President & COO of LPL Investment Holdings Inc. (LPLA) Esther M Stearns sells 14,400 shares of LPLA on 01/19/2012 at an average price of $34.01 a share.

Lpl Investment Holdings Inc. has a market cap of $3.75 billion; its shares were traded at around $34 with a P/E ratio of 17.9 and P/S ratio of 1.2.


This is the insider trade history vs. stock price of LPLA. For the complete insider trading history of LPLA, click here.

Directors and Officers Recent Trades:

• MD, Custom Clearing Services Jonathan Eaton sold 1,250 shares of LPLA stock on 01/17/2012 at the average price of 33.48. Jonathan Eaton owns at least 220,656 shares after this. The price of the stock has increased by 1.55% since.
• President & COO Esther M Stearns sold 15,000 shares of LPLA stock on 01/12/2012 at the average price of 33.01. Esther M Stearns owns at least 287,416 shares after this. The price of the stock has increased by 3% since.
• President & COO Esther M Stearns sold 15,000 shares of LPLA stock on 01/10/2012 at the average price of 32.02. Esther M Stearns owns at least 302,416 shares after this. The price of the stock has increased by 6.18% since.
• MD, Custom Clearing Services Jonathan Eaton sold 1,250 shares of LPLA stock on 01/09/2012 at the average price of 30.87. Jonathan Eaton owns at least 221,906 shares after this. The price of the stock has increased by 10.14% since.
• President & COO Esther M Stearns sold 37,900 shares of LPLA stock on 01/09/2012 at the average price of 31.01. Esther M Stearns owns at least 317,416 shares after this. The price of the stock has increased by 9.64% since.

For the complete insider trading history of LPLA, click here.

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