Live Oak Bancshares, Inc. (LOB) Stock

Live Oak Bancshares, Inc. (LOB) is a Financials stock trading at $42.15 (as of 2026-07-24), with a market capitalization of $1.95B and a trailing P/E of 15.5. Figures are sourced from first-party U.S. SEC EDGAR filings and market data.

Live Oak Bancshares, Inc. operates as the bank holding company for Live Oak Banking Company that provides various commercial banking products and services to individuals, small businesses, and professionals in North Carolina, the United States. The company accepts various deposit products, including noninterest-bearing demand, as well as interest-bearing checking, money market, savings, and time deposits. It also offers commercial and industrial loans; construction and development loans; owner occupied and non-owner occupied collateral commercial real estate loans; and commercial land loans. In addition, the company provides settlement, accounting, and securitization services for government guaranteed loans; wealth and investment management services to high-net-worth individuals and families; investment advisory services to a series of funds focused on providing venture capital to new and emerging financial technology companies; and an on-site restaurant location to company employees and business visitors. Live Oak Bancshares, Inc. was incorporated in 2008 and is headquartered in Wilmington, North Carolina.

Understand Live Oak Bancshares, Inc.: how it makes money

Live Oak Bancshares operates as a bank holding company for Live Oak Banking Company, providing commercial banking products like deposit accounts and commercial loans to individuals, small businesses, and professionals, and it makes money through lending and deposit-related banking activities.

As a commercial bank, its profit model is driven by the spread between earnings on its commercial loans and the costs associated with funding those loans through its deposit products.

Business quality (Mixed): For the latest reported quarter (2026-03-31), operating margin was 17.1% on revenue of about 0.2B, but no segment revenue breakdown or operating KPI metrics were provided here.

Valuation: At 15× earnings, LOB trades 16% above the Banking average (13×). Note: one-time items can distort reported P/E.

Bull case

  • Broad product set for commercial customers: The company accepts multiple deposit types (noninterest-bearing and interest-bearing checking, money market, savings, and time deposits) and offers several categories of commercial loans (including commercial and industrial, construction and development, and commercial real estate loans).
  • Commercial lending focus with defined collateral types: Loan categories include owner occupied and non-owner occupied collateral commercial real estate loans, which gives a structured approach to underwriting different commercial property exposures.

Bear case

  • Geographic concentration risk: Its banking products and services are provided in North Carolina, which can make results more sensitive to local economic conditions.
  • Credit performance risk tied to loan categories: Because the company lends in areas such as construction and development and commercial real estate, adverse credit outcomes on those borrowers or collateral could hurt earnings.
Valuation — source: SEC EDGAR (first-party)
Price$42.15
Market Cap$1.95B
P/E Ratio15.5
EV / EBITDA5.2
Price / Book1.52
Price / Sales2.10
FCF Yield7.0%
DCF Value (model)$37.44
DCF Upside vs Price-11.2%
Profitability & Growth — source: SEC EDGAR
Revenue (TTM)$908.47M
Net Margin11.7%
Revenue Growth (YoY)9.7%
EPS Growth (YoY)190.5%
Valuation vs Sector & Industry
Stock P/E15.5
Sector P/E (Financials)15.4
Industry P/E (Banking)13.4
vs Sector0.4%
vs Industry15.2%
Smart-Money Activity — SEC Form 4 / 13F / Congressional disclosures
Top Institutional HolderT. Rowe Price Investment Management, Inc. ($214.63M)
Institutional Holders Tracked10
Company
SectorFinancials
IndustryBanking
CEOJames S. Mahan
Employees1,008
CountryUS
IPO Date2015-07-23

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Data as of 2026-07-24.

Figures sourced from U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC EDGAR) filings and market data. Not personalized investment advice.