Open Lending Q1 EPS Estimate Decreased by Northland Capmk

Open Lending Co. (NASDAQ:LPRO) – Research analysts at Northland Capmk lowered their Q1 2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for Open Lending in a research note issued to investors on Tuesday, April 1st. Northland Capmk analyst M. Grondahl now expects that the company will earn $0.02 per share for the quarter, down from their prior forecast of $0.05. The consensus estimate for Open Lending’s current full-year earnings is $0.10 per share. Northland Capmk also issued estimates for Open Lending’s Q2 2025 earnings at $0.02 EPS, Q3 2025 earnings at $0.02 EPS and Q4 2025 earnings at $0.02 EPS.

A number of other equities analysts have also recently commented on LPRO. DA Davidson dropped their price objective on shares of Open Lending from $8.00 to $4.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research note on Wednesday. Needham & Company LLC decreased their price target on Open Lending from $7.00 to $2.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a report on Wednesday. Finally, Jefferies Financial Group lowered shares of Open Lending from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating and dropped their price objective for the stock from $8.00 to $3.70 in a research note on Thursday, March 20th. Four equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and three have assigned a buy rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $4.62.

Open Lending Stock Performance

NASDAQ:LPRO opened at $1.28 on Thursday. The stock’s 50 day simple moving average is $4.74 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $5.49. Open Lending has a 1 year low of $1.11 and a 1 year high of $6.97. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.61, a current ratio of 9.42 and a quick ratio of 9.42. The company has a market cap of $152.77 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 42.67 and a beta of 1.25.

Open Lending (NASDAQ:LPRO) last issued its earnings results on Monday, March 31st. The company reported ($1.21) earnings per share for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.02 by ($1.23). The company had revenue of $24.23 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $24.03 million. Open Lending had a return on equity of 2.15% and a net margin of 4.78%. During the same quarter in the prior year, the company posted ($0.04) EPS.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Open Lending

A number of large investors have recently bought and sold shares of LPRO. R Squared Ltd bought a new stake in shares of Open Lending during the fourth quarter worth $25,000. Quantbot Technologies LP purchased a new position in Open Lending in the 4th quarter worth about $54,000. Quantinno Capital Management LP bought a new stake in Open Lending during the 3rd quarter valued at about $68,000. Ameriprise Financial Inc. purchased a new stake in Open Lending in the 4th quarter valued at about $80,000. Finally, BNP Paribas Financial Markets bought a new position in Open Lending in the 4th quarter worth about $87,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 78.06% of the company’s stock.

Open Lending Company Profile

Open Lending Corporation provides lending enablement and risk analytics solutions to credit unions, regional banks, finance companies, and captive finance companies of automakers in the United States. The company offers Lenders Protection Program (LPP), which is a cloud-based automotive lending platform that provides loan analytics solutions and automated issuance of credit default insurance with third-party insurance providers.