LendingTree (TREE)

• Market cap: $621M
• 1 day: 4.22%
• 5 days: 4.50%
• 1 month: -16.52%
• 3 months: 9.15%
• 6 months: -11.06%
• Year to date: 19.46%
• 1 year: 24.10%
• 5 years: -78.04%
• 10 years: -23.60%
• Sector: Financials
• Industry: Financial Conglomerates

About: LendingTree Inc. is a U.S.-based company that mainly operates an online loan marketplace. The company offers online tools and resources to help consumers find loans or other credit-based products, including mortgage loans, reverse mortgages, home equity loans, personal loans, auto loans, credit cards, student loans, small business loans, and various related products. It provides consumers with direct access to a wide array of lenders. The company has three reportable segments: Home, Consumer, and Insurance. It generates match fees by connecting consumers with lenders and closing fees from lenders when a transaction is finalized. The company conducts business solely in the United States.

Employees: 937

Fund manager confidence

Based on 2024 Q4 regulatory disclosures by fund managers ($100M+ AUM)

21% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 64 | Existing positions reduced: 53

1.35% more ownership

Funds ownership: 77.77% [Q3] → 79.13% (+1.35%) [Q4]

0% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 34 | Existing positions closed: 34

1% less funds holding

Funds holding: 176 [Q3] → 175 (-1) [Q4]

32% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $602M [Q3] → $411M (-$190M) [Q4]

41% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $8.9M | Put options by funds: $15.1M

100% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 2 [Q3] → 0 (-2) [Q4]

Research analyst outlook

4 Wall Street Analysts provided 1 year price targets over the past 3 months

• Low target: $65 40% upside
• Avg. target: $67 44% upside
• High target: $69 49% upside

4 analyst ratings

• positive: 4 100%
• neutral: 0 0%
• negative: 0 0%

JP Morgan Melissa Wedel 38% 1-year accuracy 5 / 13 met price target	47% upside $68	Overweight Maintained	6 Mar 2025
Stephens & Co. John Campbell 50% 1-year accuracy 18 / 36 met price target	49% upside $69	Overweight Reiterated	6 Mar 2025
Keefe, Bruyette & Woods Ryan Tomasello 40% 1-year accuracy 4 / 10 met price target	42% upside $66	Outperform Maintained	6 Mar 2025
Needham Mayank Tandon 30% 1-year accuracy 34 / 114 met price target	40% upside $65	Buy Maintained	6 Mar 2025