Raymond James (RJF) Competitors $135.08 -0.25 (-0.18%) As of 04/14/2025 03:59 PM Eastern Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrendsBuy This Stock 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 superior stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, risk, community ranking, analyst recommendations, dividends, media sentiment, earnings, institutional ownership and valuation. Is RJF or LPLA a better dividend stock? Raymond James pays an annual dividend of $2.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.5%. 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. Is RJF or LPLA more profitable? 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.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Raymond James14.06% 19.71% 2.74% LPL Financial 8.55%49.41%10.83% Do institutionals & insiders 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. 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. Which has more volatility & risk, RJF or LPLA? Raymond James has a beta of 0.94, indicating that its stock price is 6% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, LPL Financial has a beta of 0.64, indicating that its stock price is 36% less volatile than the S&P 500. Which has preferable 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$13.15B2.10$2.07B$10.2513.18LPL Financial$12.39B1.99$1.06B$14.0422.13 Does the media prefer RJF or LPLA? In the previous week, Raymond James had 30 more articles in the media than LPL Financial. MarketBeat recorded 68 mentions for Raymond James and 38 mentions for LPL Financial. Raymond James' average media sentiment score of 1.06 beat LPL Financial's score of 0.87 indicating that Raymond James is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Raymond James 34 Very Positive mention(s) 6 Positive mention(s) 13 Neutral mention(s) 9 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive LPL Financial 18 Very Positive mention(s) 4 Positive mention(s) 5 Neutral mention(s) 5 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Does the MarketBeat Community prefer RJF or LPLA? Raymond James received 249 more outperform votes than LPL Financial when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 58.95% of users gave LPL Financial an outperform vote while only 57.67% of users gave Raymond James an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformRaymond JamesOutperform Votes75657.67% Underperform Votes55542.33% LPL FinancialOutperform Votes50758.95% Underperform Votes35341.05% Do analysts prefer RJF or LPLA? Raymond James currently has a consensus price target of $160.27, indicating a potential upside of 18.65%. LPL Financial has a consensus price target of $369.83, indicating a potential upside of 19.02%. Given LPL Financial's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly 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) 3 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.42LPL Financial 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 12 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00 SummaryLPL Financial beats Raymond James on 11 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks. Remove Ads 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$27.68B$27.22B$10.78B$18.52BDividend Yield1.51%2.75%6.00%4.25%P/E Ratio13.1813.0321.5131.06Price / Sales2.104.9325.1526.47Price / Cash14.0122.5217.6117.54Price / Book2.342.482.574.29Net Income$2.07B$1.45B$1.03B$1.02B7 Day Performance8.28%6.03%4.04%4.23%1 Month Performance-5.30%-6.83%-2.65%-6.79%1 Year Performance10.22%21.54%533.30%-0.03% Raymond James Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)RJFRaymond James4.8403 of 5 stars$135.08-0.2%$160.27+18.7%+10.2%$27.68B$13.15B13.1819,000Short Interest ↑Analyst RevisionPositive NewsLPLALPL Financial4.6365 of 5 stars$287.18+1.4%$376.33+31.0%+19.0%$21.42B$12.39B20.456,900Short Interest ↑High Trading VolumeSFStifel Financial4.6963 of 5 stars$78.38-1.0%$117.86+50.4%+13.2%$8.13B$4.91B12.569,000Analyst ForecastShort Interest ↑Gap DownEVREvercore4.9251 of 5 stars$164.37+0.3%$266.80+62.3%-4.8%$6.43B$2.98B18.142,120Short Interest ↑Gap DownHigh Trading VolumeLAZLazard4.7659 of 5 stars$34.04-3.4%$50.33+47.9%-7.1%$3.84B$3.09B12.803,400Short Interest ↓Analyst RevisionGap DownHigh Trading VolumePIPRPiper Sandler Companies2.4654 of 5 stars$212.92-1.9%$286.00+34.3%+18.3%$3.78B$1.48B20.831,790Positive NewsGap DownBGCBGC Group3.8475 of 5 stars$7.49-3.8%$15.00+100.2%+93.0%$3.62B$2.21B28.823,856Short Interest ↓Gap DownOPYOppenheimer2.9235 of 5 stars$51.78-2.4%N/A+48.3%$544.98M$1.43B8.132,910Positive NewsGap DownFBRCFBR & Co.N/A$17.55flatN/AN/A$124.61MN/A0.00259MSMorgan Stanley4.7352 of 5 stars$100.70+0.9%$129.87+29.0%+26.5%$162.41B$57.62B12.6882,400Earnings ReportDividend AnnouncementAnalyst ForecastGap UpHigh Trading VolumeGSThe Goldman Sachs Group4.9308 of 5 stars$463.74-1.5%$582.88+25.7%+29.3%$144.70B$53.51B11.4448,500Earnings ReportNews CoverageGap UpHigh Trading Volume Remove Ads 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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