An Overview of LPL Financial Stock

By Tamara Parker • Thursday, December 07 12:04 • Permanent Link

LPL Financial logged a -0.6% change during today's afternoon session, and is now trading at a price of $215.5 per share. The S&P 500 index moved 1.0%. LPLA's trading volume is 284,497 compared to the stock's average volume of 591,714.

LPL Financial trades -19.09% away from its average analyst target price of $266.33 per share. The 12 analysts following the stock have set target prices ranging from $240.0 to $290.0, and on average have given LPL Financial a rating of buy.

Anyone interested in buying LPLA should be aware of the facts below:

LPL Financial has moved -3.0% over the last year, and the S&P 500 logged a change of 17.0%
Based on its trailing earnings per share of 14.74, LPL Financial has a trailing 12 month Price to Earnings (P/E) ratio of 14.6 while the S&P 500 average is 15.97
LPLA has a forward P/E ratio of 13.2 based on its forward 12 month price to earnings (EPS) of $16.27 per share
The company has a price to earnings growth (PEG) ratio of 0.63 — a number near or below 1 signifying that LPL Financial is fairly valued compared to its estimated growth potential
Its Price to Book (P/B) ratio is 7.79 compared to its sector average of 1.58
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.
Based in San Diego, the company has 7,469 full time employees and a market cap of $16.3 Billion. LPL Financial currently returns an annual dividend yield of 0.5%.

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