Is LPL Financial Holdings Inc (NASDAQ: LPLA) The Best Stock To Invest In?

After Hours

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Stocks Info

LPL Financial Holdings Inc is listed on the NASDAQ in the Financial sector while operating in the Capital Markets industry. The current market capitalization of LPL Financial Holdings Inc is $28.41B. A total of 1.35 million shares were traded on the day, compared to an average of 539.00K shares.

In the most recent transaction, Steinmeier Richard sold 3,500 shares of LPLA for 373.79 per share on Feb 18 ’25. After the transaction, the Chief Executive Officer now owns 21,396 company shares. In a previous transaction on Feb 18 ’25, Steinmeier Richard bought 3,500 shares at 373.79 per share.

Among the insiders who sold shares, Enyedi Matthew disposed of 5,154 shares on Feb 10 ’25 at a per-share price of $369.33. This resulted in the Managing Director holding 10,495 shares of LPLA after the transaction. In another insider transaction, Enyedi Matthew bought 5,154 shares at $369.33 per share on Feb 10 ’25.

Dividend

The reasons why investors prefer dividend-paying companies are that dividends generate immediate cash flow and indicate that the company will perform well in the future. LPL Financial Holdings Inc pays an annual dividend of $1.20, resulting in a dividend yield of 0.32%, and it has a price to earnings (P/E) ratio of 27.05. LPLA’s most recent ex-dividend date was 0.33% when it declared a $0.30 quarterly dividend that was paid in cash on 3/11/2025. Previously, the company paid the dividend on 11/14/2024 with an ex-dividend date of 0.43%. The LPLA stock dividend was $0.30 per share in cash.

Despite rarely being accurate, price targets can exert some form of influence at times, and are often regarded as valuable by markets. In terms of 52-week highs and lows, LPLA has a high of $383.54 and a low of $187.19.

Balance Sheet Annually/Quarterly

As well as showing the assets and liabilities of the company, the balance sheet also shows the amount invested in equity by investors. Investors can analyze a company’s future prospects by calculating its financial ratios based on this information. LPLA’s latest balance sheet shows that the firm has $514.92M in Cash & Short Term Investments as of fiscal 2021. There were $3.05B in debt and $2.74B in liabilities at the time. Its Book Value Per Share was $38.90, while its Total Shareholder’s Equity was $1.67B.

Analysts Opinion

After-hours and pre-market trading may carry slightly higher risks than regular market hours. As issuers often announce important financial information outside regular trading hours, extended-hours trading may result in wider spreads for a particular security. That is because extended-hours trading may result in lower liquidity and higher volatility. Currently, 0 analysts are providing their opinions on the stock. On a scale of 1 to 5, with 1 being Sell and 5 being Buy, the average analyst rating for LPLA is Buy with a score of 4.63.

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