LPLA Should I Buy
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LPL Financial Holdings Inc (LPLA) is not a strong buy at the moment for a beginner investor with a long-term strategy. While the company has demonstrated strong financial performance and positive analyst sentiment, the technical indicators and options data suggest a cautious approach. The stock is currently in a pre-market decline, and there are no strong proprietary trading signals to indicate an immediate buying opportunity.
The MACD is negatively expanding (-4.291), RSI is neutral (25.164), and moving averages are converging, indicating no strong trend. The stock is trading near its S1 support level (330.51), suggesting limited immediate upside potential. The stock has a 70% chance to decline by -1.25% in the next day but could rise by 4.12% in the next week and 5.29% in the next month.
Hedge funds are significantly increasing their positions, with a 200.11% increase in buying over the last quarter.
Analysts have raised price targets, with some as high as $543, and maintain positive ratings (Outperform/Buy).
Strong Q4 financial performance with revenue up 40.47% YoY and net income up 11.07% YoY.
Insiders are selling heavily, with a 286.60% increase in selling over the last month.
Technical indicators do not support a strong upward trend currently.
Options data suggests bearish sentiment in the short term.
In Q4 2025, LPL Financial reported a 40.47% YoY revenue increase to $4.88 billion, an 11.07% YoY increase in net income to $300.72 million, and a 4.18% YoY increase in EPS to $3.74. The company demonstrated strong growth trends.
Analysts are generally positive on LPLA, with multiple firms raising price targets recently. The highest target is $543 (BofA), and most ratings are Outperform or Buy. However, some firms, like TD Cowen, have lowered targets and expressed caution about client cash build and organic growth trends.
