Houlihan Lokey (HLI) Competitors

Invesco (NYSE:IVZ) and Houlihan Lokey (NYSE:HLI) are both mid-cap finance companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their media sentiment, community ranking, profitability, dividends, valuation, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, earnings and risk.

Does the media refer more to IVZ or HLI?

In the previous week, Invesco had 8 more articles in the media than Houlihan Lokey. MarketBeat recorded 9 mentions for Invesco and 1 mentions for Houlihan Lokey. Houlihan Lokey's average media sentiment score of 0.87 beat Invesco's score of 0.57 indicating that Invesco is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Invesco	5 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Houlihan Lokey	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has higher earnings and valuation, IVZ or HLI?

Invesco has higher revenue and earnings than Houlihan Lokey. Invesco is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Houlihan Lokey, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Invesco	$5.75B	1.13	$920.70M	$1.41	10.28
Houlihan Lokey	$1.81B	4.12	$254.22M	$3.77	28.54

Is IVZ or HLI a better dividend stock?

Invesco pays an annual dividend of $0.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.5%. Houlihan Lokey pays an annual dividend of $2.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.0%. Invesco pays out 56.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Houlihan Lokey pays out 58.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. Invesco has increased its dividend for 3 consecutive years and Houlihan Lokey has increased its dividend for 9 consecutive years. Invesco is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Do analysts prefer IVZ or HLI?

Invesco currently has a consensus price target of $18.45, indicating a potential upside of 27.33%. Houlihan Lokey has a consensus price target of $98.00, indicating a potential downside of 8.91%. Given Houlihan Lokey's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, research analysts clearly believe Invesco is more favorable than Houlihan Lokey.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Invesco	0 Sell rating(s)	8 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.11
Houlihan Lokey	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00

Is IVZ or HLI more profitable?

Invesco has a net margin of 15.29% compared to Invesco's net margin of 14.38%. Invesco's return on equity of 19.40% beat Houlihan Lokey's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Invesco	15.29%	7.54%	3.01%
Houlihan Lokey	14.38%	19.40%	11.10%

Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of IVZ or HLI?

66.3% of Invesco shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 98.9% of Houlihan Lokey shares are owned by institutional investors. 2.0% of Invesco shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 26.0% of Houlihan Lokey shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Which has more volatility and risk, IVZ or HLI?

Invesco has a beta of 1.39, indicating that its stock price is 39% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Houlihan Lokey has a beta of 0.79, indicating that its stock price is 21% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer IVZ or HLI?

Invesco received 543 more outperform votes than Houlihan Lokey when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 67.73% of users gave Invesco an outperform vote while only 62.28% of users gave Houlihan Lokey an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Invesco	Outperform Votes 827 67.73%	Underperform Votes 394 32.27%
Houlihan Lokey	Outperform Votes 284 62.28%	Underperform Votes 172 37.72%

Summary

Invesco beats Houlihan Lokey on 13 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks.