LPLA Stock Recent News

SAN DIEGO, March 31, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- LPL Financial Holdings Inc. (NASDAQ: LPLA) (together with its subsidiaries, including LPL Financial LLC, “LPL Financial” or “LPL”) today announced that it has commenced an underwritten public offering of $1.5 billion of its common stock.

LPL Financial is the largest independent broker-dealer in the US, with strong financials and a growth strategy focused on M&A and vertical integration. LPLA's FY24 revenues grew 23.20% YoY to $12.39bn, with EBITDA increasing 11.63% to $2.22bn, despite a significant decline in free cash flow due to heavy investments. The stock has outperformed the financial sector and broader market, driven by favorable regulatory conditions and strategic expansions, including the potential acquisition of Commonwealth Financial Network.

SAN DIEGO and WALTHAM, Mass., March 31, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- LPL Financial Holdings Inc. (NASDAQ: LPLA) (together with its subsidiaries, including LPL Financial LLC, “LPL Financial” or “LPL”) today announced that it has entered into a definitive purchase agreement to acquire Commonwealth Financial Network (“Commonwealth”), the largest independently owned wealth management firm in the country.

LPL Financial LPLA+1.11% held talks with rival Commonwealth Financial Network about a potential acquisition, according to two news reports that cited anonymous people familiar with the matter.

Rich Steinmeier doesn't want to think of LPL Financial LPLA-0.59% as just an independent broker-dealer. Now six months into his stint as LPL's CEO, Steinmeier says his firm wants to compete with the likes of Morgan Stanley MS-3.24%, Merrill Lynch, and Charles Schwab.

SAN DIEGO, March 27, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- LPL Financial LLC announced today that financial advisor Austin Greer, CRPS ®, has joined LPL's employee advisor channel, Linsco by LPL Financial, to launch Oxford Oaks Capital of LPL Financial. He reported serving approximately $600 million in advisory, brokerage and retirement plan assets* and joins LPL from UBS.

LPLA's February total brokerage and advisory assets are $1.82 trillion, growing 0.6% from the prior month and 29.9% year over year.

SAN DIEGO, March 20, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- LPL Financial LLC (“LPL Financial”), a wholly owned subsidiary of LPL Financial Holdings Inc. ( Nasdaq: LPLA ) (the “Company”), today released its monthly activity report for February 2025. Total advisory and brokerage assets at the end of February were $1.82 trillion, an increase of $11.3 billion, or 0.6%, compared to the end of January 2025.

SAN DIEGO, March 18, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- LPL Financial LLC announced today that financial advisors Larry Hubbard, APMA™, Craig Conner, CFP®, APMA™, ChFC®, BFA™, and Jade Maasch, CFP®, BFA™, APMA™, have joined LPL Financial's broker-dealer, Registered Investment Advisor (RIA) and custodial platforms. They reported serving approximately $275 million in advisory, brokerage and retirement plan assets* and join LPL from Ameriprise.

SAN DIEGO, March 12, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- LPL Financial LLC announced today that financial advisors James Larsen, CFP®, Lucas Decker, CFP®, Kevin Lewis, CFP®, CEPA®, and Seth Miller, CFP®, CEPA®, have joined LPL Financial's broker-dealer, Registered Investment Advisor (RIA) and custodial platforms, aligned with Carnegie Private Wealth , an existing firm supported by LPL Strategic Wealth . The advisors reported serving approximately $475 million in advisory, brokerage and retirement assets.* Larsen joins LPL from Wells Fargo Advisors, and Decker, Lewis and Miller join from Edward Jones.