RJF vs. LPLA, SF, EVR, LAZ, PIPR, BGC, OPY, FBRC, MS, and GS
Should 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.
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 businesses based on the strength of their earnings, profitability, valuation, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, community ranking, risk, institutional ownership and dividends.
Raymond James received 248 more outperform votes than LPL Financial when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 58.83% of users gave LPL Financial an outperform vote while only 57.86% of users gave Raymond James an outperform vote.
Raymond James pays an annual dividend of $2.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.4%. LPL Financial pays an annual dividend of $1.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.4%. Raymond James pays out 19.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. LPL Financial pays out 8.5% 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.
In the previous week, Raymond James had 15 more articles in the media than LPL Financial. MarketBeat recorded 41 mentions for Raymond James and 26 mentions for LPL Financial. Raymond James' average media sentiment score of 1.13 beat LPL Financial's score of 1.04 indicating that Raymond James is being referred to more favorably in the media.
Raymond James has a beta of 1.04, suggesting that its stock price is 4% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, LPL Financial has a beta of 0.82, suggesting that its stock price is 18% less volatile than the S&P 500.
83.8% of Raymond James shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 95.7% of LPL Financial shares are held by institutional investors. 0.5% of Raymond James shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 1.3% of LPL Financial shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
Raymond James presently has a consensus price target of $167.55, suggesting a potential upside of 14.97%. LPL Financial has a consensus price target of $379.17, suggesting a potential upside of 10.69%. Given Raymond James' higher probable upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Raymond James is more favorable than LPL Financial.
Raymond James has a net margin of 14.06% compared to LPL Financial's net margin of 8.55%. LPL Financial's return on equity of 49.41% beat Raymond James' return on equity.
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.
Summary
Raymond James beats LPL Financial on 11 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks.
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This page (NYSE:RJF) was last updated on 3/25/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
