# Live Oak Bancshares (LOB) — Analyst Forecast

LOB · NYSE · Stock

Canonical page: https://www.lighthorse.io/tickers/lob/forecast

## Analyst consensus

| Consensus | Buy | Hold | Sell | Analysts |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Hold | 2 | 3 | 0 | 5 |

## Price target

| Low | Average | High | Analysts |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| $38.00 | $42.50 | $47.00 | 4 |

Last price $35.15 (as of Oct 16, 2026).

## Recent analyst ratings

| Date | Firm | Action | Rating | Price target |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 14, 2026 | Cantor Fitzgerald | Maintained | Neutral | $41.00 |
| Oct 7, 2026 | Piper Sandler | Maintained | Neutral | $38.00 |
| Oct 5, 2026 | TD Cowen | Maintained | Buy | $44.00 |
| Aug 19, 2026 | Cantor Fitzgerald | Maintained | Neutral | $45.00 |
| Jul 27, 2026 | TD Cowen | Maintained | Buy | $49.00 |
| Jul 24, 2026 | Keefe, Bruyette & Woods | Maintained | Outperform | $47.00 |
| Jul 15, 2026 | Cantor Fitzgerald | Maintained | Neutral | $44.00 |
| Apr 27, 2026 | Piper Sandler | Maintained | Neutral | $41.00 |
| Apr 27, 2026 | TD Cowen | Maintained | Buy | $47.00 |
| Apr 24, 2026 | Keefe, Bruyette & Woods | Maintained | Outperform | $42.00 |
| Feb 3, 2026 | TD Cowen | Maintained | Buy | $51.00 |
| Oct 24, 2025 | Piper Sandler | Maintained | Neutral | $35.00 |
| Sep 10, 2025 | Cantor Fitzgerald | Initiated Coverage | Neutral | $42.00 |
| Aug 19, 2025 | Keefe, Bruyette & Woods | Upgraded | Market Perform → Outperform | $43.00 |
| Jul 25, 2025 | Keefe, Bruyette & Woods | Maintained | Market Perform | $37.00 |
| Jul 11, 2025 | Keefe, Bruyette & Woods | Maintained | Market Perform | $36.00 |
| Apr 25, 2025 | Keefe, Bruyette & Woods | Maintained | Market Perform | $34.00 |
| Jan 24, 2025 | Keefe, Bruyette & Woods | Maintained | Market Perform | $44.00 |
| Oct 28, 2024 | Truist Securities | Maintained | Buy | $46.00 |
| Oct 25, 2024 | Piper Sandler | Maintained | Neutral | $44.00 |

## Frequently Asked Questions

### What is the price target for LOB stock?

The average 12-month analyst price target for Live Oak Bancshares (LOB) is $42.50, with a high estimate of $47.00 and a low of $38.00, across 4 analysts.

### Is LOB a buy, sell, or hold?

Analysts covering Live Oak Bancshares currently average a Hold rating: 2 buy, 3 hold and 0 sell, from 5 analysts. Ratings reflect analyst opinion, not investment advice.

### What upside do analysts see for LOB?

The average price target of $42.50 implies 20.91% upside from the last price of $35.15.

### What is the latest analyst rating on LOB?

On Oct 14, 2026, Cantor Fitzgerald maintained Live Oak Bancshares at Neutral with a price target of $41.00.

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