LPL Financial stock gains on strong Q2 numbers

Published on 09/22/2026 at 06:13 | Editorial responsibility: Rafael Müller, Editor-in-Chief AD HOC NEWS

LPL Financial stock closed at USD 328.09 on September 21, 2026, with a USD 25.83 billion market cap. The latest quarter brought USD 5.84 EPS and USD 5.19 billion in revenue.

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LPL Financial stock (US50212V1008) closed at USD 328.09 on September 21, 2026, giving the company a market capitalization of USD 25.83 billion and leaving the shares below the USD 400.16 1-year high. The latest reported quarter brought USD 5.84 EPS and USD 5.19 billion in revenue, both above the MarketBeat-cited consensus.

Latest quarter still matters

According to MarketBeat, LPL Financial last posted quarterly earnings on July 30, 2026, when EPS came in at USD 5.84 versus USD 5.39 expected and revenue reached USD 5.19 billion versus USD 5.04 billion expected. MarketBeat also said revenue rose 35.2 percent year over year and net margin stood at 5.13 percent.

The same report said the company paid a quarterly dividend of USD 0.30, equal to USD 1.20 annualized, while return on equity reached 32.20 percent. For investors, the combination of a 35.2 percent revenue increase and a 5.13 percent net margin is the cleaner signal than the daily price move alone.

Analysts keep a bullish tilt

According to MarketBeat, Truist Financial started coverage on September 1, 2026 with a Hold rating and a USD 389.00 price target, while the wider analyst set on September 21, 2026 showed 12 Buy ratings and four Holds, for a Moderate Buy consensus and an average target of USD 407.00. JPMorgan had earlier lifted its target from USD 408.00 to USD 428.00, also according to the same MarketBeat coverage page.

That leaves the latest close at USD 328.09 well below the consensus target of USD 407.00 and also below Truist's USD 389.00 estimate. The discount is concrete: about 4.8 percent below Truist and about 19.0 percent below the consensus target.

Stock stays below target

LPL Financial stock ended September 21, 2026 at USD 328.09 on Nasdaq, with a 1-year low of USD 260.15 and a 1-year high of USD 400.16, according to the MarketBeat price snapshot. The shares therefore trade between the floor and the ceiling, but still sit closer to the lower half of that range.