TW vs. LPLA, KFY, RHI, ASGN, NSP, MAN, BBSI, HSII, KFRC, and KELYA
Should you be buying Tradeweb Markets stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Tradeweb Markets include LPL Financial (LPLA), Korn/Ferry International (KFY), Robert Half (RHI), ASGN (ASGN), Insperity (NSP), ManpowerGroup (MAN), Barrett Business Services (BBSI), Heidrick & Struggles International (HSII), Kforce (KFRC), and Kelly Services (KELYA).
Tradeweb Markets vs. Its Competitors
Tradeweb Markets (NASDAQ:TW) and LPL Financial (NASDAQ:LPLA) are both large-cap finance companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, media sentiment, valuation, earnings, analyst recommendations, dividends, institutional ownership and risk.
Tradeweb Markets has a beta of 0.87, indicating that its stock price is 13% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, LPL Financial has a beta of 0.66, indicating that its stock price is 34% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Tradeweb Markets has a net margin of 28.85% compared to LPL Financial's net margin of 7.91%. LPL Financial's return on equity of 39.80% beat Tradeweb Markets' return on equity.
Tradeweb Markets pays an annual dividend of $0.48 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.4%. LPL Financial pays an annual dividend of $1.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.4%. Tradeweb Markets pays out 18.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. LPL Financial pays out 8.2% 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. Tradeweb Markets has increased its dividend for 3 consecutive years. Tradeweb Markets is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.
LPL Financial has higher revenue and earnings than Tradeweb Markets. LPL Financial is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Tradeweb Markets, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Tradeweb Markets currently has a consensus target price of $151.93, indicating a potential upside of 29.59%. LPL Financial has a consensus target price of $391.67, indicating a potential upside of 16.47%. Given Tradeweb Markets' higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Tradeweb Markets is more favorable than LPL Financial.
99.5% of Tradeweb Markets shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 95.7% of LPL Financial shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.2% of Tradeweb Markets shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.7% of LPL Financial shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
In the previous week, LPL Financial had 20 more articles in the media than Tradeweb Markets. MarketBeat recorded 26 mentions for LPL Financial and 6 mentions for Tradeweb Markets. Tradeweb Markets' average media sentiment score of 1.24 beat LPL Financial's score of 0.87 indicating that Tradeweb Markets is being referred to more favorably in the media.
Summary
Tradeweb Markets beats LPL Financial on 10 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.
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This page (NASDAQ:TW) was last updated on 9/17/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff