LPL Financial (LPLA) Competitors $317.05 +2.52 (+0.80%) (As of 11/20/2024 ET) Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrends LPLA vs. TROW, TW, RJF, SF, EVR, LAZ, PIPR, BGC, SNEX, and NDAQShould you be buying LPL Financial stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of LPL Financial include T. Rowe Price Group (TROW), Tradeweb Markets (TW), Raymond James (RJF), Stifel Financial (SF), Evercore (EVR), Lazard (LAZ), Piper Sandler Companies (PIPR), BGC Group (BGC), StoneX Group (SNEX), and Nasdaq (NDAQ). These companies are all part of the "finance" sector. LPL Financial vs. T. Rowe Price Group Tradeweb Markets Raymond James Stifel Financial Evercore Lazard Piper Sandler Companies BGC Group StoneX Group Nasdaq T. Rowe Price Group (NASDAQ:TROW) and LPL Financial (NASDAQ:LPLA) are both large-cap finance companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, media sentiment, valuation, earnings, analyst recommendations, profitability, risk, community ranking and dividends. Is TROW or LPLA more profitable? T. Rowe Price Group has a net margin of 30.35% compared to LPL Financial's net margin of 8.73%. LPL Financial's return on equity of 49.47% beat T. Rowe Price Group's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets T. Rowe Price Group30.35% 20.35% 15.79% LPL Financial 8.73%49.47%10.63% Does the media favor TROW or LPLA? In the previous week, T. Rowe Price Group had 5 more articles in the media than LPL Financial. MarketBeat recorded 18 mentions for T. Rowe Price Group and 13 mentions for LPL Financial. LPL Financial's average media sentiment score of 1.38 beat T. Rowe Price Group's score of 1.14 indicating that LPL Financial is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment T. Rowe Price Group 12 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 5 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive LPL Financial 10 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 2 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Is TROW or LPLA a better dividend stock? T. Rowe Price Group pays an annual dividend of $4.96 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.2%. LPL Financial pays an annual dividend of $1.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.4%. T. Rowe Price Group pays out 54.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. LPL Financial pays out 9.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. T. Rowe Price Group has increased its dividend for 38 consecutive years. T. Rowe Price Group is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth. Does the MarketBeat Community favor TROW or LPLA? T. Rowe Price Group received 107 more outperform votes than LPL Financial when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 58.16% of users gave LPL Financial an outperform vote while only 51.52% of users gave T. Rowe Price Group an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformT. Rowe Price GroupOutperform Votes59551.52% Underperform Votes56048.48% LPL FinancialOutperform Votes48858.16% Underperform Votes35141.84% Which has higher valuation and earnings, TROW or LPLA? T. Rowe Price Group has higher earnings, but lower revenue than LPL Financial. T. Rowe Price Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than LPL Financial, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioT. Rowe Price Group$6.46B4.04$1.79B$9.1412.86LPL Financial$11.52B2.06$1.07B$13.3023.84 Do analysts rate TROW or LPLA? T. Rowe Price Group currently has a consensus target price of $115.55, indicating a potential downside of 1.68%. LPL Financial has a consensus target price of $286.92, indicating a potential downside of 9.50%. Given T. Rowe Price Group's higher possible upside, equities analysts clearly believe T. Rowe Price Group is more favorable than LPL Financial.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score T. Rowe Price Group 4 Sell rating(s) 7 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 1.64LPL Financial 1 Sell rating(s) 4 Hold rating(s) 9 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.57 Which has more volatility & risk, TROW or LPLA? T. Rowe Price Group has a beta of 1.41, meaning that its stock price is 41% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, LPL Financial has a beta of 0.85, meaning that its stock price is 15% less volatile than the S&P 500. Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of TROW or LPLA? 73.4% of T. Rowe Price Group shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 95.7% of LPL Financial shares are held by institutional investors. 2.0% of T. Rowe Price Group shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 1.0% of LPL Financial shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth. SummaryT. Rowe Price Group beats LPL Financial on 11 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks. Ad DTIDownload Our Tesla Ebook For FreeLike many of you, we here at the TradingPub are bullish on Tesla long term. We believe the company will continue to be a leader in technology, EVs and A.I. We also believe it’s share price will be rewarded in a big way… In fact, our #1 Tesla expert just published a brand new Ebook regarding Tesla’s future, and we’d like to send it to you at no cost.To claim your copy free of charge simply follow this link. Get LPL Financial News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for LPLA and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding {thisCompany.Symbol} and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. 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The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart LPLA vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricLPL FinancialSecurity & commodity brokers IndustryFinance SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$23.74B$25.40B$10.56B$8.82BDividend Yield0.38%1.39%10.16%4.07%P/E Ratio23.8419.8749.2717.78Price / Sales2.066.683,463.2374.25Price / Cash14.9622.7430.4732.53Price / Book11.535.402.764.68Net Income$1.07B$907.78M$995.76M$226.08M7 Day Performance0.75%0.05%-0.34%-2.04%1 Month Performance22.59%-1.10%1.82%0.06%1 Year Performance40.84%19.80%23.79%24.60% LPL Financial Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)LPLALPL Financial4.7604 of 5 stars$317.05+0.8%$286.92-9.5%+40.8%$23.55B$10.05B23.848,400Positive NewsTROWT. Rowe Price Group4.7371 of 5 stars$117.52-0.4%$115.55-1.7%+18.9%$26.20B$6.46B12.867,906Positive NewsTWTradeweb Markets4.3692 of 5 stars$135.00+0.4%$132.38-1.9%+44.5%$31.76B$1.34B64.591,179RJFRaymond James4.7205 of 5 stars$162.18-0.3%$140.91-13.1%+56.1%$33.49B$14.92B16.7018,000Analyst RevisionPositive NewsSFStifel Financial4.7544 of 5 stars$113.42+0.2%$103.17-9.0%+84.3%$11.61B$4.69B20.519,000EVREvercore4.4699 of 5 stars$301.43+0.2%$270.40-10.3%+107.3%$11.45B$2.43B38.692,195Insider TradeNegative NewsLAZLazard4.638 of 5 stars$54.95-0.1%$53.00-3.5%+105.0%$6.20B$2.52B21.893,291PIPRPiper Sandler Companies3.4678 of 5 stars$334.13-0.4%$193.00-42.2%+118.0%$5.94B$1.35B35.701,725Positive NewsBGCBGC Group3.2955 of 5 stars$10.13-2.2%N/A+128.7%$4.97B$2.03B40.523,895News CoverageSNEXStoneX Group3.1643 of 5 stars$102.74+6.2%N/A+70.6%$3.07B$99.89B12.914,000Positive NewsNDAQNasdaq4.8016 of 5 stars$80.08-0.1%$80.87+1.0%+47.9%$46.07B$6.06B47.958,525Dividend AnnouncementAnalyst ForecastInsider TradeAnalyst Revision Related Companies and Tools Related Companies TROW Competitors TW Competitors RJF Competitors SF Competitors EVR Competitors LAZ Competitors PIPR Competitors BGC Competitors SNEX Competitors NDAQ Competitors Top 10 Stock Comparisons Bank Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Toy Stocks Growth Stocks Airline Stocks Chinese Stocks EV Charging Stocks Defense Stocks Lithium Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks This page (NASDAQ:LPLA) was last updated on 11/21/2024 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersMissed Nvidia? 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