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As of close of business last night, Houlihan Lokey Inc’s stock clocked out at $178.07, down -0.56% from its previous closing price of $179.08. In other words, the price has decreased by -$0.56 from its previous closing price. On the day, 0.73 million shares were traded. HLI stock price reached its highest trading level at $180.74 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $176.93.
Ratios:
To gain a deeper understanding of HLI’s stock, we examine its different ratios. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 13.48 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 16.84. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 1.53 and its Current Ratio is at 1.47. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 0.19 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 0.19.
Upgrades & Downgrades
In addition, analysts’ ratings and any changes thereto give investors an idea of. The stock’s future direction. In the most recent recommendation for this company, Deutsche Bank on October 09, 2025, initiated with a Hold rating and assigned the stock a target price of $210.
On October 03, 2025, BMO Capital Markets started tracking the stock assigning a Outperform rating and target price of $230.
Morgan Stanley Upgraded its Underweight to Overweight on March 13, 2025, whereas the target price for the stock was revised from $201 to $190.
Insider Transactions:
Investing in insider trades can also provide an investor with insight into how management views future stock prices. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Sep 16 ’25 when GOLD IRWIN sold 6,811 shares for $202.75 per share. The transaction valued at 1,380,930 led to the insider holds 0 shares of the business.
IRWIN N GOLD FAMILY TRUST bought 6,811 shares of HLI for $1,380,899 on Sep 16 ’25. On Sep 02 ’25, another insider, CRAIN CHRISTOPHER M, who serves as the GENERAL COUNSEL of the company, sold 500 shares for $196.22 each. As a result, the insider received 98,110 and left with 0 shares of the company.
Valuation Measures:
Investors should consider key stock statistics when deciding whether to invest or divest. In the wake of the recent closing price, HLI now has a Market Capitalization of 12489513984 and an Enterprise Value of 11998837760. As of this moment, Houlihan’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 28.75, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 20.09. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 1.81. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 4.85 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 5.56. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 4.677.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for HLI is 0.89, which has changed by 0.045356393 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.18286073 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, HLI has reached a high of $211.78, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $137.99. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -10.22%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -1.64%.
Shares Statistics:
It appears that HLI traded 427.30K shares on average per day over the past three months and 658530 shares per day over the past ten days. A total of 54.57M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 54.27M. Insiders hold about 22.38% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 79.04% stake in the company. Shares short for HLI as of 1760486400 were 1142463 with a Short Ratio of 2.67, compared to 1757894400 on 997472. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 1142463 and a Short% of Float of 2.1.
Dividends & Splits
With its trailing 12-month dividend rate of 2.34, HLI has a forward annual dividend rate of 2.34. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.013066785. The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 1.77.
Earnings Estimates
The dynamic stock of Houlihan Lokey Inc (HLI) is currently being evaluated by a team of 8.0 analysts, each contributing to its current rating.The consensus estimate for the next quarter is $2.07, with high estimates of $2.34 and low estimates of $1.93.
Analysts are recommending an EPS of between $8.2 and $7.74 for the fiscal current year, implying an average EPS of $7.91. EPS for the following year is $8.87, with 8.0 analysts recommending between $9.97 and $8.28.
Revenue Estimates
In. The current quarter, 6 analysts expect revenue to total $697.8M. It ranges from a high estimate of $713.2M to a low estimate of $687.29M. As of. The current estimate, Houlihan Lokey Inc’s year-ago sales were $634.43MFor the next quarter, 6 analysts are estimating revenue of $755.32M. There is a high estimate of $820.6M for the next quarter, whereas the lowest estimate is $699M.
A total of 7 analysts have provided revenue estimates for HLI’s current fiscal year. The highest revenue estimate was $2.78B, while the lowest revenue estimate was $2.68B, resulting in an average revenue estimate of $2.73B. In the same quarter a year ago, actual revenue was $2.39BBased on 7 analysts’ estimates, the company’s revenue will be $3.09B in the next fiscal year. The high estimate is $3.32B and the low estimate is $2.94B.
