Northland Capmk Forecasts LendingTree Q1 Earnings

LendingTree, Inc. (NASDAQ:TREE - Free Report) - Equities research analysts at Northland Capmk issued their Q1 2025 earnings estimates for LendingTree in a report issued on Wednesday, October 23rd. Northland Capmk analyst M. Grondahl expects that the financial services provider will post earnings per share of ($0.46) for the quarter. The consensus estimate for LendingTree's current full-year earnings is ($0.36) per share. Northland Capmk also issued estimates for LendingTree's Q2 2025 earnings at ($0.62) EPS, Q3 2025 earnings at ($0.16) EPS, Q4 2025 earnings at ($0.16) EPS and FY2025 earnings at ($1.39) EPS.

LendingTree (NASDAQ:TREE - Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, July 25th. The financial services provider reported $0.54 earnings per share for the quarter, missing analysts' consensus estimates of $0.73 by ($0.19). The business had revenue of $210.10 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $187.41 million. LendingTree had a negative net margin of 19.02% and a negative return on equity of 2.98%. The company's revenue for the quarter was up 15.1% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the prior year, the business earned $0.43 earnings per share.

Other equities research analysts have also recently issued research reports about the stock. Oppenheimer raised their price objective on shares of LendingTree from $55.00 to $65.00 and gave the company an "outperform" rating in a research report on Tuesday, July 30th. Truist Financial increased their target price on shares of LendingTree from $55.00 to $60.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a report on Friday, July 26th. Northland Securities increased their target price on LendingTree from $50.00 to $60.00 and gave the stock a "market perform" rating in a research note on Friday, July 26th. Stephens lifted their price target on shares of LendingTree from $55.00 to $65.00 and gave the company an "overweight" rating in a research note on Monday, July 29th. Finally, StockNews.com raised LendingTree from a "hold" rating to a "buy" rating in a research report on Friday. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and seven have issued a buy rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock presently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus price target of $58.13.

LendingTree Price Performance

Shares of NASDAQ:TREE traded down $0.37 during midday trading on Friday, reaching $53.37. The company's stock had a trading volume of 137,951 shares, compared to its average volume of 223,640. The business's fifty day simple moving average is $56.40 and its 200-day simple moving average is $48.49. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 3.21, a current ratio of 1.82 and a quick ratio of 1.82. LendingTree has a fifty-two week low of $10.12 and a fifty-two week high of $62.49. The company has a market capitalization of $705.82 million, a P/E ratio of -5.18 and a beta of 2.12.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On LendingTree

A number of large investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in TREE. Mirae Asset Global Investments Co. Ltd. grew its holdings in shares of LendingTree by 5.0% during the 1st quarter. Mirae Asset Global Investments Co. Ltd. now owns 33,885 shares of the financial services provider's stock worth $1,435,000 after purchasing an additional 1,605 shares in the last quarter. Empowered Funds LLC increased its holdings in LendingTree by 7.9% in the 1st quarter. Empowered Funds LLC now owns 31,136 shares of the financial services provider's stock valued at $1,318,000 after buying an additional 2,275 shares during the period. Susquehanna Fundamental Investments LLC raised its position in shares of LendingTree by 185.2% in the 1st quarter. Susquehanna Fundamental Investments LLC now owns 19,850 shares of the financial services provider's stock valued at $840,000 after buying an additional 12,889 shares in the last quarter. Headlands Technologies LLC lifted its holdings in shares of LendingTree by 16.8% during the 1st quarter. Headlands Technologies LLC now owns 1,881 shares of the financial services provider's stock worth $80,000 after acquiring an additional 270 shares during the period. Finally, State Board of Administration of Florida Retirement System acquired a new stake in shares of LendingTree during the 1st quarter worth approximately $339,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 68.26% of the company's stock.

LendingTree Company Profile

LendingTree, Inc, through its subsidiary, operates online consumer platform in the United States. It operates through three segments: Home, Consumer, and Insurance. The Home segment offers purchase mortgage, refinance mortgage, and home equity loans and lines of credit; and real estate brokerage services.