Seaport Res Ptn Expects Higher Earnings for Houlihan Lokey

Houlihan Lokey, Inc. (NYSE:HLI) – Stock analysts at Seaport Res Ptn boosted their FY2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for shares of Houlihan Lokey in a note issued to investors on Wednesday, January 29th. Seaport Res Ptn analyst J. Mitchell now forecasts that the financial services provider will earn $5.97 per share for the year, up from their previous forecast of $5.75. The consensus estimate for Houlihan Lokey’s current full-year earnings is $5.84 per share. Seaport Res Ptn also issued estimates for Houlihan Lokey’s Q4 2025 earnings at $1.65 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $1.68 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $1.89 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $1.90 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $6.95 EPS.

Houlihan Lokey (NYSE:HLI) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, January 28th. The financial services provider reported $1.64 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.51 by $0.13. Houlihan Lokey had a return on equity of 20.59% and a net margin of 16.00%.

A number of other brokerages also recently issued reports on HLI. JPMorgan Chase & Co. decreased their price target on shares of Houlihan Lokey from $172.00 to $169.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a research note on Wednesday. StockNews.com upgraded shares of Houlihan Lokey from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research note on Tuesday, January 28th. UBS Group raised their price target on Houlihan Lokey from $229.00 to $230.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Wednesday. Wells Fargo & Company upped their price objective on Houlihan Lokey from $178.00 to $180.00 and gave the stock an “underweight” rating in a research report on Wednesday. Finally, Morgan Stanley raised their target price on Houlihan Lokey from $200.00 to $201.00 and gave the stock an “underweight” rating in a research report on Wednesday. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, three have issued a hold rating and two have given a buy rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, Houlihan Lokey presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $194.40.

Houlihan Lokey Stock Up 1.0 %

Shares of HLI stock opened at $181.92 on Friday. The firm has a 50 day moving average of $178.78 and a two-hundred day moving average of $167.17. The stock has a market capitalization of $12.64 billion, a PE ratio of 34.72 and a beta of 0.69. Houlihan Lokey has a 52 week low of $119.28 and a 52 week high of $192.10.

Houlihan Lokey Announces Dividend

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Saturday, March 15th. Investors of record on Monday, March 3rd will be paid a $0.57 dividend. The ex-dividend date is Monday, March 3rd. This represents a $2.28 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.25%. Houlihan Lokey’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 43.51%.

Institutional Trading of Houlihan Lokey

Several hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in HLI. Bank of Montreal Can raised its holdings in Houlihan Lokey by 5.1% during the second quarter. Bank of Montreal Can now owns 24,178 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $3,285,000 after purchasing an additional 1,171 shares during the last quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC raised its stake in shares of Houlihan Lokey by 73.9% during the 2nd 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 last quarter. Algert Global LLC boosted its position in shares of Houlihan Lokey by 9.8% in the 2nd quarter. Algert Global LLC now owns 14,599 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $1,969,000 after buying an additional 1,299 shares in the last quarter. Creative Planning grew its stake in Houlihan Lokey by 10.7% in the 2nd quarter. Creative Planning now owns 3,614 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $487,000 after acquiring an additional 350 shares during the last quarter. Finally, NewEdge Advisors LLC raised its position in Houlihan Lokey by 19.4% during the second quarter. NewEdge Advisors LLC now owns 23,556 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $3,177,000 after acquiring an additional 3,824 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 78.07% of the company’s stock.

Houlihan Lokey Company Profile

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.