Houlihan Lokey (HLI) Competitors

Houlihan Lokey (NYSE:HLI) and Robinhood Markets (NASDAQ:HOOD) are both large-cap finance companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, valuation, dividends, media sentiment, profitability, institutional ownership, community ranking, analyst recommendations and risk.

Does the MarketBeat Community favor HLI or HOOD?

Houlihan Lokey received 220 more outperform votes than Robinhood Markets when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 61.22% of users gave Houlihan Lokey an outperform vote while only 34.12% of users gave Robinhood Markets an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Houlihan Lokey	Outperform Votes 292 61.22%	Underperform Votes 185 38.78%
Robinhood Markets	Outperform Votes 72 34.12%	Underperform Votes 139 65.88%

Do analysts rate HLI or HOOD?

Houlihan Lokey presently has a consensus target price of $170.60, suggesting a potential downside of 5.12%. Robinhood Markets has a consensus target price of $38.13, suggesting a potential downside of 7.82%. Given Houlihan Lokey's higher possible upside, equities research analysts clearly believe Houlihan Lokey is more favorable than Robinhood Markets.

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
Robinhood Markets	1 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	12 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.73

Do insiders & institutionals believe in HLI or HOOD?

78.1% of Houlihan Lokey shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 93.3% of Robinhood Markets shares are owned by institutional investors. 23.7% of Houlihan Lokey shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 20.0% of Robinhood Markets shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Does the media favor HLI or HOOD?

In the previous week, Robinhood Markets had 19 more articles in the media than Houlihan Lokey. MarketBeat recorded 28 mentions for Robinhood Markets and 9 mentions for Houlihan Lokey. Houlihan Lokey's average media sentiment score of 1.43 beat Robinhood Markets' score of 0.87 indicating that Houlihan Lokey is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Houlihan Lokey	7 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Robinhood Markets	17 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	7 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Is HLI or HOOD more profitable?

Robinhood Markets has a net margin of 21.80% compared to Houlihan Lokey's net margin of 15.77%. Houlihan Lokey's return on equity of 19.29% beat Robinhood Markets' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Houlihan Lokey	15.77%	19.29%	11.61%
Robinhood Markets	21.80%	7.52%	1.29%

Which has more volatility and risk, HLI or HOOD?

Houlihan Lokey has a beta of 0.67, meaning that its stock price is 33% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Robinhood Markets has a beta of 2.09, meaning that its stock price is 109% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has stronger earnings and valuation, HLI or HOOD?

Houlihan Lokey has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Robinhood Markets. Houlihan Lokey is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Robinhood Markets, 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	$2.12B	5.89	$280.30M	$4.89	36.77
Robinhood Markets	$2.41B	15.19	-$541M	$0.59	70.12

Summary

Houlihan Lokey and Robinhood Markets tied by winning 9 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.