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LPL Financial Holdings Inc. (NASDAQ:LPLA) is a provider of wealth management services to independent financial advisors and institutions in the U.S.
It is set to report its Q4 2025 earnings on Jan. 29. Wall Street analysts expect the company to post EPS of $4.99, up from $4.25 in the prior-year period. According to Benzinga Pro, quarterly revenue is expected to reach $4.87 billion, up from $3.51 billion a year earlier.
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The company’s stock traded at approximately $45.98 per share 10 years ago. If you had invested $10,000, you could have bought roughly 217 shares. Currently, shares trade at $356.13, meaning your investment’s value could have grown to $77,453 from stock price appreciation alone. However, LPL Financial also paid dividends during these 10 years.
LPL Financial’s dividend yield is currently 0.34%. Over the last 10 years, it has paid about $11.60 in dividends per share, which means you could have made $2,523 from dividends alone.
Summing up $77,453 and $2,523, we end up with the final value of your investment, which is $79,976. This is how much you could have made if you had invested $10,000 in LPL Financial stock 10 years ago. This means a total return of 699.76%. In comparison, the S&P 500 total return for the same period, which was 290.90%.
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LPL Financial has a consensus rating of “Buy” and a price target of $367.55 based on the ratings of 21 analysts. The price target implies more than 3% potential upside from the current stock price.
The company on Oct. 30 announced its Q3 2025 earnings, posting adjusted EPS of $5.20, compared to the consensus estimate of $4.49, and revenues of $4.55 billion, compared to the consensus of $4.25 billion, as reported by Benzinga.
“The third quarter underscores the strength of LPL, as we advanced on several strategic fronts,” said CFO Matt Audette. “We delivered another quarter of industry-leading organic growth, onboarded the wealth management business of First Horizon, closed on our acquisition of Commonwealth, and continued to make progress on driving operating leverage. As we look ahead, we remain excited about the opportunities to serve and support our advisors, while delivering long-term shareholder value.”