LPL Finl Hldgs (NASDAQ:LPLA) reported quarterly earnings of $5.60 per share which beat the analyst consensus estimate of $5.40 by 3.7 percent. This is a 24.17 percent increase over earnings of $4.51 per share from the same period last year. The company reported quarterly sales of $5.186 billion which beat the analyst consensus estimate of $4.995 billion by 3.82 percent. This is a 35.23 percent increase over sales of $3.835 billion the same period last year.