LPL Financial Holdings Inc [LPLA] stock prices are up 1.82% to $317.93 at the moment. Until recently, the best way to gauge how the stock has performed was to look at its short-term value. The LPLA shares have gain 16.04% over the last week, with a monthly amount glided 28.15%, and seem to be holding up well over a long-time horizon.
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From an analyst’s perspective:
LPL Financial Holdings Inc [NASDAQ: LPLA] stock has seen the most recent analyst activity on October 09, 2024, when Wells Fargo upgraded its rating to a Overweight and also boosted its price target to $285 from $235. Previously, Wells Fargo started tracking the stock with Equal Weight rating on September 12, 2024, and set its price target to $235. On July 30, 2024, upgrade upgraded it’s rating to Buy but maintained its price target of $268 on the stock. Morgan Stanley upgraded its rating to a Overweight and increased its price target to $315 on April 09, 2024. Raymond James initiated its recommendation with a Underperform. TD Cowen started tracking with a Market Perform rating for this stock on January 04, 2024, and assigned it a price target of $224. In a note dated December 01, 2023, Redburn Atlantic initiated an Neutral rating and provided a target price of $240 on this stock.
The stock price of LPL Financial Holdings Inc [LPLA] has been fluctuating between $187.19 and $312.50 over the past year. Currently, Wall Street analysts expect the stock to reach $277.89 within the next 12 months. LPL Financial Holdings Inc [NASDAQ: LPLA] shares were valued at $317.93 at the most recent close of the market. An investor can expect a potential drop of -12.59% based on the average LPLA price forecast.
Analyzing the LPLA fundamentals
The LPL Financial Holdings Inc [NASDAQ:LPLA] reported sales of 11.52B for trailing twelve months, representing a surge of 23.23%. Gross Profit Margin for this corporation currently stands at 0.76% with Operating Profit Margin at 0.03%, Pretax Profit Margin comes in at 0.12%, and Net Profit Margin reading is 0.09%. To continue investigating profitability, this company’s Return on Assets is posted at 0.08, Equity is 0.42 and Total Capital is 0.03. Upon thorough examination of the company’s fundamental financial framework, it becomes apparent that the debt-to-equity ratio stands at 1.6.
Before buying any particular stock, readers tend to pay close attention to the indicators that support and create resistance. The company’s stock is currently sitting at 314.53 points at the first support level, and at 311.12 for the second support level. However, for the 1st resistance point, the stock is sitting at 321.63, and for the 2nd resistance point, it is at 325.32.
Ratios To Look Out For
Considering the valuation of this stock, the price to sales ratio is 2.12, the price to book ratio is 8.58 and price to earnings (TTM) ratio is 23.92.
Transactions by insiders
Recent insider trading involved Arnold Dan H., President & CEO, that happened on Jun 14 ’24 when 5677.0 shares were sold. Managing Director, Sethi Kabir completed a deal on Feb 26 ’24 to sell 1300.0 shares. Meanwhile, Managing Director Gates Greg sold 11401.0 shares on Feb 26 ’24.
