Is Live Oak Bancshares Inc (NYSE: LOB) The Best Stock To Invest In?

Bethany Hill

After Hours

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Stocks Info

Live Oak Bancshares Inc is listed on the NYSE in the Financial sector while operating in the Banks – Regional industry. The current market capitalization of Live Oak Bancshares Inc is $1.80B. A total of 0.79 million shares were traded on the day, compared to an average of 301.76K shares.

In the most recent transaction, MAHAN JAMES S III sold 10,000 shares of LOB for 36.17 per share on Dec 19 ’25. After the transaction, the Chief Executive Officer now owns 3,067,844 company shares. In a previous transaction on Dec 17 ’25, MAHAN JAMES S III sold 10,000 shares at 35.97 per share. LOB shares that Chief Executive Officer owns now total 3,077,844.

Among the insiders who bought shares, MAHAN JAMES S III acquired of 10,000 shares on Dec 19 ’25 at a per-share price of $36.18. In another insider transaction, MAHAN JAMES S III bought 10,000 shares at $35.97 per share on Dec 17 ’25.

Dividend

The reasons why investors prefer dividend-paying companies are that dividends generate immediate cash flow and indicate that the company will perform well in the future. Live Oak Bancshares Inc pays an annual dividend of $0.12, resulting in a dividend yield of 0.30%, and it has a price to earnings (P/E) ratio of 17.68.

Despite rarely being accurate, price targets can exert some form of influence at times, and are often regarded as valuable by markets. In terms of 52-week highs and lows, LOB has a high of $42.89 and a low of $22.68.

As of this writing, LOB has an earnings estimate of $0.55 per share for the current quarter. EPS was calculated based on a consensus of 4.0 estimates, with a high estimate of $0.64 per share and a lower estimate of $0.45. The company reported an EPS of $0.26 in the last quarter

Balance Sheet Annually/Quarterly

As well as showing the assets and liabilities of the company, the balance sheet also shows the amount invested in equity by investors. Investors can analyze a company’s future prospects by calculating its financial ratios based on this information. Its Book Value Per Share was $25.06, while its Total Shareholder’s Equity was $715.13M.

Analysts Opinion

After-hours and pre-market trading may carry slightly higher risks than regular market hours. As issuers often announce important financial information outside regular trading hours, extended-hours trading may result in wider spreads for a particular security. That is because extended-hours trading may result in lower liquidity and higher volatility. Currently, 0 analysts are providing their opinions on the stock.

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