(TREE) Lendingtree - Ratings and Ratios

LendingTree, Inc. operates a leading online consumer platform in the United States, connecting users with financial services providers across multiple product categories. The company functions through three primary segments: Home, Consumer, and Insurance. The Home segment specializes in mortgage-related products, including purchase mortgages, refinance mortgages, and home equity loans and lines of credit. This segment caters to homeowners seeking financing solutions for purchasing, refinancing, or tapping into home equity. The Consumer segment offers a broader range of financial products, including credit cards, personal loans, small business loans, auto loans, deposit accounts, and debt settlement services. This diversification allows LendingTree to address various consumer credit needs. The Insurance segment provides tools and resources for comparing and purchasing insurance products, such as automobile, home, life, and health insurance, including Medicare options. This segment also includes QuoteWizard, an insurance comparison marketplace, and ValuePenguin, a personal finance website that delivers objective analysis on financial topics. LendingTree, Inc. was originally incorporated in 1996 as Tree.com, Inc. and rebranded to its current name in January 2015. Headquartered in Charlotte, North Carolina, the company has established itself as a key player in the consumer finance industry, leveraging its digital platform to simplify financial decision-making for users.

From a technical perspective, LendingTree, Inc. (NASDAQ:TREE) is currently trading at $36.92, below its 20-day, 50-day, and 200-day simple moving averages of $45.75, $46.63, and $48.08, respectively. This indicates bearish momentum in the short to long term. The stocks average trading volume over the past 20 days is 269,242 shares, with an average true range (ATR) of 3.73, suggesting moderate volatility. On a fundamental basis, the company has a market capitalization of $732.51 million, with a forward P/E ratio of 16.95, indicating expectations for future earnings growth. However, the current P/E ratio is not available, and the return on equity (RoE) is negative at -35.58, reflecting challenges in profitability. The price-to-book (P/B) ratio of 6.59 and price-to-sales (P/S) ratio of 0.78 suggest a premium valuation relative to book value but align with industry norms for consumer finance companies.