Raymond James (RJF) Competitors $162.18 -0.44 (-0.27%) (As of 11/20/2024 ET) Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrends RJF vs. LPLA, SF, EVR, LAZ, PIPR, BGC, OPY, FBRC, MS, and GSShould you be buying Raymond James stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Raymond James include LPL Financial (LPLA), Stifel Financial (SF), Evercore (EVR), Lazard (LAZ), Piper Sandler Companies (PIPR), BGC Group (BGC), Oppenheimer (OPY), FBR & Co. (FBRC), Morgan Stanley (MS), and The Goldman Sachs Group (GS). These companies are all part of the "investment banking & brokerage" industry. Raymond James vs. LPL Financial Stifel Financial Evercore Lazard Piper Sandler Companies BGC Group Oppenheimer FBR & Co. Morgan Stanley The Goldman Sachs Group Raymond James (NYSE:RJF) 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 dividends, valuation, profitability, institutional ownership, risk, community ranking, analyst recommendations, earnings and media sentiment. Is RJF or LPLA a better dividend stock? Raymond James pays an annual dividend of $1.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.1%. LPL Financial pays an annual dividend of $1.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.4%. Raymond James pays out 18.5% 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. Does the media favor RJF or LPLA? In the previous week, Raymond James had 14 more articles in the media than LPL Financial. MarketBeat recorded 27 mentions for Raymond James and 13 mentions for LPL Financial. LPL Financial's average media sentiment score of 1.38 beat Raymond James' score of 1.02 indicating that LPL Financial is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Raymond James 13 Very Positive mention(s) 4 Positive mention(s) 1 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 Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in RJF or LPLA? 83.8% of Raymond James shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 95.7% of LPL Financial shares are held by institutional investors. 9.7% of Raymond James shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 1.0% of LPL Financial shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. Do analysts prefer RJF or LPLA? Raymond James currently has a consensus target price of $140.91, indicating a potential downside of 13.12%. LPL Financial has a consensus target price of $286.92, indicating a potential downside of 9.50%. Given LPL Financial's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe LPL Financial is more favorable than Raymond James.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Raymond James 0 Sell rating(s) 8 Hold rating(s) 4 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.33LPL Financial 1 Sell rating(s) 4 Hold rating(s) 9 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.57 Is RJF or LPLA more profitable? Raymond James has a net margin of 13.86% compared to LPL Financial's net margin of 8.73%. LPL Financial's return on equity of 49.47% beat Raymond James' return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Raymond James13.86% 19.61% 2.65% LPL Financial 8.73%49.47%10.63% Which has more volatility and risk, RJF or LPLA? Raymond James has a beta of 0.99, suggesting that its share price is 1% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, LPL Financial has a beta of 0.85, suggesting that its share price is 15% less volatile than the S&P 500. Which has higher valuation and earnings, RJF or LPLA? Raymond James has higher revenue and earnings than LPL Financial. Raymond James 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 RatioRaymond James$14.92B2.24$2.07B$9.7116.70LPL Financial$11.52B2.06$1.07B$13.3023.84 Does the MarketBeat Community prefer RJF or LPLA? Raymond James received 196 more outperform votes than LPL Financial when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 58.26% of users gave Raymond James an outperform vote while only 58.16% of users gave LPL Financial an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformRaymond JamesOutperform Votes68458.26% Underperform Votes49041.74% LPL FinancialOutperform Votes48858.16% Underperform Votes35141.84% SummaryRaymond James and LPL Financial tied by winning 10 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks. Ad WealthPressThis Bull Market Indicator called NVDA at $116Every now and again we find an investment idea so incredible we can’t help but share. 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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. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NYSE and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. 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 RJF vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricRaymond JamesSecurity brokers & dealers IndustryFinance SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$33.40B$30.75B$10.54B$19.90BDividend Yield1.12%2.19%10.16%3.54%P/E Ratio16.7017.8448.9842.67Price / Sales2.245.873,469.8918.14Price / Cash17.4621.9330.3517.85Price / Book3.352.892.755.60Net Income$2.07B$932.00M$994.22M$985.93M7 Day Performance0.96%1.29%-0.34%-0.19%1 Month Performance17.09%5.19%1.81%0.15%1 Year Performance56.09%50.73%23.67%23.70% Raymond James Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)RJFRaymond James4.8086 of 5 stars$162.18-0.3%$140.91-13.1%+56.1%$33.49B$14.92B16.7018,000Analyst RevisionPositive NewsLPLALPL Financial4.7604 of 5 stars$317.05+0.8%$286.92-9.5%+40.8%$23.55B$10.05B23.848,400Positive NewsSFStifel Financial4.7532 of 5 stars$113.42+0.2%$103.17-9.0%+84.3%$11.58B$4.35B20.519,000EVREvercore4.4666 of 5 stars$301.43+0.2%$270.40-10.3%+107.3%$11.48B$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 Group3.2885 of 5 stars$10.13-2.2%N/A+128.7%$4.86B$2.15B40.523,895News CoverageOPYOppenheimer2.9497 of 5 stars$60.12+0.1%N/A+51.7%$621.05M$1.37B9.352,942FBRCFBR & Co.N/A$17.55flatN/AN/A$124.61MN/A0.00259News CoveragePositive NewsMSMorgan Stanley4.8926 of 5 stars$131.69-0.4%$112.94-14.2%+65.2%$212.16B$54.61B20.0480,000GSThe Goldman Sachs Group4.9827 of 5 stars$581.93+0.1%$535.75-7.9%+71.4%$182.67B$108.42B17.0845,300Short Interest ↓ Related Companies and Tools Related Companies LPL Financial Alternatives Stifel Financial Alternatives Evercore Alternatives Lazard Alternatives Piper Sandler Companies Alternatives BGC Group Alternatives Oppenheimer Alternatives FBR & Co. 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