Houlihan Lokey (HLI) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Houlihan Lokey, Inc. is a global investment bank that provides financial advisory services to corporations, financial sponsors, governments and other institutions. Its principal activities include mergers and acquisitions, capital markets advisory, financial restructuring, and valuation and financial opinions.

The company advises clients on acquisitions, divestitures, strategic alternatives, recapitalizations, fairness opinions and other complex financial matters. Its restructuring business supports companies, creditors and other stakeholders dealing with distressed situations, while its valuation and financial advisory practice provides analyses related to financial reporting, tax, litigation and strategic planning.

Founded in 1972, Houlihan Lokey has expanded from its origins in the United States into an international advisory firm serving clients across North America, Europe, the Asia-Pacific region and other global markets. The firm operates through a network of offices and is known for its focus on independent financial advice across a range of industries.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $133.42 to $137.83
• 50-Day Range: $123.23 to $145.32
• 52-Week Range: $112.83 to $211.78
• Volume: 951,401 shs
• Average Volume: 690,320 shs
• Market Capitalization: $9.23 billion
• P/E Ratio: 22.45
• Dividend Yield: 2.10%
• Price Target: $166.38
• Consensus Rating: Hold

Houlihan Lokey Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Houlihan Lokey scored higher than 98% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 34th out of 851 stocks in the finance sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 4.2 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Hold

Consensus Rating

Houlihan Lokey has received a consensus rating of Hold. The company's average rating score is 2.40, and is based on no strong buy ratings, 5 buy ratings, 4 hold ratings, and 1 sell rating.

Upside Potential

Houlihan Lokey has a consensus price target of $166.38, representing about 24.5% upside from its current price of $133.58.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Houlihan Lokey has been the subject of 9 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 3.1 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 30.16%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Houlihan Lokey are expected to grow by 30.16% in the coming year, from $6.93 to $9.02 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Houlihan Lokey is 22.45, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 38.87.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Houlihan Lokey is 22.45, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Finance sector average P/E ratio of about 25.34.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

Houlihan Lokey has a PEG Ratio of 1.58. PEG Ratios above 1 indicate that a company could be overvalued.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Houlihan Lokey has a P/B Ratio of 3.96. P/B Ratios above 3 indicate that a company could be overvalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 2.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Bearish

Percentage of Shares Shorted

4.75% of the float of Houlihan Lokey has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Houlihan Lokey has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 4.01.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Houlihan Lokey has recently increased by 9.42%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 3.3 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Strong

Dividend Yield

Houlihan Lokey pays a meaningful dividend of 2.03%, 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 47.06%. 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 31.04% next year. This indicates that Houlihan Lokey will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

News and Social Media

• Score: 2.9 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.65

News Sentiment

Houlihan Lokey has a news sentiment score of 0.65. 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 lower news sentiment than the 0.84 average news sentiment score of Finance companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 13 news articles for Houlihan Lokey this week, compared to 4 articles on an average week.

MarketBeat Follows

2 people have added Houlihan Lokey to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 2.1 / 5
• Insider Trading: Selling Shares

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 $140,150.00 in company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

22.53% 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.

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 7/29/2026
• Record date for 9/15 Dividend: 9/01/2026
• Ex-Dividend for 9/15 Dividend: 9/01/2026
• Dividend Payable: 9/15/2026
• Today: 9/16/2026
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 10/29/2026
• Fiscal Year End: 3/31/2027

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NYSE
• Sector: Finance
• Industry: Capital Markets
• Sub-Industry: Investment Banking & Brokerage
• Current Symbol: NYSE:HLI
• CIK: 1302215
• Web: www.hl.com
• Phone: (310) 553-8871
• Fax: 310-553-2173
• Employees: 2,800
• Year Founded: 1972

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for Houlihan Lokey: $166.38
• High Price Target: $210.00
• Low Price Target: $145.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +24.5%
• Consensus Rating: Hold
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.40
• Research Coverage: 10 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $5.95
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 22.45
• Forward P/E Ratio: 19.28
• P/E Growth: 1.58
• Net Income: $425.70 million
• Net Margins: 16.10%
• Pretax Margin: 21.81%
• Return on Equity: 20.20%
• Return on Assets: 11.71%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: N/A
• Current Ratio: 1.36
• Quick Ratio: 1.36

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $2.62 billion
• Price / Sales: 3.52
• Cash Flow: $7.83 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 17.07
• Book Value: $33.71 per share
• Price / Book: 3.96

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 69,060,000
• Free Float: 53,500,000
• Market Cap: $9.23 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 0.96