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LPL vs Apple: Fair Value & Quality

Both stocks run through our valuation models. Here is how LPL (LPL) and Apple (AAPL) compare, as of Aug 10, 2026.

As of Aug 10, 2026, Fair Value Calculator sees LPL as the less overvalued of the two: LPL trades at $3.30 versus a fair value of $2.69 (-18%), while Apple trades at $313 versus $123 (-61%).
LPL
LPL · USD · Information Technology
-18%
upside to fair value
overvalued
Price$3.30
Fair Value$2.69
Quality36/100
Apple
AAPL · USD · Information Technology
-61%
upside to fair value
overvalued
Price$313
Fair Value$123
Quality82/100

Head-to-head numbers

Green value = the better side for that row (for valuation multiples: lower = cheaper).

LPLApple
Valuation
P/E (TTM)38.4×
P/S (TTM)10.24×
1.8×EV/EBITDA29.2×
6.56×PEG2.56×
Dividend yield0.3%
Dividend per share$1.04
Profitability
-0%Net margin27%
3%Operating margin32%
-0%Return on equity141%
1%Return on assets26%
Growth
-9%Revenue growth (YoY)17%
-0.4%Avg. growth/yr (3Y)1.8%
1.2%Avg. growth/yr (5Y)8.7%
Balance & size
1.35×Debt / equity1.06×
$5BMarket cap$4.6T
weakGrowth qualityhealthy

Apple leads: 1 to 9 metric wins.

Dash = not meaningfully computable, for example with negative equity.

Quality in detail

The quality score, broken down into the same factor families as on the stock page, 0 to 100 per family.

LPLof which business quality 34 · market factors 18 Appleof which business quality 79 · market factors 75
ProfitabilityMargins and returns on capital today
31
97
Quality GrowthAre margins and returns improving?
78
68
CashflowEarnings quality: real cash, not paper profit
10
77
Fin. StrengthBalance sheet, leverage, solvency risk
11
57
InvestmentDisciplined investing over empire-building
100
75
Low VolatilityCalm price path (market factor)
22
65
MomentumPrice trend over the last 3–12 months (market factor)
21
71
52W MomentumDistance to the 52-week high (market factor)
8
93
Net IssuanceBuybacks instead of dilution
10
100

What the models say

The median fair value (base case) per model family, each in the currency of its trading venue. Green = above the current price, red = below.

LPL

Earnings-Based$1.90
Multiples$2.69
Asset-Based$3.09
Economic Profit$3.24
Growth Earnings$2.40

8 of 8 models see the stock below the current price.

Apple

DCF Models$170
Earnings-Based$98.15
Dividend Discount$20.06
Multiples$98.04
Asset-Based$3.36
Growth DCF$136
Economic Profit$87.59
Growth Earnings$147

26 of 26 models see the stock below the current price.

Scenario ranges

From our cautious bear case to the optimistic bull case. The white tick is the current price: left of fair value means room to run.

LPL
Bear $2.02Fair Value $2.69Bull $3.12
$3.30 = current price (white tick)
Apple
Bear $86.44Fair Value $123Bull $192
$313 = current price (white tick)

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Ranked within their sector

Where each stock sits within its sector peer group. Band = middle 50% of peers, tick = median, dot = this stock.

LPL · Information Technology

Quality score36 · bottom 25%
Fair value upside-18% · above median

Apple · Information Technology

Quality score82 · Top 25%
Fair value upside-61% · below median

Bottom line

As of Aug 10, 2026, Fair Value Calculator sees LPL as the less overvalued of the two: LPL trades at $3.30 versus a fair value of $2.69 (-18%), while Apple trades at $313 versus $123 (-61%).

Apple has the higher quality score (82/100).

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A model-based valuation snapshot from 21 models. Values change with price and fundamentals; the date shown above applies.