Houlihan Lokey, Inc. (NYSE:HLI - Free Report) - Research analysts at Seaport Res Ptn raised their FY2025 EPS estimates for Houlihan Lokey in a report issued on Wednesday, January 29th. Seaport Res Ptn analyst J. Mitchell now forecasts that the financial services provider will post earnings of $5.97 per share for the year, up from their previous estimate of $5.75. The consensus estimate for Houlihan Lokey's current full-year earnings is $5.91 per share. Seaport Res Ptn also issued estimates for Houlihan Lokey's Q4 2025 earnings at $1.65 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $1.68 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $1.89 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $1.90 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $6.95 EPS.
Several other research analysts have also recently issued reports on HLI. Morgan Stanley raised their target price on shares of Houlihan Lokey from $200.00 to $201.00 and gave the stock an "underweight" rating in a report on Wednesday, January 29th. StockNews.com upgraded shares of Houlihan Lokey from a "hold" rating to a "buy" rating in a research report on Tuesday, January 28th. UBS Group increased their target price on shares of Houlihan Lokey from $229.00 to $230.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a report on Wednesday, January 29th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. lowered their price target on Houlihan Lokey from $172.00 to $169.00 and set a "neutral" rating for the company in a research report on Wednesday, January 29th. Finally, Keefe, Bruyette & Woods reiterated a "market perform" rating and issued a $192.00 price objective (up from $170.00) on shares of Houlihan Lokey in a research report on Wednesday, January 29th. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, three have assigned a hold rating and two have issued a buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock presently has a consensus rating of "Hold" and an average target price of $194.40.
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Houlihan Lokey Stock Performance
HLI stock traded down $0.34 during trading on Friday, hitting $180.24. 151,721 shares of the company traded hands, compared to its average volume of 427,898. The company has a 50-day moving average of $178.59 and a 200-day moving average of $167.55. Houlihan Lokey has a 1 year low of $121.81 and a 1 year high of $192.10. The firm has a market capitalization of $12.53 billion, a PE ratio of 34.40 and a beta of 0.69.
Houlihan Lokey (NYSE:HLI - Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, January 28th. The financial services provider reported $1.64 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.51 by $0.13. Houlihan Lokey had a net margin of 16.00% and a return on equity of 20.04%.
Institutional Inflows and Outflows
Large investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Financial Life Planners purchased a new position in Houlihan Lokey in the 4th quarter worth approximately $33,000. Wolff Wiese Magana LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Houlihan Lokey during the third quarter valued at $38,000. Golden State Wealth Management LLC bought a new stake in Houlihan Lokey in the 4th quarter worth about $53,000. VisionPoint Advisory Group LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Houlihan Lokey during the 4th quarter valued at about $62,000. Finally, First Horizon Advisors Inc. raised its holdings in shares of Houlihan Lokey by 81.5% during the third quarter. First Horizon Advisors Inc. now owns 441 shares of the financial services provider's stock valued at $70,000 after purchasing an additional 198 shares during the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 78.07% of the company's stock.
Houlihan Lokey Dividend Announcement
The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Saturday, March 15th. Investors of record on Monday, March 3rd will be paid a $0.57 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Monday, March 3rd. This represents a $2.28 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.26%. Houlihan Lokey's payout ratio is currently 43.51%.
About Houlihan Lokey
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Houlihan Lokey, Inc, an investment banking company, provides merger and acquisition (M&A), capital market, financial restructuring, and financial and valuation advisory services worldwide. It operates in three segments: Corporate Finance, Financial Restructuring, and Financial and Valuation Advisory.
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