Seaport Res Ptn Predicts Lower Earnings for Houlihan Lokey

Houlihan Lokey, Inc. (NYSE:HLI) – Stock analysts at Seaport Res Ptn lowered their FY2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for shares of Houlihan Lokey in a research note issued to investors on Wednesday, April 9th. Seaport Res Ptn analyst J. Mitchell now anticipates that the financial services provider will earn $5.45 per share for the year, down from their prior estimate 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.

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

Several other analysts also recently weighed in on HLI. UBS Group boosted their target price on Houlihan Lokey from $229.00 to $230.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Wednesday, January 29th. Morgan Stanley decreased their price objective on Houlihan Lokey from $190.00 to $156.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a report on Monday, April 7th. StockNews.com cut shares of Houlihan Lokey from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Tuesday, February 25th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. decreased their price target on shares of Houlihan Lokey from $172.00 to $169.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a research note on Wednesday, January 29th. Finally, Keefe, Bruyette & Woods restated a “market perform” rating and issued a $192.00 price objective (up from $170.00) on shares of Houlihan Lokey in a research note on Wednesday, January 29th. Four investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and three have assigned a buy rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat.com, Houlihan Lokey currently has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $183.40.

Houlihan Lokey Price Performance

Shares of HLI opened at $151.31 on Friday. Houlihan Lokey has a 1-year low of $122.14 and a 1-year high of $192.10. The stock has a market cap of $10.61 billion, a PE ratio of 28.88 and a beta of 0.84. The firm has a fifty day moving average price of $164.89 and a 200 day moving average price of $172.14.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Houlihan Lokey

Several institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in HLI. Barclays PLC grew its holdings in Houlihan Lokey by 21.4% in the third quarter. Barclays PLC now owns 36,821 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $5,818,000 after purchasing an additional 6,483 shares during the last quarter. State Street Corp boosted its holdings in shares of Houlihan Lokey by 1.3% during the third quarter. State Street Corp now owns 1,615,467 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $255,276,000 after purchasing an additional 21,106 shares during the last quarter. Gunderson Capital Management Inc. purchased a new stake in shares of Houlihan Lokey in the fourth quarter valued at $5,133,000. Jones Financial Companies Lllp increased its stake in Houlihan Lokey by 80.9% in the fourth quarter. Jones Financial Companies Lllp now owns 5,638 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $979,000 after purchasing an additional 2,521 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Assenagon Asset Management S.A. purchased a new position in Houlihan Lokey during the fourth quarter worth about $21,613,000. 78.07% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Houlihan Lokey Announces Dividend

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

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.