Open Lending Corp Stock Analysis

LPRO Stock  USD 1.86  0.07  3.91%   
Below is the normalized historical share price chart for Open Lending Corp extending back to March 06, 2018. This chart has been adjusted for all splits and dividends and is plotted against all major global economic recessions. As of today, the current price of Open Lending stands at 1.86, as last reported on the 2nd of February, with the highest price reaching 1.91 and the lowest price hitting 1.79 during the day.
IPO Date
6th of March 2018
200 Day MA
1.9316
50 Day MA
1.7864
Beta
1.999
 
Covid
 
Interest Hikes
Open Lending Corp holds a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.721. At this time, Open Lending's Short Term Debt is very stable compared to the past year. As of the 2nd of February 2026, Short and Long Term Debt is likely to grow to about 32.4 M, while Short and Long Term Debt Total is likely to drop about 105.6 M. With a high degree of financial leverage come high-interest payments, which usually reduce Open Lending's Earnings Per Share (EPS).

Asset vs Debt

Equity vs Debt

Open Lending's liquidity is one of the most fundamental aspects of both its future profitability and its ability to meet different types of ongoing financial obligations. Open Lending's cash, liquid assets, total liabilities, and shareholder equity can be utilized to evaluate how much leverage the Company is using to sustain its current operations. For traders, higher-leverage indicators usually imply a higher risk to shareholders. In addition, it helps Open Stock's retail investors understand whether an upcoming fall or rise in the market will negatively affect Open Lending's stakeholders.
For most companies, including Open Lending, marketable securities, inventories, and receivables are the most common assets that could be converted to cash. However, for Open Lending Corp, the most critical issue when managing liquidity is ensuring that current assets are properly aligned with current liabilities. If they are not, Open Lending's management will need to obtain alternative financing to ensure there are always enough cash equivalents on the balance sheet to meet obligations.
Price Book
2.905
Enterprise Value Ebitda
30.2368
Price Sales
12.4828
Shares Float
95.5 M
Wall Street Target Price
2.675
At this time, Open Lending's Total Stockholder Equity is very stable compared to the past year. As of the 2nd of February 2026, Stock Based Compensation is likely to grow to about 10.5 M, while Common Stock Shares Outstanding is likely to drop about 101.3 M. . At this time, Open Lending's Price To Sales Ratio is very stable compared to the past year. As of the 2nd of February 2026, Price Book Value Ratio is likely to grow to 8.61, while Price Earnings Ratio is likely to drop (4.98).
Open Lending Corp is undervalued with Real Value of 2.1 and Target Price of 2.68. The main objective of Open Lending stock analysis is to determine its intrinsic value, which is an estimate of what Open Lending Corp is worth, separate from its market price. There are two main types of Open Lending's stock analysis: fundamental analysis and technical analysis.
The Open Lending stock is traded in the USA on NASDAQ Exchange, with the market opening at 09:30:00 and closing at 16:00:00 every Mon,Tue,Wed,Thu,Fri except for officially observed holidays in the USA. Open Lending is usually not traded on Labour Day, Thanksgiving Day, Christmas Day, New Year 's Day, Dr . Martin Luther King Jr 's Birthday, Washington 's Birthday, Good Friday, Memorial Day, Juneteenth Holiday, Independence Day ( substitute day ), Independence Day. Open Stock trading window is adjusted to America/New York timezone.
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Open Stock Analysis Notes

About 78.0% of the company shares are owned by institutional investors. The book value of Open Lending was now reported as 0.62. The company has Price/Earnings To Growth (PEG) ratio of 0.21. Open Lending Corp recorded a loss per share of 1.26. The entity had not issued any dividends in recent years. Open Lending Corporation provides lending enablement and risk analytics solutions to credit unions, regional banks, and non-bank auto finance companies and captive finance companies of original equipment manufacturers in the United States. Open Lending Corporation was founded in 2000 and is based in Austin, Texas. Open Lending operates under Credit Services classification in the United States and is traded on NASDAQ Exchange. It employs 132 people. To find out more about Open Lending Corp contact Charles Jehl at 512 892 0400 or learn more at https://www.openlending.com.

Open Lending Corp Investment Alerts

Open Lending Corp may become a speculative penny stock
Open Lending Corp had very high historical volatility over the last 90 days
Open Lending Corp has high likelihood to experience some financial distress in the next 2 years
The company reported the previous year's revenue of 24.02 M. Net Loss for the year was (135.01 M) with loss before overhead, payroll, taxes, and interest of (6.23 M).
Over 78.0% of the company shares are owned by institutional investors
Latest headline from news.google.com: Open Lending Corporation Given Consensus Rating of Hold by Analysts - MarketBeat

Open Largest EPS Surprises

Earnings surprises can significantly impact Open Lending's stock price both in the short term and over time. Negative earnings surprises usually result in a price decline. However, it has been seen that positive earnings surprises lead to an immediate rise in a stock's price and a gradual increase over time. This is why we often hear news about some companies beating earning projections. Financial analysts spend a large amount of time predicting earnings per share (EPS) along with other important future indicators. Many analysts use forecasting models, management guidance, and additional fundamental information to derive an EPS estimate.
Reported
Fiscal Date
Estimated EPS
Reported EPS
Surprise
2024-05-07
2024-03-310.050.04-0.0120 
2025-08-07
2025-06-30-0.010.010.02200 
2024-08-08
2024-06-300.050.02-0.0360 
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Open Stock Institutional Investors

Shares
Morgan Stanley - Brokerage Accounts2025-06-30
1.8 M
Renaissance Technologies Corp2025-06-30
1.7 M
Aqr Capital Management Llc2025-06-30
1.6 M
D. E. Shaw & Co Lp2025-06-30
1.5 M
Two Sigma Advisers, Llc2025-06-30
1.2 M
Dimensional Fund Advisors, Inc.2025-06-30
1.1 M
Goldman Sachs Group Inc2025-06-30
1.1 M
Two Sigma Investments Llc2025-06-30
1.1 M
Millennium Management Llc2025-06-30
937.2 K
True Wind Capital Management, L.p.2025-06-30
7.5 M
Blackrock Inc2025-06-30
7.4 M
Note, although Open Lending's institutional investors appear to be way more sophisticated than retail investors, it remains unclear if professional active investment managers can reliably enhance risk-adjusted returns by an amount that exceeds fees and expenses.

Open Market Capitalization

The company currently falls under 'Small-Cap' category with a current market capitalization of 211.56 M.

Open Profitablity

Last ReportedProjected for Next Year
Return On Tangible Assets(0.53)(0.51)
Return On Capital Employed(0.30)(0.29)
Return On Assets(0.52)(0.50)
Return On Equity(1.99)(1.89)

Management Efficiency

Open Lending Corp has return on total asset (ROA) of (0.1341) % which means that it has lost $0.1341 on every $100 spent on assets. This is way below average. Similarly, it shows a return on stockholder's equity (ROE) of (1.0253) %, meaning that it created substantial loss on money invested by shareholders. Open Lending's management efficiency ratios could be used to measure how well Open Lending manages its routine affairs as well as how well it operates its assets and liabilities. As of the 2nd of February 2026, Return On Tangible Assets is likely to grow to -0.51. In addition to that, Return On Capital Employed is likely to grow to -0.29. At this time, Open Lending's Net Tangible Assets are very stable compared to the past year. As of the 2nd of February 2026, Other Current Assets is likely to grow to about 16.9 M, while Total Assets are likely to drop about 278 M.
Last ReportedProjected for Next Year
Book Value Per Share 0.59  0.62 
Tangible Book Value Per Share 0.55  0.58 
Enterprise Value Over EBITDA(13.64)(12.96)
Price Book Value Ratio 8.20  8.61 
Enterprise Value Multiple(13.64)(12.96)
Price Fair Value 8.20  8.61 
Enterprise Value842.5 M1.2 B
The strategic initiatives led by Open Lending's management are central to its market success. By analyzing these initiatives, we provide a clear picture of the stock's growth prospects.
Operating Margin
0.1365
Beta
1.999
Return On Assets
(0.13)
Return On Equity
(1.03)

Technical Drivers

As of the 2nd of February, Open Lending holds the Coefficient Of Variation of 7052.45, semi deviation of 3.87, and Risk Adjusted Performance of 0.0186. Compared to fundamental indicators, the technical analysis model allows you to check existing technical drivers of Open Lending, as well as the relationship between them.

Open Lending Corp Price Movement Analysis

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The output start index for this execution was twenty-three with a total number of output elements of thirty-eight. The Bollinger Bands is very popular indicator that was developed by John Bollinger. It consist of three lines. Open Lending middle band is a simple moving average of its typical price. The upper and lower bands are (N) standard deviations above and below the middle band. The bands widen and narrow when the volatility of the price is higher or lower, respectively. The upper and lower bands can also be interpreted as price targets for Open Lending Corp. When the price bounces off of the lower band and crosses the middle band, then the upper band becomes the price target.

Open Lending Corp Insider Trading Activities

Some recent studies suggest that insider trading raises the cost of capital for securities issuers and decreases overall economic growth. Trading by specific Open Lending insiders, such as employees or executives, is commonly permitted as long as it does not rely on Open Lending's material information that is not in the public domain. Local jurisdictions usually require such trading to be reported in order to monitor insider transactions. In many U.S. states, trading conducted by corporate officers, key employees, directors, or significant shareholders must be reported to the regulator or publicly disclosed, usually within a few business days of the trade. In these cases Open Lending insiders are required to file a Form 4 with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) when buying or selling shares of their own companies.

Open Lending Outstanding Bonds

Open Lending issues bonds to finance its operations. Corporate bonds make up one of the largest components of the U.S. bond market, which is considered the world's largest securities market. Open Lending Corp uses the proceeds from bond sales for a wide variety of purposes, including financing ongoing mergers and acquisitions, buying new equipment, investing in research and development, buying back their own stock, paying dividends to shareholders, and even refinancing existing debt. Most Open bonds can be classified according to their maturity, which is the date when Open Lending Corp has to pay back the principal to investors. Maturities can be short-term, medium-term, or long-term (more than ten years). Longer-term bonds usually offer higher interest rates but may entail additional risks.

Open Lending Predictive Daily Indicators

Open Lending intraday indicators are useful technical analysis tools used by many experienced traders. Just like the conventional technical analysis, daily indicators help intraday investors to analyze the price movement with the timing of Open Lending stock daily movement. By combining multiple daily indicators into a single trading strategy, you can limit your risk while still earning strong returns on your managed positions.

Open Lending Forecast Models

Open Lending's time-series forecasting models are one of many Open Lending's stock analysis techniques aimed at predicting future share value based on previously observed values. Time-series forecasting models ae widely used for non-stationary data. Non-stationary data are called the data whose statistical properties e.g. the mean and standard deviation are not constant over time but instead, these metrics vary over time. These non-stationary Open Lending's historical data is usually called time-series. Some empirical experimentation suggests that the statistical forecasting models outperform the models based exclusively on fundamental analysis to predict the direction of the market movement and maximize returns from investment trading.

Open Lending Bond Ratings

Open Lending Corp financial ratings play a critical role in determining how much Open Lending have to pay to access credit markets, i.e., the amount of interest on their issued debt. The threshold between investment-grade and speculative-grade ratings has important market implications for Open Lending's borrowing costs.
Piotroski F Score
6
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Beneish M Score
(1.50)
Possible ManipulatorView

Open Lending Corp Debt to Cash Allocation

As Open Lending Corp follows its natural business cycle, the capital allocation decisions will not magically go away. Open Lending's decision-makers have to determine if most of the cash flows will be poured back into or reinvested in the business, reserved for other projects beyond operational needs, or paid back to stakeholders and investors.
Open Lending Corp currently holds 143.77 M in liabilities with Debt to Equity (D/E) ratio of 0.72, which is about average as compared to similar companies. Open Lending Corp has a current ratio of 18.11, suggesting that it is liquid enough and is able to pay its financial obligations when due. Note, when we think about Open Lending's use of debt, we should always consider it together with its cash and equity.

Open Lending Total Assets Over Time

Open Lending Assets Financed by Debt

The debt-to-assets ratio shows the degree to which Open Lending uses debt to finance its assets. It includes both long-term and short-term borrowings maturing within one year. It also includes both tangible and intangible assets, such as goodwill.

Open Lending Debt Ratio

    
  45.0   
It appears that about 55% of Open Lending's assets are financed through equity. Typically, companies with high debt-to-asset ratios are said to be highly leveraged. The higher the ratio, the greater risk will be associated with the Open Lending's operation. In addition, a high debt-to-assets ratio may indicate a low borrowing capacity of Open Lending, which in turn will lower the firm's financial flexibility.

Open Lending Corporate Bonds Issued

Open Short Long Term Debt Total

Short Long Term Debt Total

105.59 Million

At this time, Open Lending's Short and Long Term Debt Total is very stable compared to the past year.

About Open Stock Analysis

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Last ReportedProjected for Next Year
Pretax Profit Margin(3.09)(2.94)
Operating Profit Margin(3.13)(2.97)
Net Loss(6.46)(6.14)
Gross Profit Margin 0.01  0.01 

Current Open Analysis - Recommendations

We track the performance of the top 100 financial experts across various large and mid-size financial boutiques. Open analyst recommendations are determined by taking all analyst recommendations and averaging them as Strong Buy, Buy, Hold, Strong Sell or Sell. There is no one specific way to measure analysis performance other than comparing it to the past results via a very sophisticated attribution analysis. Open analyst consensus and target price projections should be used in combination with other traditional techniques such as stock price forecasting, technical analysis, earnings estimate, and various momentum models.
Target PriceConsensus# of Analysts
2.68Buy8Odds
Open Lending Corp current and past analyst recommendations published by a number of research institutions as well as average analyst consensus.
Most Open analysts issue ratings four times a year, at intervals of three months. Ratings are usually accompanied by a target price to helps potential investors understand Open stock's fair price compared to its market value. Analysts arrive at stock ratings after researching public financial statements of Open Lending Corp, talking to its executives and customers, or listening to Open conference calls.
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Open Stock Analysis Indicators

Open Lending Corp stock analysis indicators help investors evaluate how Open Lending stock reacts to ongoing and evolving market conditions. The investors can use it to make informed decisions about market timing and determine when trading Open Lending shares will generate the highest return on investment. By understating and applying Open Lending stock analysis, traders can identify Open Lending position entry and exit signals to maximize returns.
Begin Period Cash Flow246.7 M
Long Term Debt160.4 M
Common Stock Shares Outstanding119.2 M
Total Stockholder Equity78.1 M
Total Cashflows From Investing Activities-3.9 M
Tax Provision70.4 M
Quarterly Earnings Growth Y O Y-0.565
Property Plant And Equipment Net4.6 M
Cash And Short Term Investments243.2 M
Cash243.2 M
Accounts Payable953 K
Net Debt-99.4 M
50 Day M A1.7864
Total Current Liabilities47.3 M
Other Operating Expenses89.4 M
Non Current Assets Total20.6 M
Forward Price Earnings11.9332
Non Currrent Assets Other5.6 M
Stock Based Compensation8.7 M
When determining whether Open Lending Corp offers a strong return on investment in its stock, a comprehensive analysis is essential. The process typically begins with a thorough review of Open Lending's financial statements, including income statements, balance sheets, and cash flow statements, to assess its financial health. Key financial ratios are used to gauge profitability, efficiency, and growth potential of Open Lending Corp Stock. Outlined below are crucial reports that will aid in making a well-informed decision on Open Lending Corp Stock:
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Will Diversified Capital Markets sector continue expanding? Could Open diversify its offerings? Factors like these will boost the valuation of Open Lending. Expected growth trajectory for Open significantly influences the price investors are willing to assign. Accurate valuation requires analyzing both current fundamentals and future growth trajectories. Every Open Lending data point contributes insight, yet successful analysis hinges on identifying the most consequential variables.
Quarterly Earnings Growth
(0.56)
Earnings Share
(1.26)
Revenue Per Share
0.142
Quarterly Revenue Growth
0.03
Return On Assets
(0.13)
Understanding Open Lending Corp requires distinguishing between market price and book value, where the latter reflects Open's accounting equity. The concept of intrinsic value—what Open Lending's is actually worth based on fundamentals—guides informed investors toward better entry and exit points. Seasoned market participants apply comprehensive analytical frameworks to derive fundamental worth and identify mispriced opportunities. Market sentiment, economic cycles, and investor behavior can push Open Lending's price substantially above or below its fundamental value.
Understanding that Open Lending's value differs from its trading price is crucial, as each reflects different aspects of the company. Evaluating whether Open Lending represents a sound investment requires analyzing earnings trends, revenue growth, technical signals, industry dynamics, and expert forecasts. In contrast, Open Lending's trading price reflects the actual exchange value where willing buyers and sellers reach mutual agreement.