Jefferies Financial Group Inc. (JEF) vs LPL Financial Holdings Inc. (LPLA)

• Jefferies Financial Group Inc. JEF 48.90 ▼ −4.44%
• LPL Financial Holdings Inc. LPLA 301.16 ▼ −3.31%

Jefferies Financial Group Inc. and LPL Financial Holdings Inc. are both Capital Markets companies. LPL Financial Holdings Inc. is the larger, with a market value of $23.4B against $11.2B — 2.1× the size. Jefferies Financial Group Inc. trades at the lower P/E: 12.7× against 17.2×. LPL Financial Holdings Inc. grew revenue faster over the last twelve months: 31.0% against 17.7%. Jefferies Financial Group Inc. has the higher net margin (10.1% vs 6.83%) and the lower return on invested capital (8.20% vs 13.6%). Both pay a dividend; Jefferies Financial Group Inc. yields more (3.27% vs 0.40%). Across the 21 metrics below, Jefferies Financial Group Inc. leads on 12 and LPL Financial Holdings Inc. on 9.