Seaport Res Ptn Weighs in on Houlihan Lokey, Inc.’s Q1 2025 Earnings (NYSE:HLI)

Houlihan Lokey, Inc. (NYSE:HLI) – Stock analysts at Seaport Res Ptn raised their Q1 2025 earnings per share estimates for Houlihan Lokey in a report issued on Wednesday, July 10th. Seaport Res Ptn analyst J. Mitchell now expects that the financial services provider will post earnings of $1.20 per share for the quarter, up from their prior estimate of $1.12. The consensus estimate for Houlihan Lokey’s current full-year earnings is $5.63 per share. Seaport Res Ptn also issued estimates for Houlihan Lokey’s Q4 2025 earnings at $1.44 EPS.

Several other research analysts have also recently commented on HLI. JMP Securities reissued a “market perform” rating on shares of Houlihan Lokey in a research report on Tuesday, April 9th. UBS Group upped their price objective on Houlihan Lokey from $145.00 to $157.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Tuesday.

Houlihan Lokey Price Performance

HLI stock opened at $138.68 on Friday. The business has a 50-day moving average of $133.53 and a 200-day moving average of $127.66. Houlihan Lokey has a fifty-two week low of $94.67 and a fifty-two week high of $139.51. The stock has a market capitalization of $9.51 billion, a P/E ratio of 33.74 and a beta of 0.67.

Houlihan Lokey (NYSE:HLI) last posted its earnings results on Wednesday, May 8th. The financial services provider reported $1.27 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.20 by $0.07. The firm had revenue of $520.46 million during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $508.99 million. Houlihan Lokey had a return on equity of 18.08% and a net margin of 14.64%. The company’s revenue was up 17.0% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the previous year, the firm earned $1.11 earnings per share.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Houlihan Lokey

A number of large investors have recently modified their holdings of the business. Ameritas Investment Partners Inc. boosted its holdings in shares of Houlihan Lokey by 0.5% in the 1st quarter. Ameritas Investment Partners Inc. now owns 18,293 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $2,345,000 after purchasing an additional 97 shares in the last quarter. Private Advisor Group LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Houlihan Lokey by 3.3% during the 4th quarter. Private Advisor Group LLC now owns 3,198 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $383,000 after acquiring an additional 102 shares in the last quarter. Park Avenue Securities LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Houlihan Lokey by 1.4% during the 2nd quarter. Park Avenue Securities LLC now owns 8,532 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $1,151,000 after acquiring an additional 120 shares in the last quarter. EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Houlihan Lokey by 12.1% during the 4th quarter. EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 1,139 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $137,000 after acquiring an additional 123 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Linden Thomas Advisory Services LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Houlihan Lokey by 2.5% during the 2nd quarter. Linden Thomas Advisory Services LLC now owns 8,768 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $1,182,000 after acquiring an additional 210 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 78.07% of the company’s stock.

Insider Buying and Selling

In related news, insider David A. Preiser sold 20,000 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, June 4th. The stock was sold at an average price of $133.21, for a total transaction of $2,664,200.00. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is accessible through this link. In other Houlihan Lokey news, Chairman Irwin Gold sold 9,902 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Friday, June 28th. The stock was sold at an average price of $135.25, for a total value of $1,339,245.50. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available at this link. Also, insider David A. Preiser sold 20,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Tuesday, June 4th. The shares were sold at an average price of $133.21, for a total value of $2,664,200.00. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. 25.97% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

Houlihan Lokey Increases Dividend

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Saturday, June 15th. Investors of record on Monday, June 3rd were given a dividend of $0.57 per share. The ex-dividend date was Monday, June 3rd. This represents a $2.28 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.64%. This is an increase from Houlihan Lokey’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.55. Houlihan Lokey’s dividend payout ratio is currently 55.47%.

About Houlihan Lokey

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.