HA Sustainable Infrastructure Capital (HASI) Competitors

HA Sustainable Infrastructure Capital (NYSE:HASI) and Houlihan Lokey (NYSE:HLI) are both finance companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, dividends, institutional ownership, earnings, valuation, risk, media sentiment and analyst recommendations.

Is HASI or HLI more profitable?

HA Sustainable Infrastructure Capital has a net margin of 56.17% compared to Houlihan Lokey's net margin of 16.46%. Houlihan Lokey's return on equity of 23.75% beat HA Sustainable Infrastructure Capital's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
HA Sustainable Infrastructure Capital	56.17%	10.85%	3.68%
Houlihan Lokey	16.46%	23.75%	14.21%

Do institutionals & insiders believe in HASI or HLI?

96.1% of HA Sustainable Infrastructure Capital shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 78.1% of Houlihan Lokey shares are owned by institutional investors. 2.0% of HA Sustainable Infrastructure Capital shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 22.8% of Houlihan Lokey shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Which has preferable valuation and earnings, HASI or HLI?

Houlihan Lokey has higher revenue and earnings than HA Sustainable Infrastructure Capital. HA Sustainable Infrastructure Capital is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Houlihan Lokey, 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
HA Sustainable Infrastructure Capital	$383.60M	9.12	$200.04M	$1.55	18.16
Houlihan Lokey	$2.39B	5.79	$399.71M	$5.94	33.13

Does the media prefer HASI or HLI?

In the previous week, Houlihan Lokey had 15 more articles in the media than HA Sustainable Infrastructure Capital. MarketBeat recorded 18 mentions for Houlihan Lokey and 3 mentions for HA Sustainable Infrastructure Capital. HA Sustainable Infrastructure Capital's average media sentiment score of 1.61 beat Houlihan Lokey's score of 1.27 indicating that HA Sustainable Infrastructure Capital is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
HA Sustainable Infrastructure Capital	2 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive
Houlihan Lokey	14 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do analysts prefer HASI or HLI?

HA Sustainable Infrastructure Capital presently has a consensus price target of $37.38, suggesting a potential upside of 32.80%. Houlihan Lokey has a consensus price target of $206.40, suggesting a potential upside of 4.87%. Given HA Sustainable Infrastructure Capital's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe HA Sustainable Infrastructure Capital is more favorable than Houlihan Lokey.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
HA Sustainable Infrastructure Capital	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	7 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
Houlihan Lokey	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.60

Is HASI or HLI a better dividend stock?

HA Sustainable Infrastructure Capital pays an annual dividend of $1.68 per share and has a dividend yield of 6.0%. Houlihan Lokey pays an annual dividend of $2.40 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.2%. HA Sustainable Infrastructure Capital pays out 108.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Houlihan Lokey pays out 40.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. HA Sustainable Infrastructure Capital has increased its dividend for 2 consecutive years and Houlihan Lokey has increased its dividend for 9 consecutive years.

Which has more volatility and risk, HASI or HLI?

HA Sustainable Infrastructure Capital has a beta of 1.58, meaning that its share price is 58% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Houlihan Lokey has a beta of 0.86, meaning that its share price is 14% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

HA Sustainable Infrastructure Capital and Houlihan Lokey tied by winning 10 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.