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Houlihan Lokey Inc (NYSE: HLI) closed the day trading at $173.10 up 0.75% from the previous closing price of $171.81. In other words, the price has increased by $0.75 from its previous closing price. On the day, 0.27 million shares were traded. HLI stock price reached its highest trading level at $174.78 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $171.42.
Ratios:
For a better understanding of HLI, let’s look at its different ratios. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 12.39 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 14.94. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 1.35 and its Current Ratio is at 1.35. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 0.20 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 0.18.
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 the company, Morgan Stanley on March 13, 2025, Upgraded its rating to Overweight and sets its target price to $190 from $201 previously.
On March 11, 2025, Wells Fargo Upgraded its rating to Overweight which previously was Underweight and also lowered its target price recommendation from $180 to $179.
Morgan Stanley Downgraded its Equal-Weight to Underweight on December 09, 2024, whereas the target price for the stock was revised from $171 to $200.
Insider Transactions:
The insider trade also gives investors a glimpse into the future direction of stock prices, which can be beneficial to investors. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Jun 13 ’25 when GILLIAN ZUCKER bought 200 shares for $175.44 per share.
Zucker Gillian Beth sold 200 shares of HLI for $34,874 on Jun 13 ’25. The Director now owns 5,733 shares after completing the transaction at $174.37 per share. On Jun 02 ’25, another insider, CRAIN CHRISTOPHER M, who serves as the GENERAL COUNSEL of the company, sold 500 shares for $173.02 each. As a result, the insider received 86,510 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 11991260160 and an Enterprise Value of 11548478464. As of this moment, Houlihan’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 29.77, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 21.51. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 2.28. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 5.05 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 5.56. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 4.834.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for HLI is 0.85, which has changed by 0.30346382 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.092761636 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, HLI has reached a high of $192.10, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $129.32. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is 3.21%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 1.81%.
Shares Statistics:
Over the past 3-months, HLI traded about 396.12K shares per day on average, while over the past 10 days, HLI traded about 303400 shares per day. A total of 53.82M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 53.71M. Insiders hold about 23.06% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 76.73% stake in the company. Shares short for HLI as of 1748563200 were 904646 with a Short Ratio of 2.28, compared to 1745971200 on 1016582. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 904646 and a Short% of Float of 1.87.
Dividends & Splits
HLI’s forward annual dividend rate is 2.31, up from 2.28 a year ago. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.013270473The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 1.85.
