Live Oak Bancshares (LOB) Competitors $23.93 +0.47 (+2.01%) Closing price 04/15/2025 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$23.89 -0.04 (-0.18%) As of 06:53 AM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsTrendsBuy This Stock LOB vs. BMA, HWC, SFBS, UPST, IFS, AX, ASB, EBC, BBAR, and UCBShould you be buying Live Oak Bancshares stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Live Oak Bancshares include Banco Macro (BMA), Hancock Whitney (HWC), ServisFirst Bancshares (SFBS), Upstart (UPST), Intercorp Financial Services (IFS), Axos Financial (AX), Associated Banc (ASB), Eastern Bankshares (EBC), Banco BBVA Argentina (BBAR), and United Community Banks (UCB). These companies are all part of the "banking" industry. Live Oak Bancshares vs. Banco Macro Hancock Whitney ServisFirst Bancshares Upstart Intercorp Financial Services Axos Financial Associated Banc Eastern Bankshares Banco BBVA Argentina United Community Banks Banco Macro (NYSE:BMA) and Live Oak Bancshares (NASDAQ:LOB) are both finance companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, risk, community ranking, institutional ownership, dividends, earnings, analyst recommendations, media sentiment and profitability. Does the MarketBeat Community favor BMA or LOB? Banco Macro received 73 more outperform votes than Live Oak Bancshares when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 62.83% of users gave Banco Macro an outperform vote while only 53.86% of users gave Live Oak Bancshares an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformBanco MacroOutperform Votes33862.83% Underperform Votes20037.17% Live Oak BancsharesOutperform Votes26553.86% Underperform Votes22746.14% Do insiders & institutionals believe in BMA or LOB? 64.0% of Live Oak Bancshares shares are owned by institutional investors. 18.3% of Banco Macro shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 23.9% of Live Oak Bancshares shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth. Is BMA or LOB more profitable? Banco Macro has a net margin of 15.12% compared to Live Oak Bancshares' net margin of 7.10%. Banco Macro's return on equity of 26.55% beat Live Oak Bancshares' return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Banco Macro15.12% 26.55% 7.77% Live Oak Bancshares 7.10%6.88%0.55% Is BMA or LOB a better dividend stock? Banco Macro pays an annual dividend of $5.28 per share and has a dividend yield of 6.0%. Live Oak Bancshares pays an annual dividend of $0.12 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.5%. Banco Macro pays out 46.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Live Oak Bancshares pays out 8.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. Do analysts rate BMA or LOB? Banco Macro presently has a consensus target price of $50.83, suggesting a potential downside of 42.69%. Live Oak Bancshares has a consensus target price of $44.75, suggesting a potential upside of 86.99%. Given Live Oak Bancshares' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Live Oak Bancshares is more favorable than Banco Macro.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Banco Macro 0 Sell rating(s) 2 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.33Live Oak Bancshares 0 Sell rating(s) 2 Hold rating(s) 2 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.50 Does the media favor BMA or LOB? In the previous week, Live Oak Bancshares had 1 more articles in the media than Banco Macro. MarketBeat recorded 7 mentions for Live Oak Bancshares and 6 mentions for Banco Macro. Live Oak Bancshares' average media sentiment score of 0.64 beat Banco Macro's score of 0.37 indicating that Live Oak Bancshares is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Banco Macro 2 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 2 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Live Oak Bancshares 4 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 2 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 1 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Which has more risk and volatility, BMA or LOB? Banco Macro has a beta of 1.53, indicating that its share price is 53% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Live Oak Bancshares has a beta of 1.75, indicating that its share price is 75% more volatile than the S&P 500. Which has preferable valuation and earnings, BMA or LOB? Banco Macro has higher revenue and earnings than Live Oak Bancshares. Banco Macro is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Live Oak Bancshares, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioBanco Macro$3.23T0.00$2.23B$11.417.77Live Oak Bancshares$492.82M2.21$77.47M$1.4516.50 SummaryLive Oak Bancshares beats Banco Macro on 11 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks. Remove Ads Get Live Oak Bancshares News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for LOB and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding {thisCompany.Symbol} and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NASDAQ and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart LOB vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricLive Oak BancsharesState commercial banks IndustryFinance SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$1.09B$2.85B$10.85B$7.57BDividend Yield0.51%4.10%6.00%4.32%P/E Ratio16.5021.4221.5717.82Price / Sales2.212.8625.4794.61Price / Cash15.4010.6317.6134.64Price / Book1.181.092.574.00Net Income$77.47M$372.21M$1.03B$247.23M7 Day Performance-6.68%-2.31%0.14%1.44%1 Month Performance-16.27%-6.74%-3.46%-6.26%1 Year Performance-35.13%14.77%534.42%0.59% Live Oak Bancshares Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)LOBLive Oak Bancshares4.1011 of 5 stars$23.93+2.0%$44.75+87.0%-36.2%$1.09B$492.82M16.50960Gap DownBMABanco Macro3.1042 of 5 stars$64.80-4.3%$50.83-21.6%+86.9%$4.14B$3.23T5.688,000Short Interest ↓Gap DownHWCHancock Whitney4.7373 of 5 stars$46.12+0.2%$62.56+35.6%+14.3%$3.97B$1.44B8.733,630Earnings ReportNews CoveragePositive NewsHigh Trading VolumeSFBSServisFirst Bancshares3.5157 of 5 stars$70.00-1.1%$93.50+33.6%+16.3%$3.82B$477.66M16.83570Upcoming EarningsNews CoveragePositive NewsHigh Trading VolumeUPSTUpstart4.0574 of 5 stars$37.78+8.6%$73.38+94.2%+84.4%$3.54B$628.83M-25.881,880Analyst ForecastIFSIntercorp Financial Services4.1734 of 5 stars$29.55-5.4%$30.00+1.5%+39.3%$3.38B$6.54B9.787,380News CoveragePositive NewsHigh Trading VolumeAXAxos Financial3.2861 of 5 stars$56.83-1.7%$84.17+48.1%+19.2%$3.25B$1.20B7.641,340Positive NewsASBAssociated Banc4.8839 of 5 stars$19.28-0.7%$27.11+40.6%-2.2%$3.19B$1.03B24.404,000Short Interest ↑EBCEastern Bankshares4.8048 of 5 stars$14.54+0.3%$20.25+39.3%+17.0%$3.10B$731.51M21.702,150Positive NewsGap DownBBARBanco BBVA Argentina4.3174 of 5 stars$14.83-6.2%$27.00+82.1%+144.7%$3.03B$3.56T7.725,850High Trading VolumeUCBUnited Community Banks4.524 of 5 stars$24.04-0.8%$32.75+36.2%N/A$2.87B$930.04M11.783,070Gap DownHigh Trading Volume Remove Ads Related Companies and Tools Related Companies BMA Alternatives HWC Alternatives SFBS Alternatives UPST Alternatives IFS Alternatives AX Alternatives ASB Alternatives EBC Alternatives BBAR Alternatives UCB Alternatives Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NASDAQ:LOB) was last updated on 4/16/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersTwo Unmistakable Patterns Return…The signs suggest we're entering one of those rare periods now. 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