LPL Financial Holdings Inc. to Post Q3 2025 Earnings of $4.74 Per Share, Zacks Research Forecasts (NASDAQ:LPLA)

LPL Financial Holdings Inc. (NASDAQ:LPLA) – Stock analysts at Zacks Research reduced their Q3 2025 EPS estimates for shares of LPL Financial in a research note issued on Tuesday, September 17th. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now expects that the financial services provider will earn $4.74 per share for the quarter, down from their previous forecast of $4.81. The consensus estimate for LPL Financial’s current full-year earnings is $15.90 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for LPL Financial’s Q4 2025 earnings at $5.13 EPS.

LPL Financial (NASDAQ:LPLA) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, July 25th. The financial services provider reported $3.88 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $3.66 by $0.22. LPL Financial had a net margin of 8.91% and a return on equity of 52.14%. The company had revenue of $2.93 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $2.89 billion. During the same quarter in the previous year, the company earned $3.94 EPS. LPL Financial’s revenue was up 18.8% on a year-over-year basis.

Other research analysts have also issued research reports about the stock. Bank of America raised shares of LPL Financial from a “neutral” rating to a “buy” rating and set a $268.00 price objective on the stock in a research note on Tuesday, July 30th. TD Cowen boosted their price objective on shares of LPL Financial from $243.00 to $255.00 and gave the stock a “hold” rating in a research report on Friday, July 26th. StockNews.com raised shares of LPL Financial from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Wednesday, September 11th. Jefferies Financial Group boosted their target price on shares of LPL Financial from $322.00 to $334.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Monday, July 8th. Finally, UBS Group decreased their price objective on shares of LPL Financial from $290.00 to $215.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a report on Tuesday, August 6th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, six have assigned a hold rating and six have assigned a buy rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the company currently has an average rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $275.27.

LPL Financial Stock Up 0.8 %

Shares of NASDAQ:LPLA opened at $212.10 on Thursday. The company has a 50 day moving average of $218.10 and a 200-day moving average of $252.47. LPL Financial has a one year low of $187.19 and a one year high of $289.88. The stock has a market cap of $15.85 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 16.02, a P/E/G ratio of 1.20 and a beta of 0.88. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.77, a current ratio of 2.16 and a quick ratio of 2.16.

LPL Financial Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, August 23rd. Investors of record on Friday, August 9th were paid a $0.30 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, August 9th. This represents a $1.20 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.57%. LPL Financial’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 9.06%.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On LPL Financial

Institutional investors and hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the company. Intech Investment Management LLC lifted its position in LPL Financial by 38.8% during the first quarter. Intech Investment Management LLC now owns 41,850 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $11,057,000 after purchasing an additional 11,703 shares during the period. Acadian Asset Management LLC lifted its position in LPL Financial by 533.8% during the first quarter. Acadian Asset Management LLC now owns 5,153 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $1,359,000 after purchasing an additional 4,340 shares during the period. Swedbank AB bought a new stake in LPL Financial during the first quarter worth about $3,648,000. Sei Investments Co. lifted its position in LPL Financial by 23.4% during the first quarter. Sei Investments Co. now owns 113,254 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $29,923,000 after purchasing an additional 21,481 shares during the period. Finally, Raymond James & Associates lifted its position in LPL Financial by 5.4% during the second quarter. Raymond James & Associates now owns 394,091 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $110,070,000 after purchasing an additional 20,123 shares during the period. Institutional investors own 95.66% of the company’s stock.

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.