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LPL Financial Holdings Inc. (LPLA) Stock Rating & Analysis
As of October 13, 2026, MELANY rates LPL Financial Holdings Inc. 66 out of 100 (Hold). Its highest factor score is catalyst setup at 100, and its lowest is business quality at 45.
MELANY ratingRated 2026-10-13LPLA · composite score
About LPL Financial Holdings Inc.
LPL Financial is the largest US independent broker-dealer, with more than 32,000 affiliated financial advisors and roughly 11 million customer accounts at the end of 2025. It earns most of its profit from interest income on client cash balances and from advisory fees and commissions tied to the $2.4 trillion in assets under management or advisory on its platform at year-end 2025.
Rating as of 2026-10-13 · this is a dated snapshot; the live rating is in the app (Pro, free for 30 days). The price above updates in real time.
Why LPLA scores 66/100
LPLA's 8 factor scores run from 45 to 100, and 4 of them sit above its composite of 66. Here is how LPLA breaks down.
Whether the price looks cheap or expensive against earnings, growth, and peers.
- Forward P/E 10.9x, earnings growth accelerating
- PEG ratio 0.43 (< 1 = undervalued)
Margins, returns on capital, and balance-sheet strength.
Direction and relative strength of the recent share-price trend.
- 50-day MA above 200-day (golden cross zone)
History of beating or missing estimates, and where estimates are heading.
- Beat EPS estimates 4 of last 4 quarters
- Avg EPS beat +8%
- Earnings in 14 days (strong beat history)
What Wall Street price targets and revisions are signalling.
- Analyst targets 30% upside
- Institutional net buying +3.4%
Near-term events that could move the stock.
- Earnings in 14 days
Upside weighed against volatility and drawdown risk.
How the current rate and market regime suits this kind of company.
How LPLA compares
As of October 13, 2026, LPL Financial Holdings Inc. ranks 1st of the 4 companies with a MELANY rating page in its SEC industry group (Security & Commodity Brokers, Dealers, Exchanges & Services), where the average score is 64.
Key risks for LPLA
- No specific company-level red flags detected, monitor macro regime changes
Sector and theme context
LPL Financial Holdings Inc. sits in the Financials / rate cycle theme, which MELANY currently rates 18/100 for strength. Theme strength feeds LPLA's momentum and catalyst factors above.
Tracking LPLA
LPL Financial Holdings Inc. rates Hold right now, so MELANY is not flagging a fresh entry. Add LPLA to a watchlist in the app to follow its rating; an alert the moment it changes is part of Pro, free for 30 days.
How MELANY rates LPLA
MELANY is a rules-based engine that scores every stock from 0 to 100 across eight weighted factors, then re-scores as new price, earnings, and fundamental data arrive. LPL Financial Holdings Inc.'s 66/100 reflects mature factor weighting for its profile.
Ratings are algorithmic and change with the data. They are research and education, not personalized investment advice.
Frequently asked questions about LPLA
Is LPL Financial Holdings Inc. (LPLA) a buy?
As of 2026-10-13, MELANY rated LPL Financial Holdings Inc. Hold with a composite score of 66/100. That is a dated snapshot, not the live rating, and it is an algorithmic reading built from eight factors rather than personalized investment advice. Review the factor breakdown above and the disclaimer below before making any decision.
What is LPL Financial Holdings Inc.'s MELANY score?
LPL Financial Holdings Inc. (LPLA) has a MELANY composite score of 66/100, combining valuation, business quality, price momentum, earnings track record, analyst sentiment, catalyst setup, risk-adjusted profile, macro fit.
How is the LPLA stock rating calculated?
MELANY scores LPLA from 0 to 100 across eight weighted factors using live market and fundamental data, then refreshes the rating automatically as new data arrives.
Should I buy LPL Financial Holdings Inc. stock?
That decision is yours; Market Eyes Live does not give buy or sell advice. What the data says: MELANY rates LPL Financial Holdings Inc. (LPLA) Hold with a composite of 66/100 as of 2026-10-13. The factor breakdown above shows what is driving that, which is a better basis for a decision than any one-word verdict.
What is the LPLA stock price forecast?
MELANY does not publish price targets or forecasts for LPLA. Predicting a future price is exactly the kind of false precision the confidence framework avoids. Instead it scores today's setup, 66/100 across eight factors for LPL Financial Holdings Inc., and re-scores automatically as new price, earnings, and fundamental data arrive.
Is LPLA stock overvalued or undervalued?
MELANY's valuation factor currently reads 53/100 for LPL Financial Holdings Inc., where a higher score means the price looks more attractive on that measure. Scores in the 70s and above read as attractively priced, the mid range as roughly fair, and low scores as stretched. The factor breakdown above shows what drives LPLA's read.
What price should I buy LPLA at?
MELANY is not flagging a fresh entry for LPLA at its current Hold rating, so there is no entry zone to publish right now. Add LPLA to a watchlist in the app to follow it; an alert the moment the rating changes is part of Pro, free for 30 days.
What are the risks of buying LPLA stock?
The top risks MELANY currently flags for LPL Financial Holdings Inc.: No specific company-level red flags detected, monitor macro regime changes. The rating on this page already weighs these against the bullish factors; see the risk-adjusted profile score in the breakdown above.
Is LPL Financial Holdings Inc. a good long-term investment?
For long-term durability the two factors that matter most are business quality, which MELANY scores 45/100 for LPL Financial Holdings Inc., and earnings track record, at 82/100. The 66/100 composite blends those with six shorter-horizon factors. Durable quality at a fair price is the long-term case to test; this is research, not personalized investment advice.
Will LPLA stock go up?
Nobody can promise a stock's direction, and Market Eyes Live does not predict prices. The measurable part: MELANY's price momentum factor reads 55/100 for LPLA right now, and the catalyst setup factor tracks whether near-term events could move it. Both re-score automatically as the data changes.
How current is this LPLA rating?
The rating on this page is a snapshot of MELANY's read as of 2026-10-13. The price shown updates live, but the score is not recomputed on this page. MELANY re-scores LPLA continuously as new price, earnings, and fundamental data arrive, and the current rating is in the app (Pro, free for 30 days).
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