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Live Oak Bancshares Inc

LOBNYSE

SectorFinancials

IndustryBanks - Regional

Beta (adjusted)1.59

Intrinsic Value $42.95median of 2 methodsbased on filings through 30 Jun 2026

Market Price $36.39Price as of 1 Oct 2026

UndervaluedIntrinsic value is 18% above the market price

−50% · IV below pricenear fair value ±15%IV above price · +50%

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Market Cap $1.7B

Enterprise Value $856.4M

Shares Outstanding 46.8M diluted

Next Earnings Date21 Oct 2026

Last ex-dividend2 Jun 2026

All prices and values are periodic snapshots, not live quotes. Source dates are shown for reference.

Thesis

Street consensus, scenarios, merits, risks, and invalidation triggers

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Thesis Summary

Live Oak Bancshares, Inc. (LOB) is a highly specialized financial services company and a leading SBA loan originator that leverages a digitally focused, branchless banking platform. The company's investment thesis is supported by robust loan production, strong deposit growth, and technological innovation (such as its AI-native origination platform and Live Oak Express). Despite headwinds from regulatory compliance costs and a material weakness in internal controls related to loan participation accounting, LOB's solid net interest margin trends, relationship-based model, and strong earnings momentum position it for sustainable long-term profitability.

This section is the 12-month view: analyst targets and the probability-weighted scenarios built from them. The intrinsic value at the top of this page answers a different question: what the business is worth today.

Street view · analyst 12-month targets4 analysts · as of 18 Aug 2026

Low · most bearish analyst$44.00

Mean target$46.00

High · most bullish analyst$49.00

Our research · scenarios, merits, risks, and invalidation triggersResearch as of 18 Sep 2026

Scenarios · 12-month scenario targetsAnchored at research date

Bear CaseDownside scenario

The bear case reflects persistent loan growth headwinds, intensifying fintech competition, and rising regulatory compliance costs. Remediation of the material weakness in loan participation accounting is delayed, leading to increased administrative expenses. Credit quality deteriorates with bad loans rising, forcing higher provisions for credit losses and compressing NIM below 3.10%.

Base CaseCentral scenario

The base case assumes Live Oak Bancshares successfully maintains its leadership in SBA lending while achieving low- to mid-teens year-over-year loan growth. Net interest margins are expected to remain stable around 3.20%-3.30% in a steady interest rate environment. The bank continues to scale its digital products (Live Oak Express and business checking), driving non-interest-bearing deposits toward its 10% target and successfully remediating its internal control material weakness.

Scenarios are anchored to street consensus at the research date, with our probabilities and rationale.

Key Investment Merits

Industry-leading position in SBA 7(a) loan origination by dollar volume.
Branchless, digitally focused operating model that leverages technology to lower overhead and scale efficiently.
Strong loan production momentum, reaching $1.37 billion in Q1 2026.
Innovative technology pipeline, including the Live Oak Express platform and AI-led checking initiatives.

Key Investment Risks

Material weakness in internal controls over financial reporting related to loan participation accounting.
Intensifying competition from fintech firms and traditional regional banks in the small business lending space.
Sensitivity to macroeconomic shifts and government policy changes affecting SBA-guaranteed lending programs.
Funding cost pressures and potential deposit outflows to higher-yielding alternatives.

Thesis Invalidation Triggers

Failure to remediate the material weakness in internal controls within the projected timeframe.
Significant deterioration in credit quality, marked by a sharp rise in non-performing loans or charge-offs.
NIM compression below 3.00% due to escalating funding costs or aggressive competitive pricing.
A material decline in quarterly loan production below $1.0 billion.

All scenarios are estimates and subject to change. Past performance is not indicative of future results.

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