LOB
Live Oak Bancshares, Inc.
LOB has the edge over SOFI overall, supported by stronger valuation and lower modeled downside.
SOFI
SoFi Technologies, Inc.
SOFI's outlook is improving, though it still trails on the overall score.
LOB Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Healthy | |
| Strong | |
| N/A | |
| N/A |
LOB's revenue and profitability are currently healthy. Free cash flow and net leverage aren't meaningful measures for financial services companies like LOB.
SOFI Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Strong | |
| Healthy | |
| N/A | |
| N/A |
SOFI's revenue and profitability are currently healthy. Free cash flow and net leverage aren't meaningful measures for financial services companies like SOFI.
LOB PE Valuation
| Level | PE | Price | Vs current |
|---|---|---|---|
| Forward | 9.1x | $34.63 | — |
| Cheap | 11x | $30.19 | -13% |
| Current | 12x | $34.63 | — |
| Fair | 21x | $58.49 | +69% |
| Expensive | 34x | $97.13 | +180% |
Historical ranges are pointers, not guarantees.
LOB's PE is in its cheap range at 12x. If earnings grow as analysts expect, today's price would be 9.1x next year's earnings.
SOFI PE Valuation
| Level | PE | Price | Vs current |
|---|---|---|---|
| Forward | 19x | $15.63 | — |
| Current | 28x | $15.63 | — |
| Cheap | 33x | $18.24 | +17% |
| Fair | 43x | $23.82 | +52% |
| Expensive | 53x | $29.74 | +90% |
Historical ranges are pointers, not guarantees.
SOFI has the edge over LOB in the historical PE scenario, which offers more potential upside but is not a forecast.
LOB Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| Strongly improving | |
| Strong growth | |
| Growth | |
| Strongly improving | |
| Limited | |
| Moderate |
Analysts expect earnings and revenue growth for LOB, with profitability improving.
SOFI Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| Strongly improving | |
| Strong growth | |
| Strong growth | |
| Strongly improving | |
| Limited | |
| Moderate |
Analysts expect strong earnings and revenue growth for SOFI, with profitability improving.
LOB Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $3.81 | +35% |
| Q3 2026 | $2.82 | +89% |
| Q2 2026 | $2.85 | +134% |
| Q1 2026 | $2.62 | +102% |
| Q4 2025 | $2.23 | +32% |
| Q3 2025 | $1.49 | -19% |
| Q2 2025 | $1.22 | -50% |
| Q1 2025 | $1.30 | -42% |
| Q4 2024 | $1.69 | +3% |
LOB's earnings per share have fallen from their peak: $2.82 over the past year, against $4.54 in late 2022.
SOFI Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $0.82 | +47% |
| Q3 2026 | $0.56 | 0% |
| Q2 2026 | $0.49 | -2% |
| Q1 2026 | $0.45 | +4.7% |
| Q4 2025 | $0.39 | 0% |
| Q3 2025 | $0.56 | +367% |
| Q2 2025 | $0.50 | +$0.72 |
| Q1 2025 | $0.43 | +$0.72 |
| Q4 2024 | $0.39 | +$0.75 |
SOFI earned $0.56 per share over the past year, about the same as the year before.
LOB Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $175.6M | +20% |
| Q2 2026 | $156.1M | +8.6% |
| Q1 2026 | $145.5M | +15% |
| Q4 2025 | $161.9M | +26% |
| Q3 2025 | $146.1M | +12% |
| Q2 2025 | $143.7M | +15% |
| Q1 2025 | $126.1M | +8.5% |
| Q4 2024 | $128.1M | +7% |
LOB's revenue has grown year over year for 12 quarters in a row: $176M last quarter, up 20% from the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 20% | -5 points |
| Q2 2026 | 29% | +7.6 points |
| Q1 2026 | 28% | +17 points |
| Q4 2025 | 38% | +28 points |
| Q3 2025 | 25% | +11 points |
| Q2 2025 | 22% | -7 points |
| Q1 2025 | 10% | -8.6 points |
| Q4 2024 | 10% | -4.3 points |
LOB's operating margin was 20% last quarter, down 5 points from the same quarter a year ago.
SOFI Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $1.4B | +44% |
| Q2 2026 | $1.2B | +43% |
| Q1 2026 | $1.1B | +43% |
| Q4 2025 | $1B | +40% |
| Q3 2025 | $961.6M | +38% |
| Q2 2025 | $854.9M | +43% |
| Q1 2025 | $771.8M | +20% |
| Q4 2024 | $734.1M | +19% |
SOFI has the edge over LOB on sales, with stronger typical year-over-year growth.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 23% | +7.5 points |
| Q2 2026 | 17% | +3.6 points |
| Q1 2026 | 18% | +7.8 points |
| Q4 2025 | 18% | +9.9 points |
| Q3 2025 | 15% | +6.3 points |
| Q2 2025 | 13% | +11 points |
| Q1 2025 | 10% | -4.3 points |
| Q4 2024 | 8.2% | -0.2 points |
SOFI has the edge over LOB on profitability, with a higher operating margin.
LOB Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $124.4M | +105% |
| Q2 2026 | $28.4M | -86% |
| Q1 2026 | $85.3M | -17% |
| Q4 2025 | $70.4M | +$294.5M |
| Q3 2025 | $60.6M | -67% |
| Q2 2025 | $206.7M | +210% |
| Q1 2025 | $102.7M | +48% |
| Q4 2024 | -$224.2M | -251% |
LOB has the edge over SOFI on cash generation, producing positive trailing cash flow while its opponent burns cash.
SOFI Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -$3.1B | -$1.7B |
| Q2 2026 | -$4B | -$2.5B |
| Q1 2026 | -$2.4B | -$2.4B |
| Q4 2025 | -$1.1B | -$815.2M |
| Q3 2025 | -$1.4B | -$149M |
| Q2 2025 | -$1.5B | -$1B |
| Q1 2025 | -$31.1M | -104% |
| Q4 2024 | -$242.4M | +$39.9M |
SOFI's free cash flow was −$10.5B over the past year, against −$3.2B the year before. Free cash flow isn't a meaningful measure for financial services companies like SOFI.
LOB Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | +0.6% | +275K shares |
| 1 year | +1.4% | +652K shares |
| 3 years | +3.5% | +1.6M shares |
| 5 years | +4.9% | +2.2M shares |
| Available history | +14% | +5.8M shares |
LOB has the edge over SOFI on shareholder dilution, with a more favorable share count trend.
SOFI Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | +0.4% | +5.8M shares |
| 1 year | +5.2% | +66.8M shares |
| 3 years | +43% | +407M shares |
| 5 years | +272% | +993M shares |
SOFI has 1.4B diluted shares, up 5.2% from a year ago.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q4 2022 | — |
| Q3 2022 | — |
| Q2 2022 | — |
| Q1 2022 | — |
| Q4 2021 | — |
| Q3 2021 | — |
LOB Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -5.2x | Net Cash |
| Q2 2026 | -4.3x | Net Cash |
| Q1 2026 | -4.1x | Net Cash |
| Q4 2025 | -5.0x | Net Cash |
| Q3 2025 | -7.4x | Net Cash |
| Q2 2025 | -6.5x | Net Cash |
| Q1 2025 | -7.1x | Net Cash |
| Q4 2024 | -5.4x | Net Cash |
LOB has the edge over SOFI on leverage, with a lower net debt burden relative to earnings.
SOFI Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -2.4x | Net Cash |
| Q2 2026 | -3.1x | Net Cash |
| Q1 2026 | -3.8x | Net Cash |
| Q4 2025 | -6.5x | Net Cash |
| Q3 2025 | -5.2x | Net Cash |
| Q2 2025 | -4.0x | Net Cash |
| Q1 2025 | -4.9x | Net Cash |
| Q4 2024 | -5.8x | Net Cash |
SOFI has more cash than debt. Net leverage isn't a meaningful measure for financial services companies like SOFI.
LOB Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 38.3 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 9.6 | Oversold |
LOB's weekly RSI is 38 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 10 (oversold).
SOFI Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 43.1 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 41.5 | Neutral |
SOFI's weekly RSI is 43 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 41 (neutral).
LOB PE vs Financial Services Sector
| Metric | LOB | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 12x | 13x | 5.7% below |
| PE % | 19 | 63 | 44 pts below |
LOB has the edge over SOFI on valuation relative to its sector.
SOFI PE vs Financial Services Sector
| Metric | SOFI | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 28x | 13x | 114% above |
| PE % | 2 | 61 | 59 pts below |
SOFI is trading at 28x earnings, a 114% premium to the Financial Services sector's median of 13x.
LOB Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $35.2 | 1.7% below |
| 20 week MA | $38.8 | 11% below |
| 50 week MA | $37.6 | 7.8% below |
| 100 week MA | $34.8 | 0.6% below |
| 200 week MA | $35.2 | 1.5% below |
LOB is in a downtrend: it's below all five of its weekly moving averages, and 1.5% below its 200-week average.
SOFI Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $15.7 | 0.7% below |
| 20 week MA | $17.0 | 7.8% below |
| 50 week MA | $18.9 | 17% below |
| 100 week MA | $18.9 | 17% below |
| 200 week MA | $13.5 | 16% above |
SOFI has the edge over LOB on trend strength, trading above more of its moving averages.
LOB Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $19.1 | $48.1 | +153% |
| 2021 | $48.1 | $83.7 | +74% |
| 2022 | $83.7 | $31.4 | -62% |
| 2023 | $31.4 | $45.5 | +45% |
| 2024 | $45.5 | $39.4 | -13% |
| 2025 | $39.4 | $35.2 | -11% |
| 2026 YTD | $35.2 | $34.6 | -1.6% |
LOB has the edge over SOFI on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.
SOFI Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $10.4 | $12.4 | +19% |
| 2021 | $12.4 | $15.1 | +22% |
| 2022 | $15.1 | $4.61 | -69% |
| 2023 | $4.61 | $9.95 | +116% |
| 2024 | $9.95 | $16.0 | +61% |
| 2025 | $16.0 | $27.1 | +69% |
| 2026 YTD | $27.1 | $15.6 | -42% |
SOFI's yearly returns have swung widely, from +116% in 2023 to −69% in 2022. It's down 42% so far in 2026.