TW vs. LPLA, RHI, KFY, NSP, ASGN, 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), Robert Half (RHI), Korn/Ferry International (KFY), Insperity (NSP), ASGN (ASGN), 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 better business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, valuation, profitability, media sentiment, risk, dividends, earnings and institutional ownership.
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 presently has a consensus target price of $149.77, indicating a potential upside of 8.14%. LPL Financial has a consensus target price of $387.69, indicating a potential upside of 0.89%. Given Tradeweb Markets' higher probable upside, equities research 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, 1.3% of LPL Financial shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
Tradeweb Markets has a net margin of 28.67% compared to LPL Financial's net margin of 8.23%. LPL Financial's return on equity of 46.34% beat Tradeweb Markets' return on equity.
Tradeweb Markets pays an annual dividend of $0.48 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.3%. LPL Financial pays an annual dividend of $1.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.3%. Tradeweb Markets pays out 19.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. LPL Financial pays out 8.3% 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 raised 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.
In the previous week, LPL Financial had 10 more articles in the media than Tradeweb Markets. MarketBeat recorded 12 mentions for LPL Financial and 2 mentions for Tradeweb Markets. LPL Financial's average media sentiment score of 1.02 beat Tradeweb Markets' score of 0.00 indicating that LPL Financial is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
Tradeweb Markets has a beta of 0.84, indicating that its share price is 16% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, LPL Financial has a beta of 0.64, indicating that its share price is 36% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Summary
LPL Financial beats Tradeweb Markets on 11 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.
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New MarketBeat Followers Over Time
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Media Sentiment Over Time
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This page (NASDAQ:TW) was last updated on 7/5/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
