Houlihan Lokey (HLI) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Houlihan Lokey, Inc. is a global investment bank founded in 1972 and headquartered in Los Angeles, California. Over the decades, the firm has built a reputation for providing independent advisory services across mergers and acquisitions, capital markets, and financial restructuring. Its client base spans corporations, financial sponsors, and government entities, reflecting the firm’s ability to tackle complex transactions and strategic challenges in a wide range of industries.

The firm’s core business activities include M&A advisory, where it assists clients with buy‐side and sell‐side mandates, divestitures, joint ventures, and strategic partnerships. In addition, Houlihan Lokey’s capital markets advisory team supports equity and debt financing, helping organizations structure and execute public and private offerings. The financial restructuring group is particularly well‐known for advising companies and creditors on reorganizations, recapitalizations, and distressed asset sales.

Beyond traditional investment banking, Houlihan Lokey offers valuation and fairness opinion services, providing independent assessments for transaction structuring, financial reporting, and litigation support. The firm also delivers financial risk management solutions, leveraging quantitative analysis to help clients mitigate exposure to market, credit, and operational risks. Its industry expertise covers technology, energy, healthcare, financial institutions, real estate, and more, ensuring tailored advice in diverse market environments.

With a presence in more than 20 offices across North America, Europe, Asia, and the Middle East, Houlihan Lokey serves clients on a truly global scale. The firm is led by President and Chief Executive Officer Scott G. Beiser, who guides its strategic vision and growth initiatives. Under his leadership, the company continues to expand its international footprint and enhance its service offerings, cementing its status as a trusted advisor in the global financial markets.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $190.36 to $194.75
• 50-Day Range: $163.08 to $190.92
• 52-Week Range: $137.99 to $194.75
• Volume: 179,980 shs
• Average Volume: 403,100 shs
• Market Capitalization: $13.60 billion
• P/E Ratio: 33.49
• Dividend Yield: 1.23%
• Price Target: $206.40
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy

Houlihan Lokey Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Houlihan Lokey scored higher than 90% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 160th out of 933 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: 1.3 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Moderate Buy

Consensus Rating

Houlihan Lokey has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.50, and is based on 3 buy ratings, 3 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Houlihan Lokey has only been the subject of 3 research reports in the past 90 days.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 1.9 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 21.24%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Houlihan Lokey are expected to grow by 21.24% in the coming year, from $5.98 to $7.25 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Houlihan Lokey is 33.18, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 26.21.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Houlihan Lokey is 33.18, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the Finance sector average P/E ratio of about 19.23.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Houlihan Lokey has a P/B Ratio of 6.18. P/B Ratios above 3 indicate that a company could be overvalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 3.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Healthy

Percentage of Shares Shorted

2.74% 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 3.8, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Houlihan Lokey has recently increased by 53.62%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 3.3 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Strong

Dividend Yield

Houlihan Lokey pays a meaningful dividend of 1.27%, 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 41.24%. 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 33.10% next year. This indicates that Houlihan Lokey will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

Sustainability and ESG

• Score: 2.9 / 5
• Environmental Score: -0.79

Percentage of Shares Shorted

2.74% 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 3.8, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Houlihan Lokey has recently increased by 53.62%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.

News and Social Media

• Score: 4.0 / 5
• News Sentiment: 1.20

News Sentiment

Houlihan Lokey has a news sentiment score of 1.20. 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 higher news sentiment than the 0.95 average news sentiment score of Finance companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 17 news articles for Houlihan Lokey this week, compared to 9 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

2 people have searched for HLI on MarketBeat in the last 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

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

Company Ownership

• Score: 4.2 / 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 $2,431,670.00 in company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

23.68% 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.

HLI Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

How have HLI shares performed this year?

Houlihan Lokey's stock was trading at $173.66 at the beginning of the year. Since then, HLI shares have increased by 10.9% and is now trading at $192.5850.

How were Houlihan Lokey's earnings last quarter?

Houlihan Lokey, Inc. (NYSE:HLI) announced its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, May, 7th. The financial services provider reported $1.96 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.61 by $0.35. Houlihan Lokey's revenue for the quarter was up 28.0% on a year-over-year basis.
Read the conference call transcript.

When did Houlihan Lokey IPO?

Houlihan Lokey (HLI) raised $301 million in an IPO on Thursday, August 13th 2015. The company issued 13,100,000 shares at $22.00-$24.00 per share. BofA Merrill Lynch and Goldman Sachs acted as the underwriters for the IPO and UBS Investment Bank, Keefe, Bruyette & Woods (A Stifel Company), Houlihan Lokey, Sandler O'Neill + Partners and JMP Securities were co-managers.

Who are Houlihan Lokey's major shareholders?

Houlihan Lokey's top institutional investors include Assenagon Asset Management S.A. (0.26%), Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services LLC (0.04%), Harbor Capital Advisors Inc. (0.03%) and Exchange Traded Concepts LLC (0.02%). Insiders that own company stock include Gillian Beth Zucker, Scott L Beiser, J Lindsey Alley, Irwin Gold, David A Preiser and Christopher M Crain.
View institutional ownership trends.

How do I buy shares of Houlihan Lokey?

Shares of HLI stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Charles Schwab, E*TRADE, Fidelity, and Vanguard Brokerage Services.

What other stocks do shareholders of Houlihan Lokey own?

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Houlihan Lokey investors own include NVIDIA (NVDA), Meta Platforms (META), Advanced Micro Devices (AMD), JPMorgan Chase & Co. (JPM), Tesla (TSLA), Visa (V) and Alphabet (GOOG).

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 5/07/2025
• Record date for 6/15 Dividend: 6/02/2025
• Ex-Dividend for 6/15 Dividend: 6/02/2025
• Dividend Payable: 6/15/2025
• Today: 7/14/2025
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 7/29/2025
• Fiscal Year End: 3/31/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NYSE
• Sector: Finance
• Industry: FIN - MISC SVCS
• Sub-Industry: Trading
• Current Symbol: NYSE:HLI
• CIK: 1302215
• Web: www.hl.com
• Phone: (310) 788-5200
• Fax: 310-553-2173
• Employees: 1,100
• Year Founded: N/A

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for Houlihan Lokey: $197.00
• High Price Target: $230.00
• Low Price Target: $169.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +4.0%
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.50
• Research Coverage: 6 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $5.82
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 32.54
• Forward P/E Ratio: 31.67
• P/E Growth: N/A
• Net Income: $399.71 million
• Net Margins: 16.73%
• Pretax Margin: 22.24%
• Return on Equity: 21.61%
• Return on Assets: 12.92%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: N/A
• Current Ratio: 1.14
• Quick Ratio: 1.14

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $2.39 billion
• Price / Sales: 5.53
• Cash Flow: $6.80 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 27.84
• Book Value: $31.14 per share
• Price / Book: 6.08

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 69,790,000
• Free Float: 53,267,000
• Market Cap: $13.22 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 0.83