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

Price: -- -- | CONSENSUS: Buy DETAILS
STRONG
BUY
0
BUY 15
HOLD 9
SELL 1
STRONG
SELL
0
| PRICE TARGET: $408.44 DETAILS
HIGH: $554.00
LOW: $354.00
MEDIAN: $390.00
CONSENSUS: $408.44
UPSIDE: 24.77%
AlphaVal

AlphaVal

Deterministic, archetype-aware fair value

Banks, Insurers & Asset Managers 85% confidence

Primary model: P/Tangible Book × ROE Quality

Valuation Signal Overvalued Moderate
Trading 15.3% above fair value
Current Price $327.35
Bear Case $198.74 39.3% downside ($198.74 - $327.35) / $327.35 = -39.3% ROTCE 12.1% → 2.75x TBV
Fair Value $283.92 13.3% downside ($283.92 - $327.35) / $327.35 = -13.3% ROTCE 16.1% → 4.00x TBV
Bull Case $369.10 12.8% upside ($369.10 - $327.35) / $327.35 = 12.8% ROTCE 18.6% → 4.00x TBV

Adjust Assumptions

16.1%
7.0%

Key Value Driver

ROTCE (16.1%) vs. cost of equity (7.0%)

Implied Market Multiple 4.9x

Plain-Language Summary

With ROTCE of 16.1% vs. 7.0% cost of equity, fair P/TBV is 4.00x on $66.82 tangible book, implying $283.92 per share. DDM cross-check: $38.44.

Analyst Consensus (External Reference)

Never blended into the bear/base/bull estimates above -- shown only as an outside comparison.

Average Target (25 analysts) $408.44
Analyst Range $354.00 – $554.00
Divergence from AlphaVal 30%

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.
ℹ Dividend-based valuation: $38.44 (86% below our primary estimate). Large gaps suggest the dividend may not fully reflect the company's value.
ℹ Wall Street's average price target is $408.44 (from 25 analysts). Our estimate is 30% 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