LPLA vs. RJF, SF, EVR, LAZ, PIPR, BGC, OPY, FBRC, MS, and GS
Should you be buying LPL Financial stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of LPL Financial include Raymond James (RJF), 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.
LPL Financial vs.
Raymond James (NYSE:RJF) and LPL Financial (NASDAQ:LPLA) are both large-cap finance companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their risk, community ranking, institutional ownership, profitability, earnings, valuation, media sentiment, analyst recommendations and dividends.
Raymond James pays an annual dividend of $2.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.3%. LPL Financial pays an annual dividend of $1.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.3%. Raymond James pays out 19.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. LPL Financial pays out 8.3% 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. Raymond James has increased its dividend for 3 consecutive years. Raymond James is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.
Raymond James has a beta of 1.02, suggesting that its stock price is 2% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, LPL Financial has a beta of 0.65, suggesting that its stock price is 35% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Raymond James received 256 more outperform votes than LPL Financial when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 58.91% of users gave LPL Financial an outperform vote while only 57.35% of users gave Raymond James an outperform vote.
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.
In the previous week, Raymond James had 25 more articles in the media than LPL Financial. MarketBeat recorded 47 mentions for Raymond James and 22 mentions for LPL Financial. LPL Financial's average media sentiment score of 1.14 beat Raymond James' score of 1.06 indicating that LPL Financial is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
Raymond James presently has a consensus price target of $153.82, indicating a potential upside of 1.19%. LPL Financial has a consensus price target of $374.42, indicating a potential downside of 2.97%. Given Raymond James' higher possible upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Raymond James is more favorable than LPL Financial.
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 company insiders. Comparatively, 0.7% of LPL Financial shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
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
LPL Financial beats Raymond James on 12 of the 22 factors compared between the two stocks.
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This page (NASDAQ:LPLA) was last updated on 5/21/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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