Houlihan Lokey Q3 EPS Estimate Increased by Seaport Res Ptn

Houlihan Lokey, Inc. (NYSE:HLI - Free Report) - Investment analysts at Seaport Res Ptn boosted their Q3 2026 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for Houlihan Lokey in a report released on Monday, July 14th. Seaport Res Ptn analyst J. Mitchell now anticipates that the financial services provider will post earnings per share of $1.90 for the quarter, up from their prior forecast of $1.89. The consensus estimate for Houlihan Lokey's current full-year earnings is $5.98 per share. Seaport Res Ptn also issued estimates for Houlihan Lokey's Q4 2026 earnings at $2.03 EPS, Q1 2027 earnings at $1.99 EPS, Q2 2027 earnings at $1.94 EPS, Q3 2027 earnings at $2.13 EPS and Q4 2027 earnings at $2.19 EPS.

Houlihan Lokey (NYSE:HLI - Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, May 7th. The financial services provider reported $1.96 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $1.61 by $0.35. The firm had revenue of $666.42 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $628.25 million. Houlihan Lokey had a return on equity of 21.61% and a net margin of 16.73%. The business's revenue for the quarter was up 28.0% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period last year, the company earned $1.27 earnings per share.

HLI has been the subject of several other research reports. Wall Street Zen raised Houlihan Lokey from a "hold" rating to a "buy" rating in a research note on Saturday, July 12th. Wells Fargo & Company lifted their price objective on Houlihan Lokey from $185.00 to $209.00 and gave the company an "overweight" rating in a research note on Friday, July 11th. Morgan Stanley reissued an "overweight" rating and set a $192.00 price objective (up previously from $159.00) on shares of Houlihan Lokey in a research note on Monday, June 23rd. Finally, Keefe, Bruyette & Woods raised Houlihan Lokey from a "hold" rating to a "moderate buy" rating and lifted their price objective for the company from $185.00 to $232.00 in a research note on Monday. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and four have given a buy rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, the company presently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus target price of $206.40.

Houlihan Lokey Stock Down 1.0%

NYSE:HLI traded down $1.90 during trading hours on Tuesday, hitting $195.53. 187,104 shares of the company's stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 360,243. The firm has a market cap of $13.65 billion, a P/E ratio of 33.60 and a beta of 0.83. Houlihan Lokey has a 52 week low of $137.99 and a 52 week high of $198.89. The business's fifty day simple moving average is $179.26 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $171.37.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several large investors have recently modified their holdings of the stock. Nicolet Advisory Services LLC increased its holdings in shares of Houlihan Lokey by 4.8% in the fourth quarter. Nicolet Advisory Services LLC now owns 1,532 shares of the financial services provider's stock worth $258,000 after buying an additional 70 shares during the period. Bogart Wealth LLC increased its holdings in shares of Houlihan Lokey by 111.1% in the first quarter. Bogart Wealth LLC now owns 152 shares of the financial services provider's stock worth $25,000 after buying an additional 80 shares during the period. Mariner LLC increased its holdings in shares of Houlihan Lokey by 0.7% in the fourth quarter. Mariner LLC now owns 12,220 shares of the financial services provider's stock worth $2,122,000 after buying an additional 81 shares during the period. First Horizon Advisors Inc. increased its holdings in shares of Houlihan Lokey by 17.5% in the first quarter. First Horizon Advisors Inc. now owns 550 shares of the financial services provider's stock worth $89,000 after buying an additional 82 shares during the period. Finally, Callan Family Office LLC increased its holdings in shares of Houlihan Lokey by 6.2% in the first quarter. Callan Family Office LLC now owns 1,500 shares of the financial services provider's stock worth $242,000 after buying an additional 87 shares during the period. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 78.07% of the company's stock.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other Houlihan Lokey news, General Counsel Christopher M. Crain sold 500 shares of Houlihan Lokey stock in a transaction dated Monday, June 2nd. The stock was sold at an average price of $173.02, for a total transaction of $86,510.00. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through the SEC website. Also, Chairman Scott L. Beiser sold 8,008 shares of Houlihan Lokey stock in a transaction dated Monday, May 19th. The stock was sold at an average price of $178.71, for a total value of $1,431,109.68. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders sold a total of 13,508 shares of company stock valued at $2,431,670 over the last 90 days. Insiders own 23.68% of the company's stock.

Houlihan Lokey Increases Dividend

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Sunday, June 15th. Shareholders of record on Monday, June 2nd were paid a dividend of $0.60 per share. The ex-dividend date was Monday, June 2nd. This represents a $2.40 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.23%. This is a positive change from Houlihan Lokey's previous quarterly dividend of $0.57. Houlihan Lokey's payout ratio is 41.24%.

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.