• CEO James S. Mahan III sold 10,000 shares of Live Oak Bancshares (NYSE:LOB) in a recent insider transaction.
• The sale follows a period of share price appreciation for NYSE:LOB.
• The transaction continues an existing pattern of share disposals by the CEO.

Live Oak Bancshares, the parent of Live Oak Bank, focuses on serving small business customers with lending and financial services. Insider moves like this attract attention because they are one of the few direct data points investors get on how management is acting with their own capital. When you see any pattern of sales from a senior executive, it often becomes part of how the market reads sentiment around the stock.

On its own, one sale does not tell you why the CEO chose to sell, but it can still be a useful prompt to revisit your thesis on NYSE:LOB. As you look at this latest transaction in the context of earlier share disposals, it may be helpful to compare it against the company’s recent news flow, sector conditions and your own risk tolerance.

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Quick Assessment

• ✅ Price vs Analyst Target: At $36.71, the share price sits below the $42.50 analyst target, implying a 15.8% gap to that consensus level.
• ❌ Simply Wall St Valuation: Shares are flagged as trading 18.5% above estimated fair value, so the insider sale comes with an overvalued tag.
• ✅ Recent Momentum: The 30 day return of 0.69% shows modest positive momentum into this CEO transaction.

Check out Simply Wall St's in depth valuation analysis for Live Oak Bancshares.

Key Considerations

• 📊 The CEO sale adds a sentiment data point at a time when the shares are above estimated fair value but below the analyst target range.
• 📊 Watch how the price tracks against the $36.00 to $50.00 target range and the current P/E of 24.54 versus the Banks industry average of 11.77.
• ⚠️ A high bad loans ratio of 4.5% and a 36% allowance for bad loans mean asset quality remains an important risk to keep on your radar.

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For the full picture including more risks and rewards, check out the complete Live Oak Bancshares analysis.

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