Open Lending Corp (NASDAQ: LPRO) closed the day trading at $5.50 down -0.54% from the previous closing price of $5.53. In other words, the price has decreased by -$0.03 from its previous closing price. On the day, 507939 shares were traded.
Ratios:
For a better understanding of LPRO, let’s look at its different ratios. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 2.65 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 8.12. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 14.08 and its Current Ratio is at 14.08. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 0.72 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 0.69.
Upgrades & Downgrades
In addition, analysts’ ratings and any changes thereto give investors an idea of the stock’s future direction. In the most recent recommendation for the company, Morgan Stanley on February 06, 2024, Upgraded its rating to Equal-Weight and sets its target price to $7 from $4 previously.
On November 08, 2023, Canaccord Genuity Downgraded its rating to Hold which previously was Buy and also lowered its target price recommendation from $20 to $5.50.
Insider Transactions:
The insider trade also gives investors a glimpse into the future direction of stock prices, which can be beneficial to investors. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Mar 21 ’24 when Flynn John Joseph sold 50,000 shares for $7.35 per share. The transaction valued at 367,290 led to the insider holds 1,993,762 shares of the business.
Flynn John Joseph sold 50,000 shares of LPRO for $398,030 on Feb 21 ’24. The Director now owns 2,029,666 shares after completing the transaction at $7.96 per share. On Feb 07 ’24, another insider, Flynn John Joseph, who serves as the Director of the company, sold 50,000 shares for $7.25 each. As a result, the insider received 362,685 and left with 2,079,666 shares of the company.
Valuation Measures:
Investors should consider key stock statistics when deciding whether to invest or divest. In the wake of the recent closing price, LPRO now has a Market Capitalization of 653.82M and an Enterprise Value of 561.74M. As of this moment, Open’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 30.67, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 15.71. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 5.57 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 3.18. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 4.78 whereas that against EBITDA is 13.81.
Stock Price History:
Over the past 52 weeks, LPRO has reached a high of $11.99, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $4.89. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is 7.12, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 7.81.
Shares Statistics:
Over the past 3-months, LPRO traded about 457.14K shares per day on average, while over the past 10 days, LPRO traded about 638.54k shares per day. A total of 118.82M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 97.22M. Insiders hold about 18.22% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 66.12% stake in the company. Shares short for LPRO as of Mar 15, 2024 were 3.13M with a Short Ratio of 6.84, compared to 2.81M on Feb 15, 2024. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 2.63% and a Short% of Float of 3.92%.
Earnings Estimates
Current recommendations for the stock of the company come from 9 analysts. On average, analysts expect EPS of $0.05 for the current quarter, with a high estimate of $0.07 and a low estimate of $0.04, while EPS last year was $0.1. The consensus estimate for the next quarter is $0.06, with high estimates of $0.08 and low estimates of $0.04.
Analysts are recommending an EPS of between $0.32 and $0.16 for the fiscal current year, implying an average EPS of $0.26. EPS for the following year is $0.35, with 8 analysts recommending between $0.45 and $0.17.
Revenue Estimates
8 analysts predict $28.65M in revenue for the current quarter. It ranges from a high estimate of $30.3M to a low estimate of $27.73M. As of the current estimate, Open Lending Corp’s year-ago sales were $38.36M, an estimated decrease of -25.30% from the year-ago figure. For the next quarter, 8 analysts are estimating revenue of $31.27M, a decrease of -18.00% over than the figure of -$25.30% in the same quarter last year. There is a high estimate of $35.87M for the next quarter, whereas the lowest estimate is $28.29M.
A total of 9 analysts have provided revenue estimates for LPRO’s current fiscal year. The highest revenue estimate was $143.74M, while the lowest revenue estimate was $114.31M, resulting in an average revenue estimate of $127.06M. In the same quarter a year ago, actual revenue was $117.46M, up 8.20% from the average estimate. Based on 8 analysts’ estimates, the company’s revenue will be $148.35M in the next fiscal year. The high estimate is $162.32M and the low estimate is $123.73M. The average revenue growth estimate for next year is up 16.80% from the average revenue estimate for this year.
