LPL Financial (LPLA) Stock Forecast & Price Target

$320.96 -6.60 (-2.01%)

Closing price 10/16/2026 04:00 PM Eastern

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$320.50 -0.46 (-0.14%)

As of 10/16/2026 07:30 PM Eastern

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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

$409.69
27.64% Upside

According to the 17 analysts' twelve-month price targets for LPL Financial, the average price target is $409.69. The highest price target for LPLA is $554.00, while the lowest price target for LPLA is $354.00. The average price target represents a forecasted upside of 27.64% from the current price of $320.96.

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 10/18/25 to 10/18/26	1 Month Ago 9/18/25 to 9/18/26	3 Months Ago 7/20/25 to 7/20/26	1 Year Ago 10/18/24 to 10/18/25
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	$409.69	$405.79	$397.92	$390.50
Forecasted Upside	27.64% Upside	23.68% Upside	21.33% Upside	15.55% 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	27.64% Upside	39.55% Upside	18.02% Upside
News Sentiment Rating	Positive News See Recent LPLA News	Positive News	Positive News

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Date	Brokerage	Analyst	Action	Rating	Price Target	Report Date Upside/Downside
10/13/2026	Truist Financial 3 of 5 stars	David Smith 5 of 5 stars	Set Target		$354.00	+9.12%
10/12/2026	TD Cowen 3 of 5 stars	Bill Katz 3 of 5 stars	Boost Target	Hold	$377.00 ➝ $380.00	+14.32%
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 Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access to unlock brokerage rankings	Benjamin Budish Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access to unlock analyst rankings	Boost Target	Overweight	$401.00 ➝ $409.00	+23.05%
10/7/2026	UBS Group Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access to unlock brokerage rankings	Michael Brown Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access to unlock analyst rankings	Lower Target	Buy	$391.00 ➝ $390.00	+17.33%
10/7/2026	JPMorgan Chase & Co. Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access to unlock brokerage rankings	Michael Cho Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access to unlock analyst rankings	Boost Target	Overweight	$428.00 ➝ $445.00	+37.01%
10/6/2026	Capital One Financial Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access to unlock brokerage rankings		Set Target		$370.00	+10.39%
10/6/2026	BMO Capital Markets Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access to unlock brokerage rankings	Brennan Hawken Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access to unlock analyst rankings	Lower Target	Outperform	$390.00 ➝ $370.00	+11.45%
10/5/2026	Bank of America Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access to unlock brokerage rankings	Craig Siegenthaler Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access to unlock analyst rankings	Lower Target	Buy	$557.00 ➝ $554.00	+75.07%
10/5/2026	Citigroup Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access to unlock brokerage rankings		Reiterated Rating	Market Outperform
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10/5/2026	Citizens Jmp Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access to unlock brokerage rankings	Devin Ryan Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access to unlock analyst rankings	Reiterated Rating	Market Outperform	$500.00	+58.01%
10/2/2026	Wells Fargo & Company Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access to unlock brokerage rankings	Daniel Welden Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access to unlock analyst rankings	Initiated Coverage	Overweight	$362.00	+14.40%
8/12/2026	Wolfe Research Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access to unlock brokerage rankings		Reiterated Rating	Outperform	$454.00	+22.31%
7/31/2026	Keefe, Bruyette & Woods Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access to unlock brokerage rankings	Chris Allen Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access to unlock analyst rankings	Boost Target	Outperform	$365.00 ➝ $390.00	+14.99%
7/24/2026	Weiss Ratings Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access to unlock brokerage rankings		Reiterated Rating	Hold (C)
6/4/2026	William Blair Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access to unlock brokerage rankings		Reiterated Rating	Outperform
4/6/2026	Jefferies Financial Group Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access to unlock brokerage rankings	Daniel Fannon Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access to unlock analyst rankings	Lower Target	Buy	$464.00 ➝ $383.00	+29.91%
10/31/2025	The Goldman Sachs Group Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access to unlock brokerage rankings	Alexander Blostein Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access to unlock analyst rankings	Reiterated Rating	Buy	$421.00	+24.38%
10/9/2025	Raymond James Financial Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access to unlock brokerage rankings		Upgrade	Underperform ➝ Market Perform
9/19/2025	Rothschild & Co Redburn Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access to unlock brokerage rankings		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 Wednesday, October 14, 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.:

LPL Financial Holdings Inc. recently reported strong financial performance in its most recent quarter, with earnings per share of $5.84, which exceeded the consensus estimate of $5.39 by $0.45, demonstrating the company's ability to generate profits above market expectations.
The company continues to attract significant new business, as evidenced by the recent addition of Prince Financial Services, a Seattle-based firm with approximately $1 billion in advisory, brokerage, and retirement plan assets, which joins LPL Financial Holdings Inc. from Northwestern Mutual, indicating strong organic growth and market share expansion.
Analysts maintain a positive outlook on the stock, with a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average price target of $411.88, which suggests potential upside from the current stock price of $323.46, reflecting confidence in the company's future earnings potential.
LPL Financial Holdings Inc. benefits from a robust platform that supports independent financial advisors, offering a wide range of investment products including equities, bonds, mutual funds, and alternative investments, which creates a diversified revenue stream and reduces reliance on any single market segment.
The company has a strong balance sheet, with a current ratio of 2.39 and a quick ratio of 2.39, indicating sufficient liquidity to cover short-term obligations, which provides a financial cushion during periods of market volatility.

LPL Financial
Bear Case

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

Recent insider activity shows a trend of selling, with insiders selling 5,867 shares valued at $2,079,664 over the last three months, including sales by Director Greg Gates and Katharine Reeping, which may signal a lack of confidence in the stock's near-term performance.
The stock price of $323.46 is below the 50-day moving average of $345.31, suggesting that the stock may be underperforming in the short term and could face downward pressure if the trend continues.
Some institutional investors have reduced their holdings in LPL Financial Holdings Inc., such as Perpetual Ltd, which sold 7,576 shares in the third quarter, and Reinhart Partners LLC, which sold 3,276 shares, indicating a potential shift in institutional sentiment.
The company's debt-to-equity ratio of 1.30 is relatively high, which could limit its financial flexibility and increase its vulnerability to rising interest rates or economic downturns, potentially impacting its ability to invest in growth initiatives.
Short interest in LPL Financial Holdings Inc. has been increasing, with 1,974,698 shares shorted as of the most recent record date, which could lead to selling pressure and volatility in the stock price if short sellers continue to add to their positions.

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 $409.69, with a high forecast of $554.00 and a low forecast of $354.00.

17 Wall Street 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 research analysts is that investors should "moderate buy" LPLA shares.

According to analysts, LPL Financial's stock has a predicted upside of 27.64% 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