Insider Selling: loanDepot, Inc. (NYSE:LDI) Director Sells $26,062.37 in Stock

loanDepot, Inc. (NYSE:LDI) Director Anthony Li Hsieh sold 10,141 shares of the stock in a transaction on Friday, September 13th. The shares were sold at an average price of $2.57, for a total value of $26,062.37. Following the sale, the director now directly owns 1,865,727 shares in the company, valued at approximately $4,794,918.39. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this hyperlink.

Anthony Li Hsieh also recently made the following trade(s):

• On Wednesday, September 11th, Anthony Li Hsieh sold 480,088 shares of loanDepot stock. The shares were sold at an average price of $2.32, for a total transaction of $1,113,804.16.
• On Monday, September 9th, Anthony Li Hsieh sold 27,713 shares of loanDepot stock. The stock was sold at an average price of $2.52, for a total transaction of $69,836.76.
• On Friday, September 6th, Anthony Li Hsieh sold 239,729 shares of loanDepot stock. The stock was sold at an average price of $2.44, for a total transaction of $584,938.76.
• On Wednesday, September 4th, Anthony Li Hsieh sold 61,747 shares of loanDepot stock. The shares were sold at an average price of $2.65, for a total value of $163,629.55.
• On Wednesday, August 28th, Anthony Li Hsieh sold 152,794 shares of loanDepot stock. The shares were sold at an average price of $2.87, for a total value of $438,518.78.
• On Monday, August 26th, Anthony Li Hsieh sold 639,186 shares of loanDepot stock. The stock was sold at an average price of $2.97, for a total value of $1,898,382.42.
• On Monday, August 19th, Anthony Li Hsieh sold 267,972 shares of loanDepot stock. The shares were sold at an average price of $2.74, for a total value of $734,243.28.
• On Friday, August 16th, Anthony Li Hsieh sold 268,689 shares of loanDepot stock. The stock was sold at an average price of $2.88, for a total transaction of $773,824.32.

loanDepot Trading Up 8.6 %

LDI stock traded up $0.23 during midday trading on Monday, reaching $2.90. 1,155,422 shares of the company’s stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 529,414. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 4.69, a current ratio of 1.18 and a quick ratio of 1.18. loanDepot, Inc. has a fifty-two week low of $1.14 and a fifty-two week high of $3.71. The business has a 50-day moving average price of $2.33 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $2.23. The company has a market capitalization of $938.41 million, a P/E ratio of -5.00 and a beta of 3.43.

loanDepot (NYSE:LDI) last posted its earnings results on Tuesday, August 6th. The company reported ($0.07) earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of ($0.10) by $0.03. loanDepot had a negative net margin of 11.22% and a negative return on equity of 18.22%. The business had revenue of $265.39 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $267.66 million. Equities research analysts forecast that loanDepot, Inc. will post -0.31 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On loanDepot

Institutional investors and hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of the stock. Jump Financial LLC purchased a new stake in shares of loanDepot during the 4th quarter valued at about $81,000. Cullen Capital Management LLC acquired a new position in shares of loanDepot during the fourth quarter worth $150,000. American Century Companies Inc. boosted its stake in shares of loanDepot by 27.3% in the second quarter. American Century Companies Inc. now owns 91,701 shares of the company’s stock valued at $151,000 after purchasing an additional 19,655 shares during the period. Cetera Advisors LLC grew its holdings in loanDepot by 66.3% during the 1st quarter. Cetera Advisors LLC now owns 113,354 shares of the company’s stock valued at $294,000 after purchasing an additional 45,173 shares in the last quarter. Finally, 272 Capital LP increased its stake in loanDepot by 107.4% during the 2nd quarter. 272 Capital LP now owns 183,190 shares of the company’s stock worth $302,000 after buying an additional 94,883 shares during the period. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 39.39% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several equities analysts recently commented on LDI shares. UBS Group upped their price target on shares of loanDepot from $2.30 to $2.50 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research report on Thursday, September 5th. The Goldman Sachs Group increased their target price on loanDepot from $1.50 to $1.70 and gave the stock a “sell” rating in a research report on Thursday, August 8th. Finally, JMP Securities reissued a “market perform” rating on shares of loanDepot in a research report on Friday, June 21st.

loanDepot Company Profile

loanDepot, Inc engages in originating, financing, selling, and servicing residential mortgage loans in the United States. The company offers conventional agency-conforming and prime jumbo, federal assistance residential mortgage, and home equity loans. It also provides settlement services, which include captive title and escrow business; real estate services that cover captive real estate referral business; and insurance services, including services to homeowners, as well as other consumer insurance policies.