LPL Financial Holdings Inc. logo LPLA - LPL Financial Holdings Inc.

Price: -- -- | CONSENSUS: Buy DETAILS
STRONG
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BUY 15
HOLD 9
SELL 1
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| PRICE TARGET: $439.75 DETAILS
HIGH: $500.00
LOW: $387.00
MEDIAN: $436.00
CONSENSUS: $439.75
UPSIDE: 38.71%
AlphaVal

AlphaVal

Deterministic, archetype-aware fair value

Banks, Insurers & Asset Managers 85% confidence

Primary model: P/Tangible Book × ROE Quality

Valuation Signal Fair Value Mild
Trading 1.8% below fair value
Current Price $317.03
Bear Case $226.01 28.7% downside ($226.01 - $317.03) / $317.03 = -28.7% ROTCE 12.1% → 2.63x TBV
Fair Value $322.88 1.8% upside ($322.88 - $317.03) / $317.03 = 1.8% ROTCE 16.1% → 3.93x TBV
Bull Case $419.75 32.4% upside ($419.75 - $317.03) / $317.03 = 32.4% ROTCE 18.6% → 4.00x TBV

Adjust Assumptions

16.1%
7.1%

Key Value Driver

ROTCE (16.1%) vs. cost of equity (7.1%)

Implied Market Multiple 4.74x

Plain-Language Summary

Our base-case estimate uses P/Tangible Book × ROE Quality. We then blend that result with the average analyst price target of $439.75 from 25 analysts, using a 25% weight on analyst consensus. That produces an estimated intrinsic value of $322.88 per share.

Warnings

Traditional cash flow models don't work well for banks — lending activity distorts how much cash the business actually generates.
Common valuation shortcuts don't apply here — for banks, interest payments are a core business cost, not overhead.
Dividend-based valuation: $36.88 (87% below our primary estimate). Large gaps suggest the dividend may not fully reflect the company's value.
Wall Street's average price target is $439.75 (from 25 analysts). Our estimate is 35% below the consensus -- consider that gap carefully.

Key Risks

  • Book value quality matters as much as level — check loan loss reserves
  • Interest rate sensitivity creates non-linear earnings surprises
  • Insurance reserving is actuarial, not financial — errors emerge slowly