LPL Finl Hldgs (NASDAQ:LPLA) reported quarterly earnings of $5.23 per share which beat the analyst consensus estimate of $4.93 by 6.04 percent. This is a 23.06 percent increase over earnings of $4.25 per share from the same period last year. The company reported quarterly sales of $4.932 billion which beat the analyst consensus estimate of $4.896 billion by 0.73 percent. This is a 40.43 percent increase over sales of $3.512 billion the same period last year.