Snowflake Score | |
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Valuation | 3/6 |
Future Growth | 5/6 |
Past Performance | 2/6 |
Financial Health | 3/6 |
Dividends | 0/6 |
LPLA Stock Overview
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 financial institutions in the United States.
LPL Financial Holdings Competitors
Price History & Performance
Historical stock prices | |
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Current Share Price | US$191.44 |
52 Week High | US$220.80 |
52 Week Low | US$127.03 |
Beta | 0.95 |
1 Month Change | -4.65% |
3 Month Change | 3.09% |
1 Year Change | 41.24% |
3 Year Change | 134.98% |
5 Year Change | 346.14% |
Change since IPO | 495.46% |
Recent News & Updates
LPL Financial: Compounding Through The Cycles
LPL Financial recently posted a solid quarter overall, helped by re-accelerating momentum in its net new assets. The deal pipeline remains robust and should support growth for many years to come. LPL is also poised to benefit from rate hikes in the coming months. The current valuation seems undemanding relative to LPL's potential earnings power.
Shareholder Returns
LPLA | US Capital Markets | US Market | |
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7D | -0.1% | 6.3% | 6.3% |
1Y | 41.2% | -18.3% | -18.8% |
Return vs Industry: LPLA exceeded the US Capital Markets industry which returned -18% over the past year.
Return vs Market: LPLA exceeded the US Market which returned -18.4% over the past year.
Price Volatility
LPLA volatility | |
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LPLA Average Weekly Movement | 6.6% |
Capital Markets Industry Average Movement | 0.5% |
Market Average Movement | 8.1% |
10% most volatile stocks in US Market | 16.7% |
10% least volatile stocks in US Market | 3.2% |
Stable Share Price: LPLA is not significantly more volatile than the rest of US stocks over the past 3 months, typically moving +/- 7% a week.
Volatility Over Time: LPLA's weekly volatility (7%) has been stable over the past year.
About the Company
Founded | Employees | CEO | Website |
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1989 | 6,051 | Dan Arnold | https://www.lpl.com |
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 financial institutions in the United States. Its brokerage offerings include variable and fixed annuities, mutual funds, equities, retirement and education savings plans, fixed income, and insurance, as well as alternative investments, such as non-traded real estate investment trusts and auction rate notes. The company also provides advisory platforms that provide access to mutual funds, exchange-traded funds, stocks, bonds, certain option strategies, unit investment trusts, and institutional money managers and no-load multi-manager variable annuities.
LPL Financial Holdings Fundamentals Summary
LPLA fundamental statistics | |
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Market Cap | US$15.37b |
Earnings (TTM) | US$463.99m |
Revenue (TTM) | US$8.08b |
33.0x
P/E Ratio1.9x
P/S RatioIs LPLA overvalued?
See Fair Value and valuation analysisEarnings & Revenue
LPLA income statement (TTM) | |
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Revenue | US$8.08b |
Cost of Revenue | US$6.27b |
Gross Profit | US$1.81b |
Other Expenses | US$1.35b |
Earnings | US$463.99m |
Last Reported Earnings
Mar 31, 2022
Next Earnings Date
n/a
Earnings per share (EPS) | 5.80 |
Gross Margin | 22.39% |
Net Profit Margin | 5.74% |
Debt/Equity Ratio | 156.9% |
How did LPLA perform over the long term?
See historical performance and comparisonDividends
0.5%
Current Dividend Yield17%
Payout RatioValuation
Is LPLA undervalued compared to its fair value, analyst forecasts and its price relative to the market?
Valuation Score
3/6Valuation Score 3/6
Price-To-Earnings vs Peers
Price-To-Earnings vs Industry
Price-To-Earnings vs Fair Ratio
Below Fair Value
Significantly Below Fair Value
PEG Ratio
Key Valuation Metric
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What is LPLA's n/a Ratio? | |
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n/a Ratio | 0x |
n/a | n/a |
Market Cap | US$15.37b |
Key Statistics | |
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Enterprise Value/Revenue | 2.1x |
Enterprise Value/EBITDA | 16.8x |
PEG Ratio | 1.7x |
Price to Earnings Ratio vs Peers
How does LPLA's PE Ratio compare to its peers?
LPLA PE Ratio vs Peers |
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Company | PE | Estimated Growth | Market Cap |
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Peer Average | 14.4x | ||
RJF Raymond James Financial | 13.3x | 9.2% | US$20.1b |
IBKR Interactive Brokers Group | 20.8x | 26.1% | US$24.4b |
XP XP | 15.6x | 15.8% | US$11.1b |
SF Stifel Financial | 8x | 2.4% | US$6.3b |
LPLA LPL Financial Holdings | 33.1x | 41.0% | US$15.4b |
Price-To-Earnings vs Peers: LPLA is expensive based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (33.1x) compared to the peer average (14.4x).
Price to Earnings Ratio vs Industry
How does LPLA's PE Ratio compare vs other companies in the US Capital Markets Industry?
Price-To-Earnings vs Industry: LPLA is expensive based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (33.1x) compared to the US Capital Markets industry average (29.6x)
Price to Earnings Ratio vs Fair Ratio
What is LPLA's PE Ratio compared to its Fair PE Ratio? This is the expected PE Ratio taking into account the company's forecast earnings growth, profit margins and other risk factors.
Fair Ratio | |
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Current PE Ratio | 33x |
Fair PE Ratio | 17.2x |
Price-To-Earnings vs Fair Ratio: LPLA is expensive based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (33.1x) compared to the estimated Fair Price-To-Earnings Ratio (24.5x).
Share Price vs Fair Value
What is the Fair Price of LPLA when looking at its future cash flows? For this estimate we use a Discounted Cash Flow model.
Below Fair Value: LPLA ($192.2) is trading below our estimate of fair value ($280.5)
Significantly Below Fair Value: LPLA is trading below fair value by more than 20%.
Price to Earnings Growth Ratio
PEG Ratio: LPLA is good value based on its PEG Ratio (0.8x)
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Future Growth
How is LPL Financial Holdings forecast to perform in the next 1 to 3 years based on estimates from 7 analysts?
Future Growth Score
5/6Future Growth Score 5/6
Earnings vs Savings Rate
Earnings vs Market
High Growth Earnings
Revenue vs Market
High Growth Revenue
Future ROE
19.1%
Forecasted annual earnings growth
Earnings and Revenue Growth Forecasts
Analyst Future Growth Forecasts
Earnings vs Savings Rate: LPLA's forecast earnings growth (41% per year) is above the savings rate (1.9%).
Earnings vs Market: LPLA's earnings (41% per year) are forecast to grow faster than the US market (13.9% per year).
High Growth Earnings: LPLA's earnings are expected to grow significantly over the next 3 years.
Revenue vs Market: LPLA's revenue (12.6% per year) is forecast to grow faster than the US market (8.4% per year).
High Growth Revenue: LPLA's revenue (12.6% per year) is forecast to grow slower than 20% per year.
Earnings per Share Growth Forecasts
Future Return on Equity
Future ROE: LPLA's Return on Equity is forecast to be very high in 3 years time (54.8%).
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Past Performance
How has LPL Financial Holdings performed over the past 5 years?
Past Performance Score
2/6Past Performance Score 2/6
Quality Earnings
Growing Profit Margin
Earnings Trend
Accelerating Growth
Earnings vs Industry
High ROE
13.7%
Historical annual earnings growth
Earnings and Revenue History
Quality Earnings: LPLA has high quality earnings.
Growing Profit Margin: LPLA's current net profit margins (5.7%) are lower than last year (7.3%).
Past Earnings Growth Analysis
Earnings Trend: LPLA's earnings have grown by 13.7% per year over the past 5 years.
Accelerating Growth: LPLA's earnings growth over the past year (3.9%) is below its 5-year average (13.7% per year).
Earnings vs Industry: LPLA earnings growth over the past year (3.9%) underperformed the Capital Markets industry 80.5%.
Return on Equity
High ROE: Whilst LPLA's Return on Equity (26.74%) is high, this metric is skewed due to their high level of debt.
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Financial Health
How is LPL Financial Holdings's financial position?
Financial Health Score
3/6Financial Health Score 3/6
Short Term Liabilities
Long Term Liabilities
Debt Level
Reducing Debt
Debt Coverage
Interest Coverage
Financial Position Analysis
Short Term Liabilities: LPLA's short term assets ($4.3B) exceed its short term liabilities ($691.5M).
Long Term Liabilities: LPLA's short term assets ($4.3B) do not cover its long term liabilities ($5.3B).
Debt to Equity History and Analysis
Debt Level: LPLA's net debt to equity ratio (97.6%) is considered high.
Reducing Debt: LPLA's debt to equity ratio has reduced from 250.7% to 156.9% over the past 5 years.
Debt Coverage: LPLA's debt is not well covered by operating cash flow (11.7%).
Interest Coverage: LPLA's interest payments on its debt are well covered by EBIT (7.4x coverage).
Balance Sheet
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Dividend
What is LPL Financial Holdings's current dividend yield, its reliability and sustainability?
Dividend Score
0/6Dividend Score 0/6
Notable Dividend
High Dividend
Stable Dividend
Growing Dividend
Earnings Coverage
Future Dividend Coverage
0.52%
Current Dividend Yield
Dividend Yield vs Market
Notable Dividend: LPLA's dividend (0.52%) isn’t notable compared to the bottom 25% of dividend payers in the US market (1.57%).
High Dividend: LPLA's dividend (0.52%) is low compared to the top 25% of dividend payers in the US market (4.23%).
Stability and Growth of Payments
Stable Dividend: LPLA is not paying a notable dividend for the US market, therefore no need to check if payments are stable.
Growing Dividend: LPLA is not paying a notable dividend for the US market, therefore no need to check if payments are increasing.
Earnings Payout to Shareholders
Earnings Coverage: LPLA is not paying a notable dividend for the US market.
Cash Payout to Shareholders
Cash Flow Coverage: LPLA is not paying a notable dividend for the US market.
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Management
How experienced are the management team and are they aligned to shareholders interests?
3.9yrs
Average management tenure
CEO
Dan Arnold (57 yo)
7.25yrs
Tenure
US$12,875,868
Compensation
Mr. Dan Hogan Arnold, Jr., B.S., C.P.A. & M.B.A. has been Chief Executive Officer of LPL Financial Holdings Inc and LPL Financial LLC since January 3, 2017 and its President since March 13, 2015. In this r...
CEO Compensation Analysis
Compensation vs Market: Dan's total compensation ($USD12.88M) is about average for companies of similar size in the US market ($USD13.43M).
Compensation vs Earnings: Dan's compensation has increased by more than 20% in the past year.
Leadership Team
Experienced Management: LPLA's management team is considered experienced (3.9 years average tenure).
Board Members
Experienced Board: LPLA's board of directors are considered experienced (5.4 years average tenure).
Ownership
Who are the major shareholders and have insiders been buying or selling?
Insider Trading Volume
Insider Buying: Insufficient data to determine if insiders have bought more shares than they have sold in the past 3 months.
Recent Insider Transactions
Ownership Breakdown
Dilution of Shares: Shareholders have not been meaningfully diluted in the past year.
Top Shareholders
Company Information
LPL Financial Holdings Inc.'s employee growth, exchange listings and data sources
Key Information
- Name: LPL Financial Holdings Inc.
- Ticker: LPLA
- Exchange: NasdaqGS
- Founded: 1989
- Industry: Investment Banking and Brokerage
- Sector: Diversified Financials
- Implied Market Cap: US$15.369b
- Shares outstanding: 79.96m
- Website: https://www.lpl.com
Number of Employees
Location
- LPL Financial Holdings Inc.
- 4707 Executive Drive
- San Diego
- California
- 92121
- United States
Listings
Company Analysis and Financial Data Status
Data | Last Updated (UTC time) |
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Company Analysis | 2022/06/28 00:00 |
End of Day Share Price | 2022/06/28 00:00 |
Earnings | 2022/03/31 |
Annual Earnings | 2021/12/31 |
Unless specified all financial data is based on a yearly period but updated quarterly. This is known as Trailing Twelve Month (TTM) or Last Twelve Month (LTM) Data. Learn more here.