Houlihan Lokey (HLI) Competitors $166.95 +3.05 (+1.86%) Closing price 05/2/2025 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$166.48 -0.47 (-0.28%) As of 05/2/2025 04:20 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrendsBuy This Stock HLI vs. HOOD, VICI, TPL, OWL, CBOE, TPG, NMR, CG, AMH, and WPCShould you be buying Houlihan Lokey stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Houlihan Lokey include Robinhood Markets (HOOD), VICI Properties (VICI), Texas Pacific Land (TPL), Blue Owl Capital (OWL), Cboe Global Markets (CBOE), TPG (TPG), Nomura (NMR), The Carlyle Group (CG), American Homes 4 Rent (AMH), and W. P. Carey (WPC). These companies are all part of the "trading" industry. Houlihan Lokey vs. Robinhood Markets VICI Properties Texas Pacific Land Blue Owl Capital Cboe Global Markets TPG Nomura The Carlyle Group American Homes 4 Rent W. P. Carey Houlihan Lokey (NYSE:HLI) and Robinhood Markets (NASDAQ:HOOD) are both large-cap finance companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, media sentiment, earnings, institutional ownership, dividends, profitability, community ranking, risk and valuation. Is HLI or HOOD more profitable? Robinhood Markets has a net margin of 47.81% compared to Houlihan Lokey's net margin of 16.00%. Houlihan Lokey's return on equity of 20.04% beat Robinhood Markets' return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Houlihan Lokey16.00% 20.04% 12.06% Robinhood Markets 47.81%13.53%2.52% Which has more volatility & risk, HLI or HOOD? Houlihan Lokey has a beta of 0.82, meaning that its share price is 18% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Robinhood Markets has a beta of 2.17, meaning that its share price is 117% more volatile than the S&P 500. Does the media favor HLI or HOOD? In the previous week, Robinhood Markets had 90 more articles in the media than Houlihan Lokey. MarketBeat recorded 101 mentions for Robinhood Markets and 11 mentions for Houlihan Lokey. Houlihan Lokey's average media sentiment score of 1.19 beat Robinhood Markets' score of 0.56 indicating that Houlihan Lokey is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Houlihan Lokey 8 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 3 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Robinhood Markets 46 Very Positive mention(s) 15 Positive mention(s) 13 Neutral mention(s) 6 Negative mention(s) 13 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Which has better valuation & earnings, HLI or HOOD? Robinhood Markets has higher revenue and earnings than Houlihan Lokey. Robinhood Markets is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Houlihan Lokey, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioHoulihan Lokey$2.24B5.22$280.30M$5.2431.86Robinhood Markets$2.95B14.58$1.41B$1.5730.95 Does the MarketBeat Community believe in HLI or HOOD? Houlihan Lokey received 207 more outperform votes than Robinhood Markets when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 60.53% of users gave Houlihan Lokey an outperform vote while only 37.86% of users gave Robinhood Markets an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformHoulihan LokeyOutperform Votes29960.53% Underperform Votes19539.47% Robinhood MarketsOutperform Votes9237.86% Underperform Votes15162.14% Do analysts recommend HLI or HOOD? Houlihan Lokey currently has a consensus price target of $183.40, indicating a potential upside of 9.85%. Robinhood Markets has a consensus price target of $53.24, indicating a potential upside of 9.56%. Given Houlihan Lokey's higher possible upside, equities analysts clearly believe Houlihan Lokey is more favorable than Robinhood Markets.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Houlihan Lokey 0 Sell rating(s) 3 Hold rating(s) 3 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.50Robinhood Markets 0 Sell rating(s) 6 Hold rating(s) 12 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.67 Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of HLI or HOOD? 78.1% of Houlihan Lokey shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 93.3% of Robinhood Markets shares are held by institutional investors. 23.7% of Houlihan Lokey shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 20.0% of Robinhood Markets shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth. SummaryHoulihan Lokey and Robinhood Markets tied by winning 9 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Houlihan Lokey News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for HLI and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding {thisCompany.Symbol} and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NYSE and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart HLI vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricHoulihan LokeyInvestment advice IndustryFinance SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$11.68B$10.86B$11.28B$19.20BDividend Yield1.39%24.69%5.58%4.01%P/E Ratio31.8637.3722.2733.50Price / Sales5.227.8526.5829.18Price / Cash35.8217.7117.6017.52Price / Book5.633.692.644.55Net Income$280.30M$411.75M$1.03B$1.02B7 Day Performance4.87%2.44%1.99%2.29%1 Month Performance14.04%11.92%7.07%8.54%1 Year Performance26.57%5.30%539.39%4.71% Houlihan Lokey Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)HLIHoulihan Lokey4.0786 of 5 stars$166.95+1.9%$183.40+9.9%+26.5%$11.68B$2.24B31.862,260Upcoming EarningsNews CoveragePositive NewsHOODRobinhood Markets2.9382 of 5 stars$48.93-1.1%$53.88+10.1%+170.7%$43.33B$2.95B31.172,400Earnings ReportAnalyst ForecastInsider TradeOptions VolumeNews CoverageVICIVICI Properties4.8908 of 5 stars$32.23+0.0%$34.93+8.4%+9.9%$34.06B$3.85B12.5920Earnings ReportAnalyst ForecastNews CoveragePositive NewsTPLTexas Pacific Land0.8684 of 5 stars$1,352.52+1.3%$917.00-32.2%+140.3%$31.09B$705.82M68.59100Upcoming EarningsPositive NewsOWLBlue Owl Capital4.4526 of 5 stars$18.75+1.4%$23.79+26.9%+2.6%$28.83B$2.30B110.30540Earnings ReportDividend IncreaseAnalyst ForecastNews CoveragePositive NewsCBOECboe Global Markets2.8297 of 5 stars$212.19-0.7%$218.80+3.1%N/A$22.22B$4.09B29.391,540Earnings ReportAnalyst ForecastNews CoveragePositive NewsTPGTPG4.3341 of 5 stars$46.75+0.5%$58.25+24.6%+7.6%$17.27B$2.54B-106.251,110Upcoming EarningsAnalyst ForecastPositive NewsNMRNomura3.6703 of 5 stars$5.57-3.6%N/A-4.5%$16.55B$1.67T7.9626,600Earnings ReportCGThe Carlyle Group4.9368 of 5 stars$39.10+0.2%$50.71+29.7%-0.7%$14.11B$3.40B14.062,100Upcoming EarningsNews CoveragePositive NewsAMHAmerican Homes 4 Rent4.1149 of 5 stars$37.27+1.2%$40.14+7.7%+10.1%$13.79B$1.73B34.511,790Earnings ReportAnalyst ForecastNews CoveragePositive NewsGap UpWPCW. P. Carey4.273 of 5 stars$60.81+0.3%$63.75+4.8%+8.8%$13.32B$1.58B29.10190Earnings ReportAnalyst Forecast Related Companies and Tools Related Companies HOOD Competitors VICI Competitors TPL Competitors OWL Competitors CBOE Competitors TPG Competitors NMR Competitors CG Competitors AMH Competitors WPC Competitors Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NYSE:HLI) was last updated on 5/4/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersWarning: “DOGE Collapse” imminentElon Strikes Back You may already sense that the tide is turning against Elon Musk and DOGE. Just this week...Altimetry | SponsoredElon’s Terrifying Warning Forces Trump To Take ActionElon Musk has avoided two major financial crises before. 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