Brokers Set Expectations for LPL Financial Q2 Earnings

LPL Financial Holdings Inc. (NASDAQ:LPLA) – Research analysts at William Blair issued their Q2 2026 earnings per share estimates for shares of LPL Financial in a research note issued to investors on Wednesday, November 20th. William Blair analyst J. Schmitt forecasts that the financial services provider will post earnings of $4.78 per share for the quarter. The consensus estimate for LPL Financial’s current full-year earnings is $16.10 per share. William Blair also issued estimates for LPL Financial’s Q3 2026 earnings at $5.06 EPS.

Other research analysts have also issued research reports about the company. Wells Fargo & Company raised LPL Financial from an “equal weight” rating to an “overweight” rating and upped their price target for the company from $235.00 to $285.00 in a research report on Wednesday, October 9th. TD Cowen increased their target price on LPL Financial from $271.00 to $277.00 and gave the stock a “hold” rating in a research report on Thursday, October 31st. Jefferies Financial Group decreased their target price on LPL Financial from $309.00 to $282.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research report on Friday, October 4th. Citigroup increased their target price on LPL Financial from $285.00 to $310.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Thursday, October 31st. Finally, StockNews.com raised LPL Financial from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Saturday, November 9th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, five have issued a hold rating and nine have issued a buy rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, the company currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $286.92.

LPL Financial Trading Up 0.7 %

LPLA opened at $327.35 on Monday. The business has a 50 day simple moving average of $265.66 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $253.40. The firm has a market capitalization of $24.51 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 24.58, a PEG ratio of 1.60 and a beta of 0.85. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.60, a current ratio of 2.16 and a quick ratio of 2.16. LPL Financial has a one year low of $187.19 and a one year high of $330.72.

LPL Financial (NASDAQ:LPLA) last released its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, October 30th. The financial services provider reported $4.16 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $3.69 by $0.47. The business had revenue of $3.11 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $3.04 billion. LPL Financial had a return on equity of 49.47% and a net margin of 8.73%. LPL Financial’s quarterly revenue was up 6.0% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the prior year, the company posted $3.74 EPS.

Institutional Trading of LPL Financial

Several institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in LPLA. Bridges Investment Management Inc. boosted its stake in shares of LPL Financial by 3.2% in the 3rd quarter. Bridges Investment Management Inc. now owns 1,185 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $276,000 after buying an additional 37 shares during the last quarter. Avior Wealth Management LLC boosted its stake in shares of LPL Financial by 1.8% in the 3rd quarter. Avior Wealth Management LLC now owns 2,416 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $562,000 after buying an additional 42 shares during the last quarter. MFA Wealth Advisors LLC boosted its stake in shares of LPL Financial by 3.9% in the 3rd quarter. MFA Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 1,148 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $267,000 after buying an additional 43 shares during the last quarter. Integrated Wealth Concepts LLC boosted its stake in shares of LPL Financial by 1.1% in the 3rd quarter. Integrated Wealth Concepts LLC now owns 4,107 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $956,000 after buying an additional 44 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Metis Global Partners LLC boosted its stake in shares of LPL Financial by 5.1% in the 3rd quarter. Metis Global Partners LLC now owns 945 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $220,000 after buying an additional 46 shares during the last quarter. 95.66% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

LPL Financial Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, December 2nd. Shareholders of record on Thursday, November 14th will be paid a dividend of $0.30 per share. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, November 14th. This represents a $1.20 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.37%. LPL Financial’s dividend payout ratio is 9.02%.

About LPL Financial

LPL Financial Holdings Inc, together with its subsidiaries, provides an integrated platform of brokerage and investment advisory services to independent financial advisors and financial advisors at enterprises in the United States. Its brokerage offerings include variable and fixed annuities, mutual funds, equities, fixed income, alternative investments, retirement and 529 education savings plans, and insurance.