Equities Analysts Offer Predictions for LPL Financial Holdings Inc.’s Q3 2025 Earnings (NASDAQ:LPLA)

LPL Financial Holdings Inc. (NASDAQ:LPLA) – Equities researchers at Zacks Research dropped their Q3 2025 earnings per share estimates for LPL Financial in a research report issued to clients and investors on Tuesday, September 17th. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now forecasts that the financial services provider will earn $4.74 per share for the quarter, down from their prior estimate of $4.81. The consensus estimate for LPL Financial’s current full-year earnings is $15.90 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for LPL Financial’s Q4 2025 earnings at $5.13 EPS.

LPL Financial (NASDAQ:LPLA) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, July 25th. The financial services provider reported $3.88 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $3.66 by $0.22. LPL Financial had a return on equity of 52.14% and a net margin of 8.91%. The company had revenue of $2.93 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $2.89 billion. During the same period in the prior year, the company earned $3.94 earnings per share. The firm’s revenue was up 18.8% on a year-over-year basis.

Other equities research analysts have also issued reports about the company. JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised their price objective on LPL Financial from $261.00 to $268.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research note on Thursday, July 11th. TD Cowen raised their price objective on LPL Financial from $243.00 to $255.00 and gave the company a “hold” rating in a research note on Friday, July 26th. StockNews.com raised LPL Financial from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Wednesday, September 11th. Keefe, Bruyette & Woods lowered their price objective on LPL Financial from $326.00 to $315.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a research note on Friday, July 26th. Finally, JMP Securities raised their price objective on LPL Financial from $305.00 to $310.00 and gave the company a “market outperform” rating in a research note on Friday, July 26th. One analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, six have issued a hold rating and six have given a buy rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $275.27.

LPL Financial Price Performance

Shares of LPL Financial stock opened at $215.52 on Thursday. The firm has a market cap of $16.10 billion, a PE ratio of 16.28, a PEG ratio of 1.20 and a beta of 0.88. LPL Financial has a 12 month low of $187.19 and a 12 month high of $289.88. The stock has a 50 day moving average of $216.25 and a 200 day moving average of $251.88. The company has a current ratio of 2.16, a quick ratio of 2.16 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.77.

LPL Financial Announces Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, August 23rd. Shareholders of record on Friday, August 9th were issued a dividend of $0.30 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, August 9th. This represents a $1.20 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.56%. LPL Financial’s payout ratio is currently 9.06%.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the company. Anchor Investment Management LLC increased its holdings in LPL Financial by 8.6% during the 2nd quarter. Anchor Investment Management LLC now owns 8,365 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $2,336,000 after purchasing an additional 664 shares during the period. Sanctuary Advisors LLC purchased a new position in LPL Financial during the 2nd quarter worth $3,478,000. Brown Financial Advisors purchased a new position in LPL Financial during the 2nd quarter worth $310,000. Cetera Investment Advisers increased its holdings in shares of LPL Financial by 5.9% in the 2nd quarter. Cetera Investment Advisers now owns 14,439 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $4,033,000 after acquiring an additional 805 shares during the period. Finally, Truist Financial Corp increased its holdings in shares of LPL Financial by 4.0% in the 2nd quarter. Truist Financial Corp now owns 170,848 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $47,718,000 after acquiring an additional 6,646 shares during the period. 95.66% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

LPL Financial Company Profile

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 enterprises in the United States. Its brokerage offerings include variable and fixed annuities, mutual funds, equities, fixed income, alternative investments, retirement and 529 education savings plans, and insurance.