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In the latest session, Houlihan Lokey Inc (NYSE: HLI) closed at $180.16 up 0.20% from its previous closing price of $179.80. In other words, the price has increased by $0.20 from its previous closing price. On the day, 0.61 million shares were traded. HLI stock price reached its highest trading level at $183.5 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $179.445.
Ratios:
For a deeper understanding of Houlihan Lokey Inc’s stock, let’s take a closer look at its various ratios. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 15.72 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 25.09. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 0.21 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 0.21.
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 December 09, 2024, Downgraded its rating to Underweight and sets its target price to $200 from $171 previously.
On September 12, 2024, Wells Fargo started tracking the stock assigning a Underweight rating and target price of $149.
Insider Transactions:
Additionally, insider trades can be beneficial to investors who want to learn what the management thinks about stock prices in the future. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Jan 13 ’25 when Zucker Gillian Beth sold 200 shares for $165.63 per share. The transaction valued at 33,126 led to the insider holds 6,001 shares of the business.
GILLIAN ZUCKER bought 200 shares of HLI for $33,634 on Jan 13 ’25. On Dec 13 ’24, another insider, Zucker Gillian Beth, who serves as the Director of the company, sold 200 shares for $180.57 each. As a result, the insider received 36,114 and left with 6,201 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 12637287424 and an Enterprise Value of 12532749312. As of this moment, Houlihan’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 34.39, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 25.16. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 1.53. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 5.61 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 6.07. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 5.912.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for HLI is 0.70, which has changed by 0.41686368 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.21794415 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 $119.28. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is 0.27%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 15.66%.
Shares Statistics:
For the past three months, HLI has traded an average of 374.00K shares per day and 487010 over the past ten days. A total of 54.02M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 53.68M. Insiders hold about 23.18% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 77.23% stake in the company. Shares short for HLI as of 1736899200 were 610746 with a Short Ratio of 1.63, compared to 1734048000 on 692840. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 610746 and a Short% of Float of 1.26.
Dividends & Splits
The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 1.92.
