LPLA vs. RJF, SF, EVR, LAZ, BGC, PIPR, 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), BGC Group (BGC), Piper Sandler Companies (PIPR), 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. Its Competitors
LPL Financial (NASDAQ:LPLA) and Raymond James Financial (NYSE:RJF) are both large-cap finance companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, community ranking, valuation, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, profitability, dividends, institutional ownership and risk.
Raymond James Financial has higher revenue and earnings than LPL Financial. Raymond James Financial is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than LPL Financial, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
95.7% of LPL Financial shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 83.8% of Raymond James Financial shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.7% of LPL Financial shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.5% of Raymond James Financial shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
Raymond James Financial received 263 more outperform votes than LPL Financial when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 58.97% of users gave LPL Financial an outperform vote while only 57.48% of users gave Raymond James Financial an outperform vote.
LPL Financial has a beta of 0.66, suggesting that its share price is 34% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Raymond James Financial has a beta of 1.03, suggesting that its share price is 3% more volatile than the S&P 500.
LPL Financial pays an annual dividend of $1.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.3%. Raymond James Financial pays an annual dividend of $2.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.3%. LPL Financial pays out 8.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Raymond James Financial pays out 19.2% 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 Financial has increased its dividend for 3 consecutive years. Raymond James Financial is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.
In the previous week, LPL Financial had 3 more articles in the media than Raymond James Financial. MarketBeat recorded 17 mentions for LPL Financial and 14 mentions for Raymond James Financial. LPL Financial's average media sentiment score of 1.29 beat Raymond James Financial's score of 1.03 indicating that LPL Financial is being referred to more favorably in the media.
LPL Financial currently has a consensus target price of $387.69, suggesting a potential upside of 3.56%. Raymond James Financial has a consensus target price of $153.82, suggesting a potential upside of 1.91%. Given LPL Financial's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities research analysts clearly believe LPL Financial is more favorable than Raymond James Financial.
Raymond James Financial has a net margin of 13.99% compared to LPL Financial's net margin of 8.23%. LPL Financial's return on equity of 46.34% beat Raymond James Financial's return on equity.
Summary
LPL Financial beats Raymond James Financial on 14 of the 22 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 6/23/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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