content, tools and comparison resources intended to help consumers evaluate borrowing, insurance and other personal-finance options.

Founded by Doug Lebda in 1996, LendingTree initially focused on helping consumers compare mortgage offers and later expanded into a broader financial-services marketplace. The company primarily serves consumers and businesses in the United States. Doug Lebda has been associated with LendingTree since its founding and has served in senior leadership and board roles; the company’s executive leadership has evolved over time.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $25.55 to $26.21
• 50-Day Range: $25.61 to $46.89
• 52-Week Range: $25.55 to $77.11
• Volume: 354,653 shs
• Average Volume: 392,022 shs
• Market Capitalization: $359.56 million
• P/E Ratio: 1.99
• Dividend Yield: N/A
• Price Target: $61.33
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy

LendingTree Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

LendingTree scored higher than 88% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 187th out of 838 stocks in the finance sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 4.4 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Moderate Buy

Consensus Rating

LendingTree has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.71, and is based on no strong buy ratings, 5 buy ratings, 2 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

Upside Potential

LendingTree has a consensus price target of $61.33, representing about 139.5% upside from its current price of $25.61.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

LendingTree has been the subject of 5 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 3.1 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 38.97%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for LendingTree are expected to grow by 38.97% in the coming year, from $3.49 to $4.85 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of LendingTree is 1.99, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 38.95.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of LendingTree is 1.99, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Finance sector average P/E ratio of about 25.32.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

LendingTree has a P/B Ratio of 1.22. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 2.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Bearish

Percentage of Shares Shorted

6.47% 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 1.96, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in LendingTree has recently increased by 3.08%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing.

Dividend

• Score: 0.0 / 5
• Dividend Strength: N/A

Dividend Yield

LendingTree does not currently pay a dividend.

Dividend Growth

LendingTree does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

News and Social Media

• Score: 2.7 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.30

News Sentiment

LendingTree has a news sentiment score of 0.30. 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 0.70 average news sentiment score of Finance companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 8 news articles for LendingTree this week, compared to 7 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

16 people have searched for TREE on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 78% 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 -50% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 0.9 / 5
• Insider Trading: N/A

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, LendingTree insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

4.00% of the stock of LendingTree is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

68.26% of the stock of LendingTree is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 7/29/2026
• Today: 9/21/2026
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 10/29/2026
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NASDAQ
• Sector: Finance
• Industry: Consumer Finance
• Sub-Industry: Consumer Finance
• Current Symbol: NASDAQ:TREE
• CIK: 1434621
• Web: www.lendingtree.com
• Phone: (704) 541-5351
• Fax: 704-541-5352
• Employees: 926
• Year Founded: 1996

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for LendingTree: $61.33
• High Price Target: $85.00
• Low Price Target: $45.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +139.5%
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.71
• Research Coverage: 7 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $12.90
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 1.99
• Forward P/E Ratio: 7.34
• P/E Growth: N/A
• Net Income: $151.31 million
• Net Margins: 14.33%
• Pretax Margin: 4.90%
• Return on Equity: 14.57%
• Return on Assets: 4.49%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 1.20
• Current Ratio: 1.85
• Quick Ratio: 1.85

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $1.12 billion
• Price / Sales: 0.32
• Cash Flow: $3.53 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 7.26
• Book Value: $20.98 per share
• Price / Book: 1.22

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 14,040,000
• Free Float: 13,478,000
• Market Cap: $359.56 million
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 2.05