Live Oak Bancshares, Inc. (LOB)

In the past six months, Live Oak Bancshares's stock has been impacted by several events, including the release of Q4 2025 and Q1 2026 earnings. The company reported Q4 2025 net income attributable to common shareholders of $44.1 million, or $0.95 per diluted share, and strong loan production and deposit growth for the year. Q1 2026 earnings reported $0.60 EPS, which topped analysts' consensus estimates of $0.54, although revenue of $145.47 million came in slightly below expectations. There has been notable insider selling in April and March 2026, with some insider buying in January and November 2025. The company declared a quarterly dividend of $0.03, which was paid on March 15, 2026. Analysts have assigned Live Oak Bancshares an average rating of "Hold" with an average twelve-month target price of $44.40. Between April 7, 2025, and April 6, 2026, the share price increased by 43.38%.

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Live Oak Bancshares, Inc. operates as a bank holding company for Live Oak Banking Company, specializing in banking products and services across the United States. The company focuses on small business lending through a national online platform and operates without traditional branches. Its business operations are divided into Banking and Fintech segments, offering various deposit products, commercial and industrial loans, and services for government-guaranteed loans.

Live Oak Bancshares, Inc. serves small business owners across all 50 states in the United States through its branchless, digital platform. The company's headquarters are located in Wilmington, North Carolina, with offices in Dallas, Raleigh, Charlotte, and California. As of September 30, 2024, the geographic concentration of the company's loan and lease portfolio was: Southeast (32.1%), West (25.1%), Northeast (17.3%), Midwest (12.6%), and Southwest (12.4%), with a small portion (0.5%) being non-U.S.

Live Oak Bancshares emphasizes its commitment to customer service, deep product and industry expertise, and a suite of FDIC-insured banking products. Its position as a leading SBA 7(a) lender in 2022 contributes positively to its standing in the small business banking sector. The company highlights its well-fortified financials, healthy capital ratios, and balanced sheet as evidence of its safety and soundness.

Live Oak Bancshares, Inc. has a significant portion of its stock owned by institutional shareholders (70.57%) and insiders (53.67%), with a smaller percentage held by retail investors (0.00%). Major institutional owners include BlackRock, Inc., Vanguard Group Inc, T. Rowe Price Investment Management, Inc., Dimensional Fund Advisors Lp, State Street Corp, NewEdge Wealth, LLC, Southernsun Asset Management, Llc, Geode Capital Management, Llc, and William Blair Investment Management, Llc. The largest individual shareholder is James S. Mahan III, who owns 18.61 million shares, representing 40.27% of the company.