NYSE:HLI Houlihan Lokey - HLI Stock Forecast, Price & News Adding Choose a watchlist: Watchlist Adding You have already added five stocks to your watchlist. Upgrade to MarketBeat Daily Premium 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. $99.07 +1.42 (+1.45%) (As of 01/31/2023 12:00 AM ET) Add Compare Share Share Today's Range$97.38▼$99.0750-Day Range$87.16▼$99.8152-Week Range$74.18▼$115.21Volume434,463 shsAverage Volume295,523 shsMarket Capitalization$6.80 billionP/E Ratio18.31Dividend Yield2.18%Price Target$89.60 ProfileAnalyst RatingsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsInsider TradesInstitutional OwnershipHeadlinesOptions ChainSEC FilingsShort InterestSocial MediaSustainability Houlihan Lokey MarketRank™ ForecastAnalyst RatingHold2.20 Rating ScoreUpside/Downside9.6% Downside$89.60 Price TargetShort InterestHealthy1.73% of Float Sold ShortDividend StrengthStrongBased on Four FactorsSustainability-0.33Upright™ Environmental ScoreNews Sentiment0.47Based on 7 Articles This WeekInsider TradingSelling Shares$2.10 M Sold Last QuarterProj. Earnings Growth20.13%From $4.57 to $5.49 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.2.56 out of 5 starsFinance Sector265th out of 897 stocksInvestment Advice Industry15th out of 48 stocks 1.1 Analyst's Opinion Consensus RatingHoulihan Lokey has received a consensus rating of Hold. The company's average rating score is 2.20, and is based on 2 buy ratings, 2 hold ratings, and 1 sell rating.Price Target Upside/DownsideAccording to analysts' consensus price target of $89.60, Houlihan Lokey has a forecasted downside of 9.6% from its current price of $99.07.Amount of Analyst CoverageHoulihan Lokey has only been the subject of 1 research reports in the past 90 days. Previous Next 3.0 Short Interest Percentage of Shares Shorted1.73% 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 2.6, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.Change versus previous monthShort interest in Houlihan Lokey has recently increased by 2.60%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing. Previous Next 3.3 Dividend Strength Dividend YieldHoulihan Lokey pays a meaningful dividend of 2.18%, higher than the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.Dividend GrowthHoulihan Lokey has been increasing its dividend for 8 years.Dividend CoverageThe dividend payout ratio of Houlihan Lokey is 39.19%. 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 38.62% next year. This indicates that Houlihan Lokey will be able to sustain or increase its dividend. Previous Next 3.0 Sustainability and ESG Overall ESG (Environmental, Social, and Governance) ScoreHoulihan Lokey has received a 28.82% net impact score from Upright. Houlihan Lokey seems to create the most significant positive value in categories "Taxes", "Creating knowledge", and "Distributing knowledge". The positive contribution in the "Creating knowledge" impact category is mostly driven by its "Corporate valuation services", "Financial consulting", and "Risk and damage evaluation services" products. See details.Environmental SustainabilityThe Environmental Impact score for Houlihan Lokey is -0.33. Previous Next 2.5 News and Social Media Coverage News SentimentHoulihan Lokey has a news sentiment score of 0.47. 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 0.66 average news sentiment score of Finance companies.News Coverage This WeekMarketBeat has tracked 7 news articles for Houlihan Lokey this week, compared to 2 articles on an average week.Search InterestOnly 1 people have searched for HLI on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -50% compared to the previous 30 days.MarketBeat Follows3 people have added Houlihan Lokey to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 200% 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 $2,104,658.00 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 20.13% in the coming year, from $4.57 to $5.49 per share.Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the MarketThe P/E ratio of Houlihan Lokey is 18.31, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 140.71.Price to Earnings Ratio vs. SectorThe P/E ratio of Houlihan Lokey is 18.31, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Finance sector average P/E ratio of about 189.60.Price to Book Value per Share RatioHoulihan Lokey has a P/B Ratio of 4.63. 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 HeadlinesFebruary 1, 2023 | seekingalpha.comHoulihan Lokey, Inc. (HLI) Q3 2023 Earnings Call TranscriptJanuary 31, 2023 | msn.comHoulihan Lokey Non-GAAP EPS of $1.14 beats by $0.02, revenue of $456M misses by $14.81MFebruary 1, 2023 | Investor Place Media (Ad)Cash Holders STILL Aren't Taking Steps to PrepareStocks are crashing... inflation is through the roof... multiple industries are getting hit hard... Americans are fearful of what might happen to their stock portfolios right now -- and who's to blame them? But former Wall Street money manager Louis Navellier says all it takes is being on the right side of this force driving the massive divide. Take action today and watch his exclusive presentation -- absolutely free of charge -- to see how you should be prepping for this phenomenon.January 31, 2023 | finance.yahoo.comHoulihan Lokey Reports Third Quarter Fiscal 2023 Financial ResultsJanuary 31, 2023 | finance.yahoo.comHoulihan Lokey (HLI) Q3 Earnings Surpass EstimatesJanuary 30, 2023 | msn.comEarnings Outlook For Houlihan LokeyJanuary 30, 2023 | americanbankingnews.comHoulihan Lokey (HLI) Scheduled to Post Quarterly Earnings on TuesdayJanuary 24, 2023 | finance.yahoo.comEarnings Preview: Houlihan Lokey (HLI) Q3 Earnings Expected to DeclineFebruary 1, 2023 | Investor Place Media (Ad)Cash Holders STILL Aren't Taking Steps to PrepareStocks are crashing... inflation is through the roof... multiple industries are getting hit hard... Americans are fearful of what might happen to their stock portfolios right now -- and who's to blame them? But former Wall Street money manager Louis Navellier says all it takes is being on the right side of this force driving the massive divide. Take action today and watch his exclusive presentation -- absolutely free of charge -- to see how you should be prepping for this phenomenon.January 22, 2023 | finance.yahoo.comHoulihan Lokey, Inc. (HLI)January 17, 2023 | finance.yahoo.comHoulihan Lokey Announces Release Date for Third Quarter Results for Fiscal Year 2023December 29, 2022 | seekingalpha.comHoulihan Lokey: Let's Look At This Interesting Financial CompanyDecember 24, 2022 | finance.yahoo.comInstitutional owners may consider drastic measures as Houlihan Lokey, Inc.'s (NYSE:HLI) recent US$200m drop adds to long-term lossesDecember 23, 2022 | forbes.comHoulihan LokeyDecember 13, 2022 | finance.yahoo.comByju’s Lenders Seek Quicker Part-Payment of $1.2 Billion LoanNovember 27, 2022 | finance.yahoo.comWhy You Might Be Interested In Houlihan Lokey, Inc. (NYSE:HLI) For Its Upcoming DividendNovember 15, 2022 | benzinga.comExecutive Chairman At This Financials Company Sells $518K of StockNovember 14, 2022 | finance.yahoo.comHoulihan Lokey to Acquire Oakley AdvisoryNovember 10, 2022 | benzinga.comChief Executive Officer At This Financials Company Sells $1.53M of StockNovember 8, 2022 | finance.yahoo.comHoulihan Lokey Second Quarter 2023 Earnings: Revenues Beat Expectations, EPS LagsOctober 31, 2022 | finance.yahoo.comHoulihan Lokey Announces Two Senior Hires to Establish Coverage Across Equipment-as-a-Service SectorOctober 27, 2022 | seekingalpha.comHoulihan Lokey, Inc. (HLI) Q2 2023 Earnings Call TranscriptOctober 27, 2022 | finance.yahoo.comHoulihan Lokey (HLI) Tops Q2 Earnings and Revenue EstimatesOctober 27, 2022 | finance.yahoo.comDoes Houlihan Lokey (NYSE:HLI) Deserve A Spot On Your Watchlist?October 27, 2022 | finance.yahoo.comHoulihan Lokey Reports Second Quarter Fiscal 2023 Financial ResultsOctober 26, 2022 | msn.comEarnings Preview For Houlihan LokeyOctober 26, 2022 | finance.yahoo.comHoulihan Lokey Expands Global Capital Markets Group Into Middle East and AfricaSee More Headlines View Price History Chart DataSkip Price History Chart 30 days | 90 days | 365 days | Advanced Chart 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 Company Calendar Last Earnings10/28/2021Ex-Dividend for 12/15 Dividend12/01/2022Dividend Payable12/15/2022Today1/31/2023Next Earnings (Confirmed)1/31/2023Fiscal Year End3/31/2023Get 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$89.60 High Stock Price Forecast$102.00 Low Stock Price Forecast$78.00 Forecasted Upside/Downside-9.6%Consensus RatingHold Rating Score (0-4)2.20 Research Coverage5 Analysts Profitability EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year)$5.41 Trailing P/E Ratio18.31 Forward P/E Ratio21.68 P/E GrowthN/ANet Income$437.75 million Net Margins16.33% Pretax Margin22.03% Return on Equity30.44% Return on Assets16.33% Debt Debt-to-Equity RatioN/A Current Ratio0.81 Quick Ratio0.81 Sales & Book Value Annual Sales$2.27 billion Price / Sales3.00 Cash Flow$8.06 per share Price / Cash Flow12.29 Book Value$21.39 per share Price / Book4.63Miscellaneous Outstanding Shares68,650,000Free Float49,499,000Market Cap$6.80 billion OptionableOptionable Beta0.75 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:IVZEvercoreNYSE:EVRLazardNYSE:LAZJanus Henderson GroupNYSE:JHGView All CompetitorsInsiders & InstitutionsFlputnam Investment Management Co.Sold 727 shares on 1/31/2023Ownership: 0.261%Summit Global InvestmentsBought 4,129 shares on 1/31/2023Ownership: 0.100%Geneos Wealth Management Inc.Bought 1,029 shares on 1/31/2023Ownership: 0.026%Atria Investments IncBought 1,451 shares on 1/31/2023Ownership: 0.022%VELA Investment Management LLCSold 2,367 shares on 1/31/2023Ownership: 0.009%View All Insider TransactionsView All Institutional Transactions HLI Stock - Frequently Asked Questions Should I buy or sell Houlihan Lokey stock right now? 5 Wall Street 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 2 buy ratings for the stock. The consensus among Wall Street 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? 5 brokers have issued 1 year target prices for Houlihan Lokey's shares. Their HLI share price forecasts range from $78.00 to $102.00. On average, they predict the company's stock price to reach $89.60 in the next year. This suggests that the stock has a possible downside of 9.6%. 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 start of the year. Since then, HLI stock has increased by 13.7% and is now trading at $99.07. View the best growth stocks for 2023 here. When is Houlihan Lokey's next earnings date? The company is scheduled to release its next quarterly earnings announcement on Tuesday, January 31st 2023. View our HLI earnings forecast. How were Houlihan Lokey's earnings last quarter? Houlihan Lokey, Inc. (NYSE:HLI) posted its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, October, 28th. The financial services provider reported $1.71 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.17 by $0.54. The financial services provider had revenue of $537.30 million for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $372.02 million. Houlihan Lokey had a net margin of 16.33% and a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 30.44%. The company's quarterly revenue was up 94.9% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period last year, the firm posted $0.75 earnings per share. How often does Houlihan Lokey pay dividends? What is the dividend yield for Houlihan Lokey? Houlihan Lokey declared a quarterly dividend on Thursday, October 27th. Shareholders of record on Friday, December 2nd will be given a dividend of $0.53 per share on Thursday, December 15th. This represents a $2.12 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 2.14%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, December 1st. Read our dividend analysis for HLI. Is Houlihan Lokey a good dividend stock? Houlihan Lokey (NYSE:HLI) pays an annual dividend of $2.12 per share and currently has a dividend yield of 2.18%. The company has been increasing its dividend for 8 consecutive years, indicating the company has a new, but growing committment to grow its dividend. The dividend payout ratio is 39.19%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%. Based on earnings estimates, HLI will have a dividend payout ratio of 38.62% 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 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. 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 variety of retail and institutional investors. Top institutional investors include New York State Common Retirement Fund (0.64%), Natixis Advisors L.P. (0.56%), Flputnam Investment Management Co. (0.26%), Franklin Parlapiano Turner & Welch LLC (0.12%), Summit Global Investments (0.10%) and Strs Ohio (0.08%). Insiders that own company stock include Christopher M Crain, David A Preiser, 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 $99.07. How much money does Houlihan Lokey make? Houlihan Lokey (NYSE:HLI) has a market capitalization of $6.80 billion and generates $2.27 billion in revenue each year. The financial services provider earns $437.75 million in net income (profit) each year or $5.41 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 2/1/2023 by MarketBeat.com Staff 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. Stock Ideas and Recommendations Get daily stock ideas from top-performing Wall Street analysts. Get short term trading ideas from the MarketBeat Idea Engine. View which stocks are hot on social media with MarketBeat's trending stocks report. Advanced Stock Screeners and Research Tools Identify stocks that meet your criteria using seven unique stock screeners. 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