LPL Financial Holdings Inc.

NasdaqGS:LPLA Stock Report

Market Cap: US$20.1b

LPL Financial Holdings Valuation

Is LPLA undervalued compared to its fair value, analyst forecasts and its price relative to the market?

Valuation Score

2/6

Valuation Score 2/6

  • Below Fair Value

  • Significantly Below Fair Value

  • Price-To-Earnings vs Peers

  • Price-To-Earnings vs Industry

  • Price-To-Earnings vs Fair Ratio

  • Analyst Forecast

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 ($270.79) is trading below our estimate of fair value ($407.67)

Significantly Below Fair Value: LPLA is trading below fair value by more than 20%.


Key Valuation Metric

Which metric is best to use when looking at relative valuation for LPLA?

Other financial metrics that can be useful for relative valuation.

LPLA key valuation metrics and ratios. From Price to Earnings, Price to Sales and Price to Book to Price to Earnings Growth Ratio, Enterprise Value and EBITDA.
Key Statistics
Enterprise Value/Revenue2.2x
Enterprise Value/EBITDA11.2x
PEG Ratio1.7x

Price to Earnings Ratio vs Peers

How does LPLA's PE Ratio compare to its peers?

The above table shows the PE ratio for LPLA vs its peers. Here we also display the market cap and forecasted growth for additional consideration.
CompanyForward PEEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
Peer Average17.3x
RJF Raymond James Financial
14.6x5.7%US$25.7b
XP XP
16x15.5%US$11.6b
FUTU Futu Holdings
18.1x11.0%US$9.9b
IBKR Interactive Brokers Group
20.5x3.2%US$50.4b
LPLA LPL Financial Holdings
19.9x11.4%US$20.1b

Price-To-Earnings vs Peers: LPLA is expensive based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (19.9x) compared to the peer average (17.3x).


Price to Earnings Ratio vs Industry

How does LPLA's PE Ratio compare vs other companies in the US Capital Markets Industry?

0 CompaniesPrice / EarningsEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
Industry Avg.n/a15.7%
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No. of CompaniesPE048121620

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Price-To-Earnings vs Industry: LPLA is expensive based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (19.9x) compared to the US Capital Markets industry average (19.7x).


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.

LPLA PE Ratio vs Fair Ratio.
Fair Ratio
Current PE Ratio19.9x
Fair PE Ratio17.1x

Price-To-Earnings vs Fair Ratio: LPLA is expensive based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (19.9x) compared to the estimated Fair Price-To-Earnings Ratio (17.1x).


Analyst Price Targets

What is the analyst 12-month forecast and do we have any statistical confidence in the consensus price target?

The above table shows the analyst LPLA forecast and predictions for the stock price in 12 month’s time.
DateShare PriceAverage 1Y Price TargetDispersionHighLow1Y Actual priceAnalysts
CurrentUS$270.79
US$298.79
+10.3%
8.4%US$326.00US$245.00n/a14
Apr ’25US$266.36
US$285.36
+7.1%
8.4%US$325.00US$245.00n/a14
Mar ’25US$266.24
US$278.36
+4.6%
7.1%US$312.00US$245.00n/a14
Feb ’25US$240.46
US$269.77
+12.2%
7.3%US$294.00US$224.00n/a13
Jan ’25US$227.62
US$268.00
+17.7%
6.2%US$290.00US$242.00n/a12
Dec ’24US$221.99
US$270.42
+21.8%
5.8%US$290.00US$245.00n/a12
Nov ’24US$218.48
US$269.08
+23.2%
5.4%US$290.00US$245.00n/a12
Oct ’24US$237.65
US$262.58
+10.5%
7.2%US$290.00US$230.00n/a12
Sep ’24US$234.35
US$261.45
+11.6%
7.4%US$290.00US$230.00n/a11
Aug ’24US$233.13
US$261.55
+12.2%
8.0%US$290.00US$230.00n/a11
Jul ’24US$217.43
US$241.27
+11.0%
10.5%US$290.00US$202.00n/a11
Jun ’24US$195.79
US$243.36
+24.3%
9.7%US$290.00US$210.00n/a11
May ’24US$211.43
US$239.08
+13.1%
11.1%US$290.00US$192.00US$265.4912
Apr ’24US$202.40
US$267.25
+32.0%
8.7%US$294.00US$235.00US$266.3612
Mar ’24US$253.80
US$273.00
+7.6%
6.8%US$294.00US$235.00US$266.2412
Feb ’24US$235.55
US$270.13
+14.7%
7.2%US$290.00US$230.00US$240.4612
Jan ’24US$216.17
US$276.58
+27.9%
9.0%US$314.00US$230.00US$227.6212
Dec ’23US$232.89
US$276.58
+18.8%
9.0%US$314.00US$230.00US$221.9912
Nov ’23US$259.71
US$289.17
+11.3%
6.5%US$315.00US$256.00US$218.4812
Oct ’23US$218.48
US$248.70
+13.8%
6.6%US$285.00US$220.00US$237.6510
Sep ’23US$222.47
US$248.70
+11.8%
6.6%US$285.00US$220.00US$234.3510
Aug ’23US$207.00
US$233.70
+12.9%
6.7%US$264.00US$212.00US$233.1310
Jul ’23US$181.23
US$231.09
+27.5%
5.0%US$250.00US$219.00US$217.4311
Jun ’23US$192.04
US$234.33
+22.0%
6.4%US$271.00US$219.00US$195.7912
May ’23US$187.87
US$235.00
+25.1%
8.4%US$271.00US$200.00US$211.4313

Analyst Forecast: Target price is less than 20% higher than the current share price.


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