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Houlihan Lokey, Inc. (HLI)

Financial Services | Capital Markets | Los Angeles, United States | NYSE
133.02 USD +2.21 (1.689%) ⇧ (Aug. 28, 2026, 4 p.m. EDT)
After hours: 133.02

Short-term:★★☆☆☆Long-term:★★★⯪☆Dividends:★★★⯪☆
Hot Take | Aug. 22, 2026, 4:59 a.m. EDT

The long-term rating reflects a high-quality business with robust returns on equity and a decade-long upward trajectory, yet the current earnings contraction and price weakness below key moving averages temper the outlook. The short-term rating remains bearish as technical indicators point to downside pressure, with the stock trading below both its fifty-day and two-hundred-day averages, despite speculative options activity suggesting investors are positioning for a rebound. The dividend rating acknowledges the consistent, growing payout supported by a healthy payout ratio, offering income stability amidst the valuation reset.

Model Selection — Backtest MAE (log-scale, lower is better)
ModelMAE
AutoTheta ✓0.028400
AutoARIMA0.028498
MSTL0.036247
AutoETS0.036420

Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: AutoTheta

Forecast Reliability
Score 43%
H-stat 9.67
Ljung-Box p 0.000
Jarque-Bera p 0.548
Excess Kurtosis -0.43
Attribute Value
Sector Financial Services
Ex Dividend Date 2026-08-31
Last Dividend Date 2026-05-31
Debt to Equity Ratio 20.846
Revenue per Share 37.878
Market Cap 9,296,302,080
Trailing P/E 21.99
Forward P/E 15.26
Beta 0.96
Profit Margins 16.08%
Website https://hl.com

As of Aug. 22, 2026, 4:59 a.m. EDT: Call option open interest significantly outweighs put open interest, with heavy positioning at strikes 180, 190, and 230 for September and December expirations. Implied volatility is elevated relative to historical norms, suggesting speculators anticipate increased movement. Despite the current price weakness, the skew indicates a bullish sentiment on a potential recovery.


Dividend Data

Yield Summary
Last Yield 1yr Yield 3yr Avg 5yr Avg
0.50% 1.52% 1.59% 1.82%
Dividend History
Date Dividend Yield %
2026-06-01 0.70 0.498718
2026-03-02 0.60 0.366659
2025-12-01 0.60 0.345423
2025-09-02 0.60 0.305748
2025-06-02 0.60 0.344056
2025-03-03 0.57 0.336979
2024-12-02 0.57 0.304862
2024-09-03 0.57 0.376362
2024-06-03 0.57 0.425913
2024-02-29 0.55 0.427483
2023-11-30 0.55 0.510583
2023-08-31 0.55 0.522119
2023-06-01 0.55 0.627782
2023-03-01 0.53 0.556723
2022-12-01 0.53 0.534867
2022-09-01 0.53 0.681672
2022-06-01 0.53 0.632760
2022-03-01 0.43 0.431078
2021-12-01 0.43 0.406812
2021-09-01 0.43 0.475769
2021-06-01 0.43 0.575251
2021-03-01 0.33 0.507068
2020-12-01 0.33 0.500607
2020-09-01 0.33 0.557809
2020-06-04 0.31 0.515378
2020-03-04 0.31 0.586344
2019-12-04 0.31 0.646777
2019-09-04 0.31 0.705347
2019-05-31 0.31 0.685689
2019-03-01 0.27 0.577540
2018-11-30 0.27 0.638298
2018-08-30 0.27 0.573736
2018-06-01 0.27 0.555556
2018-03-01 0.20 0.440626
2017-12-01 0.20 0.454856
2017-08-30 0.20 0.558815
2017-05-31 0.20 0.595770
2017-03-01 0.20 0.620347
2016-12-01 0.17 0.583791
2016-08-31 0.17 0.686591
2016-06-01 0.17 0.702479
2016-03-02 0.15 0.587084
2015-12-02 0.15 0.610004
Additional Data
dividendRate 2.8
dividendYield 2.14
exDividendDate 2026-09-01
trailingAnnualDividendRate 2.5
trailingAnnualDividendYield 0.01911169
lastDividendValue 0.7
lastDividendDate 2026-06-01
dividendDate 2026-09-15

Info Dump

Attribute Value
52 Week Change -0.33341825
Address1 10,250 Constellation Boulevard
Address2 5th Floor
All Time High 211.777
All Time Low 18.22
Ask 139.76
Ask Size 100
Audit Risk 7
Average Analyst Rating 2.3 - Buy
Average Daily Volume10 Day 638,980
Average Daily Volume3 Month 846,700
Average Volume 846,700
Average Volume10Days 638,980
Beta 0.963
Bid 133.04
Bid Size 400
Board Risk 9
Book Value 32.26
City Los Angeles
Compensation As Of Epoch Date 1,798,675,200
Compensation Risk 5
Country United States
Crypto Tradeable 0
Currency USD
Current Price 133.02
Current Ratio 1.664
Custom Price Alert Confidence HIGH
Date Short Interest 1,786,665,600
Day High 133.93
Day Low 130.68
Debt To Equity 20.846
Display Name Houlihan Lokey
Dividend Date 1,789,430,400
Dividend Rate 2.8
Dividend Yield 2.14
Earnings Call Timestamp End 1,785,358,800
Earnings Call Timestamp Start 1,785,358,800
Earnings Growth -0.19
Earnings Quarterly Growth -0.204
Earnings Timestamp 1,785,355,200
Earnings Timestamp End 1,793,304,000
Earnings Timestamp Start 1,793,304,000
Ebitda Margins 0.0
Enterprise To Revenue 3.628
Enterprise Value 9,154,301,952
Eps Current Year 6.99053
Eps Forward 8.7182
Eps Trailing Twelve Months 6.05
Esg Populated 0
Ex Dividend Date 1,788,220,800
Exchange NYQ
Exchange Data Delayed By 0
Exchange Timezone Name America/New_York
Exchange Timezone Short Name EDT
Fax 310 553 2173
Fifty Day Average 134.23
Fifty Day Average Change -1.2099915
Fifty Day Average Change Percent -0.009014315
Fifty Two Week Change Percent -33.341824
Fifty Two Week High 211.777
Fifty Two Week High Change -78.75699
Fifty Two Week High Change Percent -0.37188643
Fifty Two Week Low 112.83
Fifty Two Week Low Change 20.190002
Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent 0.17894179
Fifty Two Week Range 112.83 - 211.777
Financial Currency USD
First Trade Date Milliseconds 1,439,472,600,000
Five Year Avg Dividend Yield 1.73
Float Shares 54,027,157
Forward Eps 8.7182
Forward P E 15.257738
Full Exchange Name NYSE
Full Time Employees 2,800
Fullday Change 2.21001
Fullday Change Percent 1.68948
Fullday Price 133.02
Gmt Off Set Milliseconds -14,400,000
Governance Epoch Date 1,785,542,400
Gross Margins 0.94111
Gross Profits 2,374,915,072
Has Pre Post Market Data 1
Held Percent Insiders 0.00201
Held Percent Institutions 1.05549
Implied Shares Outstanding 69,886,500
Industry Capital Markets
Industry Disp Capital Markets
Industry Key capital-markets
Is Earnings Date Estimate 1
Language en-US
Last Dividend Date 1,780,272,000
Last Dividend Value 0.7
Last Fiscal Year End 1,774,915,200
Long Business Summary Houlihan Lokey, Inc., an investment banking company, provides merger and acquisition (M&A), capital market, financial restructurings and liability management, and financial and valuation advisory services worldwide. The company operates in three segments: Corporate Finance (CF), Financial Restructuring (FR), and Financial and Valuation Advisory (FVA). The CF segment offers general financial advisory services; and advises public and private institutions, including financial sponsors on buy-side and sell-side M&A transactions, debt and equity financings in both the private and public markets, and other corporate finance transactions. The FR segment advises debtors, creditors, and other parties-in-interest related to recapitalization/deleveraging transactions. This segment also provides a range of advisory services, such as structuring, negotiation, and confirmation of plans of reorganization; structuring and analysis of exchange offers; liability management transactions; corporate viability assessment; dispute resolution and expert testimony; and procuring debtor-in-possession financing. The FVA segment provides valuation services to companies; debt and equity interests comprising illiquid investments; and other assets and liabilities. This segment also offers fairness opinions in connection with mergers and acquisitions and other transactions; solvency opinions in connection with corporate spin-offs and dividend recapitalizations; other types of financial opinions; and diligence, tax, transaction accounting, and other financial advisory services, as well as dispute resolution services. It serves corporations, financial sponsors, and government agencies. Houlihan Lokey, Inc. was incorporated in 1972 and is headquartered in Los Angeles, California.
Long Name Houlihan Lokey, Inc.
Market us_market
Market Cap 9,296,302,080
Market State CLOSED
Max Age 86,400
Message Board Id finmb_20999
Most Recent Quarter 1,782,777,600
Net Income To Common 405,696,992
Next Fiscal Year End 1,806,451,200
Non Diluted Market Cap 9,141,853,064
Number Of Analyst Opinions 8
Open 131.55
Operating Cashflow 500,131,008
Operating Margins 0.18395
Overall Risk 9
Payout Ratio 0.4202
Phone 310 553 8871
Post Market Change 0.0
Post Market Change Percent 0.0
Post Market Price 133.02
Post Market Time 1,787,959,806
Previous Close 130.81
Price Eps Current Year 19.0286
Price Hint 2
Price To Book 4.123373
Price To Sales Trailing12 Months 3.6838691
Profit Margins 0.16077
Quick Ratio 1.659
Quote Source Name Nasdaq Real Time Price
Quote Type EQUITY
Recommendation Key buy
Recommendation Mean 2.27273
Region US
Regular Market Change 2.21001
Regular Market Change Percent 1.68948
Regular Market Day High 133.93
Regular Market Day Low 130.68
Regular Market Day Range 130.68 - 133.93
Regular Market Open 131.55
Regular Market Previous Close 130.81
Regular Market Price 133.02
Regular Market Time 1,787,947,202
Regular Market Volume 684,408
Return On Assets 0.11173
Return On Equity 0.17794001
Revenue Growth -0.155
Revenue Per Share 37.878
Sand P52 Week Change 0.20504117
Sector Financial Services
Sector Disp Financial Services
Sector Key financial-services
Share Holder Rights Risk 10
Shares Outstanding 54,197,538
Shares Percent Shares Out 0.0332
Shares Short 2,320,023
Shares Short Previous Month Date 1,784,073,600
Shares Short Prior Month 1,778,379
Short Name Houlihan Lokey, Inc.
Short Percent Of Float 0.0429
Short Ratio 2.34
Source Interval 15
State CA
Symbol HLI
Target High Price 177.0
Target Low Price 145.0
Target Mean Price 153.5
Target Median Price 152.0
Total Cash 745,000,000
Total Cash Per Share 10.66
Total Debt 493,000,000
Total Revenue 2,523,515,904
Tradeable 0
Trailing Annual Dividend Rate 2.5
Trailing Annual Dividend Yield 0.01911169
Trailing Eps 6.05
Trailing P E 21.986776
Trailing Peg Ratio None
Triggerable 1
Two Hundred Day Average 155.1206
Two Hundred Day Average Change -22.100601
Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent -0.14247367
Type Disp Equity
Volume 684,408
Website https://hl.com
Zip 90,067