Houlihan Lokey (HLI) Stock Forecast & Price Target

$135.60 -1.26 (-0.92%)

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Houlihan Lokey - Analysts' Recommendations and Stock Price Forecast (2026)

Consensus Rating

Hold

Based on 10 Analyst Ratings

Sell
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Hold
4

Buy
5

Based on 10 Wall Street analysts who have issued ratings for Houlihan Lokey in the last 12 months, the stock has a consensus rating of "Hold." Out of the 10 analysts, 1 has given a sell rating, 4 have given a hold rating, and 5 have given a buy rating for HLI.

Consensus Price Target

$166.38
22.69% Upside

According to the 10 analysts' twelve-month price targets for Houlihan Lokey, the average price target is $166.38. The highest price target for HLI is $210.00, while the lowest price target for HLI is $145.00. The average price target represents a forecasted upside of 22.69% from the current price of $135.61.

MarketBeat calculates consensus analyst ratings for stocks using the most recent rating from each Wall Street analyst that has rated a stock within the last twelve months. Each analyst's rating is normalized to a standardized rating score of 1 (sell), 2 (hold), 3 (buy) or 4 (strong buy). Analyst consensus ratings scores are calculated using the mean average of the number of normalized sell, hold, buy and strong buy ratings from Wall Street analysts. Each stock's consensus analyst rating is derived from its calculated consensus ratings score (0 to .5 = Strong Sell, .5 to 1 = Sell, 1 to 1.5 = Reduce, 1.5 to 2.5 = Hold, 2.5 to 3.0 = Moderate Buy, 3.0 to 3.5 = Buy, >3.5 = Strong Buy). MarketBeat's consensus price targets are a mean average of the most recent available price targets set by each analyst that has set a price target for the stock in the last twelve months. MarketBeat's consensus ratings and consensus price targets may differ from those calculated by other firms due to differences in methodology and available data.

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HLI Analyst Ratings Over Time

Type	Current Forecast 9/4/25 to 9/4/26	1 Month Ago 8/5/25 to 8/5/26	3 Months Ago 6/6/25 to 6/6/26	1 Year Ago 9/4/24 to 9/4/25
Strong Buy	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)
Buy	5 Buy rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)
Hold	4 Hold rating(s)	5 Hold rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)
Sell	1 Sell rating(s)	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Sell rating(s)	0 Sell rating(s)
Consensus Price Target	$166.38	$166.38	$191.29	$206.40
Forecasted Upside	22.69% Upside	29.84% Upside	37.24% Upside	4.64% Upside
Consensus Rating	Hold	Moderate Buy	Hold	Moderate Buy

HLI Analyst Recommendations By Month

The chart below shows how a company's ratings by analysts have changed over time. Each bar represents the previous year of ratings for that month. Within each bar, the sell ratings are shown in red, the hold ratings are shown in yellow, the buy ratings are shown in green, and the strong buy ratings are shown in dark green.

HLI Price Targets by Month

The chart below shows how a company's share price and consensus price target have changed over time. The dark blue line represents the company's actual price. The lighter blue line represents the stock's consensus price target. The even lighter blue range in the background of the two lines represents the low price target and the high price target for each stock.

Houlihan Lokey Stock vs. The Competition

Type	Houlihan Lokey	Finance Companies	Broader Market
Consensus Rating Score	2.40	2.27	2.53
Consensus Rating	Hold	Hold	Moderate Buy
Predicted Upside	21.43% Upside	26.90% Upside	13.65% Upside
News Sentiment Rating	Positive News See Recent HLI News	Positive News	Positive News

Recent Analyst Forecasts and Stock Ratings

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Date	Brokerage	Analyst	Action	Rating	Price Target	Report Date Upside/Downside
8/21/2026	Zacks Research 5 of 5 stars		Downgrade	Hold ➝ Strong Sell
8/3/2026	BMO Capital Markets 3 of 5 stars	Brennan Hawken Not Rated	Lower Target	Outperform	$160.00 ➝ $145.00	+15.81%
7/30/2026	The Goldman Sachs Group 3 of 5 stars	Richard Ramsden 4 of 5 stars	Lower Target	Buy	$171.00 ➝ $148.00	+6.60%
7/30/2026	UBS Group Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	Michael Brown Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the analyst's recommendation accuracy rating	Lower Target	Neutral	$161.00 ➝ $147.00	+14.36%
7/30/2026	Morgan Stanley Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	Ryan Kenny Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the analyst's recommendation accuracy rating	Lower Target	Overweight	$187.00 ➝ $177.00	+40.95%
7/30/2026	Keefe, Bruyette & Woods Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	Alex Bond Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the analyst's recommendation accuracy rating	Lower Target	Outperform	$160.00 ➝ $153.00	+10.21%
7/17/2026	Weiss Ratings Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating		Reiterated Rating	Hold (C)
7/10/2026	Bank of America Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating		Initiated Coverage	Buy	$164.00	+20.01%
7/9/2026	US Capital Advisors Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating		Set Target		$187.00	+36.78%
7/9/2026	Wolfe Research Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating		Upgrade	Underperform ➝ Peer Perform
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10/9/2025	Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	Nathan Stein Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the analyst's recommendation accuracy rating	Initiated Coverage	Hold	$210.00	+9.77%
7/11/2025	Wells Fargo & Company Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	Michael Brown Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the analyst's recommendation accuracy rating	Boost Target	Overweight	$185.00 ➝ $209.00	+9.84%
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HLI Forecast - Frequently Asked Questions

According to the research reports of 10 Wall Street equities research analysts, the average twelve-month stock price forecast for Houlihan Lokey is $166.38, with a high forecast of $210.00 and a low forecast of $145.00.

10 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Houlihan Lokey in the last twelve months. There is currently 1 sell rating, 4 hold ratings and 5 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.

According to analysts, Houlihan Lokey's stock has a predicted upside of 22.69% based on their 12-month stock forecasts.

Over the previous 90 days, Houlihan Lokey's stock had 2 upgrades and 1 downgrade by analysts.

Houlihan Lokey has been rated by research analysts at Bank of America, BMO Capital Markets, Keefe, Bruyette & Woods, Morgan Stanley, The Goldman Sachs Group, UBS Group, US Capital Advisors, Weiss Ratings, Wolfe Research, and Zacks Research in the past 90 days.

Analysts like Houlihan Lokey more than other "finance" companies. The consensus rating score for Houlihan Lokey is 2.40 while the average consensus rating score for "finance" companies is 2.28. Learn more on how HLI compares to other companies.

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Houlihan Lokey (HLI) Stock Forecast & Price Target

Houlihan Lokey - Analysts' Recommendations and Stock Price Forecast (2026)

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Houlihan Lokey (HLI) Stock Forecast & Price Target

Houlihan Lokey - Analysts' Recommendations and Stock Price Forecast (2026)

Consensus Rating

Consensus Price Target

HLI Analyst Ratings Over Time

HLI Analyst Recommendations By Month

HLI Price Targets by Month

Houlihan Lokey Stock vs. The Competition

Recent Analyst Forecasts and Stock Ratings

HLI Forecast - Frequently Asked Questions

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