Brokers Set Expectations for LendingTree Q1 Earnings

LendingTree, Inc. (NASDAQ:TREE) – Analysts at Northland Capmk issued their Q1 2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for LendingTree in a report issued on Wednesday, October 23rd. Northland Capmk analyst M. Grondahl anticipates that the financial services provider will post earnings of ($0.46) per share for the quarter. The consensus estimate for LendingTree’s current full-year earnings is ($0.36) per share. Northland Capmk also issued estimates for LendingTree’s Q2 2025 earnings at ($0.62) EPS, Q3 2025 earnings at ($0.16) EPS, Q4 2025 earnings at ($0.16) EPS and FY2025 earnings at ($1.39) EPS.

LendingTree (NASDAQ:TREE) last issued its earnings results on Thursday, July 25th. The financial services provider reported $0.54 EPS for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.73 by ($0.19). The firm had revenue of $210.10 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $187.41 million. LendingTree had a negative return on equity of 2.98% and a negative net margin of 19.02%. LendingTree’s revenue was up 15.1% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business posted $0.43 EPS.

A number of other analysts have also recently weighed in on TREE. StockNews.com raised shares of LendingTree from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a report on Friday. Truist Financial boosted their price objective on shares of LendingTree from $55.00 to $60.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Friday, July 26th. Northland Securities raised their target price on shares of LendingTree from $50.00 to $60.00 and gave the stock a “market perform” rating in a report on Friday, July 26th. Susquehanna upped their target price on LendingTree from $42.00 to $50.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a report on Friday, July 26th. Finally, Oppenheimer raised their price target on LendingTree from $55.00 to $65.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a report on Tuesday, July 30th. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and seven have assigned a buy rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the company has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $58.13.

LendingTree Stock Performance

Shares of TREE opened at $53.37 on Friday. The stock has a market capitalization of $705.82 million, a PE ratio of -5.14 and a beta of 2.12. The business’s fifty day moving average price is $56.46 and its 200 day moving average price is $48.63. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 3.21, a current ratio of 1.82 and a quick ratio of 1.82. LendingTree has a 12-month low of $10.12 and a 12-month high of $62.49.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On LendingTree

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in TREE. CWM LLC raised its stake in LendingTree by 230.8% during the 2nd quarter. CWM LLC now owns 602 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $25,000 after acquiring an additional 420 shares in the last quarter. nVerses Capital LLC increased its holdings in shares of LendingTree by 200.0% during the third quarter. nVerses Capital LLC now owns 1,200 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $70,000 after purchasing an additional 800 shares during the period. Headlands Technologies LLC raised its stake in shares of LendingTree by 16.8% during the first quarter. Headlands Technologies LLC now owns 1,881 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $80,000 after purchasing an additional 270 shares in the last quarter. Quest Partners LLC acquired a new stake in LendingTree in the second quarter worth about $132,000. Finally, Meeder Asset Management Inc. bought a new position in LendingTree in the 2nd quarter valued at about $139,000. 68.26% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

About LendingTree

LendingTree, Inc, through its subsidiary, operates online consumer platform in the United States. It operates through three segments: Home, Consumer, and Insurance. The Home segment offers purchase mortgage, refinance mortgage, and home equity loans and lines of credit; and real estate brokerage services.