Recent Research Analysts’ Ratings Updates for Houlihan Lokey (HLI)

Houlihan Lokey (NYSE: HLI) has recently received a number of price target changes and ratings updates:

• 2/5/2025 – Houlihan Lokey was downgraded by analysts at StockNews.com from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating.
• 1/29/2025 – Houlihan Lokey had its price target raised by analysts at Morgan Stanley from $200.00 to $201.00. They now have an “underweight” rating on the stock.
• 1/29/2025 – Houlihan Lokey had its price target raised by analysts at Wells Fargo & Company from $178.00 to $180.00. They now have an “underweight” rating on the stock.
• 1/29/2025 – Houlihan Lokey had its price target lowered by analysts at JPMorgan Chase & Co. from $172.00 to $169.00. They now have a “neutral” rating on the stock.
• 1/29/2025 – Houlihan Lokey had its “market perform” rating reaffirmed by analysts at Keefe, Bruyette & Woods. They now have a $192.00 price target on the stock, up previously from $170.00.
• 1/29/2025 – Houlihan Lokey had its “market perform” rating reaffirmed by analysts at JMP Securities.
• 1/29/2025 – Houlihan Lokey had its price target raised by analysts at UBS Group AG from $229.00 to $230.00. They now have a “buy” rating on the stock.
• 1/28/2025 – Houlihan Lokey was upgraded by analysts at StockNews.com from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating.
• 1/14/2025 – Houlihan Lokey had its price target lowered by analysts at Wells Fargo & Company from $180.00 to $178.00. They now have an “underweight” rating on the stock.
• 1/13/2025 – Houlihan Lokey had its price target lowered by analysts at Keefe, Bruyette & Woods from $172.00 to $170.00. They now have a “market perform” rating on the stock.
• 12/20/2024 – Houlihan Lokey had its price target raised by analysts at Keefe, Bruyette & Woods from $171.00 to $172.00. They now have a “market perform” rating on the stock.
• 12/12/2024 – Houlihan Lokey had its price target raised by analysts at Wells Fargo & Company from $157.00 to $180.00. They now have an “underweight” rating on the stock.
• 12/9/2024 – Houlihan Lokey was downgraded by analysts at Morgan Stanley from an “equal weight” rating to an “underweight” rating. They now have a $200.00 price target on the stock, up previously from $171.00.

Houlihan Lokey Trading Up 2.1 %

NYSE:HLI opened at $187.34 on Friday. Houlihan Lokey, Inc. has a twelve month low of $121.81 and a twelve month high of $192.10. The company has a 50-day moving average of $178.31 and a 200-day moving average of $168.05. The firm has a market cap of $13.02 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 35.75 and a beta of 0.69.

Houlihan Lokey (NYSE:HLI) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, January 28th. The financial services provider reported $1.64 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.51 by $0.13. Houlihan Lokey had a net margin of 16.00% and a return on equity of 20.04%. On average, research analysts forecast that Houlihan Lokey, Inc. will post 5.91 earnings per share for the current year.

Houlihan Lokey Dividend Announcement

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Saturday, March 15th. Shareholders of record on Monday, March 3rd will be issued a $0.57 dividend. This represents a $2.28 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.22%. The ex-dividend date is Monday, March 3rd. Houlihan Lokey’s payout ratio is 43.51%.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in HLI. AQR Capital Management LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Houlihan Lokey by 73.9% in the second quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC now owns 11,396 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $1,537,000 after buying an additional 4,844 shares during the period. Creative Planning boosted its holdings in shares of Houlihan Lokey by 10.7% in the second quarter. Creative Planning now owns 3,614 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $487,000 after buying an additional 350 shares during the period. Handelsbanken Fonder AB boosted its holdings in shares of Houlihan Lokey by 24.6% in the third quarter. Handelsbanken Fonder AB now owns 12,158 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $1,921,000 after buying an additional 2,400 shares during the period. GAMMA Investing LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Houlihan Lokey by 36.6% in the third quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 1,423 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $225,000 after buying an additional 381 shares during the period. Finally, USA Financial Formulas acquired a new position in shares of Houlihan Lokey in the third quarter worth about $329,000. 78.07% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Houlihan Lokey, Inc, an investment banking company, provides merger and acquisition (M&A), capital market, financial restructuring, and financial and valuation advisory services worldwide. It operates in three segments: Corporate Finance, Financial Restructuring, and Financial and Valuation Advisory.