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 $1,876,482 were sold by Steinmeier Richard on Dec 05 ’25. At $370.99 per share, Steinmeier Richard sold 5,058 shares. The insider’s holdings dropped to 9,326 shares worth approximately $3.33 million following the completion of this transaction.
Also, Gates Greg sold 750 shares, netting a total of over 278,231 in proceeds. Following the sale of shares at $370.97 each, the insider now holds 14,620 shares.
Before that, Steinmeier Richard had added 5,058 shares to its account. In a trade valued at $1,851,430, the Officer bought LPL Financial Holdings Inc shares for $366.04 each.
Analysts at Raymond James upgraded the stock from ‘”an Underperform”‘ to ‘”a Mkt perform”‘ outlook in a report released in early October. As of October 03, 2025, BMO Capital Markets has initiated its “an Outperform” rating for LPLA. Earlier on September 19, 2025, Rothschild & Co Redburn 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] plunged -0.72% to $357.17. The stock’s lowest price that day was $355.5, but it reached a high of $360.0 in the same session. During the last five days, there has been a drop of approximately -4.57%. Over the course of the year, LPL Financial Holdings Inc shares have jumped approximately 7.61%. Shares of the company reached a 52-week high of $403.58 on 07/31/25 and a 52-week low of $262.83 on 04/07/25.
Support And Resistance Levels for LPL Financial Holdings Inc (LPLA)
According to the 24-hour chart, there is a support level at 355.11, which, if violated, would cause prices to drop to 353.06. In the upper region, resistance lies at 359.61. The next price resistance is at 362.06. RSI (Relative Strength Index) is 43.95 on the 14-day chart, showing neutral technical sentiment.
Is LPL Financial Holdings Inc subject to short interest?
Stocks of LPL Financial Holdings Inc saw a sharp steep in short interest on 2025-12-15 dropping by -0.35 million shares to 2.47 million. Data from Yahoo Finance shows that the short interest on 2025-11-14 was 2.82 million shares. A decline of -14.33% in short interest reflects a positive sentiment towards the stock. Despite the fact that short shares comprise just 4.03 of the overall float, the days-to-cover ratio (short ratio) decline to 4.03.
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 447 in the next 12 months, up nearly 24.25% from the previous closing price of $359.75. Analysts anticipate LPL Financial Holdings Inc stock to reach 475 by 2026, with the lowest price target being 406. In spite of this, 10 analysts ranked LPL Financial Holdings Inc stock as Buy at the end of 2026. On September 12, 2025, Goldman assigned a price target of “a Buy” to the stock and resumed coverage with a $405.
