Raymond James (RJF) Competitors $155.05 +4.19 (+2.78%) (As of 12/20/2024 05:45 PM ET) Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrends RJF vs. LPLA, EVR, SF, 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), Evercore (EVR), Stifel Financial (SF), 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 Evercore Stifel Financial Lazard Piper Sandler Companies BGC Group Oppenheimer FBR & Co. Morgan Stanley The Goldman Sachs Group LPL Financial (NASDAQ:LPLA) and Raymond James (NYSE:RJF) are both large-cap finance companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, dividends, institutional ownership, earnings, risk, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, valuation and community ranking. Is LPLA or RJF a better dividend stock? LPL Financial pays an annual dividend of $1.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.4%. Raymond James pays an annual dividend of $2.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.3%. LPL Financial pays out 9.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Raymond James pays out 20.6% 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 LPLA or RJF? In the previous week, Raymond James had 17 more articles in the media than LPL Financial. MarketBeat recorded 39 mentions for Raymond James and 22 mentions for LPL Financial. LPL Financial's average media sentiment score of 0.66 beat Raymond James' score of 0.58 indicating that LPL Financial is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment LPL Financial 3 Very Positive mention(s) 5 Positive mention(s) 11 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Raymond James 11 Very Positive mention(s) 8 Positive mention(s) 11 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 1 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Does the MarketBeat Community favor LPLA or RJF? Raymond James received 209 more outperform votes than LPL Financial when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 58.36% of users gave LPL Financial an outperform vote while only 58.13% of users gave Raymond James an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformLPL FinancialOutperform Votes49258.36% Underperform Votes35141.64% Raymond JamesOutperform Votes70158.13% Underperform Votes50541.87% Which has more volatility & risk, LPLA or RJF? LPL Financial has a beta of 0.86, meaning that its share price is 14% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Raymond James has a beta of 1, meaning that its share price has a similar volatility profile to the S&P 500. Do analysts recommend LPLA or RJF? LPL Financial presently has a consensus target price of $322.75, indicating a potential downside of 1.58%. Raymond James has a consensus target price of $146.00, indicating a potential downside of 5.84%. Given LPL Financial's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities research analysts plainly believe LPL Financial is more favorable than Raymond James.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score LPL Financial 1 Sell rating(s) 2 Hold rating(s) 10 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.69Raymond James 0 Sell rating(s) 9 Hold rating(s) 3 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.25 Do insiders & institutionals hold more shares of LPLA or RJF? 95.7% of LPL Financial shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 83.8% of Raymond James shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.3% of LPL Financial shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 9.7% of Raymond James shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. Which has preferable earnings & valuation, LPLA or RJF? 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 RatioLPL Financial$11.52B2.13$1.07B$13.3024.66Raymond James$12.64B2.50$2.07B$9.7115.97 Is LPLA or RJF 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 LPL Financial8.73% 49.47% 10.63% Raymond James 13.86%19.30%2.63% SummaryLPL Financial beats Raymond James on 11 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks. Ad Crypto 101 MediaThis Crypto Is Set to Explode in DecemberIt's a groundbreaking opportunity that could be poised for extraordinary gains. The catalyst behind this surge is a massive new blockchain development…YES, I WANT THE #1 CRYPTO NOW Get Raymond James News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for RJF 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. 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$31.64B$29.53B$10.97B$19.18BDividend Yield1.19%2.27%9.85%3.59%P/E Ratio15.9717.4428.4941.28Price / Sales2.505.2348.6117.59Price / Cash14.5022.2730.3121.28Price / Book2.762.762.735.32Net Income$2.07B$932.00M$1.03B$989.88M7 Day Performance-3.39%-3.39%-2.88%-3.56%1 Month Performance-5.33%-3.67%-2.86%-3.70%1 Year Performance39.67%34.81%11.27%12.12% Raymond James Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)RJFRaymond James4.7808 of 5 stars$155.05+2.8%$146.00-5.8%+38.3%$31.64B$12.64B15.9719,000Analyst ForecastAnalyst RevisionHigh Trading VolumeLPLALPL Financial4.6952 of 5 stars$331.05+0.2%$305.17-7.8%+48.0%$24.79B$11.52B24.838,400Analyst UpgradeEVREvercore3.9005 of 5 stars$296.50+0.3%$282.40-4.8%+66.4%$11.29B$2.43B37.942,195Analyst UpgradeNews CoverageSFStifel Financial4.5522 of 5 stars$109.87-0.6%$105.57-3.9%+56.6%$11.25B$4.69B20.009,000News CoverageLAZLazard3.4367 of 5 stars$53.95+1.8%$53.43-1.0%+49.2%$6.08B$3.08B21.123,291Analyst DowngradePIPRPiper Sandler Companies3.4706 of 5 stars$321.01+0.6%$193.00-39.9%+72.6%$5.71B$1.35B34.281,725Analyst UpgradePositive NewsBGCBGC Group2.056 of 5 stars$9.10+0.7%N/A+97.5%$4.37B$2.15B36.163,895OPYOppenheimer2.3738 of 5 stars$62.78+0.1%N/A+54.8%$648.58M$1.37B9.822,942FBRCFBR & Co.N/A$17.55-0.8%N/AN/A$124.61MN/A0.00259High Trading VolumeMSMorgan Stanley4.7129 of 5 stars$128.62+1.0%$121.80-5.3%+35.4%$207.21B$54.61B19.5580,000GSThe Goldman Sachs Group4.935 of 5 stars$583.16-0.4%$559.75-4.0%+50.0%$183.06B$50.96B17.0745,300 Related Companies and Tools Related Companies LPL Financial Alternatives Evercore Alternatives Stifel Financial Alternatives Lazard Alternatives Piper Sandler Companies Alternatives BGC Group Alternatives Oppenheimer Alternatives FBR & Co. 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