Analysts’ Recent Ratings Changes for LPL Financial (LPLA)

LPL Financial (NASDAQ: LPLA) has recently received a number of price target changes and ratings updates:

• 8/12/2026 – LPL Financial had its “outperform” rating reaffirmed by Wolfe Research. They now have a $454.00 price target on the stock.
• 8/3/2026 – LPL Financial had its price target raised by BMO Capital Markets from $300.00 to $390.00. They now have an “outperform” rating on the stock.
• 7/31/2026 – LPL Financial had its price target raised by TD Cowen from $330.00 to $372.00. They now have a “hold” rating on the stock.
• 7/31/2026 – LPL Financial had its price target raised by Barclays PLC from $394.00 to $401.00. They now have an “overweight” rating on the stock.
• 7/31/2026 – LPL Financial had its price target raised by JPMorgan Chase & Co. from $408.00 to $428.00. They now have an “overweight” rating on the stock.
• 7/31/2026 – LPL Financial had its price target raised by Keefe, Bruyette & Woods from $365.00 to $390.00. They now have an “outperform” rating on the stock.
• 7/24/2026 – LPL Financial had its “hold (c)” rating reaffirmed by Weiss Ratings.
• 7/13/2026 – LPL Financial had its price target raised by JPMorgan Chase & Co. from $390.00 to $408.00. They now have an “overweight” rating on the stock.
• 7/10/2026 – LPL Financial had its price target raised by Morgan Stanley from $374.00 to $387.00. They now have an “overweight” rating on the stock.
• 7/9/2026 – LPL Financial had its price target lowered by Barclays PLC from $412.00 to $394.00. They now have an “overweight” rating on the stock.
• 7/8/2026 – LPL Financial had its price target lowered by UBS Group AG from $395.00 to $391.00. They now have a “buy” rating on the stock.

LPL Financial Dividend Announcement

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, August 28th. Stockholders of record on Friday, August 14th will be issued a $0.30 dividend. This represents a $1.20 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.3%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, August 14th. LPL Financial’s dividend payout ratio is presently 9.57%.

Insider Buying and Selling

In related news, Director Matthew Enyedi sold 1,000 shares of the stock in a transaction on Friday, July 31st. The shares were sold at an average price of $352.72, for a total transaction of $352,720.00. Following the completion of the sale, the director owned 13,121 shares in the company, valued at $4,628,039.12. This represents a 7.08% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at the SEC website. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Also, Director Aneri Jambusaria sold 308 shares of the stock in a transaction on Wednesday, June 17th. The stock was sold at an average price of $306.00, for a total transaction of $94,248.00. Following the sale, the director owned 6,415 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $1,962,990. This represents a 4.58% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Company insiders own 0.60% of the company’s stock.

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.