LPL Financial Holdings Inc. (NASDAQ:LPLA) to Post Q3 2025 Earnings of $4.74 Per Share, Zacks Research Forecasts

LPL Financial Holdings Inc. (NASDAQ:LPLA) – Research analysts at Zacks Research reduced their Q3 2025 EPS estimates for LPL Financial in a research note issued to investors on Tuesday, September 17th. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now expects that the financial services provider will post earnings of $4.74 per share for the quarter, down from their prior estimate of $4.81. The consensus estimate for LPL Financial’s current full-year earnings is $15.90 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for LPL Financial’s Q4 2025 earnings at $5.13 EPS.

LPL Financial (NASDAQ:LPLA) last released its earnings results on Thursday, July 25th. The financial services provider reported $3.88 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $3.66 by $0.22. The firm had revenue of $2.93 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $2.89 billion. LPL Financial had a net margin of 8.91% and a return on equity of 52.14%. The business’s revenue was up 18.8% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business earned $3.94 EPS.

Other research analysts have also issued reports about the company. Barclays cut their price target on LPL Financial from $313.00 to $273.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a report on Friday, July 26th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. upped their price objective on shares of LPL Financial from $261.00 to $268.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research report on Thursday, July 11th. Keefe, Bruyette & Woods decreased their target price on LPL Financial from $326.00 to $315.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a research report on Friday, July 26th. Jefferies Financial Group boosted their price target on LPL Financial from $322.00 to $334.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Monday, July 8th. Finally, JMP Securities raised their price objective on LPL Financial from $305.00 to $310.00 and gave the stock a “market outperform” rating in a research report on Friday, July 26th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, six have assigned a hold rating and six have assigned a buy rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $275.27.

LPL Financial Price Performance

NASDAQ LPLA opened at $212.10 on Thursday. The stock has a 50-day simple moving average of $218.10 and a 200 day simple moving average of $252.47. LPL Financial has a twelve month low of $187.19 and a twelve month high of $289.88. The stock has a market capitalization of $15.85 billion, a PE ratio of 16.02, a P/E/G ratio of 1.20 and a beta of 0.88. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.77, a quick ratio of 2.16 and a current ratio of 2.16.

LPL Financial Announces Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, August 23rd. Stockholders of record on Friday, August 9th were paid a $0.30 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, August 9th. This represents a $1.20 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.57%. LPL Financial’s dividend payout ratio is presently 9.06%.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On LPL Financial

Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in LPLA. Ashton Thomas Private Wealth LLC acquired a new stake in shares of LPL Financial in the 2nd quarter valued at $25,000. Key Financial Inc acquired a new stake in shares of LPL Financial in the 2nd quarter valued at $28,000. Riverview Trust Co acquired a new stake in shares of LPL Financial in the 1st quarter valued at $30,000. Crewe Advisors LLC boosted its stake in shares of LPL Financial by 360.7% in the 2nd quarter. Crewe Advisors LLC now owns 129 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $36,000 after purchasing an additional 101 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Tortoise Investment Management LLC boosted its stake in shares of LPL Financial by 74.7% in the 2nd quarter. Tortoise Investment Management LLC now owns 131 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $37,000 after purchasing an additional 56 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 95.66% of the company’s stock.

About LPL Financial

LPL Financial Holdings Inc, together with its subsidiaries, provides an integrated platform of brokerage and investment advisory services to independent financial advisors and financial advisors at enterprises in the United States. Its brokerage offerings include variable and fixed annuities, mutual funds, equities, fixed income, alternative investments, retirement and 529 education savings plans, and insurance.