Raymond James Financial (RJF) Competitors $163.12 -4.01 (-2.40%) Closing price 08/1/2025 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$163.04 -0.09 (-0.05%) As of 08/1/2025 04:20 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrendsBuy This Stock RJF vs. LPLA, AMP, EQH, MET, MS, PFG, PRU, SCHW, SF, and EVRShould you be buying Raymond James Financial stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Raymond James Financial include LPL Financial (LPLA), Ameriprise Financial (AMP), Equitable (EQH), MetLife (MET), Morgan Stanley (MS), Principal Financial Group (PFG), Prudential Financial (PRU), Charles Schwab (SCHW), Stifel Financial (SF), and Evercore (EVR). These companies are all part of the "finance" sector. Raymond James Financial vs. Its Competitors LPL Financial Ameriprise Financial Equitable MetLife Morgan Stanley Principal Financial Group Prudential Financial Charles Schwab Stifel Financial Evercore LPL Financial (NASDAQ:LPLA) and Raymond James Financial (NYSE:RJF) are both large-cap finance companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, valuation, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, profitability, institutional ownership, earnings and risk. Is LPLA or RJF more profitable? Raymond James Financial has a net margin of 13.56% compared to LPL Financial's net margin of 7.91%. LPL Financial's return on equity of 47.01% beat Raymond James Financial's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets LPL Financial7.91% 47.01% 10.58% Raymond James Financial 13.56%18.50%2.65% Do analysts prefer LPLA or RJF? LPL Financial presently has a consensus target price of $381.08, indicating a potential upside of 3.02%. Raymond James Financial has a consensus target price of $163.80, indicating a potential upside of 0.41%. Given LPL Financial's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, research analysts plainly believe LPL Financial is more favorable than Raymond James Financial.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score LPL Financial 1 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 10 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.75Raymond James Financial 0 Sell rating(s) 8 Hold rating(s) 3 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.42 Does the media refer more to LPLA or RJF? In the previous week, LPL Financial had 10 more articles in the media than Raymond James Financial. MarketBeat recorded 37 mentions for LPL Financial and 27 mentions for Raymond James Financial. Raymond James Financial's average media sentiment score of 1.23 beat LPL Financial's score of 1.02 indicating that Raymond James Financial is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment LPL Financial 16 Very Positive mention(s) 3 Positive mention(s) 15 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Raymond James Financial 16 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 8 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Is LPLA or RJF a better dividend stock? 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 1.2%. LPL Financial pays out 8.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Raymond James Financial pays out 19.6% 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. Which has more volatility and risk, LPLA or RJF? LPL Financial has a beta of 0.66, suggesting that its stock price is 34% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Raymond James Financial has a beta of 1.04, suggesting that its stock price is 4% more volatile than the S&P 500. Which has preferable valuation and earnings, LPLA or RJF? 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. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioLPL Financial$12.39B2.39$1.06B$14.6225.30Raymond James Financial$14.92B2.21$2.07B$10.2015.99 Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in LPLA or RJF? 95.7% of LPL Financial shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 83.8% of Raymond James Financial shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.3% of LPL Financial shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.5% of Raymond James Financial shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth. SummaryLPL Financial beats Raymond James Financial on 12 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Raymond James Financial News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for RJF and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding RJF and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NYSE and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart RJF vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricRaymond James FinancialFIN IndustryFinance SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$32.89B$98.43B$11.97B$20.47BDividend Yield1.23%1.95%5.67%3.71%P/E Ratio15.9917.3419.7729.02Price / Sales2.215.5025.8757.15Price / Cash14.7323.6921.0722.46Price / Book2.903.602.094.43Net Income$2.07B$6.24B$1.00B$993.74M7 Day Performance-3.16%-3.79%-2.49%-3.40%1 Month Performance2.03%-1.42%-1.37%-2.70%1 Year Performance49.66%58.29%540.86%10.16% Raymond James Financial Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)RJFRaymond James Financial4.6389 of 5 stars$163.12-2.4%$163.80+0.4%+49.7%$32.89B$14.92B15.9919,000Positive NewsLPLALPL Financial4.6013 of 5 stars$385.04+1.3%$372.15-3.3%+86.8%$30.80B$12.39B26.659,000Trending NewsEarnings ReportDividend AnnouncementAnalyst ForecastAnalyst RevisionGap DownAMPAmeriprise Financial4.5327 of 5 stars$518.10-0.6%$533.86+3.0%+24.6%$49.33B$17.26B16.1213,600Positive NewsAnalyst ForecastEQHEquitable4.8526 of 5 stars$52.30-0.6%$65.30+24.9%+27.8%$15.78B$12.44B14.218,000News CoveragePositive NewsUpcoming EarningsDividend AnnouncementMETMetLife4.9934 of 5 stars$77.64-1.2%$96.09+23.8%+4.9%$52.12B$70.99B12.6245,000Trending NewsUpcoming EarningsMSMorgan Stanley4.6876 of 5 stars$142.46-0.4%$138.25-3.0%+45.1%$228.55B$107.29B16.1380,000Trending NewsOptions VolumeGap DownPFGPrincipal Financial Group4.4236 of 5 stars$80.39-0.8%$86.30+7.4%+0.2%$18.02B$15.77B12.0319,300Positive NewsEarnings ReportDividend IncreaseAnalyst ForecastPRUPrudential Financial4.7406 of 5 stars$103.74-1.4%$121.75+17.4%-8.7%$36.72B$68.05B16.4438,196Earnings ReportAnalyst UpgradeSCHWCharles Schwab4.7428 of 5 stars$97.90+0.9%$98.65+0.8%+50.8%$177.88B$21.63B26.3232,100Positive NewsAnalyst ForecastInsider TradeBuyback AnnouncementSFStifel Financial4.1681 of 5 stars$111.78-0.8%$110.88-0.8%+35.7%$11.48B$4.97B21.379,000Trending NewsEarnings ReportAnalyst UpgradeGap DownEVREvercore4.6662 of 5 stars$302.33+0.4%$283.14-6.3%+28.6%$11.83B$3.09B28.932,380Earnings ReportDividend AnnouncementAnalyst ForecastAnalyst RevisionGap Down Related Companies and Tools Related Companies LPL Financial Alternatives Ameriprise Financial Alternatives Equitable Alternatives MetLife Alternatives Morgan Stanley Alternatives Principal Financial Group Alternatives Prudential Financial Alternatives Charles Schwab Alternatives Stifel Financial Alternatives Evercore Alternatives Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NYSE:RJF) was last updated on 8/3/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersMan Who Called Nvidia at $1.10 Says Buy This Now...In 2004, one man called Nvidia before just about anyone knew it existed. 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