Live Oak Bancshares (LOB) Competitors $34.47 -0.64 (-1.82%) As of 03:58 PM Eastern Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsFinancialsSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock LOB vs. RIOT, PFSI, VLY, GBCI, OZK, UPST, HWC, CORZ, AUB, and AXShould you be buying Live Oak Bancshares stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Live Oak Bancshares include Riot Platforms (RIOT), PennyMac Financial Services (PFSI), Valley National Bancorp (VLY), Glacier Bancorp (GBCI), Bank OZK (OZK), Upstart (UPST), Hancock Whitney (HWC), Core Scientific (CORZ), Atlantic Union Bankshares (AUB), and AXOS FINANCIAL (AX). These companies are all part of the "banking" industry. Live Oak Bancshares vs. Its Competitors Riot Platforms PennyMac Financial Services Valley National Bancorp Glacier Bancorp Bank OZK Upstart Hancock Whitney Core Scientific Atlantic Union Bankshares AXOS FINANCIAL Live Oak Bancshares (NYSE:LOB) and Riot Platforms (NASDAQ:RIOT) are both banking companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, dividends, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, valuation, risk, earnings and media sentiment. Is LOB or RIOT more profitable? Live Oak Bancshares has a net margin of 5.71% compared to Riot Platforms' net margin of -17.51%. Live Oak Bancshares' return on equity of 5.46% beat Riot Platforms' return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Live Oak Bancshares5.71% 5.46% 0.42% Riot Platforms -17.51%-3.13%-2.55% Does the media prefer LOB or RIOT? In the previous week, Riot Platforms had 1 more articles in the media than Live Oak Bancshares. MarketBeat recorded 9 mentions for Riot Platforms and 8 mentions for Live Oak Bancshares. Live Oak Bancshares' average media sentiment score of 0.21 beat Riot Platforms' score of -0.58 indicating that Live Oak Bancshares is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Live Oak Bancshares 0 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 5 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Riot Platforms 0 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 3 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 3 Very Negative mention(s) Negative Which has more risk & volatility, LOB or RIOT? Live Oak Bancshares has a beta of 1.81, meaning that its share price is 81% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Riot Platforms has a beta of 4.62, meaning that its share price is 362% more volatile than the S&P 500. Do analysts prefer LOB or RIOT? Riot Platforms has a consensus target price of $20.65, indicating a potential upside of 7.29%. Given Riot Platforms' higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Riot Platforms is more favorable than Live Oak Bancshares.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Live Oak Bancshares 0 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00Riot Platforms 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 13 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00 Do insiders and institutionals believe in LOB or RIOT? 64.0% of Live Oak Bancshares shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 40.3% of Riot Platforms shares are held by institutional investors. 23.4% of Live Oak Bancshares shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 6.9% of Riot Platforms shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth. Which has better valuation and earnings, LOB or RIOT? Riot Platforms has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Live Oak Bancshares. Riot Platforms is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Live Oak Bancshares, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioLive Oak Bancshares$936.15M1.68$77.47M$1.2228.25Riot Platforms$376.66M18.89$109.40M-$0.43-44.77 SummaryLive Oak Bancshares beats Riot Platforms on 10 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Live Oak Bancshares News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for LOB and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. 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Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NYSE and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart LOB vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricLive Oak BancsharesState Commercial Banks – Fed Reserve System IndustryFinancial SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$1.58B$2.35B$6.43B$21.67BDividend Yield0.34%2.27%4.33%3.56%P/E Ratio28.2515.981,777.7729.69Price / Sales1.682.611,340.6665.35Price / Cash15.9712.43127.9424.87Price / Book1.561.242.104.60Net Income$77.47M$153.05M$1.23B$1.00B7 Day Performance-5.17%-2.59%3.80%1.74%1 Month Performance-8.32%-3.90%6.16%3.74%1 Year PerformanceN/AN/A34.61%13.34% Live Oak Bancshares Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)LOBLive Oak Bancshares1.4999 of 5 stars$34.47-1.8%N/AN/A$1.58B$936.15M28.251,052RIOTRiot Platforms1.7435 of 5 stars$17.69+5.7%$19.96+12.8%+167.4%$6.54B$376.66M-41.14340Analyst ForecastInsider TradeGap UpPFSIPennyMac Financial Services4.3285 of 5 stars$123.94+1.1%$119.33-3.7%+12.2%$6.41B$1.59B17.194,100Analyst UpgradeVLYValley National Bancorp4.694 of 5 stars$10.68+0.3%$12.29+15.0%+21.6%$5.98B$3.58B13.693,732Analyst ForecastGBCIGlacier Bancorp1.1517 of 5 stars$49.83+2.1%N/AN/A$5.92B$1.27B25.953,595OZKBank OZK4.6442 of 5 stars$52.01+0.3%$56.80+9.2%+21.7%$5.91B$2.77B8.443,028Dividend IncreaseAnalyst ForecastUPSTUpstart4.1934 of 5 stars$57.35+0.7%$81.08+41.4%+38.0%$5.52B$636.53M-716.881,193HWCHancock Whitney4.4947 of 5 stars$63.26+0.4%$70.00+10.7%+27.0%$5.36B$2.06B11.653,476Analyst RevisionCORZCore Scientific1.2136 of 5 stars$16.85+0.1%$18.53+10.0%+52.8%$5.15B$510.67M-30.09200Analyst ForecastAUBAtlantic Union Bankshares4.8934 of 5 stars$35.95+0.9%$40.25+12.0%-3.4%$5.12B$1.05B15.701,880Positive NewsAnalyst ForecastAXAXOS FINANCIAL3.273 of 5 stars$87.260.0%$95.33+9.3%+38.0%$4.94B$1.95B11.701,989Analyst Forecast Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Riot Platforms Competitors PennyMac Financial Services Competitors Valley National Bancorp Competitors Glacier Bancorp Competitors Bank OZK Competitors Upstart Competitors Hancock Whitney Competitors Core Scientific Competitors Atlantic Union Bankshares Competitors AXOS FINANCIAL Competitors Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NYSE:LOB) was last updated on 10/2/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersThis Biotech has a clinical approach that intrigues investorsThis biotech is gearing up for Phase 2 trials with a strategy to unlock multiple approvals from one study. ...i2i Marketing Group, LLC | Sponsored$3,600 gold is nice ... but here’s what most gold bugs are missingGold just surged past $3,600, but Weiss Ratings expert Sean Brodrick says the real upside is in select gold st...Weiss Ratings | SponsoredHe Called Nvidia at $1.10. 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