Houlihan Lokey, Inc. (HLI)Financial Services | Capital Markets | Los Angeles, United States | NYSE
162.50 USD
+3.72
(2.343%)
⇧
(April 17, 2026, 4 p.m.
EDT)
After hours: 162.30 -0.20 (-0.203%) ⇩ (April 17, 2026, 6:23 p.m. EDT) Short-term: ★★★☆☆ | Long-term: ★★★☆☆ | Dividends: ★★★★☆ |
Hot Take | April 11, 2026, 3:30 p.m. EDT
HLI is currently in a volatile phase with recent price declines and increased short interest, which could present a buying opportunity for short-term traders. The stock has shown resilience with a dividend yield of 1.58%, which is relatively stable, and the recent price increase to $151.53 suggests potential for a rebound. However, the forecasting model indicates a slight downward trend, and the options activity shows mixed signals. For long-term investors, the fundamentals are solid, but the recent dips and increased short interest might be a chance to buy and hold. Dividend investors might find HLI attractive due to its consistent payouts, but caution is advised due to the overall risk score and market volatility. |
| Model | MAE |
|---|---|
| AutoARIMA ✓ | 0.147064 |
| AutoETS | 0.147066 |
| MSTL | 0.149964 |
| AutoTheta | 0.178761 |
Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: AutoARIMA
| Forecast Reliability | |
|---|---|
| Score | 45% |
| H-stat | 8.66 |
| Ljung-Box p | 0.000 |
| Jarque-Bera p | 0.112 |
| Excess Kurtosis | -1.52 |
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| Sector | Financial Services |
| Ex Dividend Date | 2026-03-01 |
| Last Dividend Date | 2026-03-01 |
| Debt to Equity Ratio | 21.673 |
| Revenue per Share | 39.812 |
| Market Cap | 11,340,251,136 |
| Trailing P/E | 24.92 |
| Forward P/E | 19.06 |
| Beta | 1.01 |
| Profit Margins | 16.91% |
| Website | https://hl.com |
As of April 11, 2026, 3:30 p.m. EDT: Options speculators are showing mixed signals. The calls are showing increased positioning in the upper strikes, particularly around 190 and 200, indicating potential for upward movement. However, the puts are showing significant activity in the lower strikes, such as 135 and 140, which may suggest some bearish sentiment or a defensive stance. The IV levels are generally low, which could indicate a lack of volatility expectations, but the recent put activity suggests some caution. Overall, the options market is indicating a balanced view with potential for both upward and downward movements.
| Last Yield | 1yr Yield | 3yr Avg | 5yr Avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0.37% | 1.37% | 1.67% | 1.92% |
| Date | Dividend | Yield % |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-02 | 0.60 | 0.366659 |
| 2025-12-01 | 0.60 | 0.346693 |
| 2025-09-02 | 0.60 | 0.307926 |
| 2025-06-02 | 0.60 | 0.347553 |
| 2025-03-03 | 0.57 | 0.341577 |
| 2024-12-02 | 0.57 | 0.310041 |
| 2024-09-03 | 0.57 | 0.383914 |
| 2024-06-03 | 0.57 | 0.436046 |
| 2024-02-29 | 0.55 | 0.439504 |
| 2023-11-30 | 0.55 | 0.527189 |
| 2023-08-31 | 0.55 | 0.541912 |
| 2023-06-01 | 0.55 | 0.654972 |
| 2023-03-01 | 0.53 | 0.584517 |
| 2022-12-01 | 0.53 | 0.564697 |
| 2022-09-01 | 0.53 | 0.723589 |
| 2022-06-01 | 0.53 | 0.676235 |
| 2022-03-01 | 0.43 | 0.463554 |
| 2021-12-01 | 0.43 | 0.439297 |
| 2021-09-01 | 0.43 | 0.515804 |
| 2021-06-01 | 0.43 | 0.626644 |
| 2021-03-01 | 0.33 | 0.555560 |
| 2020-12-01 | 0.33 | 0.551343 |
| 2020-09-01 | 0.33 | 0.617489 |
| 2020-06-04 | 0.31 | 0.573749 |
| 2020-03-04 | 0.31 | 0.656145 |
| 2019-12-04 | 0.31 | 0.728060 |
| 2019-09-04 | 0.31 | 0.799196 |
| 2019-05-31 | 0.31 | 0.782436 |
| 2019-03-01 | 0.27 | 0.663506 |
| 2018-11-30 | 0.27 | 0.737639 |
| 2018-08-30 | 0.27 | 0.667284 |
| 2018-06-01 | 0.27 | 0.649851 |
| 2018-03-01 | 0.20 | 0.518276 |
| 2017-12-01 | 0.20 | 0.537329 |
| 2017-08-30 | 0.20 | 0.663109 |
| 2017-05-31 | 0.20 | 0.710947 |
| 2017-03-01 | 0.20 | 0.744715 |
| 2016-12-01 | 0.17 | 0.705310 |
| 2016-08-31 | 0.17 | 0.834488 |
| 2016-06-01 | 0.17 | 0.859602 |
| 2016-03-02 | 0.15 | 0.723489 |
| 2015-12-02 | 0.15 | 0.756186 |
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| 52 Week Change | 0.05712378 |
| Address1 | 10,250 Constellation Boulevard |
| Address2 | 5th Floor |
| All Time High | 211.777 |
| All Time Low | 18.22 |
| Ask | 162.45 |
| Ask Size | 100 |
| Audit Risk | 6 |
| Average Analyst Rating | 2.6 - Hold |
| Average Daily Volume10 Day | 579,240 |
| Average Daily Volume3 Month | 629,327 |
| Average Volume | 629,327 |
| Average Volume10Days | 579,240 |
| Beta | 1.006 |
| Bid | 162.27 |
| Bid Size | 100 |
| Board Risk | 9 |
| Book Value | 32.916 |
| City | Los Angeles |
| Compensation As Of Epoch Date | 1,767,139,200 |
| Compensation Risk | 5 |
| Country | United States |
| Crypto Tradeable | 0 |
| Currency | USD |
| Current Price | 162.5 |
| Current Ratio | 1.493 |
| Custom Price Alert Confidence | HIGH |
| Date Short Interest | 1,774,915,200 |
| Day High | 164.19 |
| Day Low | 160.89 |
| Debt To Equity | 21.673 |
| Display Name | Houlihan Lokey |
| Dividend Date | 1,773,532,800 |
| Dividend Rate | 2.4 |
| Dividend Yield | 1.48 |
| Earnings Call Timestamp End | 1,778,101,200 |
| Earnings Call Timestamp Start | 1,778,101,200 |
| Earnings Growth | 0.223 |
| Earnings Quarterly Growth | 0.223 |
| Earnings Timestamp | 1,778,097,600 |
| Earnings Timestamp End | 1,778,097,600 |
| Earnings Timestamp Start | 1,778,097,600 |
| Ebitda Margins | 0.0 |
| Enterprise To Revenue | 4.071 |
| Enterprise Value | 10,780,899,328 |
| Eps Current Year | 7.75674 |
| Eps Forward | 8.52521 |
| Eps Trailing Twelve Months | 6.52 |
| Esg Populated | 0 |
| Ex Dividend Date | 1,772,409,600 |
| 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 | 153.9058 |
| Fifty Day Average Change | 8.5941925 |
| Fifty Day Average Change Percent | 0.0558406 |
| Fifty Two Week Change Percent | 5.712378 |
| Fifty Two Week High | 211.777 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change | -49.276993 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change Percent | -0.2326834 |
| Fifty Two Week Low | 134.41 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change | 28.089996 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent | 0.2089874 |
| Fifty Two Week Range | 134.41 - 211.777 |
| Financial Currency | USD |
| First Trade Date Milliseconds | 1,439,472,600,000 |
| Five Year Avg Dividend Yield | 1.72 |
| Float Shares | 53,862,353 |
| Forward Eps | 8.52521 |
| Forward P E | 19.061113 |
| Full Exchange Name | NYSE |
| Full Time Employees | 2,702 |
| Gmt Off Set Milliseconds | -14,400,000 |
| Governance Epoch Date | 1,775,001,600 |
| Gross Margins | 0.94631 |
| Gross Profits | 2,505,837,056 |
| Has Pre Post Market Data | 1 |
| Held Percent Insiders | 0.00133 |
| Held Percent Institutions | 1.01536 |
| Implied Shares Outstanding | 69,786,159 |
| Industry | Capital Markets |
| Industry Disp | Capital Markets |
| Industry Key | capital-markets |
| Is Earnings Date Estimate | 0 |
| Language | en-US |
| Last Dividend Date | 1,772,409,600 |
| Last Dividend Value | 0.6 |
| Last Fiscal Year End | 1,743,379,200 |
| 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 M&A and other transactions; solvency opinions in connection with corporate spin-offs and dividend recapitalizations; and other types of financial opinions, as well as provides 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 | 11,340,251,136 |
| Market State | CLOSED |
| Max Age | 86,400 |
| Message Board Id | finmb_20999 |
| Most Recent Quarter | 1,767,139,200 |
| Net Income To Common | 447,782,016 |
| Next Fiscal Year End | 1,774,915,200 |
| Non Diluted Market Cap | 11,340,111,087 |
| Number Of Analyst Opinions | 8 |
| Open | 160.96 |
| Operating Cashflow | 769,481,984 |
| Operating Margins | 0.24865 |
| Overall Risk | 9 |
| Payout Ratio | 0.3641 |
| Phone | 310 553 8871 |
| Post Market Change | -0.20333862 |
| Post Market Change Percent | -0.12513146 |
| Post Market Price | 162.29666 |
| Post Market Time | 1,776,464,581 |
| Previous Close | 158.78 |
| Price Eps Current Year | 20.949522 |
| Price Hint | 2 |
| Price To Book | 4.9368086 |
| Price To Sales Trailing12 Months | 4.2825637 |
| Profit Margins | 0.1691 |
| Quick Ratio | 1.488 |
| Quote Source Name | Delayed Quote |
| Quote Type | EQUITY |
| Recommendation Key | hold |
| Recommendation Mean | 2.6 |
| Region | US |
| Regular Market Change | 3.72 |
| Regular Market Change Percent | 2.34286 |
| Regular Market Day High | 164.19 |
| Regular Market Day Low | 160.89 |
| Regular Market Day Range | 160.89 - 164.19 |
| Regular Market Open | 160.96 |
| Regular Market Previous Close | 158.78 |
| Regular Market Price | 162.5 |
| Regular Market Time | 1,776,456,002 |
| Regular Market Volume | 597,800 |
| Return On Assets | 0.12082 |
| Return On Equity | 0.20472999 |
| Revenue Growth | 0.13 |
| Revenue Per Share | 39.812 |
| Sand P52 Week Change | 0.36506534 |
| Sector | Financial Services |
| Sector Disp | Financial Services |
| Sector Key | financial-services |
| Share Holder Rights Risk | 10 |
| Shares Outstanding | 54,450,589 |
| Shares Percent Shares Out | 0.0194 |
| Shares Short | 1,353,427 |
| Shares Short Previous Month Date | 1,772,150,400 |
| Shares Short Prior Month | 1,494,540 |
| Short Name | Houlihan Lokey, Inc. |
| Short Percent Of Float | 0.0249 |
| Short Ratio | 2.08 |
| Source Interval | 15 |
| State | CA |
| Symbol | HLI |
| Target High Price | 200.0 |
| Target Low Price | 153.0 |
| Target Mean Price | 174.5 |
| Target Median Price | 171.5 |
| Total Cash | 1,056,481,984 |
| Total Cash Per Share | 15.139 |
| Total Debt | 497,131,008 |
| Total Revenue | 2,648,005,120 |
| Tradeable | 0 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Rate | 2.37 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Yield | 0.0149263125 |
| Trailing Eps | 6.52 |
| Trailing P E | 24.923313 |
| Trailing Peg Ratio | None |
| Triggerable | 1 |
| Two Hundred Day Average | 179.8967 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change | -17.396698 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent | -0.09670382 |
| Type Disp | Equity |
| Volume | 597,800 |
| Website | https://hl.com |
| Zip | 90,067 |