Houlihan Lokey (HLI) Competitors

78.1% of Houlihan Lokey shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 97.4% of Hamilton Lane shares are owned by institutional investors. 22.5% of Houlihan Lokey shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 24.0% of Hamilton Lane shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

In the previous week, Hamilton Lane had 2 more articles in the media than Houlihan Lokey. MarketBeat recorded 8 mentions for Hamilton Lane and 6 mentions for Houlihan Lokey. Hamilton Lane's average media sentiment score of 0.99 beat Houlihan Lokey's score of 0.64 indicating that Hamilton Lane is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Houlihan Lokey currently has a consensus price target of $160.44, indicating a potential upside of 12.29%. Hamilton Lane has a consensus price target of $126.13, indicating a potential upside of 34.56%. Given Hamilton Lane's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Hamilton Lane is more favorable than Houlihan Lokey.

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

Hamilton Lane has a net margin of 32.40% compared to Houlihan Lokey's net margin of 15.78%. Hamilton Lane's return on equity of 23.47% beat Houlihan Lokey's return on equity.

Houlihan Lokey has a beta of 0.9, indicating that its stock price is 10% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Hamilton Lane has a beta of 1.16, indicating that its stock price is 16% more volatile than the broader market.

Houlihan Lokey pays an annual dividend of $2.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.0%. Hamilton Lane pays an annual dividend of $2.40 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.6%. Houlihan Lokey pays out 47.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Hamilton Lane pays out 35.6% 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. Houlihan Lokey has raised its dividend for 9 consecutive years and Hamilton Lane has raised its dividend for 8 consecutive years. Hamilton Lane is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

78.1% of Houlihan Lokey shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 20.3% of Brookfield Wealth Solutions shares are owned by institutional investors. 22.5% of Houlihan Lokey shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.0% of Brookfield Wealth Solutions shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Houlihan Lokey presently has a consensus price target of $160.44, indicating a potential upside of 12.29%. Given Houlihan Lokey's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, research analysts plainly believe Houlihan Lokey is more favorable than Brookfield Wealth Solutions.

Houlihan Lokey has a net margin of 15.78% compared to Brookfield Wealth Solutions' net margin of 0.15%. Houlihan Lokey's return on equity of 19.94% beat Brookfield Wealth Solutions' return on equity.

Houlihan Lokey has a beta of 0.9, suggesting that its share price is 10% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Brookfield Wealth Solutions has a beta of 1.45, suggesting that its share price is 45% more volatile than the broader market.

Houlihan Lokey pays an annual dividend of $2.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.0%. Brookfield Wealth Solutions pays an annual dividend of $0.28 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.7%. Houlihan Lokey pays out 47.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Brookfield Wealth Solutions pays out 103.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Houlihan Lokey has raised its dividend for 9 consecutive years. Houlihan Lokey is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

In the previous week, Houlihan Lokey and Houlihan Lokey both had 6 articles in the media. Brookfield Wealth Solutions' average media sentiment score of 1.28 beat Houlihan Lokey's score of 0.64 indicating that Brookfield Wealth Solutions is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

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

Evercore has a beta of 1.47, meaning that its stock price is 47% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Houlihan Lokey has a beta of 0.9, meaning that its stock price is 10% less volatile than the broader market.

In the previous week, Houlihan Lokey had 6 more articles in the media than Evercore. MarketBeat recorded 6 mentions for Houlihan Lokey and 0 mentions for Evercore. Evercore's average media sentiment score of 0.67 beat Houlihan Lokey's score of 0.64 indicating that Evercore is being referred to more favorably in the media.

86.2% of Evercore shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 78.1% of Houlihan Lokey shares are held by institutional investors. 3.5% of Evercore shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 22.5% of Houlihan Lokey shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Evercore currently has a consensus price target of $368.88, suggesting a potential upside of 24.41%. Houlihan Lokey has a consensus price target of $160.44, suggesting a potential upside of 12.29%. Given Evercore's higher probable upside, equities analysts clearly believe Evercore is more favorable than Houlihan Lokey.

Evercore pays an annual dividend of $3.56 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.2%. Houlihan Lokey pays an annual dividend of $2.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.0%. Evercore pays out 19.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Houlihan Lokey pays out 47.0% 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. Evercore has raised its dividend for 18 consecutive years and Houlihan Lokey has raised its dividend for 9 consecutive years.

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

Houlihan Lokey has a net margin of 15.78% compared to Evercore's net margin of 15.65%. Evercore's return on equity of 39.63% beat Houlihan Lokey's return on equity.

Houlihan Lokey currently has a consensus target price of $160.44, suggesting a potential upside of 12.29%. Jefferies Financial Group has a consensus target price of $56.86, suggesting a potential upside of 24.45%. Given Jefferies Financial Group's higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Jefferies Financial Group is more favorable than Houlihan Lokey.

Houlihan Lokey has a beta of 0.9, suggesting that its stock price is 10% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Jefferies Financial Group has a beta of 1.54, suggesting that its stock price is 54% more volatile than the broader market.

In the previous week, Jefferies Financial Group had 9 more articles in the media than Houlihan Lokey. MarketBeat recorded 15 mentions for Jefferies Financial Group and 6 mentions for Houlihan Lokey. Houlihan Lokey's average media sentiment score of 0.64 beat Jefferies Financial Group's score of 0.42 indicating that Houlihan Lokey is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Houlihan Lokey pays an annual dividend of $2.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.0%. Jefferies Financial Group pays an annual dividend of $1.60 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.5%. Houlihan Lokey pays out 47.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Jefferies Financial Group pays out 43.8% 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. Houlihan Lokey has increased its dividend for 9 consecutive years and Jefferies Financial Group has increased its dividend for 2 consecutive years. Jefferies Financial Group is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

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

78.1% of Houlihan Lokey shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 60.9% of Jefferies Financial Group shares are held by institutional investors. 22.5% of Houlihan Lokey shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 19.9% of Jefferies Financial Group shares are held 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.

Houlihan Lokey has a net margin of 15.78% compared to Jefferies Financial Group's net margin of 7.50%. Houlihan Lokey's return on equity of 19.94% beat Jefferies Financial Group's return on equity.