LPL Financial Holdings Inc. (LPLA) vs Stifel Financial Corporation (SF)

• LPL Financial Holdings Inc. LPLA 301.16 ▼ −3.31%
• Stifel Financial Corporation SF 71.78 ▼ −1.59%

LPL Financial Holdings Inc. and Stifel Financial Corporation are both Capital Markets companies. LPL Financial Holdings Inc. is the larger, with a market value of $23.4B against $10.8B — 2.2× the size. Stifel Financial Corporation trades at the lower P/E: 11.8× against 17.2×. LPL Financial Holdings Inc. grew revenue faster over the last twelve months: 31.0% against 10.9%. Stifel Financial Corporation has the higher net margin (15.9% vs 6.83%) and the lower return on invested capital (0.00% vs 13.6%). Both pay a dividend; Stifel Financial Corporation yields more (1.85% vs 0.40%). Across the 21 metrics below, LPL Financial Holdings Inc. leads on 11 and Stifel Financial Corporation on 10.