The buying and selling of stock by a company’s insider give investors a sense that the stock will rise or fall in the future. LPL Financial Holdings Inc shares valued at $507,312 were sold by Gates Greg on Sep 05 ’25. At $338.21 per share, Gates Greg sold 1,500 shares. The insider’s holdings dropped to 17,620 shares worth approximately $5.98 million following the completion of this transaction.
Also, Gates Greg purchased 1,500 shares, netting a total of over 534,225 in proceeds.
Before that, Jambusaria Aneri had sold 80 shares from its account. In a trade valued at $28,900, the Group Managing Director traded LPL Financial Holdings Inc shares for $361.25 each. Upon closing the transaction, the insider’s holdings decreased to 80 shares, worth approximately $1.89 million.
Analysts at Citigroup downgraded the stock from ‘”a Neutral”‘ to ‘”a Sell”‘ outlook in a report released in early July. As of June 09, 2025, Redburn Atlantic has increased its “Neutral” rating to a “Buy” for LPLA. Earlier on June 09, 2025, Citigroup downgraded its rating. Their new recommendation was “a Neutral” for LPLA stock which previously was a “a Buy”.
Analyzing LPLA Stock Performance
On last trading session, LPL Financial Holdings Inc [NASDAQ: LPLA] rose 0.95% to $339.37. The stock’s lowest price that day was $338.995, but it reached a high of $345.855 in the same session. During the last five days, there has been a drop of approximately -2.40%. Over the course of the year, LPL Financial Holdings Inc shares have jumped approximately 63.05%.
Is LPL Financial Holdings Inc subject to short interest?
Stocks of LPL Financial Holdings Inc saw a sharp rise in short interest on 2025-08-29 jumping by 0.22 million shares to 2.37 million. Data from Yahoo Finance shows that the short interest on 2025-07-31 was 2.16 million shares. A jump of 9.1% in short interest reflects a negative sentiment towards the stock. Despite the fact that short shares comprise just 2.76 of the overall float, the days-to-cover ratio (short ratio) jumped to 2.76.
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 460 in the next 12 months, up nearly 36.83% from the previous closing price of $336.19. Analysts anticipate LPL Financial Holdings Inc stock to reach 460 by 2025, with the lowest price target being 460. In spite of this, 10 analysts ranked LPL Financial Holdings Inc stock as Buy at the end of 2025. On January 07, 2025, JP Morgan assigned a price target of “an Overweight” to the stock and upgraded coverage with a $397.
