Analysts Set Expectations for Houlihan Lokey FY2025 Earnings

Houlihan Lokey, Inc. (NYSE:HLI) – Equities research analysts at Seaport Res Ptn boosted their FY2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for shares of 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 of $5.97 per share for the year, up from their previous forecast of $5.75. The consensus estimate for Houlihan Lokey’s current full-year earnings is $5.84 per share. Seaport Res Ptn also issued estimates for Houlihan Lokey’s Q4 2025 earnings at $1.65 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $1.68 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $1.89 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $1.90 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $6.95 EPS.

A number of other research firms have also commented on HLI. Keefe, Bruyette & Woods restated a “market perform” rating and set a $192.00 price target (up from $170.00) on shares of Houlihan Lokey in a research report on Wednesday. StockNews.com upgraded Houlihan Lokey from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a report on Tuesday. UBS Group raised their price objective on Houlihan Lokey from $229.00 to $230.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Wednesday. Morgan Stanley increased their price objective on shares of Houlihan Lokey from $200.00 to $201.00 and gave the stock an “underweight” rating in a research report on Wednesday. Finally, JMP Securities reiterated a “market perform” rating on shares of Houlihan Lokey in a report on Wednesday. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, three have assigned a hold rating and two have issued a buy rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company currently has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $194.40.

Houlihan Lokey Trading Up 1.0 %

NYSE HLI opened at $181.92 on Friday. Houlihan Lokey has a 1 year low of $119.28 and a 1 year high of $192.10. The company has a market cap of $12.64 billion, a P/E ratio of 34.72 and a beta of 0.69. The company has a fifty day simple moving average of $178.78 and a 200 day simple moving average of $167.04.

Houlihan Lokey (NYSE:HLI) last issued its earnings results on Tuesday, January 28th. The financial services provider reported $1.64 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.51 by $0.13. Houlihan Lokey had a net margin of 16.00% and a return on equity of 20.59%.

Institutional Trading of Houlihan Lokey

Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the stock. Fiera Capital Corp increased its stake in shares of Houlihan Lokey by 666.8% in the 3rd quarter. Fiera Capital Corp now owns 283,702 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $44,831,000 after purchasing an additional 246,705 shares in the last quarter. Jennison Associates LLC boosted its stake in shares of Houlihan Lokey by 341.0% during the 4th quarter. Jennison Associates LLC now owns 307,304 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $53,366,000 after purchasing an additional 237,615 shares during the period. Lord Abbett & CO. LLC bought a new position in shares of Houlihan Lokey in the third quarter worth about $24,177,000. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. grew its position in shares of Houlihan Lokey by 33.0% during the 3rd quarter. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. now owns 601,025 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $94,974,000 after buying an additional 149,114 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Eagle Asset Management Inc. raised its stake in Houlihan Lokey by 23.6% in the third quarter. Eagle Asset Management Inc. now owns 693,109 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $109,525,000 after buying an additional 132,516 shares in the last quarter. 78.07% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Houlihan Lokey Announces Dividend

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Saturday, March 15th. Investors of record on Monday, March 3rd will be issued a dividend of $0.57 per share. This represents a $2.28 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.25%. The ex-dividend date is Monday, March 3rd. Houlihan Lokey’s dividend payout ratio is presently 43.51%.

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.