Seaport Res Ptn Lowers Earnings Estimates for Houlihan Lokey

Houlihan Lokey, Inc. (NYSE:HLI) – Equities researchers at Seaport Res Ptn cut their Q1 2026 earnings per share estimates for Houlihan Lokey in a research note issued to investors on Wednesday, January 29th. Seaport Res Ptn analyst J. Mitchell now anticipates that the financial services provider will post earnings per share of $1.48 for the quarter, down from their previous estimate of $1.54. The consensus estimate for Houlihan Lokey’s current full-year earnings is $5.91 per share.

Houlihan Lokey (NYSE:HLI) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, January 28th. The financial services provider reported $1.64 EPS for the quarter, beating 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%.

A number of other equities research analysts also recently weighed in on the company. 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 report on Wednesday, January 29th. UBS Group raised their price target on Houlihan Lokey from $229.00 to $230.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Wednesday, January 29th. StockNews.com downgraded Houlihan Lokey from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Wednesday. Keefe, Bruyette & Woods reaffirmed a “market perform” rating and set a $192.00 target price (up previously from $170.00) on shares of Houlihan Lokey in a report on Wednesday, January 29th. Finally, Morgan Stanley lifted their target price on Houlihan Lokey from $200.00 to $201.00 and gave the stock an “underweight” rating in a report on Wednesday, January 29th. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, four have issued a hold rating and one has given a buy rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $194.40.

Houlihan Lokey Trading Down 0.2 %

Shares of Houlihan Lokey stock opened at $180.24 on Monday. Houlihan Lokey has a 12 month low of $121.81 and a 12 month high of $192.10. The stock’s fifty day moving average price is $178.39 and its 200-day moving average price is $167.81. The firm has a market cap of $12.53 billion, a P/E ratio of 34.40 and a beta of 0.69.

Houlihan Lokey Dividend Announcement

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Saturday, March 15th. Investors of record on Monday, March 3rd will be given a dividend of $0.57 per share. This represents a $2.28 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.26%. The ex-dividend date is Monday, March 3rd. Houlihan Lokey’s dividend payout ratio is currently 43.51%.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the stock. Strategic Wealth Investment Group LLC raised its position in Houlihan Lokey by 0.8% during the third quarter. Strategic Wealth Investment Group LLC now owns 8,103 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $1,293,000 after acquiring an additional 62 shares in the last quarter. CIBC Asset Management Inc raised its position in Houlihan Lokey by 5.0% during the fourth quarter. CIBC Asset Management Inc now owns 1,617 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $281,000 after acquiring an additional 77 shares in the last quarter. Atria Wealth Solutions Inc. raised its position in Houlihan Lokey by 6.2% during the fourth quarter. Atria Wealth Solutions Inc. now owns 1,625 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $282,000 after acquiring an additional 95 shares in the last quarter. UMB Bank n.a. increased its position in shares of Houlihan Lokey by 12.6% in the third quarter. UMB Bank n.a. now owns 857 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $135,000 after buying an additional 96 shares in the last quarter. Finally, New York State Teachers Retirement System increased its position in shares of Houlihan Lokey by 0.6% in the third quarter. New York State Teachers Retirement System now owns 17,238 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $2,724,000 after buying an additional 100 shares in the last quarter. 78.07% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

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.