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Houlihan Lokey (HLI) Stock Price, News & Analysis

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$196.04 +2.65 (+1.37%)
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About Houlihan Lokey Stock (NYSE:HLI)

Key Stats

Today's Range
$193.82
$196.28
50-Day Range
$171.28
$197.53
52-Week Range
$137.99
$198.78
Volume
214,516 shs
Average Volume
404,283 shs
Market Capitalization
$13.68 billion
P/E Ratio
33.00
Dividend Yield
1.22%
Price Target
$206.40
Consensus Rating
Moderate Buy

Company Overview

Houlihan Lokey Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

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92nd Percentile Overall Score

HLI MarketRank™: 

Houlihan Lokey scored higher than 92% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 118th out of 936 stocks in the finance sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

  • Consensus Rating

    Houlihan Lokey has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.60, and is based on 3 buy ratings, 2 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

  • Amount of Analyst Coverage

    Houlihan Lokey has only been the subject of 3 research reports in the past 90 days.

  • Read more about Houlihan Lokey's stock forecast and price target.
  • Earnings Growth

    Earnings for Houlihan Lokey are expected to grow by 21.24% in the coming year, from $5.98 to $7.25 per share.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

    The P/E ratio of Houlihan Lokey is 32.80, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 28.63.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

    The P/E ratio of Houlihan Lokey is 32.80, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the Finance sector average P/E ratio of about 19.64.

  • Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

    Houlihan Lokey has a P/B Ratio of 6.24. P/B Ratios above 3 indicate that a company could be overvalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

  • Read more about Houlihan Lokey's valuation and earnings.
  • Percentage of Shares Shorted

    1.62% of the outstanding shares of Houlihan Lokey have been sold short.
  • Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

    Houlihan Lokey has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 3.1, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.
  • Change versus previous month

    Short interest in Houlihan Lokey has recently decreased by 22.60%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.
  • Dividend Yield

    Houlihan Lokey pays a meaningful dividend of 1.27%, higher than the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

  • Dividend Growth

    Houlihan Lokey has been increasing its dividend for 9 years.

  • Dividend Coverage

    The dividend payout ratio of Houlihan Lokey is 40.40%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

  • Dividend Sustainability

    Based on earnings estimates, Houlihan Lokey will have a dividend payout ratio of 33.10% next year. This indicates that Houlihan Lokey will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

  • Read more about Houlihan Lokey's dividend.
  • Percentage of Shares Shorted

    1.62% of the outstanding shares of Houlihan Lokey have been sold short.
  • Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

    Houlihan Lokey has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 3.1, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.
  • Change versus previous month

    Short interest in Houlihan Lokey has recently decreased by 22.60%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.
  • News Sentiment

    Houlihan Lokey has a news sentiment score of 1.14. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a higher news sentiment than the 0.97 average news sentiment score of Finance companies.
  • News Coverage This Week

    MarketBeat has tracked 10 news articles for Houlihan Lokey this week, compared to 10 articles on an average week.
  • Search Interest

    4 people have searched for HLI on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 100% compared to the previous 30 days.
  • MarketBeat Follows

    9 people have added Houlihan Lokey to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 800% compared to the previous 30 days.
  • Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

    In the past three months, Houlihan Lokey insiders have sold more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought $0.00 in company stock and sold $2,431,670.00 in company stock.

  • Percentage Held by Insiders

    22.83% of the stock of Houlihan Lokey is held by insiders. A high percentage of insider ownership can be a sign of company health.

  • Percentage Held by Institutions

    78.07% of the stock of Houlihan Lokey is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

  • Read more about Houlihan Lokey's insider trading history.
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HLI Stock News Headlines

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HLI Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

Houlihan Lokey's stock was trading at $173.66 at the beginning of 2025. Since then, HLI stock has increased by 12.2% and is now trading at $194.84.

Houlihan Lokey, Inc. (NYSE:HLI) posted its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, July, 29th. The financial services provider reported $2.14 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $1.69 by $0.45. The firm's revenue for the quarter was up 17.8% on a year-over-year basis.
Read the conference call transcript
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Houlihan Lokey (HLI) raised $301 million in an initial public offering on Thursday, August 13th 2015. The company issued 13,100,000 shares at $22.00-$24.00 per share. BofA Merrill Lynch and Goldman Sachs acted as the underwriters for the IPO and UBS Investment Bank, Keefe, Bruyette & Woods (A Stifel Company), Houlihan Lokey, Sandler O'Neill + Partners and JMP Securities were co-managers.

Top institutional investors of Houlihan Lokey include Geode Capital Management LLC (1.49%), Norges Bank (1.01%), Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. (0.85%) and Champlain Investment Partners LLC (0.78%). Insiders that own company stock include Gillian Beth Zucker, Scott L Beiser, J Lindsey Alley, Irwin Gold, David A Preiser and Christopher M Crain.
View institutional ownership trends
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Shares of HLI stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Charles Schwab, E*TRADE, Fidelity, and Vanguard Brokerage Services.

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Houlihan Lokey investors own include NVIDIA (NVDA), Meta Platforms (META), Advanced Micro Devices (AMD), JPMorgan Chase & Co. (JPM), Tesla (TSLA), Visa (V) and Alphabet (GOOG).

Company Calendar

Record date for 6/15 Dividend
6/02/2025
Ex-Dividend for 6/15 Dividend
6/02/2025
Dividend Payable
6/15/2025
Last Earnings
7/29/2025
Today
8/13/2025
Record date for 9/15 Dividend
9/02/2025
Ex-Dividend for 9/15 Dividend
9/02/2025
Dividend Payable
9/15/2025
Next Earnings (Estimated)
10/29/2025
Fiscal Year End
3/31/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

Stock Exchange
NYSE
Sector
Finance
Industry
FIN - MISC SVCS
Sub-Industry
Trading
Current Symbol
NYSE:HLI
CIK
1302215
Employees
1,100
Year Founded
N/A

Price Target and Rating

High Price Target
$232.00
Low Price Target
$169.00
Potential Upside/Downside
+6.7%
Consensus Rating
Moderate Buy
Rating Score (0-4)
2.60
Research Coverage
5 Analysts

Profitability

EPS (Trailing Twelve Months)
$5.94
Trailing P/E Ratio
32.56
Forward P/E Ratio
32.34
P/E Growth
N/A
Net Income
$399.71 million
Net Margins
16.46%
Pretax Margin
21.34%
Return on Equity
23.75%
Return on Assets
14.21%

Debt

Debt-to-Equity Ratio
N/A
Current Ratio
1.37
Quick Ratio
1.37

Sales & Book Value

Annual Sales
$2.48 billion
Price / Sales
5.44
Cash Flow
$6.92 per share
Price / Cash Flow
27.96
Book Value
$31.20 per share
Price / Book
6.20

Miscellaneous

Outstanding Shares
69,794,000
Free Float
53,860,000
Market Cap
$13.50 billion
Optionable
Optionable
Beta
0.86

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This page (NYSE:HLI) was last updated on 8/13/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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