Analysts’ Recent Ratings Updates for Hamilton Lane (HLNE)

A number of research firms have changed their ratings and price targets for Hamilton Lane (NASDAQ: HLNE):

• 10/14/2025 – Hamilton Lane was given a new $181.00 price target on by analysts at Oppenheimer Holdings, Inc.. They now have an “outperform” rating on the stock.
• 10/13/2025 – Hamilton Lane was upgraded by analysts at Keefe, Bruyette & Woods from a “market perform” rating to an “outperform” rating. They now have a $150.00 price target on the stock, down previously from $168.00.
• 10/8/2025 – Hamilton Lane was upgraded by analysts at Weiss Ratings from a “hold (c+)” rating to a “buy (b-)” rating.
• 10/3/2025 – Hamilton Lane was upgraded by analysts at Wall Street Zen from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating.
• 10/3/2025 – Hamilton Lane is now covered by analysts at BMO Capital Markets. They set an “outperform” rating and a $150.00 price target on the stock.
• 10/2/2025 – Hamilton Lane was upgraded by analysts at BMO Capital Markets to a “strong-buy” rating.
• 9/27/2025 – Hamilton Lane had its “hold (c+)” rating reaffirmed by analysts at Weiss Ratings.
• 9/20/2025 – Hamilton Lane was downgraded by analysts at Wall Street Zen from a “hold” rating to a “sell” rating.
• 9/19/2025 – Hamilton Lane was upgraded by analysts at Zacks Research from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating.
• 9/18/2025 – Hamilton Lane was upgraded by analysts at The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. from a “sell” rating to a “neutral” rating. They now have a $162.00 price target on the stock, up previously from $149.00.

Hamilton Lane Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, October 6th. Investors of record on Friday, September 19th were given a dividend of $0.54 per share. This represents a $2.16 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.8%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, September 19th. Hamilton Lane’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 41.54%.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other Hamilton Lane news, major shareholder River 5 Ltd French sold 150,000 shares of Hamilton Lane stock in a transaction dated Thursday, September 4th. The shares were sold at an average price of $146.51, for a total transaction of $21,976,500.00. Following the completion of the sale, the insider directly owned 330,015 shares in the company, valued at $48,350,497.65. This trade represents a 31.25% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at the SEC website. 22.21% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

Hamilton Lane Incorporated is a private equity firm specializing in early venture, emerging growth, turnaround, middle market, mature, mid-venture, bridge, buyout, distressed/vulture, loan, mezzanine in growth capital companies. It prefers to invest in energy, industrials, consumer discretionary, health care, real estate, information technology, utilities, and consumer services.