Houlihan Lokey (HLI) Competitors

Houlihan Lokey (NYSE:HLI) and Blue Owl Capital (NYSE:OWL) are both large-cap finance companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, valuation, dividends, profitability, institutional ownership, community ranking, media sentiment, earnings and analyst recommendations.

Does the media favor HLI or OWL?

In the previous week, Blue Owl Capital had 1 more articles in the media than Houlihan Lokey. MarketBeat recorded 10 mentions for Blue Owl Capital and 9 mentions for Houlihan Lokey. Blue Owl Capital's average media sentiment score of 1.01 beat Houlihan Lokey's score of 1.00 indicating that Blue Owl Capital is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Houlihan Lokey	6 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Blue Owl Capital	5 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Is HLI or OWL more profitable?

Houlihan Lokey has a net margin of 16.00% compared to Blue Owl Capital's net margin of 4.77%. Blue Owl Capital's return on equity of 20.82% beat Houlihan Lokey's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Houlihan Lokey	16.00%	20.04%	12.06%
Blue Owl Capital	4.77%	20.82%	11.52%

Is HLI or OWL a better dividend stock?

Houlihan Lokey pays an annual dividend of $2.28 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.3%. Blue Owl Capital pays an annual dividend of $0.72 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.3%. Houlihan Lokey pays out 43.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Blue Owl Capital pays out 423.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future.

Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of HLI or OWL?

78.1% of Houlihan Lokey shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 35.8% of Blue Owl Capital shares are held by institutional investors. 23.7% of Houlihan Lokey shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 33.5% of Blue Owl Capital shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Does the MarketBeat Community favor HLI or OWL?

Houlihan Lokey received 239 more outperform votes than Blue Owl Capital when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 64.37% of users gave Blue Owl Capital an outperform vote while only 60.33% of users gave Houlihan Lokey an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Houlihan Lokey	Outperform Votes 295 60.33%	Underperform Votes 194 39.67%
Blue Owl Capital	Outperform Votes 56 64.37%	Underperform Votes 31 35.63%

Which has more volatility and risk, HLI or OWL?

Houlihan Lokey has a beta of 0.69, meaning that its share price is 31% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Blue Owl Capital has a beta of 1.15, meaning that its share price is 15% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts rate HLI or OWL?

Houlihan Lokey presently has a consensus price target of $194.40, indicating a potential upside of 13.64%. Blue Owl Capital has a consensus price target of $26.27, indicating a potential upside of 19.00%. Given Blue Owl Capital's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Blue Owl Capital is more favorable than Houlihan Lokey.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Houlihan Lokey	2 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.83
Blue Owl Capital	0 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	8 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.67

Which has preferable earnings and valuation, HLI or OWL?

Houlihan Lokey has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Blue Owl Capital. Houlihan Lokey is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Blue Owl Capital, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Houlihan Lokey	$1.91B	6.27	$280.30M	$5.24	32.65
Blue Owl Capital	$2.16B	15.28	$109.58M	$0.17	129.86

Summary

Blue Owl Capital beats Houlihan Lokey on 13 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.