FY2026 EPS Estimates for Houlihan Lokey Raised by Analyst

Houlihan Lokey, Inc. (NYSE:HLI) – Research analysts at Seaport Res Ptn boosted their FY2026 earnings per share estimates for shares of Houlihan Lokey in a research report issued to clients and investors on Monday, October 13th. Seaport Res Ptn analyst J. Mitchell now expects that the financial services provider will post earnings per share of $7.65 for the year, up from their prior estimate of $7.55. 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 Q3 2027 earnings at $2.26 EPS, Q4 2027 earnings at $2.30 EPS, FY2027 earnings at $8.65 EPS and FY2028 earnings at $9.70 EPS.

HLI has been the subject of a number of other reports. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft began coverage on Houlihan Lokey in a research note on Thursday, October 9th. They set a “hold” rating and a $210.00 target price for the company. Wall Street Zen downgraded Houlihan Lokey from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Saturday, August 2nd. BMO Capital Markets started coverage on Houlihan Lokey in a research note on Friday, October 3rd. They set an “outperform” rating and a $230.00 target price for the company. Weiss Ratings reaffirmed a “buy (b-)” rating on shares of Houlihan Lokey in a research note on Wednesday, October 8th. Finally, Morgan Stanley raised their price objective on Houlihan Lokey from $192.00 to $213.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research note on Monday, September 8th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, five have assigned a Buy rating and four have issued a Hold rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $212.43.

Houlihan Lokey Trading Up 1.3%

Shares of HLI stock opened at $193.81 on Tuesday. The company has a market cap of $13.63 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 32.63 and a beta of 0.87. The stock has a 50 day simple moving average of $198.23 and a 200-day simple moving average of $182.32. Houlihan Lokey has a 12-month low of $137.99 and a 12-month high of $211.78.

Houlihan Lokey (NYSE:HLI) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, July 29th. The financial services provider reported $2.14 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.69 by $0.45. The company had revenue of $605.35 million during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $573.07 million. Houlihan Lokey had a return on equity of 23.75% and a net margin of 16.46%.The firm’s revenue for the quarter was up 17.8% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period last year, the firm earned $1.22 EPS.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Houlihan Lokey

Hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of the company. Elevation Point Wealth Partners LLC acquired a new position in shares of Houlihan Lokey in the 1st quarter valued at about $619,000. Amundi lifted its stake in shares of Houlihan Lokey by 404.0% in the 1st quarter. Amundi now owns 63,433 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $9,725,000 after purchasing an additional 50,847 shares in the last quarter. New York State Teachers Retirement System lifted its stake in shares of Houlihan Lokey by 1.1% in the 1st quarter. New York State Teachers Retirement System now owns 17,926 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $2,895,000 after purchasing an additional 200 shares in the last quarter. OneDigital Investment Advisors LLC acquired a new position in shares of Houlihan Lokey in the 1st quarter valued at about $210,000. Finally, QRG Capital Management Inc. lifted its stake in shares of Houlihan Lokey by 9.7% in the 1st quarter. QRG Capital Management Inc. now owns 4,987 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $805,000 after purchasing an additional 439 shares in the last quarter. 78.07% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Insider Activity

In other news, General Counsel Christopher M. Crain sold 500 shares of Houlihan Lokey stock in a transaction on Tuesday, September 2nd. The stock was sold at an average price of $196.22, for a total value of $98,110.00. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this link. Also, Chairman Irwin Gold sold 6,811 shares of Houlihan Lokey stock in a transaction on Tuesday, September 16th. The shares were sold at an average price of $202.75, for a total value of $1,380,930.25. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders sold a total of 47,311 shares of company stock valued at $9,477,040 over the last quarter. Company insiders own 22.83% of the company’s stock.

Houlihan Lokey Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, September 15th. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, September 2nd were given a $0.60 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, September 2nd. This represents a $2.40 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.2%. Houlihan Lokey’s payout ratio is currently 40.40%.

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.