LPLA vs. IBKR, AMP, EQH, MET, PFG, PRU, RJF, SCHW, SF, and EVR
Should you be buying LPL Financial stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of LPL Financial include Interactive Brokers Group (IBKR), Ameriprise Financial (AMP), Equitable (EQH), MetLife (MET), Principal Financial Group (PFG), Prudential Financial (PRU), Raymond James Financial (RJF), Charles Schwab (SCHW), Stifel Financial (SF), and Evercore (EVR). These companies are all part of the "finance" sector.
LPL Financial vs. Its Competitors
LPL Financial (NASDAQ:LPLA) and Interactive Brokers Group (NASDAQ:IBKR) are both large-cap finance companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, dividends, valuation, profitability, risk, analyst recommendations, media sentiment and institutional ownership.
LPL Financial has higher revenue and earnings than Interactive Brokers Group. LPL Financial is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Interactive Brokers Group, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
LPL Financial pays an annual dividend of $1.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.3%. Interactive Brokers Group pays an annual dividend of $0.32 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.5%. LPL Financial pays out 8.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Interactive Brokers Group pays out 16.5% 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. Interactive Brokers Group has raised its dividend for 2 consecutive years. Interactive Brokers Group is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.
95.7% of LPL Financial shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 23.8% of Interactive Brokers Group shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.3% of LPL Financial shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 3.0% of Interactive Brokers Group shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
Interactive Brokers Group has a net margin of 9.78% compared to LPL Financial's net margin of 7.91%. LPL Financial's return on equity of 39.80% beat Interactive Brokers Group's return on equity.
In the previous week, LPL Financial had 12 more articles in the media than Interactive Brokers Group. MarketBeat recorded 31 mentions for LPL Financial and 19 mentions for Interactive Brokers Group. LPL Financial's average media sentiment score of 1.41 beat Interactive Brokers Group's score of 1.12 indicating that LPL Financial is being referred to more favorably in the media.
LPL Financial currently has a consensus target price of $383.58, suggesting a potential upside of 5.54%. Interactive Brokers Group has a consensus target price of $59.38, suggesting a potential downside of 4.62%. Given LPL Financial's higher possible upside, equities research analysts plainly believe LPL Financial is more favorable than Interactive Brokers Group.
LPL Financial has a beta of 0.66, meaning that its share price is 34% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Interactive Brokers Group has a beta of 1.22, meaning that its share price is 22% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Summary
LPL Financial beats Interactive Brokers Group on 11 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.
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Media Sentiment Over Time
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This page (NASDAQ:LPLA) was last updated on 8/22/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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