LPLA Analyst Ratings
LPL Financial Holdings Inc. (LPLA) operates in the Financial Services sector, specifically the Financial - Capital Markets industry, with a market capitalization near $24.09B, listed on NASDAQ, employing roughly 9,118 people, carrying a beta of 0.58 to the broader market. LPL Financial Holdings Inc. Led by Richard Steinmeier, public since 2010-11-18.
Consensus: Mixed from 0 analysts.
Price Targets
- Average Target
- $441.00
- High
- $500.00
- Low
- $374.00
Recent Upgrades & Downgrades
| Date | Firm | Action | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 17, 2024 | Morgan Stanley | maintain | Overweight | Overweight |
| Oct 9, 2024 | Wells Fargo | upgrade | Equal Weight | Overweight |
| Oct 9, 2024 | JMP Securities | maintain | Market Outperform | Market Outperform |
| Oct 8, 2024 | UBS | maintain | Neutral | Neutral |
| Oct 4, 2024 | Jefferies | maintain | Buy | Buy |
How to Read LPLA Analyst Coverage
Sell-side equity analysts publish three primary outputs: ratings (Strong Buy / Buy / Hold / Sell / Strong Sell, or firm-specific equivalents), price targets, and EPS / revenue estimate revisions. Rating consensus moves slowly relative to price; it reflects 12-month directional conviction rather than near-term momentum. Price targets are more responsive but typically drift behind realized price during sharp moves. The most actionable signal for options traders is a cluster of ratings actions across multiple firms within a short window, which compresses or expands implied volatility on a horizon of days to weeks and shifts the put-call skew toward the directional consensus. The recent-actions table above shows the five most recent firm-level changes; longer histories live behind aggregator sources.
For event-driven options sizing, pair the consensus rating and target distribution with the implied-volatility surface and dealer-positioning view. Aggressive target hikes from multiple firms tend to tighten put skew (downside protection becomes relatively cheaper); aggressive cuts widen put skew. The size of the IV response in the hours after a rating change is visible on the per-ticker volatility skew page and the gamma-exposure page, both of which show how dealer hedging propagates the analyst-driven flow into the listed options chain.
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Frequently asked LPLA analyst ratings questions
- What is the LPLA consensus price target?
- As of the latest aggregator update, LPL Financial Holdings Inc. (LPLA) carries a consensus 12-month price target of $441.00. Target ranges run from a low of $374.00 to a high of $500.00. The target is the average of the price targets published by sell-side equity analysts covering the name.
- What is the analyst rating consensus on LPLA?
- Analyst rating consensus is not currently available for LPLA.
- What recent ratings actions has LPLA seen?
- The five most recent ratings actions on LPLA appear on the page above. Sell-side rating changes are watched for two reasons: an upgrade or downgrade with a meaningful target revision moves the consensus and can trigger short-term positioning shifts, and the firm-level rating cluster (multiple firms moving in the same direction within a short window) is a clearer signal than any single action. Options markets often price the implied-vol response within minutes of the announcement.
- How do analyst targets affect LPLA options pricing?
- Analyst target revisions tend to be priced in by the lit options market within minutes of publication, but persistent target drift over weeks does correlate with implied-volatility movement. Aggressive target hikes from multiple firms inside a single quarter tighten put skew (downside protection becomes cheaper relative to upside speculation); aggressive cuts widen put skew. The most actionable read is the implied-vol response in the hours after a target change, which is visible on the per-ticker volatility skew page.