Live Oak Bancshares, Inc.

NYSE:LOB Stock Report

Market Cap: US$1.8b

Live Oak Bancshares Valuation

Is LOB undervalued compared to its fair value, analyst forecasts and its price relative to the market?

Valuation Score

1/6

Valuation Score 1/6

  • Below Fair Value

  • Significantly Below Fair Value

  • Price-To-Earnings vs Peers

  • Price-To-Earnings vs Industry

  • Price-To-Earnings vs Fair Ratio

  • Analyst Forecast

Share Price vs Fair Value

What is the Fair Price of LOB when looking at its future cash flows? For this estimate we use a Discounted Cash Flow model.

Below Fair Value: LOB ($39.87) is trading below our estimate of fair value ($43.45)

Significantly Below Fair Value: LOB is trading below fair value, but not by a significant amount.


Key Valuation Metric

Which metric is best to use when looking at relative valuation for LOB?

Other financial metrics that can be useful for relative valuation.

LOB key valuation metrics and ratios. From Price to Earnings, Price to Sales and Price to Book to Price to Earnings Growth Ratio, Enterprise Value and EBITDA.
Key Statistics
Enterprise Value/Revenuen/a
Enterprise Value/EBITDAn/a
PEG Ratio0.8x

Price to Earnings Ratio vs Peers

How does LOB's PE Ratio compare to its peers?

The above table shows the PE ratio for LOB vs its peers. Here we also display the market cap and forecasted growth for additional consideration.
CompanyForward PEEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
Peer Average20.6x
TFIN Triumph Financial
52.9x39.4%US$1.6b
OFG OFG Bancorp
9.4x-0.4%US$1.7b
CHCO City Holding
13.3x-5.9%US$1.5b
CUBI Customers Bancorp
6.7x1.2%US$1.6b
LOB Live Oak Bancshares
24.2x30.5%US$1.8b

Price-To-Earnings vs Peers: LOB is expensive based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (24.2x) compared to the peer average (20.6x).


Price to Earnings Ratio vs Industry

How does LOB's PE Ratio compare vs other companies in the US Banks Industry?

0 CompaniesPrice / EarningsEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
Industry Avg.n/a7.7%
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No. of CompaniesPE048121620

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Price-To-Earnings vs Industry: LOB is expensive based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (24.2x) compared to the US Banks industry average (9.5x).


Price to Earnings Ratio vs Fair Ratio

What is LOB's PE Ratio compared to its Fair PE Ratio? This is the expected PE Ratio taking into account the company's forecast earnings growth, profit margins and other risk factors.

LOB PE Ratio vs Fair Ratio.
Fair Ratio
Current PE Ratio24.2x
Fair PE Ratio19.6x

Price-To-Earnings vs Fair Ratio: LOB is expensive based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (24.2x) compared to the estimated Fair Price-To-Earnings Ratio (19.6x).


Analyst Price Targets

What is the analyst 12-month forecast and do we have any statistical confidence in the consensus price target?

The above table shows the analyst LOB forecast and predictions for the stock price in 12 month’s time.
DateShare PriceAverage 1Y Price TargetDispersionHighLow1Y Actual priceAnalysts
CurrentUS$39.87
US$46.75
+17.3%
11.6%US$55.00US$40.00n/a4
Apr ’25US$40.56
US$46.75
+15.3%
11.6%US$55.00US$40.00n/a4
Mar ’25US$38.37
US$46.75
+21.8%
11.6%US$55.00US$40.00n/a4
Feb ’25US$36.15
US$46.75
+29.3%
11.6%US$55.00US$40.00n/a4
Jan ’25US$45.50
US$42.50
-6.6%
14.4%US$50.00US$36.00n/a4
Dec ’24US$35.72
US$35.50
-0.6%
9.0%US$40.00US$31.00n/a4
Nov ’24US$28.83
US$35.50
+23.1%
9.0%US$40.00US$31.00n/a4
Oct ’24US$28.95
US$35.50
+22.6%
9.0%US$40.00US$31.00n/a4
Sep ’24US$32.32
US$37.75
+16.8%
7.6%US$41.00US$34.00n/a4
Aug ’24US$37.41
US$37.75
+0.9%
7.6%US$41.00US$34.00n/a4
Jul ’24US$26.31
US$28.00
+6.4%
9.1%US$32.00US$25.00n/a4
Jun ’24US$22.74
US$26.13
+14.9%
2.8%US$27.00US$25.00n/a4
May ’24US$22.63
US$26.88
+18.8%
5.3%US$29.00US$25.00n/a4
Apr ’24US$24.37
US$29.75
+22.1%
7.3%US$33.00US$27.00US$40.564
Mar ’24US$34.00
US$33.00
-2.9%
7.7%US$37.00US$30.00US$38.374
Feb ’24US$34.71
US$33.00
-4.9%
7.7%US$37.00US$30.00US$36.154
Jan ’24US$30.20
US$34.00
+12.6%
8.6%US$38.00US$30.00US$45.504
Dec ’23US$34.05
US$35.50
+4.3%
7.6%US$40.00US$33.00US$35.724
Nov ’23US$31.91
US$35.50
+11.3%
7.6%US$40.00US$33.00US$28.834
Oct ’23US$30.60
US$39.50
+29.1%
9.7%US$45.00US$35.00US$28.954
Sep ’23US$34.19
US$43.25
+26.5%
16.1%US$55.00US$37.00US$32.324
Aug ’23US$37.56
US$40.75
+8.5%
7.0%US$45.00US$37.00US$37.414
Jul ’23US$34.31
US$46.00
+34.1%
12.0%US$55.00US$40.00US$26.315
Jun ’23US$39.83
US$52.80
+32.6%
8.5%US$58.00US$45.00US$22.745
May ’23US$42.33
US$54.80
+29.5%
4.1%US$58.00US$51.00US$22.635
Apr ’23US$51.98
US$70.60
+35.8%
8.4%US$80.00US$65.00US$24.375

Analyst Forecast: Target price is less than 20% higher than the current share price.


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