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Live Oak Bancshares (LOB) Stock Price, News & Analysis

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$42.62 +0.40 (+0.94%)
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Key Stats

Today's Range
$42.09
$42.79
50-Day Range
$36.15
$43.78
52-Week Range
$29.36
$44.53
Volume
3,289 shs
Average Volume
282,411 shs
Market Capitalization
$1.97 billion
P/E Ratio
15.01
Dividend Yield
0.28%
Price Target
$46.20
Consensus Rating
Moderate Buy

Company Overview

Live Oak Bancshares, Inc. is a bank holding company headquartered in Wilmington, North Carolina, and operates through its subsidiary Live Oak Banking Company. Founded in 2008, the company leverages a branchless, technology-driven platform to deliver specialty lending and deposit products across the United States. Live Oak Bancshares completed its initial public offering in February 2018 and trades on the NYSE under the ticker symbol LOB.

The company’s primary focus is on originating and servicing commercial loans for small businesses in select industry verticals. Key lending areas include healthcare practices such as dental, veterinary and medical offices, as well as franchise financing, fintech partnerships, and government‐guaranteed loan programs including SBA 7(a) and 504 loans. In addition to its lending capabilities, Live Oak offers equipment financing through its dedicated division, Live Oak Equipment Finance, and provides business deposit accounts, treasury management solutions and online banking services to support its clients’ day‐to‐day operations.

Live Oak Bancshares emphasizes scalability and efficiency through its proprietary digital infrastructure, which enables centralized underwriting, document management and portfolio monitoring. The firm serves a diversified national client base without relying on a traditional branch network. Leadership is led by founder and Chief Executive Officer Roy T. Morejon, whose background in fintech and banking has guided the company’s growth and specialization strategy. Live Oak Bancshares continues to pursue disciplined expansion within its niche markets, aiming to combine industry expertise with streamlined digital delivery.

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Live Oak Bancshares Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

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82nd Percentile Overall Score

LOB MarketRank™: 

Live Oak Bancshares scored higher than 82% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 271st out of 842 stocks in the finance sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

  • Consensus Rating

    Live Oak Bancshares has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.83, and is based on 1 strong buy rating, 3 buy ratings, 2 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

  • Upside/Downside

    The consensus price target for Live Oak Bancshares is close to its current price, suggesting limited near-term upside or downside.

  • Amount of Analyst Coverage

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

  • Read more about Live Oak Bancshares' stock forecast and price target.
  • Earnings Growth

    Earnings for Live Oak Bancshares are expected to grow by 36.48% in the coming year, from $3.07 to $4.19 per share.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

    The P/E ratio of Live Oak Bancshares is 14.79, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 39.42.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

    The P/E ratio of Live Oak Bancshares is 14.79, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Finance sector average P/E ratio of about 29.18.

  • Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

    Live Oak Bancshares has a P/B Ratio of 1.66. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

  • Percentage of Shares Shorted

    5.54% of the float of Live Oak Bancshares has been sold short.
  • Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

    Live Oak Bancshares has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 9.66.
  • Change versus previous month

    Short interest in Live Oak Bancshares has recently increased by 3.75%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing.
  • Dividend Yield

    Live Oak Bancshares has a dividend yield of 0.28%, which is in the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

  • Dividend Growth

    Live Oak Bancshares does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

  • Dividend Coverage

    The dividend payout ratio of Live Oak Bancshares is 4.23%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

  • Dividend Sustainability

    Based on earnings estimates, Live Oak Bancshares will have a dividend payout ratio of 2.86% next year. This indicates that Live Oak Bancshares will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

  • Read more about Live Oak Bancshares' dividend.
  • News Sentiment

    Live Oak Bancshares has a news sentiment score of 0.12. 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 0.77 average news sentiment score of Finance companies.
  • News Coverage This Week

    MarketBeat has tracked 7 news articles for Live Oak Bancshares this week, compared to 3 articles on an average week.
  • MarketBeat Follows

    2 people have added Live Oak Bancshares to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days.
  • Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

    In the past three months, Live Oak Bancshares insiders have sold more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought $0.00 in company stock and sold $1,526,341.00 in company stock.

  • Percentage Held by Insiders

    22.40% of the stock of Live Oak Bancshares is held by insiders. A high percentage of insider ownership can be a sign of company health.

  • Percentage Held by Institutions

    63.95% of the stock of Live Oak Bancshares is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

  • Read more about Live Oak Bancshares' insider trading history.
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LOB Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

Live Oak Bancshares' stock was trading at $34.41 at the beginning of 2026. Since then, LOB shares have increased by 22.1% and is now trading at $42.01.

Live Oak Bancshares, Inc. (NYSE:LOB) posted its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, July, 22nd. The company reported $0.74 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.64 by $0.10. The firm earned $156.15 million during the quarter. Live Oak Bancshares had a net margin of 12.68% and a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 11.77%.
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Live Oak Bancshares (LOB) raised $82 million in an IPO on Wednesday, December 14th 2022. The company issued 4,800,000 shares at a price of $16.00-$18.00 per share.

Live Oak Bancshares' top institutional shareholders include BlackRock Inc. (7.60%), Diamond Hill Capital Management LLC Investment Advisor (0.39%), Rice Hall James & Associates LLC (0.30%) and Bank of New York Mellon Corp (0.24%). Insiders that own company stock include William L Williams III, Steve Smits, Miltom Emmett Petty, Gregory W Seward, Micah S Davis, John W Sutherland, David G Lucht, Mark Michael Moroz, William Henderson Cameron, Walter J Phifer, Tonya Williams Bradford, Renato Derraik, Ewa Maria Stasiowska and Courtney Spencer.
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Shares of LOB stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Charles Schwab, E*TRADE, Fidelity, and Vanguard Brokerage Services.

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Live Oak Bancshares investors own include NVIDIA (NVDA), Meta Platforms (META), Tesla (TSLA), CrowdStrike (CRWD), Advanced Micro Devices (AMD), Netflix (NFLX) and UnitedHealth Group (UNH).

Company Calendar

Record date for 6/15 Dividend
6/02/2026
Ex-Dividend for 6/15 Dividend
6/02/2026
Dividend Payable
6/15/2026
Last Earnings
7/22/2026
Today
8/11/2026
Fiscal Year End
12/31/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

Stock Exchange
NYSE
Sector
Finance
Industry
Banks
Sub-Industry
Regional Banks
Current Symbol
NYSE:LOB
Previous Symbol
NYSE:LOB
CIK
1462120
Employees
1,077
Year Founded
2008

Price Target and Rating

High Price Target
$50.00
Low Price Target
$41.00
Potential Upside/Downside
+8.4%
Consensus Rating
Moderate Buy
Rating Score (0-4)
2.83
Research Coverage
6 Analysts

Profitability

EPS (Trailing Twelve Months)
$2.84
Trailing P/E Ratio
15.01
Forward P/E Ratio
13.88
P/E Growth
N/A
Net Income
$105.87 million
Net Margins
12.68%
Pretax Margin
17.01%
Return on Equity
11.77%
Return on Assets
0.90%

Debt

Debt-to-Equity Ratio
N/A
Current Ratio
0.95
Quick Ratio
0.91

Sales & Book Value

Annual Sales
$1.04 billion
Price / Sales
1.90
Cash Flow
$2.96 per share
Price / Cash Flow
14.40
Book Value
$25.25 per share
Price / Book
1.69

Miscellaneous

Outstanding Shares
46,260,000
Free Float
35,899,000
Market Cap
$1.97 billion
Optionable
N/A
Beta
1.87

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This page (NYSE:LOB) was last updated on 8/11/2026 by MarketBeat.com Staff.
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