Alert: Rating Downgrade (12/15/23)-LendingClub Corp (NYSE: LC).

The Value Trend Rating for LendingClub Corp (NYSE: LC) weakened recently from C to D reflecting eroding fundamentals and low Appreciation Potential. Details supporting this lower rating are included in our next report.

LendingClub Corp (NYSE: LC) stock declined slightly by -0.5% on 12/15/23. The stock closed at $8.30. Moreover, trading volume in this decline was exceptionally high at 322% of normal. Relative to the market the stock has been weak over the last nine months but has risen 21.5% during the last week.
LC is expected to be Value Creation neutral reflecting capital returns that are forecasted to be in line with the cost of capital.
LendingClub has a current Value Trend Rating of D (Negative). With this rating, PTR's two proprietary measures of a stock's current attractiveness are providing inconsistent signals. LendingClub has a neutral Appreciation Score of 58 but a poor Power Rating of 23, and the Negative Value Trend Rating results.