FY2025 EPS Estimates for Houlihan Lokey Reduced by Analyst

Houlihan Lokey, Inc. (NYSE:HLI) – Equities researchers at Seaport Res Ptn cut their FY2025 EPS estimates for Houlihan Lokey in a research report issued on Wednesday, April 9th. Seaport Res Ptn analyst J. Mitchell now anticipates that the financial services provider will post earnings per share of $5.45 for the year, down from their previous forecast of $5.97. The consensus estimate for Houlihan Lokey’s current full-year earnings is $5.98 per share. Seaport Res Ptn also issued estimates for Houlihan Lokey’s Q4 2025 earnings at $1.39 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $1.54 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $1.76 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $1.80 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $6.52 EPS.

A number of other research firms have also recently commented on HLI. JMP Securities restated a “market perform” rating on shares of Houlihan Lokey in a report on Wednesday, January 29th. StockNews.com downgraded shares of Houlihan Lokey from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Tuesday, February 25th. Keefe, Bruyette & Woods reaffirmed a “market perform” rating and set a $192.00 price target (up previously from $170.00) on shares of Houlihan Lokey in a research note on Wednesday, January 29th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. dropped their price objective on Houlihan Lokey from $172.00 to $169.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a research note on Wednesday, January 29th. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company decreased their target price on Houlihan Lokey from $179.00 to $170.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a research report on Tuesday. Four research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and three have given a buy rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company has an average rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $183.40.

Houlihan Lokey Stock Up 0.8 %

HLI stock opened at $151.31 on Friday. Houlihan Lokey has a twelve month low of $122.14 and a twelve month high of $192.10. The firm has a market cap of $10.61 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 28.88 and a beta of 0.84. The business’s fifty day simple moving average is $164.89 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $172.14.

Houlihan Lokey (NYSE:HLI) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, January 28th. The financial services provider reported $1.64 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.51 by $0.13. Houlihan Lokey had a return on equity of 20.04% and a net margin of 16.00%.

Institutional Trading of Houlihan Lokey

Several hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the stock. Private Trust Co. NA purchased a new stake in shares of Houlihan Lokey during the 4th quarter worth $29,000. Financial Life Planners purchased a new stake in shares of Houlihan Lokey during the fourth quarter valued at about $33,000. Golden State Wealth Management LLC bought a new stake in shares of Houlihan Lokey in the 4th quarter valued at about $53,000. Thurston Springer Miller Herd & Titak Inc. purchased a new position in shares of Houlihan Lokey in the 1st quarter worth approximately $54,000. Finally, VisionPoint Advisory Group LLC purchased a new position in shares of Houlihan Lokey in the 4th quarter worth approximately $62,000. Institutional investors own 78.07% of the company’s stock.

Houlihan Lokey Dividend Announcement

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Saturday, March 15th. Shareholders of record on Monday, March 3rd were issued a dividend of $0.57 per share. The ex-dividend date was Monday, March 3rd. This represents a $2.28 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.51%. Houlihan Lokey’s dividend payout ratio is currently 43.51%.

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.