LPL Financial (LPLA) Projected to Post Earnings on Thursday

LPL Financial (NASDAQ:LPLA) is projected to release its Q4 2025 results after the market closes on Thursday, January 29th. Analysts expect the company to announce earnings of $4.87 per share and revenue of $4.8993 billion for the quarter. Interested persons can find conference call details on the company’s upcoming Q4 2025 earning report page for the latest details on the call scheduled for Thursday, January 29, 2026 at 5:00 PM ET.

LPL Financial (NASDAQ:LPLA) last posted its earnings results on Thursday, October 30th. The financial services provider reported $5.20 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $4.49 by $0.71. The firm had revenue of $4.55 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $4.08 billion. LPL Financial had a net margin of 5.35% and a return on equity of 36.80%. The business’s revenue was up 46.4% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the previous year, the business posted $4.16 EPS. On average, analysts expect LPL Financial to post $19 EPS for the current fiscal year and $23 EPS for the next fiscal year.

LPL Financial Stock Up 1.7%

LPLA stock opened at $365.05 on Wednesday. The firm’s fifty day moving average is $365.22 and its 200 day moving average is $358.31. The firm has a market cap of $29.22 billion, a PE ratio of 33.61, a P/E/G ratio of 0.77 and a beta of 0.57. LPL Financial has a one year low of $262.83 and a one year high of $403.58. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.49, a quick ratio of 2.60 and a current ratio of 2.60.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other LPL Financial news, Director Aneri Jambusaria sold 80 shares of LPL Financial stock in a transaction on Monday, December 1st. The stock was sold at an average price of $352.48, for a total value of $28,198.40. Following the sale, the director owned 5,502 shares in the company, valued at $1,939,344.96. The trade was a 1.43% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through the SEC website. Also, Director Greg Gates sold 750 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Friday, December 5th. The shares were sold at an average price of $370.97, for a total transaction of $278,227.50. Following the completion of the sale, the director owned 14,620 shares in the company, valued at approximately $5,423,581.40. This trade represents a 4.88% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Insiders sold a total of 7,388 shares of company stock valued at $2,747,538 over the last quarter. 0.70% of the stock is owned by insiders.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of large investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in LPLA. Osterweis Capital Management Inc. purchased a new stake in shares of LPL Financial in the 2nd quarter valued at $26,000. Graney & King LLC boosted its position in LPL Financial by 49.5% in the 2nd quarter. Graney & King LLC now owns 139 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $52,000 after buying an additional 46 shares during the period. Ossiam acquired a new position in shares of LPL Financial in the second quarter worth $99,000. Acadian Asset Management LLC purchased a new stake in shares of LPL Financial during the first quarter worth $121,000. Finally, Keystone Financial Group acquired a new stake in shares of LPL Financial in the third quarter valued at $135,000. 95.66% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of analysts have recently commented on LPLA shares. Wolfe Research set a $486.00 price objective on LPL Financial in a research report on Wednesday, January 7th. UBS Group reissued a “neutral” rating and issued a $406.00 price target on shares of LPL Financial in a report on Thursday, December 11th. JMP Securities set a $475.00 price objective on shares of LPL Financial in a research report on Friday, October 31st. Citigroup reiterated an “outperform” rating on shares of LPL Financial in a research report on Friday, October 31st. Finally, BMO Capital Markets assumed coverage on shares of LPL Financial in a research report on Friday, October 3rd. They set an “outperform” rating and a $365.00 price target for the company. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, nine have assigned a Buy rating and seven have given a Hold rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, LPL Financial presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $429.07.

LPL Financial Company Profile

LPL Financial (NASDAQ: LPLA) is a U.S.-focused financial services firm that provides brokerage, custodial and advisory platforms to independent financial advisors, registered investment advisers and institutions. Operating primarily as an independent broker-dealer and custodian, the company supports a network of advisors with the operational, compliance and clearing infrastructure needed to manage client accounts and deliver investment advice outside of traditional wirehouse models.

The firm’s product and service offerings include trade execution and clearing, custody services, retirement plan services, model portfolio and advisory platforms, wealth management technology, investment research and product access across equities, fixed income, mutual funds, exchange-traded funds and insurance and annuity solutions.