Live Oak Bancshares, Inc. logo LOB - Live Oak Bancshares, Inc.

Price: -- -- | CONSENSUS: Buy DETAILS
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BUY 6
HOLD 3
SELL 0
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| PRICE TARGET: $41.00 DETAILS
HIGH: $41.00
LOW: $41.00
MEDIAN: $41.00
CONSENSUS: $41.00
UPSIDE: 9.98%
AlphaVal

AlphaVal

Deterministic, archetype-aware fair value

Banks, Insurers & Asset Managers 85% confidence

Primary model: P/Tangible Book × ROE Quality

Valuation Signal Overvalued Moderate
Trading 34.4% above fair value
Current Price $37.28
Bear Case $19.41 47.9% downside ($19.41 - $37.28) / $37.28 = -47.9% ROTCE 6.2% → 0.30x TBV
Fair Value $27.74 25.6% downside ($27.74 - $37.28) / $37.28 = -25.6% ROTCE 8.3% → 0.43x TBV
Bull Case $36.06 3.3% downside ($36.06 - $37.28) / $37.28 = -3.3% ROTCE 9.5% → 0.55x TBV

Adjust Assumptions

8.3%
14.0%

Key Value Driver

ROTCE (8.3%) vs. cost of equity (14.0%)

Implied Market Multiple 1.38x

Plain-Language Summary

Our base-case estimate uses P/Tangible Book × ROE Quality. We then blend that result with the average analyst price target of $41.00 from 9 analysts, using a 20% weight on analyst consensus. That produces an estimated intrinsic value of $27.74 per share.

Warnings

Traditional cash flow models don't work well for banks — lending activity distorts how much cash the business actually generates.
Common valuation shortcuts don't apply here — for banks, interest payments are a core business cost, not overhead.
Return on equity (8.3%) is below the minimum investors require (14.0%). This means the bank is worth less than the net assets on its books.
Wall Street's average price target is $41.00 (from 9 analysts). Our estimate is 40% below the consensus -- consider that gap carefully.

Key Risks

  • Book value quality matters as much as level — check loan loss reserves
  • Interest rate sensitivity creates non-linear earnings surprises
  • Insurance reserving is actuarial, not financial — errors emerge slowly