The stock price of LPL Financial Holdings Inc (NASDAQ: LPLA) has plunged by -0.06 when compared to previous closing price of 362.02, but the company has seen a 0.84% gain in its stock price over the last five trading sessions. seekingalpha.com reported 2025-01-30 that LPL Financial Holdings Inc. (NASDAQ:LPLA ) Q4 2024 Earnings Conference Call January 30, 2025 5:00 PM ET Company Participants Rich Steinmeier – Chief Executive Officer Matt Audette – President and Chief Financial Officer Conference Call Participants Steven Chubak – Wolfe Research Alex Blostein – Goldman Sachs Devin Ryan – JMP Securities Bill Katz – TD Cowen Brennan Hawken – UBS Michael Cho – J.P. Morgan Daniel Fannon – Jefferies Chris Allen – Citi Kyle Voigt – KBW Michael Cyprys – Morgan Stanley Jeff Schmitt – William Blair Operator Good afternoon and thank you for joining the Fourth Quarter 2024 Earnings Conference Call for LPL Financial Holdings Inc. Joining the call today are our Chief Executive Officer, Rich Steinmeier; and President and Chief Financial Officer, Matt Audette.
Is It Worth Investing in LPL Financial Holdings Inc (NASDAQ: LPLA) Right Now?
LPL Financial Holdings Inc (NASDAQ: LPLA) has a price-to-earnings ratio that is above its average at 27.22x. The stock has a 36-month beta value of 0.87. Opinions on the stock are mixed, with 8 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 6 as “overweight,” 4 as “hold,” and 0 as “sell.”
The public float for LPLA is 74.30M, and at present, short sellers hold a 1.07% of that float. On January 31, 2025, the average trading volume of LPLA was 558.62K shares.
LPLA’s Market Performance
LPLA’s stock has seen a 0.84% increase for the week, with a 9.00% rise in the past month and a 36.89% gain in the past quarter. The volatility ratio for the week is 2.22%, and the volatility levels for the past 30 days are at 2.18% for LPL Financial Holdings Inc The simple moving average for the past 20 days is 5.18% for LPLA’s stock, with a 33.05% simple moving average for the past 200 days.
Analysts’ Opinion of LPLA
Many brokerage firms have already submitted their reports for LPLA stocks, with JP Morgan repeating the rating for LPLA by listing it as a “Overweight.” The predicted price for LPLA in the upcoming period, according to JP Morgan is $397 based on the research report published on January 07, 2025 of the current year 2025.
UBS, on the other hand, stated in their research note that they expect to see LPLA reach a price target of $390. The rating they have provided for LPLA stocks is “Buy” according to the report published on January 06th, 2025.
TD Cowen gave a rating of “Buy” to LPLA, setting the target price at $413 in the report published on December 19th of the previous year.
LPLA Trading at 8.60% from the 50-Day Moving Average
After a stumble in the market that brought LPLA to its low price for the period of the last 52 weeks, the company was unable to rebound, for now settling with -1.15% of loss for the given period.
Volatility was left at 2.18%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 2.22%, as shares surge +10.65% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading +15.03% upper at present.
During the last 5 trading sessions, LPLA rose by +0.84%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by +38.56% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $343.99. In addition, LPL Financial Holdings Inc saw 10.81% in overturn over a single year, with a tendency to cut further gains.
Insider Trading
Reports are indicating that there were more than several insider trading activities at LPLA starting from Arnold Dan H., who proposed sale 47,894 shares at the price of $330.00 back on Dec 19 ’24. After this action, Arnold Dan H. now owns shares of LPL Financial Holdings Inc, valued at $15,805,020 using the latest closing price.
Arnold Dan H., the Former Officer of LPL Financial Holdings Inc, proposed sale 100 shares at $330.00 during a trade that took place back on Dec 18 ’24, which means that Arnold Dan H. is holding shares at $33,000 based on the most recent closing price.
Stock Fundamentals for LPLA
Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:
- 0.16 for the present operating margin
- 0.48 for the gross margin
The net margin for LPL Financial Holdings Inc stands at 0.09. The total capital return value is set at 0.15. Equity return is now at value 41.36, with 9.38 for asset returns.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is 1.98 billion with net debt to EBITDA at -0.4. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 2.11. The receivables turnover for the company is 19.54for trailing twelve months and the total asset turnover is 0.93.
Conclusion
To sum up, LPL Financial Holdings Inc (LPLA) has seen a better performance recently. Analysts have differing views on the stock, with some seeing it as a “buy” and others as a “hold”. It is worth mentioning that the stock is currently trading in close proximity to its 50-day moving average and its 52-week high.
