LPL Financial (LPLA) to Release Earnings on Thursday

LPL Financial (NASDAQ:LPLA) will likely be issuing its Q1 2026 results after the market closes on Thursday, April 30th. Analysts expect the company to announce earnings of $5.51 per share and revenue of $4.5097 billion for the quarter. Parties may visit the the company’s upcoming Q1 2026 earning results page for the latest details on the call scheduled for Thursday, April 30, 2026 at 5:00 PM ET.

LPL Financial (NASDAQ:LPLA) last released its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, January 29th. The financial services provider reported $5.23 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $4.82 by $0.41. LPL Financial had a return on equity of 34.19% and a net margin of 5.08%.The business had revenue of $4.93 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $4.90 billion. During the same quarter last year, the company posted $4.25 EPS. LPL Financial’s revenue for the quarter was up 8.4% on a year-over-year basis. On average, analysts expect LPL Financial to post $23 EPS for the current fiscal year and $28 EPS for the next fiscal year.

LPL Financial Trading Down 1.0%

Shares of NASDAQ:LPLA traded down $3.37 during midday trading on Wednesday, reaching $330.34. The company had a trading volume of 61,477 shares, compared to its average volume of 930,101. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.36, a quick ratio of 2.45 and a current ratio of 2.45. LPL Financial has a 1-year low of $281.51 and a 1-year high of $403.58. The firm has a market cap of $26.49 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 30.00, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.90 and a beta of 0.56. The company has a fifty day simple moving average of $308.60 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $342.63.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

LPLA has been the subject of a number of recent analyst reports. Keefe, Bruyette & Woods initiated coverage on LPL Financial in a research report on Wednesday, April 8th. They issued an “outperform” rating and a $350.00 price target for the company. Wolfe Research set a $478.00 price target on LPL Financial in a research report on Friday, January 30th. Barclays decreased their price target on LPL Financial from $435.00 to $369.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a research report on Wednesday, April 8th. Weiss Ratings reiterated a “hold (c)” rating on shares of LPL Financial in a research report on Monday. Finally, Morgan Stanley decreased their price target on LPL Financial from $447.00 to $374.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a research report on Friday, April 10th. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, ten have issued a Buy rating and four have given a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $401.93.

Insider Activity

In other news, Director Marc Eliot Cohen sold 1,088 shares of LPL Financial stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, March 10th. The stock was sold at an average price of $309.72, for a total transaction of $336,975.36. Following the completion of the sale, the director directly owned 4,400 shares in the company, valued at $1,362,768. The trade was a 19.83% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this link. Also, CFO Matthew J. Audette sold 1,110 shares of LPL Financial stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, April 15th. The shares were sold at an average price of $330.01, for a total value of $366,311.10. Following the sale, the chief financial officer owned 19,803 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $6,535,188.03. This represents a 5.31% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Insiders sold a total of 8,569 shares of company stock worth $2,720,733 in the last three months. 0.60% of the stock is owned by insiders.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On LPL Financial

Several institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the company. Dodge & Cox lifted its holdings in shares of LPL Financial by 18.6% during the 4th quarter. Dodge & Cox now owns 3,948,970 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $1,410,454,000 after buying an additional 619,715 shares during the last quarter. State Street Corp lifted its holdings in shares of LPL Financial by 0.8% during the 4th quarter. State Street Corp now owns 1,843,135 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $658,313,000 after buying an additional 14,680 shares during the last quarter. Morgan Stanley lifted its holdings in shares of LPL Financial by 19.2% during the 4th quarter. Morgan Stanley now owns 1,763,263 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $629,786,000 after buying an additional 283,612 shares during the last quarter. Samlyn Capital LLC lifted its holdings in shares of LPL Financial by 10.8% during the 3rd quarter. Samlyn Capital LLC now owns 1,346,494 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $447,965,000 after buying an additional 131,214 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Barrow Hanley Mewhinney & Strauss LLC acquired a new stake in shares of LPL Financial during the 4th quarter valued at about $450,493,000. 95.66% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

About LPL Financial

LPL Financial (NASDAQ: LPLA) is a U.S.-focused financial services firm that provides brokerage, custodial and advisory platforms to independent financial advisors, registered investment advisers and institutions. Operating primarily as an independent broker-dealer and custodian, the company supports a network of advisors with the operational, compliance and clearing infrastructure needed to manage client accounts and deliver investment advice outside of traditional wirehouse models.

The firm’s product and service offerings include trade execution and clearing, custody services, retirement plan services, model portfolio and advisory platforms, wealth management technology, investment research and product access across equities, fixed income, mutual funds, exchange-traded funds and insurance and annuity solutions.