Houlihan Lokey Company Profile (NYSE:HLI)

Houlihan Lokey trades on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) under the ticker symbol "HLI."

Houlihan Lokey declared a quarterly dividend on Wednesday, July 26th. Investors of record on Friday, September 1st will be given a dividend of $0.20 per share on Friday, September 15th. This represents a $0.80 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 2.25%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Wednesday, August 30th. View Houlihan Lokey's Dividend History.

Houlihan Lokey declared that its board has approved a share repurchase program on Thursday, April 6th 2017, which allows the company to buyback $50,000,000.00 in shares, according to EventVestor. This buyback authorization allows the company to reacquire up to 2.3% of its stock through open market purchases. Stock buyback programs are typically a sign that the company's leadership believes its shares are undervalued.

Houlihan Lokey, Inc. (NYSE:HLI) released its earnings results on Tuesday, July, 25th. The company reported $0.50 EPS for the quarter, topping the Thomson Reuters' consensus estimate of $0.44 by $0.06. The company earned $217 million during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $203.21 million. Houlihan Lokey had a return on equity of 18.63% and a net margin of 14.10%. Houlihan Lokey's quarterly revenue was up 19.9% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the prior year, the firm posted $0.35 EPS. View Houlihan Lokey's Earnings History.

Houlihan Lokey is scheduled to release their next quarterly earnings announcement on Monday, October, 30th 2017. View Earnings Estimates for Houlihan Lokey.

3 brokerages have issued 1 year price objectives for Houlihan Lokey's shares. Their forecasts range from $36.00 to $40.00. On average, they anticipate Houlihan Lokey's stock price to reach $38.00 in the next year. View Analyst Ratings for Houlihan Lokey.

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Houlihan Lokey's management team includes the folowing people:

• Irwin N. Gold J.D., Executive Chairman of the Board
• Scott J. Adelson, Co-President, Director
• David A. Preiser J.D., Co-President, Director
• Scott L. Beiser, Chief Executive Officer, Director
• J.Lindsey Alley, Chief Financial Officer
• Christopher M. Crain, General Counsel and Secretary
• Ron Kent Barger, Director
• Robert John Bruno Lenhardt, Director
• Hideto Nishitani, Director
• Paul Edward Wilson, Director

(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 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 stock is owned by a number of of retail and institutional investors. Top institutional shareholders include ORIX HLHZ HOLDING LLC (67.30%), Vanguard Group Inc. (7.11%), Royce & Associates LP (5.30%), Neuberger Berman Group LLC (5.10%), ROYCE & ASSOCIATES LP (4.49%) and Alliancebernstein L.P. (4.08%). Company insiders that own Houlihan Lokey stock include Christopher M Crain, David A Preiser and Robert A Schriesheim. View Institutional Ownership Trends for Houlihan Lokey.

Houlihan Lokey's stock was sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Royce & Associates LP, Hodges Capital Management Inc., Russell Investments Group Ltd., JPMorgan Chase & Co., Macquarie Group Ltd., Thrivent Financial For Lutherans, Prudential Financial Inc. and Clinton Group Inc.. Company insiders that have sold Houlihan Lokey stock in the last year include Christopher M Crain and David A Preiser. View Insider Buying and Selling for Houlihan Lokey.

Houlihan Lokey's stock was purchased by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Neuberger Berman Group LLC, Teachers Advisors LLC, Voya Investment Management LLC, Northern Trust Corp, Ameriprise Financial Inc., State Street Corp, Spark Investment Management LLC and Dimensional Fund Advisors LP. View Insider Buying and Selling for Houlihan Lokey.

Shares of Houlihan Lokey can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages include Vanguard Brokerage Services, TD Ameritrade, E*TRADE, Scottrade, Fidelity and Charles Schwab.

One share of Houlihan Lokey stock can currently be purchased for approximately $35.49.