LPL Finl Hldgs (NASDAQ:LPLA) reported quarterly earnings of $4.25 per share which missed the analyst consensus estimate of $4.67 by 8.99 percent. This is a 0.95 percent increase over earnings of $4.21 per share from the same period last year. The company reported quarterly sales of $3.67 billion which beat the analyst consensus estimate of $3.27 billion by 12.11 percent. This is a 29.54 percent increase over sales of $2.83 billion the same period last year.