Quick Update for LPL Financial (LPLA) Investors

Shares of Finance sector company LPL Financial moved 2.0% today, and are now trading at a price of $200.64. The large-cap stock's daily volume was 29,021 compared to its average volume of 997,823. The S&P 500 index returned a 1.0% performance.

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. The company is based in San Diego and has 7,124 full time employees. Its market capitalization is $15,717,535,744. LPL Financial currently offers its equity investors a dividend that yields 0.5% per year.

9 analysts are following LPL Financial and have set target prices ranging from $202.0 to $290.0 per share. On average, they have given the company a rating of buy. At today's prices, LPLA is trading -16.48% away from its average analyst target price of $240.22 per share.

Over the last year, LPLA's share price has increased by 4.3%, which represents a difference of -12.0% when compared to the S&P 500. The stock's 52 week high is $271.56 per share whereas its 52 week low is $169.68. With average free cash flows of $744.5 Million that have been growing at an average rate of 36.8% over the last 4 years, LPL Financial is in a position to continue its strong stock performance trend.

Date Reported Cash Flow from Operations ($ k) Capital expenditures ($ k) Free Cashflow ($ k) YoY Growth (%)
2022-12-31 1,945,577 -306,596 1,638,981 591.12
2021-12-31 453,134 -215,987 237,147 -62.62
2020-12-31 789,941 -155,532 634,409 35.71
2019-12-31 623,871 -156,389 467,482 n/a
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