LendingTree Management

Management criteria checks 3/4

LendingTree's CEO is Doug Lebda, appointed in Jan 2008, has a tenure of 16.33 years. total yearly compensation is $1.23M, comprised of 60.9% salary and 39.1% bonuses, including company stock and options. directly owns 16.3% of the company’s shares, worth $102.65M. The average tenure of the management team and the board of directors is 5.8 years and 7.2 years respectively.

Key information

Doug Lebda

Chief executive officer

US$1.2m

Total compensation

CEO salary percentage	60.9%
CEO tenure	16.3yrs
CEO ownership	16.3%
Management average tenure	5.8yrs
Board average tenure	7.2yrs

Recent management updates

Recent updates

LendingTree, Inc. (NASDAQ:TREE) Stock Rockets 27% As Investors Are Less Pessimistic Than Expected

Mar 22

LendingTree: The Rally Is On Borrowed Time

Feb 15

What Does The Future Hold For LendingTree, Inc. (NASDAQ:TREE)? These Analysts Have Been Cutting Their Estimates

May 03

CEO Compensation Analysis

How has Doug Lebda's remuneration changed compared to LendingTree's earnings?
Date	Total Compensation	Salary	Company Earnings
Mar 31 2024	n/a	n/a	-US$135m
Dec 31 2023	US$1m	US$750k	-US$122m
Sep 30 2023	n/a	n/a	-US$146m
Jun 30 2023	n/a	n/a	-US$156m
Mar 31 2023	n/a	n/a	-US$164m
Dec 31 2022	US$986k	US$750k	-US$188m
Sep 30 2022	n/a	n/a	-US$129m
Jun 30 2022	n/a	n/a	US$25m
Mar 31 2022	n/a	n/a	US$43m
Dec 31 2021	US$1m	US$750k	US$73m
Sep 30 2021	n/a	n/a	US$17m
Jun 30 2021	n/a	n/a	-US$4m
Mar 31 2021	n/a	n/a	-US$22m
Dec 31 2020	US$52m	US$750k	-US$23m
Sep 30 2020	n/a	n/a	-US$13m
Jun 30 2020	n/a	n/a	US$36m
Mar 31 2020	n/a	n/a	US$58m
Dec 31 2019	US$9m	US$750k	US$39m
Sep 30 2019	n/a	n/a	US$38m
Jun 30 2019	n/a	n/a	US$42m
Mar 31 2019	n/a	n/a	US$74m
Dec 31 2018	US$42m	US$750k	US$109m
Sep 30 2018	n/a	n/a	US$103m
Jun 30 2018	n/a	n/a	US$84m
Mar 31 2018	n/a	n/a	US$47m
Dec 31 2017	US$60m	US$639k	US$19m

Compensation vs Market: Doug's total compensation ($USD1.23M) is below average for companies of similar size in the US market ($USD3.42M).

Compensation vs Earnings: Doug's compensation has increased whilst the company is unprofitable.

CEO

Doug Lebda (53 yo)

16.3yrs

Tenure

US$1,230,808

Compensation

Mr. Douglas R. Lebda, also known as Doug, Founded LendingTree, LLC in June 1996 and served as its Chief Executive Officer and President since January 2008. Mr. Lebda is the Founder of LendingTree, Inc. and...

Leadership Team

Name	Position	Tenure	Compensation	Ownership
Douglas Lebda	Founder	16.3yrs	US$1.23m	16.3% $ 102.6m
Trent Ziegler	CFO & Treasurer	6.1yrs	US$917.59k	0.067% $ 422.6k
Scott Peyree	COO & President of Marketplace Businesses	less than a year	US$1.55m	0.32% $ 2.0m
Scott Totman	Chief Technology Officer	3.4yrs	US$942.40k	0.11% $ 665.3k
Jill Olmstead	Chief Human Resources Officer	5.6yrs	US$1.02m	0.099% $ 622.4k
Carla Shumate	Senior VP & Chief Accounting Officer	11.3yrs	US$1.13m	0.068% $ 426.0k
Andrew Wessel	Head of Investor Relations	no data	no data	no data
Heather Enlow-Novitsky	General Counsel & Corporate Secretary	no data	no data	0.020% $ 123.8k
Megan Greuling	VP, Head of Corporate Communications & Director of PR	no data	no data	no data
Tamara Kotronis	Senior Vice President of Finance	11.4yrs	no data	no data
Arun Sankaran	Chief Information Security Officer	5.5yrs	no data	no data
Matt Schulz	Chief Industry Analyst	5.8yrs	no data	no data

5.8yrs

Average Tenure

51.5yo

Average Age

Experienced Management: TREE's management team is seasoned and experienced (5.8 years average tenure).

Board Members

Name	Position	Tenure	Compensation	Ownership
Douglas Lebda	Founder	16.3yrs	US$1.23m	16.3% $ 102.6m
G. Thompson	Independent Director	7.2yrs	US$156.22k	0.12% $ 764.8k
Mark Ernst	Independent Director	2.1yrs	US$143.72k	0.27% $ 1.7m
Thomas Davidson	Independent Director	7.2yrs	US$149.22k	0.032% $ 199.8k
Gabriel Dalporto	Independent Director	6.8yrs	US$161.22k	0.028% $ 174.4k
Steven Ozonian	Lead Independent Director	12.9yrs	US$213.72k	0.052% $ 327.4k
Robin Henderson	Independent Director	9.5yrs	US$153.72k	0.025% $ 155.9k
Saras Sarasvathy	Independent Director	8.8yrs	US$143.72k	0.041% $ 256.5k
Diego Rodriguez	Independent Director	2.1yrs	US$136.22k	0.017% $ 106.7k

7.2yrs

Average Tenure

53yo

Average Age

Experienced Board: TREE's board of directors are considered experienced (7.2 years average tenure).

LendingTree Management

Management criteria checks 3/4

Key information

Recent management updates

LendingTree, Inc., Annual General Meeting, Jun 12, 2024

Chief Human Resources Officer exercised options and sold US$144k worth of stock

Founder recently sold US$7.3m worth of stock

Chief Human Resources Officer recently sold US$59k worth of stock

LendingTree Appoints Eoghan Nolan as SVP, Product Management

Independent Director recently bought US$236k worth of stock

Recent updates

First quarter 2024 earnings: EPS and revenues exceed analyst expectations

LendingTree, Inc. Revises Earnings Guidance for the Full-Year 2024

Price target increased by 16% to US$43.71

LendingTree, Inc., Annual General Meeting, Jun 12, 2024

LendingTree, Inc. to Report Q1, 2024 Results on Apr 30, 2024

LendingTree, Inc. announced that it expects to receive $175 million in funding

LendingTree, Inc. (NASDAQ:TREE) Stock Rockets 27% As Investors Are Less Pessimistic Than Expected

Chief Human Resources Officer exercised options and sold US$144k worth of stock

Lendingtree, Inc. Provides Revenue Guidance for the First-Quarter and Full-Year of 2024

Full year 2023 earnings released: US$9.46 loss per share (vs US$14.69 loss in FY 2022)

LendingTree, Inc. to Report Q4, 2023 Results on Feb 27, 2024

LendingTree: The Rally Is On Borrowed Time

Price target decreased by 10% to US$22.86

LendingTree, Inc. Reports Impairment Charges for the Third Quarter Ended September 30, 2023

Third quarter 2023 earnings released: US$11.43 loss per share (vs US$12.44 loss in 3Q 2022)

LendingTree, Inc. to Report Q3, 2023 Results on Oct 31, 2023

Founder recently sold US$7.3m worth of stock

New minor risk - Insider selling

Chief Human Resources Officer recently sold US$59k worth of stock

Price target increased by 8.5% to US$25.50

LendingTree, Inc. Provides Earnings Guidance for the Third Quarter of 2023

Second quarter 2023 earnings: EPS exceeds analyst expectations while revenues lag behind

LendingTree, Inc. to Report Q2, 2023 Results on Jul 27, 2023

LendingTree Appoints Eoghan Nolan as SVP, Product Management

Independent Director recently bought US$236k worth of stock

What Does The Future Hold For LendingTree, Inc. (NASDAQ:TREE)? These Analysts Have Been Cutting Their Estimates

Price target decreased by 8.6% to US$38.00

First quarter 2023 earnings: EPS exceeds analyst expectations while revenues lag behind

COO & President of Marketplace exercised options and sold US$129k worth of stock

Full year 2022 earnings released: US$14.69 loss per share (vs US$5.54 profit in FY 2021)

LendingTree, Inc. to Report Q4, 2022 Results on Feb 27, 2023

Now 21% undervalued after recent price drop

Founder notifies of intention to sell stock

Founder notifies of intention to sell stock

Price target decreased to US$41.89

Chief Human Resources Officer recently sold US$91k worth of stock

Consensus EPS estimates fall by 231%

Third quarter 2022 earnings: EPS misses analyst expectations

LendingTree, Inc. Provides Earnings Guidance for the Fourth Quarter and Full Year of 2022

Investor sentiment improved over the past week

LendingTree, Inc. to Report Q3, 2022 Results on Nov 03, 2022

Investor sentiment deteriorated over the past week

Investor sentiment improved over the past week

Independent Director recently bought US$347k worth of stock

LendingTree: A Risky Play Despite 80% Stock Price Crash

Investor sentiment deteriorated over the past week

President of Insurance exercised options and sold US$60k worth of stock

Price target decreased to US$62.00

LendingTree, Inc. Provides Revenue Guidance for the Third-Quarter 2022

Second quarter 2022 earnings: EPS exceeds analyst expectations

LendingTree Q2 Non-GAAP EPS, revenue of beats, Q3, FY22 guidance given

Investor sentiment improved over the past week

LendingTree, Inc. to Report Q2, 2022 Results on Jul 28, 2022

Investor sentiment deteriorated over the past week

Consensus EPS estimates fall by 49%

LendingTree, Inc. Revises Earnings Guidance for the Second Quarter of 2022

Investor sentiment deteriorated over the past week

High number of new directors

Investor sentiment deteriorated over the past week

Independent Director recently bought US$657k worth of stock

Price target decreased to US$137

First quarter 2022 earnings: EPS misses analyst expectations

LendingTree, Inc. Provides Earnings Guidance for the Second Quarter and Full Year 2022

Consensus forecasts updated

Insufficient new directors

Consensus forecasts updated

LendingTree, Inc. to Report Q1, 2022 Results on May 05, 2022

Investor sentiment improved over the past week

Investor sentiment deteriorated over the past week