UBS Group AG Has $153.14 Million Stock Holdings in LPL Financial Holdings Inc. $LPLA

UBS Group AG raised its stake in LPL Financial Holdings Inc. (NASDAQ:LPLA) by 27.6% in the 4th quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor owned 428,755 shares of the financial services provider’s stock after acquiring an additional 92,627 shares during the period. UBS Group AG’s holdings in LPL Financial were worth $153,138,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Vanguard Group Inc. raised its holdings in LPL Financial by 4.0% in the 3rd quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 8,303,768 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $2,762,581,000 after acquiring an additional 317,002 shares in the last quarter. Massachusetts Financial Services Co. MA raised its holdings in LPL Financial by 14.7% in the 4th quarter. Massachusetts Financial Services Co. MA now owns 3,719,447 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $1,328,475,000 after acquiring an additional 477,094 shares in the last quarter. Dodge & Cox raised its holdings in LPL Financial by 23.2% in the 3rd quarter. Dodge & Cox now owns 3,329,255 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $1,107,610,000 after acquiring an additional 627,546 shares in the last quarter. Capital World Investors raised its holdings in LPL Financial by 15,960.1% in the 3rd quarter. Capital World Investors now owns 2,628,551 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $874,493,000 after acquiring an additional 2,612,184 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Lone Pine Capital LLC raised its holdings in LPL Financial by 20.5% in the 3rd quarter. Lone Pine Capital LLC now owns 2,255,714 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $750,453,000 after acquiring an additional 383,466 shares in the last quarter. 95.66% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

More LPL Financial News

Here are the key news stories impacting LPL Financial this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Q1 results beat core estimates — adjusted EPS $5.60 (vs. $5.49 consensus) and revenue of $4.94B (above Street). Net income and adjusted pre-tax income rose year-over-year, supporting the beat. GlobeNewswire: Q1 2026 Results
• Positive Sentiment: Strong asset trends: total client assets +30% YoY to $2.3T, advisory assets +42% to $1.4T, and $21B of organic net new assets — metrics that support fee revenue durability and long-term growth. GlobeNewswire: Asset Details
• Positive Sentiment: Capital return: company resumed repurchases (~$125M planned in Q2) and declared a $0.30 quarterly dividend (ex-dividend May 21; payable June 4), which supports investor sentiment. (Dividend notice April 30 entry)
• Neutral Sentiment: Earnings call/transcripts are available for color on guidance and execution; analysts and investors are parsing management comments for cadence and 2026 outlook updates. Seeking Alpha: Q1 2026 Call Transcript Yahoo: Q1 Transcript
• Neutral Sentiment: Some outlets flagged conflicting takes on ‘sales’ metrics (one report noted a miss on a sales measure), so market attention will focus on which revenue/segment definitions drive future estimates. Yahoo: Misses Sales Expectations
• Negative Sentiment: Recruited assets collapsed ~55% YoY (Q1 recruited assets $17B), a notable slowdown in advisor recruiting that may pressure future asset growth and fee generation. GlobeNewswire: Recruiting Details
• Negative Sentiment: Operating expenses rose: core G&A increased ~29% YoY and management adjusted the upper end of 2026 Core G&A guidance (lowered by $20M) — higher costs could temper margin expansion. GlobeNewswire: Cost/Guidance Update
• Negative Sentiment: M&A cadence: Commonwealth conversion remains on track, but management trimmed estimated run-rate EBITDA from $425M to $410M; Mariner deal will shift ~144 advisors to a competing hybrid RIA model — these items reduce near-term upside from recent deals. GlobeNewswire: M&A and EBITDA Update

Insider Buying and Selling at LPL Financial

In other LPL Financial news, Director Matthew Enyedi sold 2,109 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Thursday, February 26th. The stock was sold at an average price of $320.15, for a total value of $675,196.35. Following the sale, the director owned 14,121 shares in the company, valued at approximately $4,520,838.15. The trade was a 12.99% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is accessible through this link. Also, CFO Matthew J. Audette sold 1,110 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, April 15th. The shares were sold at an average price of $330.01, for a total value of $366,311.10. Following the completion of the sale, the chief financial officer owned 19,803 shares in the company, valued at $6,535,188.03. This trade represents a 5.31% decrease in their position. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. In the last quarter, insiders have sold 8,569 shares of company stock worth $2,720,733. Insiders own 0.60% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of equities analysts have recently commented on the company. Wolfe Research set a $478.00 price target on LPL Financial in a report on Friday, January 30th. Morgan Stanley lowered their price target on LPL Financial from $447.00 to $374.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a report on Friday, April 10th. Keefe, Bruyette & Woods assumed coverage on LPL Financial in a report on Wednesday, April 8th. They set an “outperform” rating and a $350.00 price target for the company. TD Cowen reissued a “hold” rating on shares of LPL Financial in a report on Thursday, April 9th. Finally, Jefferies Financial Group lowered their price target on LPL Financial from $464.00 to $383.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a report on Monday, April 6th. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, ten have given a Buy rating and four have issued a Hold rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, LPL Financial has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $401.93.

LPL Financial Trading Up 1.0%

Shares of LPLA stock opened at $334.13 on Friday. The firm has a market capitalization of $26.79 billion, a P/E ratio of 30.35, a P/E/G ratio of 0.91 and a beta of 0.56. LPL Financial Holdings Inc. has a twelve month low of $281.51 and a twelve month high of $403.58. The company has a quick ratio of 2.45, a current ratio of 2.45 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.36. The stock’s fifty day simple moving average is $308.70 and its 200 day simple moving average is $342.49.

LPL Financial (NASDAQ:LPLA) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, April 30th. The financial services provider reported $5.60 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $5.49 by $0.11. The business had revenue of $4.94 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $4.51 billion. LPL Financial had a return on equity of 34.19% and a net margin of 5.08%.LPL Financial’s quarterly revenue was up 34.6% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the previous year, the company posted $5.15 EPS. As a group, sell-side analysts predict that LPL Financial Holdings Inc. will post 23 EPS for the current fiscal year.

LPL Financial Dividend Announcement

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, June 4th. Shareholders of record on Thursday, May 21st will be given a $0.30 dividend. This represents a $1.20 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.4%. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, May 21st. LPL Financial’s payout ratio is 10.90%.

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.