NYSE:HLI Houlihan Lokey (HLI) Stock Forecast, Price & News $91.72 +0.49 (+0.54%) (As of 06/7/2023 ET) Add Compare Share Share Today's Range$90.72▼$92.0250-Day Range$84.95▼$94.8252-Week Range$74.18▼$102.36Volume676,187 shsAverage Volume415,937 shsMarket Capitalization$6.24 billionP/E Ratio23.52Dividend Yield2.40%Price Target$88.25 ProfileProfileAnalyst RatingsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsInsider TradesInstitutional OwnershipHeadlinesOptions ChainSEC FilingsShort InterestSocial MediaSustainabilityProfileAnalyst RatingsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsInsider TradesInstitutional OwnershipHeadlinesOptions ChainSEC FilingsShort InterestSocial MediaSustainability Houlihan Lokey MarketRank™ ForecastAnalyst RatingHold2.00 Rating ScoreUpside/Downside3.8% Downside$88.25 Price TargetShort InterestBearish3.90% of Float Sold ShortDividend StrengthStrongBased on Four FactorsSustainability-0.79Upright™ Environmental ScoreNews Sentiment0.11Based on 11 Articles This WeekInsider TradingSelling Shares$576,235 Sold Last QuarterProj. Earnings Growth26.16%From $4.74 to $5.98 Per ShareSee Full Details Hide Full Details Overall MarketRank™MarketRank is calculated as an average of available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.2.39 out of 5 starsFinance Sector408th out of 847 stocksInvestment Advice Industry25th out of 50 stocks 1.0 Analyst's Opinion Consensus RatingHoulihan Lokey has received a consensus rating of Hold. The company's average rating score is 2.00, and is based on 1 buy rating, 2 hold ratings, and 1 sell rating.Price Target Upside/DownsideAccording to analysts' consensus price target of $88.25, Houlihan Lokey has a forecasted downside of 3.8% from its current price of $91.72.Amount of Analyst CoverageHoulihan Lokey has received no research coverage in the past 90 days. Previous Next 2.0 Short Interest Percentage of Shares Shorted3.90% of the float of Houlihan Lokey has been sold short.Short Interest Ratio / Days to CoverHoulihan Lokey has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 4.2.Change versus previous monthShort interest in Houlihan Lokey has recently increased by 6.01%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly. Previous Next 3.3 Dividend Strength Dividend YieldHoulihan Lokey pays a meaningful dividend of 2.45%, higher than the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.Dividend GrowthHoulihan Lokey has been increasing its dividend for 9 years.Dividend CoverageThe dividend payout ratio of Houlihan Lokey is 56.41%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.Dividend SustainabilityBased on earnings estimates, Houlihan Lokey will have a dividend payout ratio of 36.79% next year. This indicates that Houlihan Lokey will be able to sustain or increase its dividend. Previous Next 2.9 Sustainability and ESG Overall ESG (Environmental, Social, and Governance) ScoreHoulihan Lokey has received a 24.15% net impact score from Upright. Houlihan Lokey seems to create the most significant positive value in categories "Taxes", "Distributing knowledge", and "Creating knowledge". The positive contribution in the "Distributing knowledge" impact category is mostly driven by its "Management consulting services", "Trust services", and "Mergers and acquisition advisory services" products. See details.Environmental SustainabilityThe Environmental Impact score for Houlihan Lokey is -0.79. Previous Next 2.3 News and Social Media Coverage News SentimentHoulihan Lokey has a news sentiment score of 0.11. 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 0.60 average news sentiment score of Finance companies.News Coverage This WeekMarketBeat has tracked 11 news articles for Houlihan Lokey this week, compared to 3 articles on an average week.MarketBeat Follows2 people have added Houlihan Lokey to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 100% compared to the previous 30 days. Previous Next 4.2 Company Ownership Insider Buying vs. Insider SellingIn 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 $576,235.00 in company stock.Percentage Held by Insiders27.90% 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 Institutions70.74% of the stock of Houlihan Lokey is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company. Previous Next 3.1 Earnings and Valuation Earnings GrowthEarnings for Houlihan Lokey are expected to grow by 26.16% in the coming year, from $4.74 to $5.98 per share.Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the MarketThe P/E ratio of Houlihan Lokey is 23.52, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 143.95.Price to Earnings Ratio vs. SectorThe P/E ratio of Houlihan Lokey is 23.52, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Finance sector average P/E ratio of about 156.68.Price to Book Value per Share RatioHoulihan Lokey has a P/B Ratio of 3.90. P/B Ratios above 3 indicate that a company could be overvalued with respect to its assets and liabilities. Previous Next See Top Rated MarketRank™ Stocks Here About Houlihan Lokey (NYSE:HLI) StockHoulihan Lokey, Inc. engages in the provision of investment banking services. It operates through the following segments: Corporate Finance, Financial Restructuring and Financial and Valuation Advisory. The Corporate Finance segment provides general financial advisory services in addition to advice on mergers and acquisitions and capital markets offering. The Financial Restructuring segment provides advice to debtors, Creditors and parties-in-interest in connection with recapitalization or deleveraging transactions. The Financial Valuation and Advisory Services segment provides valuation of various assets including companies, illiquid debt and equity Securities and intellectual property. The company was founded in 1972 and is headquartered in Los Angeles, CA.Read More Receive HLI Stock News and Ratings via Email Sign-up to receive the latest news and ratings for Houlihan Lokey and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address HLI Stock News HeadlinesJune 7, 2023 | benzinga.comGeneral Counsel At This Financials Company Sells $90K of StockJune 7, 2023 | benzinga.comExecutive Chairman At This Financials Company Sells $485K of StockJune 7, 2023 | Investor Place Media (Ad)Disturbing Truth About Biden's New Program To Seize Your CashA former bank regulator is blowing the whistle on Biden's frightening plan to take over your money. Discover the immediate steps you need to take now.June 7, 2023 | americanbankingnews.comInsider Selling: Houlihan Lokey, Inc. (NYSE:HLI) General Counsel Sells 1,000 Shares of StockJune 7, 2023 | americanbankingnews.comHoulihan Lokey, Inc. (NYSE:HLI) Chairman Irwin Gold Sells 5,389 Shares of StockJune 6, 2023 | fool.comHoulihan Lokey (NYSE: HLI)June 6, 2023 | finance.yahoo.comWhat Do You Think About Houlihan Lokey (HLI)’s Fintech Initiatives?June 1, 2023 | finance.yahoo.comByju’s Lenders Scrap Talks to Restructure $1.2 Billion LoanJune 7, 2023 | Investor Place Media (Ad)Disturbing Truth About Biden's New Program To Seize Your CashA former bank regulator is blowing the whistle on Biden's frightening plan to take over your money. Discover the immediate steps you need to take now.May 31, 2023 | americanbankingnews.comHoulihan Lokey, Inc. (NYSE:HLI) Declares Quarterly Dividend of $0.55May 27, 2023 | finance.yahoo.comHoulihan Lokey, Inc. (NYSE:HLI) Looks Like A Good Stock, And It's Going Ex-Dividend SoonMay 25, 2023 | msn.comHoulihan Lokey expects to pay $15M to settle SEC messaging probeMay 25, 2023 | finance.yahoo.comHoulihan Lokey Reports Certain Revised Financial InformationMay 25, 2023 | americanbankingnews.comBrokerages Set Houlihan Lokey, Inc. (NYSE:HLI) Target Price at $89.60May 18, 2023 | americanbankingnews.comHoulihan Lokey (NYSE:HLI) Earns Hold Rating from Analysts at StockNews.comMay 17, 2023 | americanbankingnews.comBrokers Issue Forecasts for Houlihan Lokey, Inc.'s Q2 2024 Earnings (NYSE:HLI)May 12, 2023 | msn.comMorgan Stanley Maintains Houlihan Lokey Inc - (HLI) Equal-Weight RecommendationMay 12, 2023 | americanbankingnews.comHoulihan Lokey (NYSE:HLI) Shares Gap Up on Better-Than-Expected EarningsMay 11, 2023 | msn.comHoulihan Lokey Inc - (HLI) Declares $0.55 DividendMay 11, 2023 | markets.businessinsider.comAnalysts Have Conflicting Sentiments on These Financial Companies: Houlihan Lokey (HLI), Granite Point Mortgage (GPMT) and OCBC (OtherOVCHF)May 10, 2023 | markets.businessinsider.comAnalysts Offer Insights on Financial Companies: Houlihan Lokey (HLI) and Vacasa (VCSA)May 9, 2023 | finance.yahoo.comHoulihan Lokey (HLI) Q4 Earnings and Revenues Beat EstimatesMay 9, 2023 | seekingalpha.comHoulihan Lokey Non-GAAP EPS of $1.11, revenue of $445MMay 9, 2023 | finance.yahoo.comHoulihan Lokey Reports Fiscal Year and Fourth Quarter 2023 Financial ResultsMay 8, 2023 | benzinga.comHoulihan Lokey Earnings PreviewMay 8, 2023 | americanbankingnews.comHoulihan Lokey (HLI) to Release Quarterly Earnings on TuesdayMay 5, 2023 | finance.yahoo.comQ1 2023 Safeguard Scientifics Inc Earnings CallSee More Headlines HLI Price History View Price History Chart DataSkip Price History Chart 30 days | 90 days | 365 days | Advanced Chart HLI Company Calendar Ex-Dividend for 3/15 Dividend3/01/2023Dividend Payable3/15/2023Last Earnings5/09/2023Ex-Dividend for 6/15 Dividend6/01/2023Today6/07/2023Dividend Payable6/15/2023Next Earnings (Estimated)7/27/2023Fiscal Year End3/31/2024Get Stock AlertsIndustry, Sector and Symbol Stock ExchangeNYSE Industry Investment advice Sub-IndustryN/A SectorFinance Current SymbolNYSE:HLI CUSIPN/A CIK1302215 Webwww.hl.com Phone(310) 788-5200Fax310-553-2173Employees1,574Year FoundedN/APrice Target and Rating Average Stock Price Forecast$88.25 High Stock Price Forecast$102.00 Low Stock Price Forecast$78.00 Forecasted Upside/Downside-3.8%Consensus RatingHold Rating Score (0-4)2.00 Research Coverage4 Analysts Profitability EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year)$3.90 Trailing P/E Ratio23.52 Forward P/E Ratio19.35 P/E GrowthN/ANet Income$254.22 million Net Margins14.88% Pretax Margin17.91% Return on Equity20.96% Return on Assets11.91% Debt Debt-to-Equity RatioN/A Current Ratio1.04 Quick Ratio1.04 Sales & Book Value Annual Sales$1.81 billion Price / Sales3.45 Cash Flow$5.56 per share Price / Cash Flow16.50 Book Value$23.49 per share Price / Book3.90Miscellaneous Outstanding Shares68,060,000Free Float49,073,000Market Cap$6.24 billion OptionableOptionable Beta0.76 Key ExecutivesScott Lee BeiserChief Executive Officer & DirectorScott Joseph AdelsonCo-President & DirectorDavid Abraham PreiserCo-President, Director & Senior Managing DirectorJ. Lindsey AlleyChief Financial OfficerPhilip AdamsHead-Global TechnologyKey CompetitorsAffiliated Managers GroupNYSE:AMGInvescoNYSE:IVZJanus Henderson GroupNYSE:JHGEvercoreNYSE:EVRFocus Financial PartnersNASDAQ:FOCSView All CompetitorsInsiders & InstitutionsChristopher M. CrainSold 1,000 sharesTotal: $90,740.00 ($90.74/share)Irwin GoldSold 5,389 sharesTotal: $485,495.01 ($90.09/share)Macquarie Group Ltd.Bought 173,663 shares on 6/1/2023Ownership: 0.535%ProShare Advisors LLCSold 4,265 shares on 5/26/2023Ownership: 0.009%Ameriprise Financial Inc.Bought 203,035 shares on 5/22/2023Ownership: 1.392%View All Insider TransactionsView All Institutional Transactions HLI Stock - Frequently Asked Questions Should I buy or sell Houlihan Lokey stock right now? 4 Wall Street research analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Houlihan Lokey in the last twelve months. There are currently 1 sell rating, 2 hold ratings and 1 buy rating for the stock. The consensus among Wall Street research analysts is that investors should "hold" HLI shares. A hold rating indicates that analysts believe investors should maintain any existing positions they have in HLI, but not buy additional shares or sell existing shares. View HLI analyst ratings or view top-rated stocks. What is Houlihan Lokey's stock price forecast for 2023? 4 analysts have issued 1-year price objectives for Houlihan Lokey's shares. Their HLI share price forecasts range from $78.00 to $102.00. On average, they expect the company's share price to reach $88.25 in the next twelve months. This suggests that the stock has a possible downside of 3.8%. View analysts price targets for HLI or view top-rated stocks among Wall Street analysts. How have HLI shares performed in 2023? Houlihan Lokey's stock was trading at $87.16 at the beginning of the year. Since then, HLI shares have increased by 5.2% and is now trading at $91.72. View the best growth stocks for 2023 here. Are investors shorting Houlihan Lokey? Houlihan Lokey saw a increase in short interest in May. As of May 15th, there was short interest totaling 1,940,000 shares, an increase of 6.0% from the April 30th total of 1,830,000 shares. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 462,000 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 4.2 days. Currently, 3.9% of the company's stock are sold short. View Houlihan Lokey's Short Interest. When is Houlihan Lokey's next earnings date? The company is scheduled to release its next quarterly earnings announcement on Thursday, July 27th 2023. View our HLI earnings forecast. How were Houlihan Lokey's earnings last quarter? Houlihan Lokey, Inc. (NYSE:HLI) issued its earnings results on Tuesday, May, 9th. The financial services provider reported $1.11 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.88 by $0.23. The financial services provider earned $444.77 million during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $423.96 million. Houlihan Lokey had a net margin of 14.88% and a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 20.96%. Houlihan Lokey's revenue for the quarter was down 5.6% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the prior year, the firm earned $1.30 EPS. How often does Houlihan Lokey pay dividends? What is the dividend yield for Houlihan Lokey? Houlihan Lokey announced a quarterly dividend on Tuesday, May 9th. Stockholders of record on Friday, June 2nd will be paid a dividend of $0.55 per share on Thursday, June 15th. This represents a $2.20 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 2.40%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, June 1st. This is an increase from the stock's previous quarterly dividend of $0.53. Read our dividend analysis for HLI. What ETFs hold Houlihan Lokey's stock? ETFs with the largest weight of Houlihan Lokey (NYSE:HLI) stock in their portfolio include Argent Mid Cap ETF (AMID), iShares U.S. Broker-Dealers & Securities Exchanges ETF (IAI), ALPS O'Shares U.S. Small-Cap Quality Dividend ETF (OUSM), Invesco DWA Financial Momentum ETF (PFI), SPDR S&P Capital Markets ETF (KCE), AB US Low Volatility Equity ETF (LOWV), Franklin U.S. Small Cap Multifactor Index ETF (FLQS) and Invesco Russell 2000 Dynamic Multifactor ETF (OMFS). Is Houlihan Lokey a good dividend stock? Houlihan Lokey (NYSE:HLI) pays an annual dividend of $2.20 per share and currently has a dividend yield of 2.45%. The company has been increasing its dividend for 9 consecutive years, indicating the company has a new, but growing committment to grow its dividend. The dividend payout ratio is 56.41%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%. Based on earnings estimates, HLI will have a dividend payout ratio of 36.79% next year. This indicates that the company will be able to sustain or increase its dividend. Read our dividend analysis for HLI. What is Scott Beiser's approval rating as Houlihan Lokey's CEO? 77 employees have rated Houlihan Lokey Chief Executive Officer Scott Beiser on Glassdoor.com. Scott Beiser has an approval rating of 87% among the company's employees. What other stocks do shareholders of Houlihan Lokey own? Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some companies that other Houlihan Lokey investors own include Energy Transfer (ET), AT&T (T), CVS Health (CVS), Home Depot (HD), Pfizer (PFE), Johnson & Johnson (JNJ), Verizon Communications (VZ), Alibaba Group (BABA) and Cisco Systems (CSCO). When did Houlihan Lokey IPO? (HLI) raised $301 million in an initial public offering (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. What is Houlihan Lokey's stock symbol? Houlihan Lokey trades on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) under the ticker symbol "HLI." Who are Houlihan Lokey's major shareholders? Houlihan Lokey's stock is owned by a number of retail and institutional investors. Top institutional shareholders include BlackRock Inc. (5.85%), Kayne Anderson Rudnick Investment Management LLC (3.93%), Burgundy Asset Management Ltd. (2.32%), Bank of America Corp DE (2.05%), Clearbridge Investments LLC (1.71%) and State Street Corp (1.63%). Insiders that own company stock include Christopher M Crain, Irwin Gold, J Lindsey Alley, Paul Andrew Zuber, Robert A Schriesheim, Robert A Schriesheim, Scott Joseph Adelson, Scott L Beiser and Scott L Beiser. 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 WeBull, Vanguard Brokerage Services, TD Ameritrade, E*TRADE, Robinhood, Fidelity, and Charles Schwab. Compare Top Brokerages Here. What is Houlihan Lokey's stock price today? One share of HLI stock can currently be purchased for approximately $91.72. How much money does Houlihan Lokey make? Houlihan Lokey (NYSE:HLI) has a market capitalization of $6.24 billion and generates $1.81 billion in revenue each year. The financial services provider earns $254.22 million in net income (profit) each year or $3.90 on an earnings per share basis. How many employees does Houlihan Lokey have? The company employs 1,574 workers across the globe. How can I contact Houlihan Lokey? Houlihan Lokey's mailing address is 10250 CONSTELLATION BLVD. 5TH FLOOR, LOS ANGELES CA, 90067. The official website for the company is www.hl.com. The financial services provider can be reached via phone at (310) 788-5200, via email at ir@hl.com, or via fax at 310-553-2173. This page (NYSE:HLI) was last updated on 6/7/2023 by MarketBeat.com Staff Adding Choose a watchlist: Watchlist Adding You have already added five stocks to your watchlist. Upgrade to MarketBeat All Access to add more stocks to your watchlist. Adding Houlihan Lokey, Inc. Please log in to your account or sign up in order to add this asset to your watchlist. Get 30 Days of MarketBeat All Access Free Sign up for MarketBeat All Access to gain access to MarketBeat's full suite of research tools: Best-in-Class Portfolio Monitoring View the latest news, buy/sell ratings, SEC filings and insider transactions for your stocks. Compare your portfolio performance to leading indices and get personalized stock ideas based on your portfolio. 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