Investors can speculate about the future of a stock by watching how its insiders buy and sell stocks. LPL Financial Holdings Inc shares valued at $235,814 were sold by Gates Greg on Oct 06 ’25. At $314.42 per share, Gates Greg sold 750 shares. The insider’s holdings dropped to 16,870 shares worth approximately $5.55 million following the completion of this transaction.
Also, Gates Greg purchased 750 shares, netting a total of over 235,813 in proceeds.
Before that, Gates Greg had sold 1,500 shares from its account. In a trade valued at $507,312, the Group Managing Director traded LPL Financial Holdings Inc shares for $338.21 each. Upon closing the transaction, the insider’s holdings decreased to 1,500 shares, worth approximately $5.8 million.
As published in a research note from Raymond James on October 09, 2025, LPL Financial Holdings Inc [LPLA] has been rated up from an Underperform to a Mkt perform. Analysts at BMO Capital Markets started covering the stock with ‘”an Outperform”‘ outlook in a report released in early October. As of September 19, 2025, Rothschild & Co Redburn has decreased its “Buy” rating to a “Neutral” for LPLA.
Analyzing LPLA Stock Performance
On last trading session, LPL Financial Holdings Inc [NASDAQ: LPLA] rose 2.57% to $329.25. The stock’s lowest price that day was $323.7, but it reached a high of $330.62 in the same session. During the last five days, there has been a surge of approximately 1.27%. Over the course of the year, LPL Financial Holdings Inc shares have jumped approximately 32.71%.
Is LPL Financial Holdings Inc subject to short interest?
Stocks of LPL Financial Holdings Inc saw a sharp steep in short interest on 2025-09-30 dropping by -0.17 million shares to 2.2 million. Data from Yahoo Finance shows that the short interest on 2025-08-29 was 2.37 million shares. A decline of -7.66% in short interest reflects a positive sentiment towards the stock. Despite the fact that short shares comprise just 2.24 of the overall float, the days-to-cover ratio (short ratio) decline to 2.24.
Which companies own the most shares of LPL Financial Holdings Inc (LPLA)?
In terms of LPL Financial Holdings Inc share price expectations, FactSet research, analysts set an average price target of 455 in the next 12 months, up nearly 41.75% from the previous closing price of $320.99. Analysts anticipate LPL Financial Holdings Inc stock to reach 462 by 2025, with the lowest price target being 411. In spite of this, 10 analysts ranked LPL Financial Holdings Inc stock as Buy at the end of 2025. On July 09, 2025, Citigroup assigned a price target of “a Sell” to the stock and downgraded coverage with a $80.
