Seaport Res Ptn Predicts Houlihan Lokey Q2 Earnings

Houlihan Lokey, Inc. (NYSE:HLI) – Stock analysts at Seaport Res Ptn issued their Q2 2027 EPS estimates for Houlihan Lokey in a research note issued to investors on Thursday, May 8th. Seaport Res Ptn analyst J. Mitchell forecasts that the financial services provider will earn $1.93 per share for the quarter. 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 2027 earnings at $2.15 EPS, Q4 2027 earnings at $2.15 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $8.25 EPS.

A number of other brokerages have also recently weighed in on HLI. Wells Fargo & Company increased their target price on shares of Houlihan Lokey from $170.00 to $185.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a report on Thursday. UBS Group increased their target price on shares of Houlihan Lokey from $229.00 to $230.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Wednesday, January 29th. Keefe, Bruyette & Woods reissued a “market perform” rating and set a $192.00 target price (up from $170.00) on shares of Houlihan Lokey in a report on Wednesday, January 29th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. cut their price objective on shares of Houlihan Lokey from $172.00 to $169.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a research report on Wednesday, January 29th. Finally, JMP Securities reiterated a “market perform” rating on shares of Houlihan Lokey in a research report 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, the stock presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $186.40.

Houlihan Lokey Stock Performance

Shares of NYSE:HLI opened at $173.89 on Monday. The stock has a market capitalization of $12.20 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 33.19 and a beta of 0.82. Houlihan Lokey has a 1-year low of $127.14 and a 1-year high of $192.10. The company’s fifty day moving average is $158.55 and its two-hundred day moving average is $171.49.

Houlihan Lokey (NYSE:HLI) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, May 7th. The financial services provider reported $1.96 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.61 by $0.35. The firm had revenue of $666.42 million for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $628.25 million. Houlihan Lokey had a net margin of 16.00% and a return on equity of 20.04%. The firm’s quarterly revenue was up 28.0% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the prior year, the company posted $1.27 earnings per share.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Houlihan Lokey

Large investors have recently bought and sold shares of the stock. Barclays PLC increased its stake in Houlihan Lokey by 21.4% during the 3rd quarter. Barclays PLC now owns 36,821 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $5,818,000 after buying an additional 6,483 shares during the period. Gunderson Capital Management Inc. acquired a new position in Houlihan Lokey during the 4th quarter valued at about $5,133,000. Jones Financial Companies Lllp increased its stake in Houlihan Lokey by 80.9% during the 4th quarter. Jones Financial Companies Lllp now owns 5,638 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $979,000 after buying an additional 2,521 shares during the period. Assenagon Asset Management S.A. acquired a new position in Houlihan Lokey during the 4th quarter valued at about $21,613,000. Finally, Park Avenue Securities LLC increased its stake in Houlihan Lokey by 20.8% during the 4th quarter. Park Avenue Securities LLC now owns 9,296 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $1,614,000 after buying an additional 1,599 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 78.07% of the company’s stock.

Houlihan Lokey Increases Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Sunday, June 15th. Investors of record on Monday, June 2nd will be given a $0.60 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Monday, June 2nd. This is an increase from Houlihan Lokey’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.57. This represents a $2.40 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.38%. Houlihan Lokey’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 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.