Q1 EPS Estimates for Houlihan Lokey Decreased by Analyst

Houlihan Lokey, Inc. (NYSE:HLI - Free Report) - Investment analysts at Seaport Res Ptn lowered their Q1 2026 earnings estimates for shares of Houlihan Lokey in a research report issued on Wednesday, April 9th. Seaport Res Ptn analyst J. Mitchell now anticipates that the financial services provider will post earnings per share of $1.43 for the quarter, down from their previous estimate of $1.48. The consensus estimate for Houlihan Lokey's current full-year earnings is $5.98 per share.

Houlihan Lokey (NYSE:HLI - Get Free Report) last issued its earnings results on Tuesday, January 28th. The financial services provider reported $1.64 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.51 by $0.13. Houlihan Lokey had a return on equity of 20.04% and a net margin of 16.00%.

Several other equities research analysts also recently issued reports on the stock. Morgan Stanley cut their price objective on shares of Houlihan Lokey from $190.00 to $156.00 and set an "overweight" rating for the company in a research report on Monday, April 7th. UBS Group boosted their price objective on shares of Houlihan Lokey from $229.00 to $230.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a report on Wednesday, January 29th. Wells Fargo & Company lowered their target price on shares of Houlihan Lokey from $179.00 to $170.00 and set an "overweight" rating on the stock in a report on Tuesday, April 8th. JMP Securities reissued a "market perform" rating on shares of Houlihan Lokey in a research report on Wednesday, January 29th. Finally, StockNews.com downgraded Houlihan Lokey from a "buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a research report on Tuesday, February 25th. Four analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and three have assigned a buy rating to the company's stock. According to MarketBeat, the stock currently has a consensus rating of "Hold" and a consensus target price of $183.40.

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Houlihan Lokey Trading Down 0.9 %

Shares of NYSE:HLI traded down $1.36 on Thursday, hitting $153.72. The company had a trading volume of 134,267 shares, compared to its average volume of 350,572. The stock has a market cap of $10.78 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 29.34 and a beta of 0.84. The stock has a 50 day moving average price of $164.33 and a 200 day moving average price of $172.22. Houlihan Lokey has a 1-year low of $122.14 and a 1-year high of $192.10.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Private Trust Co. NA acquired a new position in Houlihan Lokey during the 4th quarter worth approximately $29,000. Financial Life Planners bought a new stake in Houlihan Lokey during the 4th quarter worth $33,000. Golden State Wealth Management LLC bought a new position in Houlihan Lokey in the fourth quarter valued at about $53,000. Thurston Springer Miller Herd & Titak Inc. bought a new stake in shares of Houlihan Lokey during the first quarter worth about $54,000. Finally, Versant Capital Management Inc raised its holdings in Houlihan Lokey by 744.2% in the 1st quarter. Versant Capital Management Inc now owns 363 shares of the financial services provider's stock valued at $59,000 after buying an additional 320 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 78.07% of the company's stock.

Houlihan Lokey Announces Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Saturday, March 15th. Investors of record on Monday, March 3rd were given a dividend of $0.57 per share. The ex-dividend date was Monday, March 3rd. This represents a $2.28 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.48%. Houlihan Lokey's dividend payout ratio is currently 43.51%.

About Houlihan Lokey

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.