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Houlihan Lokey (HLI) Stock Price, News & Analysis

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$127.43 +2.21 (+1.77%)
Closing price 03:59 PM Eastern
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$127.06 -0.37 (-0.29%)
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About Houlihan Lokey Stock (NYSE:HLI)

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Key Stats

Today's Range
$124.01
$128.79
50-Day Range
$123.23
$145.32
52-Week Range
$112.83
$211.78
Volume
600,956 shs
Average Volume
714,768 shs
Market Capitalization
$8.80 billion
P/E Ratio
21.42
Dividend Yield
2.20%
Price Target
$166.38
Consensus Rating
Moderate Buy

Company Overview

Houlihan Lokey, Inc. is a global investment bank and financial services firm founded in 1972 and headquartered in Los Angeles, California. The company specializes in advisory services across a broad range of transaction types and financial matters. Since its founding, Houlihan Lokey has grown to serve corporations, financial sponsors, and government entities worldwide, providing expertise in complex and high-stakes engagements.

The firm’s core service offerings include mergers and acquisitions advisory, capital markets advisory, financial restructuring and distressed M&A, and valuation and fairness opinions. In its M&A practice, Houlihan Lokey assists clients in buy- and sell-side transactions, strategic mergers, and spin-offs. Its capital markets group advises on equity and debt financings, while its restructuring team guides companies, creditors, and stakeholders through distressed situations, bankruptcy proceedings, and out-of-court solutions. The valuation practice delivers independent valuation opinions for tax, financial reporting, and transaction purposes.

With a presence in major financial centers, Houlihan Lokey maintains offices across North America, Europe, Asia, and the Middle East. This global footprint enables the firm to support cross-border transactions and provide localized market insights across industries such as industrials, energy, consumer products, healthcare, technology, and financial institutions. The company’s multidisciplinary teams collaborate to deliver tailored advice, drawing on deep sector knowledge and quantitative analysis.

Houlihan Lokey became a publicly traded company in February 2015 and is listed on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker symbol HLI. Led by an experienced senior management team, the firm continues to expand its capabilities through strategic hires and investments in technology, aiming to deliver independent, objective advice to clients facing pivotal financial and strategic decisions.

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Houlihan Lokey Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

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HLI MarketRank™: 

Houlihan Lokey scored higher than 99% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 25th out of 854 stocks in the finance sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

  • 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 no strong buy ratings, 5 buy ratings, 5 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

  • Upside Potential

    Houlihan Lokey has a consensus price target of $166.38, representing about 29.9% upside from its current price of $128.07.

  • 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.

  • Read more about Houlihan Lokey's stock forecast and price target.
  • Earnings Growth

    Earnings for Houlihan Lokey are expected to grow by 31.24% in the coming year, from $7.01 to $9.20 per share.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

    The P/E ratio of Houlihan Lokey is 21.49, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 39.77.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

    The P/E ratio of Houlihan Lokey is 21.49, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Finance sector average P/E ratio of about 29.23.

  • Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

    Houlihan Lokey has a PEG Ratio of 1.46. 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 3.80. P/B Ratios above 3 indicate that a company could be overvalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

  • Read more about Houlihan Lokey's valuation and earnings.
  • Percentage of Shares Shorted

    4.09% 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 2.16, 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 23.19%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.
  • Dividend Yield

    Houlihan Lokey pays a meaningful dividend of 2.12%, 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 30.43% next year. This indicates that Houlihan Lokey will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

  • Read more about Houlihan Lokey's dividend.
  • News Sentiment

    Houlihan Lokey has a news sentiment score of 1.39. 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 0.85 average news sentiment score of Finance companies.
  • News Coverage This Week

    MarketBeat has tracked 3 news articles for Houlihan Lokey this week, compared to 4 articles on an average week.
  • MarketBeat Follows

    Only 2 people have added Houlihan Lokey to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of 0% compared to the previous 30 days.
  • 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 $941,379.00 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.

  • Read more about Houlihan Lokey's insider trading history.
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HLI Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

Houlihan Lokey's stock was trading at $174.02 at the beginning of 2026. Since then, HLI stock has decreased by 26.4% and is now trading at $128.0710.

Houlihan Lokey, Inc. (NYSE:HLI) announced its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, July, 29th. The financial services provider reported $1.35 earnings per share for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $1.64 by $0.29. The company's revenue was down 15.6% compared to the same quarter last year.
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Houlihan Lokey (HLI) raised $301 million in an IPO on Thursday, August 13th 2015. The company issued 13,100,000 shares at a price of $22.00-$24.00 per share. BofA Merrill Lynch and Goldman Sachs served 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.

Houlihan Lokey's top institutional investors include Handelsbanken Fonder AB (0.32%), Ancora Advisors LLC (0.31%), Assenagon Asset Management S.A. (0.18%) and Franklin Parlapiano Turner & Welch LLC (0.08%). Insiders that own company stock include Robert A Schriesheim, Gillian Beth Zucker, Scott L Beiser, Christopher M Crain, David A Preiser, Paul Eric Siegert, J Lindsey Alley and Irwin Gold.
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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.

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

Record date for 6/15 Dividend
6/01/2026
Ex-Dividend for 6/15 Dividend
6/01/2026
Dividend Payable
6/15/2026
Last Earnings
7/29/2026
Today
8/18/2026
Record date for 9/15 Dividend
9/01/2026
Ex-Dividend for 9/15 Dividend
9/01/2026
Dividend Payable
9/15/2026
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
Employees
1,100
Year Founded
1972

Price Target and Rating

High Price Target
$210.00
Low Price Target
$145.00
Potential Upside/Downside
+30.6%
Consensus Rating
Moderate Buy
Rating Score (0-4)
2.50
Research Coverage
10 Analysts

Profitability

EPS (Trailing Twelve Months)
$5.95
Trailing P/E Ratio
21.42
Forward P/E Ratio
18.18
P/E Growth
1.46
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
$2.52 billion
Price / Sales
3.49
Cash Flow
$7.99 per share
Price / Cash Flow
15.94
Book Value
$33.71 per share
Price / Book
3.78

Miscellaneous

Outstanding Shares
69,059,000
Free Float
53,500,000
Market Cap
$8.80 billion
Optionable
Optionable
Beta
0.95

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This page (NYSE:HLI) was last updated on 8/18/2026 by MarketBeat.com Staff.
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