Houlihan Lokey Q2 EPS Forecast Boosted by Seaport Res Ptn

Houlihan Lokey, Inc. (NYSE:HLI) – Analysts at Seaport Res Ptn increased their Q2 2026 earnings estimates for Houlihan Lokey in a report issued on Monday, October 13th. Seaport Res Ptn analyst J. Mitchell now expects that the financial services provider will post earnings of $1.68 per share for the quarter, up from their previous forecast of $1.59. 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 2026 earnings at $1.86 EPS.

Houlihan Lokey (NYSE:HLI) last released its earnings results on Tuesday, July 29th. The financial services provider reported $2.14 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.69 by $0.45. The business had revenue of $605.35 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $573.07 million. Houlihan Lokey had a net margin of 16.46% and a return on equity of 23.75%. Houlihan Lokey’s revenue for the quarter was up 17.8% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business earned $1.22 earnings per share.

HLI has been the topic of several other research reports. Wells Fargo & Company upped their price objective on shares of Houlihan Lokey from $185.00 to $209.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a report on Friday, July 11th. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft initiated coverage on shares of Houlihan Lokey in a report on Thursday, October 9th. They set a “hold” rating and a $210.00 price objective on the stock. Zacks Research lowered shares of Houlihan Lokey from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Monday, September 29th. Weiss Ratings reiterated a “buy (b-)” rating on shares of Houlihan Lokey in a report on Wednesday, October 8th. Finally, Keefe, Bruyette & Woods dropped their price objective on shares of Houlihan Lokey from $232.00 to $226.00 and set a “moderate buy” rating on the stock in a report on Monday. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, five have given a Buy rating and four have assigned a Hold rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Houlihan Lokey currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $212.43.

Houlihan Lokey Trading Down 0.3%

Shares of NYSE HLI opened at $193.06 on Wednesday. The firm’s 50-day moving average price is $198.26 and its 200-day moving average price is $182.40. Houlihan Lokey has a 1-year low of $137.99 and a 1-year high of $211.78. The firm has a market capitalization of $13.57 billion, a P/E ratio of 32.50 and a beta of 0.87.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Houlihan Lokey

A number of institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in HLI. Norges Bank bought a new stake in Houlihan Lokey in the 2nd quarter worth about $126,723,000. Champlain Investment Partners LLC grew its position in Houlihan Lokey by 194.9% in the 2nd quarter. Champlain Investment Partners LLC now owns 546,340 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $98,314,000 after purchasing an additional 361,085 shares in the last quarter. Westfield Capital Management Co. LP bought a new stake in Houlihan Lokey in the 1st quarter worth about $46,236,000. Jacobs Levy Equity Management Inc. grew its position in Houlihan Lokey by 1,168.0% in the 1st quarter. Jacobs Levy Equity Management Inc. now owns 239,522 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $38,683,000 after purchasing an additional 220,632 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Renaissance Group LLC bought a new stake in Houlihan Lokey in the 2nd quarter worth about $34,115,000. 78.07% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Insider Transactions at Houlihan Lokey

In other news, General Counsel Christopher M. Crain sold 500 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, September 2nd. The shares were sold at an average price of $196.22, for a total transaction of $98,110.00. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this hyperlink. Also, Chairman Paul Eric Siegert sold 40,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, August 27th. The stock was sold at an average price of $199.95, for a total transaction of $7,998,000.00. 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 three months. Corporate insiders own 22.83% of the company’s stock.

Houlihan Lokey Dividend Announcement

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

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.