Raymond James Financial (RJF) Competitors $159.88 +1.70 (+1.07%) Closing price 07/3/2025 03:47 PM EasternExtended Trading$159.88 0.00 (0.00%) As of 07/3/2025 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 Raymond James Financial (NYSE:RJF) and LPL Financial (NASDAQ:LPLA) are both large-cap finance companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, dividends, media sentiment, valuation, analyst recommendations, profitability, earnings and risk. Do insiders & institutionals believe in RJF or LPLA? 83.8% of Raymond James Financial shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 95.7% of LPL Financial shares are held by institutional investors. 0.5% of Raymond James Financial shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.3% of LPL Financial shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth. Does the media favor RJF or LPLA? In the previous week, Raymond James Financial had 20 more articles in the media than LPL Financial. MarketBeat recorded 32 mentions for Raymond James Financial and 12 mentions for LPL Financial. Raymond James Financial's average media sentiment score of 1.09 beat LPL Financial's score of 1.02 indicating that Raymond James Financial is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Raymond James Financial 22 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 3 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive LPL Financial 8 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 4 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Do analysts recommend RJF or LPLA? Raymond James Financial currently has a consensus price target of $153.82, indicating a potential downside of 3.79%. LPL Financial has a consensus price target of $387.69, indicating a potential upside of 0.89%. Given LPL Financial's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe LPL Financial is more favorable than Raymond James Financial.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Raymond James Financial 0 Sell rating(s) 10 Hold rating(s) 2 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.31LPL Financial 0 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 12 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.92 Which has better valuation & earnings, RJF or LPLA? 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 RatioRaymond James Financial$14.92B2.16$2.07B$10.3915.39LPL Financial$12.39B2.48$1.06B$14.4526.59 Is RJF or LPLA a better dividend stock? Raymond James Financial pays an annual dividend of $2.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.3%. LPL Financial pays an annual dividend of $1.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.3%. Raymond James Financial pays out 19.2% 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. Raymond James Financial has raised 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 & risk, RJF or LPLA? Raymond James Financial has a beta of 1.02, meaning that its share price is 2% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, LPL Financial has a beta of 0.64, meaning that its share price is 36% less volatile than the S&P 500. Is RJF or LPLA more profitable? Raymond James Financial has a net margin of 13.99% compared to LPL Financial's net margin of 8.23%. LPL Financial's return on equity of 46.34% beat Raymond James Financial's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Raymond James Financial13.99% 19.31% 2.74% LPL Financial 8.23%46.34%10.36% SummaryLPL Financial beats Raymond James Financial on 11 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$32.28B$99.38B$12.11B$20.72BDividend Yield1.25%1.91%5.54%3.72%P/E Ratio15.3918.3920.0428.07Price / Sales2.165.3325.7138.44Price / Cash14.4522.9321.7022.53Price / Book2.843.632.284.58Net Income$2.07B$6.49B$1.00B$985.54M7 Day Performance4.33%3.36%2.25%2.79%1 Month Performance11.49%9.62%4.63%5.46%1 Year Performance33.78%47.84%538.61%15.06% Raymond James Financial Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)RJFRaymond James Financial4.6091 of 5 stars$159.88+1.1%$153.82-3.8%+32.4%$32.28B$14.92B15.3919,000Positive NewsEx-DividendAnalyst RevisionLPLALPL Financial4.3962 of 5 stars$374.97+2.7%$387.69+3.4%+37.5%$29.99B$12.39B25.956,900Positive NewsAMPAmeriprise Financial4.6008 of 5 stars$534.26+1.2%$519.00-2.9%+25.1%$50.87B$17.26B18.1513,500News CoveragePositive NewsAnalyst ForecastEQHEquitable4.4505 of 5 stars$56.11+0.3%$62.64+11.6%+35.6%$17.05B$12.44B15.258,000Positive NewsMETMetLife4.9265 of 5 stars$80.39+0.0%$94.17+17.1%+13.3%$53.97B$70.99B13.0745,000Trending NewsMSMorgan Stanley4.7005 of 5 stars$141.08+0.3%$133.62-5.3%+44.2%$226.34B$107.29B16.5680,000Trending NewsBuyback AnnouncementPFGPrincipal Financial Group4.0683 of 5 stars$79.43+0.3%$83.85+5.6%+2.2%$17.81B$15.77B11.8919,300News CoverageAnalyst ForecastAnalyst RevisionPRUPrudential Financial4.8683 of 5 stars$107.43+0.3%$120.15+11.8%-7.6%$38.03B$68.05B17.0339,900Positive NewsAnalyst DowngradeSCHWCharles Schwab4.607 of 5 stars$91.26+1.4%$89.40-2.0%+23.0%$165.82B$20.46B27.6532,100Positive NewsInsider TradeSFStifel Financial4.4843 of 5 stars$103.98+0.3%$105.50+1.5%+30.9%$10.68B$4.97B19.889,000News CoveragePositive NewsAnalyst DowngradeEVREvercore4.5339 of 5 stars$270.85+0.7%$250.57-7.5%+36.2%$10.60B$3.09B25.922,380 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 7/5/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersA new rule goes live in July — and the banks are quietly cashing inA little-known regulation quietly goes into effect this July. 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