LPL Financial (LPLA) Stock Forecast & Price Target

$330.88 +2.88 (+0.88%)

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LPL Financial - Analysts' Recommendations and Stock Price Forecast (2026)

Consensus Rating

Moderate Buy

Based on 17 Analyst Ratings

Sell
0

Hold
3

Buy
14

Based on 17 Wall Street analysts who have issued ratings for LPL Financial in the last 12 months, the stock has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy." Out of the 17 analysts, 3 have given a hold rating, and 14 have given a buy rating for LPLA.

Consensus Price Target

$411.69
24.42% Upside

According to the 17 analysts' twelve-month price targets for LPL Financial, the average price target is $411.69. The highest price target for LPLA is $554.00, while the lowest price target for LPLA is $362.00. The average price target represents a forecasted upside of 24.42% from the current price of $330.88.

MarketBeat calculates consensus analyst ratings for stocks using the most recent rating from each Wall Street analyst that has rated a stock within the last twelve months. Each analyst's rating is normalized to a standardized rating score of 1 (sell), 2 (hold), 3 (buy) or 4 (strong buy). Analyst consensus ratings scores are calculated using the mean average of the number of normalized sell, hold, buy and strong buy ratings from Wall Street analysts. Each stock's consensus analyst rating is derived from its calculated consensus ratings score (0 to .5 = Strong Sell, .5 to 1 = Sell, 1 to 1.5 = Reduce, 1.5 to 2.5 = Hold, 2.5 to 3.0 = Moderate Buy, 3.0 to 3.5 = Buy, >3.5 = Strong Buy). MarketBeat's consensus price targets are a mean average of the most recent available price targets set by each analyst that has set a price target for the stock in the last twelve months. MarketBeat's consensus ratings and consensus price targets may differ from those calculated by other firms due to differences in methodology and available data.

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LPLA Analyst Ratings Over Time

Type	Current Forecast 10/10/25 to 10/10/26	1 Month Ago 9/10/25 to 9/10/26	3 Months Ago 7/12/25 to 7/12/26	1 Year Ago 10/10/24 to 10/10/25
Strong Buy	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)
Buy	14 Buy rating(s)	12 Buy rating(s)	10 Buy rating(s)	9 Buy rating(s)
Hold	3 Hold rating(s)	5 Hold rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)
Sell	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Sell rating(s)
Consensus Price Target	$411.69	$405.79	$396.54	$390.50
Forecasted Upside	24.42% Upside	16.85% Upside	25.08% Upside	23.87% Upside
Consensus Rating	Moderate Buy	Moderate Buy	Moderate Buy	Moderate Buy

LPLA Analyst Recommendations By Month

The chart below shows how a company's ratings by analysts have changed over time. Each bar represents the previous year of ratings for that month. Within each bar, the sell ratings are shown in red, the hold ratings are shown in yellow, the buy ratings are shown in green, and the strong buy ratings are shown in dark green.

LPLA Price Targets by Month

The chart below shows how a company's share price and consensus price target have changed over time. The dark blue line represents the company's actual price. The lighter blue line represents the stock's consensus price target. The even lighter blue range in the background of the two lines represents the low price target and the high price target for each stock.

LPL Financial Stock vs. The Competition

Type	LPL Financial	Finance Companies	Broader Market
Consensus Rating Score	2.82	2.28	2.53
Consensus Rating	Moderate Buy	Hold	Moderate Buy
Predicted Upside	24.42% Upside	38.48% Upside	19.50% Upside
News Sentiment Rating	Neutral News See Recent LPLA News	Positive News	Neutral News

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Date	Brokerage	Analyst	Action	Rating	Price Target	Report Date Upside/Downside
10/9/2026	Morgan Stanley 3 of 5 stars	Michael Cyprys 3 of 5 stars	Boost Target	Overweight	$387.00 ➝ $393.00	+19.82%
10/7/2026	Barclays 3 of 5 stars	Benjamin Budish 2 of 5 stars	Boost Target	Overweight	$401.00 ➝ $409.00	+23.05%
10/7/2026	UBS Group 4 of 5 stars	Michael Brown Not Rated	Lower Target	Buy	$391.00 ➝ $390.00	+17.33%
10/7/2026	JPMorgan Chase & Co. Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	Michael Cho Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the analyst's recommendation accuracy rating	Boost Target	Overweight	$428.00 ➝ $445.00	+37.01%
10/6/2026	Capital One Financial Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating		Set Target		$370.00	+10.39%
10/6/2026	BMO Capital Markets Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	Brennan Hawken Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the analyst's recommendation accuracy rating	Lower Target	Outperform	$390.00 ➝ $370.00	+11.45%
10/5/2026	Bank of America Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	Craig Siegenthaler Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the analyst's recommendation accuracy rating	Lower Target	Buy	$557.00 ➝ $554.00	+75.07%
10/5/2026	Citigroup Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating		Reiterated Rating	Market Outperform
10/5/2026	Citizens Jmp Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	Devin Ryan Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the analyst's recommendation accuracy rating	Reiterated Rating	Market Outperform	$500.00	+58.01%
10/2/2026	Wells Fargo & Company Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	Daniel Welden Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the analyst's recommendation accuracy rating	Initiated Coverage	Overweight	$362.00	+14.40%
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9/1/2026	TD Cowen Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	Bill Katz Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the analyst's recommendation accuracy rating	Boost Target	Hold	$372.00 ➝ $377.00	+1.85%
9/1/2026	Truist Financial Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	David Smith Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the analyst's recommendation accuracy rating	Initiated Coverage	Hold	$389.00	+5.10%
8/12/2026	Wolfe Research Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating		Reiterated Rating	Outperform	$454.00	+22.31%
7/31/2026	Keefe, Bruyette & Woods Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	Chris Allen Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the analyst's recommendation accuracy rating	Boost Target	Outperform	$365.00 ➝ $390.00	+14.99%
7/24/2026	Weiss Ratings Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating		Reiterated Rating	Hold (C)
6/4/2026	William Blair Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating		Reiterated Rating	Outperform
4/6/2026	Jefferies Financial Group Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	Daniel Fannon Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the analyst's recommendation accuracy rating	Lower Target	Buy	$464.00 ➝ $383.00	+29.91%
10/31/2025	The Goldman Sachs Group Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	Alexander Blostein Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the analyst's recommendation accuracy rating	Reiterated Rating	Buy	$421.00	+24.38%
10/9/2025	Raymond James Financial Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating		Upgrade	Underperform ➝ Market Perform
9/19/2025	Rothschild & Co Redburn Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating		Downgrade	Buy ➝ Neutral	$390.00	+20.90%

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Should I Buy LPL Financial Stock? LPLA Pros and Cons Explained

These pros and cons were generated based on recent news and financial data from MarketBeat in order to provide readers with the fastest and most accurate insights. They were last updated on Tuesday, October 6, 2026. Please send any questions or comments about these LPL Financial pros and cons to contact@marketbeat.com.

LPL Financial
Bull Case

Here are some ways that investors could benefit from investing in LPL Financial Holdings Inc.:

Strong recent financial performance is evident as the company reported earnings per share of $5.84 for the quarter ended July 30, 2026, which exceeded the consensus estimate of $5.39, while revenue grew 35.2% year-over-year to $5.19 billion, indicating robust business momentum.
The stock currently trades at $332.39, which is significantly below the consensus price target of $403.79, suggesting substantial potential upside for investors as analysts maintain a Moderate Buy rating with 14 Buy ratings versus only 4 Hold ratings.
Asset gathering trends remain healthy with total client assets reaching $2.60 trillion at the end of August 2026, up $55.3 billion from July, driven by $13.5 billion in organic net new assets that reflect a 6.4% annualized growth rate and strong advisor recruiting.
Short interest has decreased significantly, dropping to 1,768,918 shares as of September 15, 2026, which is a 7.28% decline from the previous month, reducing the potential for short squeezes and indicating a shift in market sentiment toward the stock.
Institutional confidence is high with 95.66% of the stock owned by institutional investors, including new positions from major firms like BlackRock and Jupiter Topco, which adds stability and credibility to the company's market position.

LPL Financial
Bear Case

Investors should be bearish about investing in LPL Financial Holdings Inc. for these reasons:

Recent insider activity shows a consistent pattern of selling, with insiders selling a total of 5,867 shares valued at approximately $2.08 million in the last quarter, including sales by directors and the CFO, which may signal a lack of confidence in near-term stock appreciation.
The company carries a high debt-to-equity ratio of 1.30, which indicates a significant level of leverage that could increase financial risk and interest expense obligations, potentially impacting profitability during economic downturns.
Some analysts have recently lowered their price targets, such as BMO Capital Markets cutting its target from $390.00 to $370.00, reflecting a more cautious outlook on the stock's valuation and future growth potential compared to earlier estimates.
The stock has experienced volatility, hitting a 52-week low of $260.15 in May 2026 and showing significant price declines in recent months, which may deter risk-averse investors and indicate uncertainty in the market's perception of the company.
While the dividend yield is low at 0.36%, this may not be attractive to income-focused investors who seek higher yields, especially when compared to other financial sector stocks that offer more substantial dividend payments.

LPLA Forecast - Frequently Asked Questions

According to the research reports of 17 Wall Street equities research analysts, the average twelve-month stock price forecast for LPL Financial is $411.69, with a high forecast of $554.00 and a low forecast of $362.00.

17 Wall Street equities research analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for LPL Financial in the last year. There are currently 3 hold ratings and 14 buy ratings for the stock. The consensus among Wall Street equities research analysts is that investors should "moderate buy" LPLA shares.

According to analysts, LPL Financial's stock has a predicted upside of 24.42% based on their 12-month stock forecasts.

LPL Financial has been rated by research analysts at Bank of America, Barclays, BMO Capital Markets, Capital One Financial, Citigroup, Citizens Jmp, JPMorgan Chase & Co., Keefe, Bruyette & Woods, Morgan Stanley, TD Cowen, Truist Financial, UBS Group, Weiss Ratings, Wells Fargo & Company, and Wolfe Research in the past 90 days.

Analysts like LPL Financial more than other "finance" companies. The consensus rating for LPL Financial is Moderate Buy while the average consensus rating for "finance" companies is Hold. Learn more on how LPLA compares to other companies.

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LPL Financial (LPLA) Stock Forecast & Price Target

LPL Financial - Analysts' Recommendations and Stock Price Forecast (2026)

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LPL Financial (LPLA) Stock Forecast & Price Target

LPL Financial - Analysts' Recommendations and Stock Price Forecast (2026)

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Consensus Price Target

LPLA Analyst Ratings Over Time

LPLA Analyst Recommendations By Month

LPLA Price Targets by Month

LPL Financial Stock vs. The Competition

Recent Analyst Forecasts and Stock Ratings

Should I Buy LPL Financial Stock? LPLA Pros and Cons Explained

LPL Financial Bull Case

LPL Financial Bear Case

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