Houlihan Lokey, Inc. (HLI) Stock Analysis
Range Bound setup · Temp Headwind edge
Financial Services · Capital Markets
Hold if already holding. Not a fresh buy at $155.93, but acceptable to hold if already in. Reasons: Analyst target reached - limited upside remaining; Earnings in 7 days (event risk).
Houlihan Lokey is a global independent investment bank specializing in M&A, capital markets, financial restructurings, and financial advisory through offices in the Americas, Europe, Asia, Australia, and the Middle East. It earns advisory fees primarily from corporations,... Read more
Hold if already holding. Not a fresh buy at $155.93, but acceptable to hold if already in. Reasons: Analyst target reached - limited upside remaining; Earnings in 7 days (event risk). Chart setup: RSI 58 mid-range, Bollinger mid-band. Maintain position. Not compelling to add more. Score 5.7/10, moderate confidence.
Passes 4/8 gates (clean insider activity, no SEC red flags, news events none recent, semi cycle peak clear). Fails on weak momentum and favorable risk/reward ratio and death cross (50MA < 200MA) and earnings proximity 7d<=7d. Suitability: moderate.
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Concentration Risks(10-K Item 1A)
- MEDIUMGeographicinternational operations29%10-K Item 1A: 'In fiscal 2025, we earned approximately 28.8% of our revenue from our international operations.'
Material Events(8-K, last 90d)
- 2026-01-29Item 5.02LOWDirector Robert A. Schriesheim notified the Company on Jan 24, 2026 that he does not intend to stand for reelection when his term expires at the 2027 Annual Meeting of Shareholders. No disagreement cited.SEC filing →
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Rating Breakdown
2 floor-breakers
Momentum below the gate floor. Component breakdown shows what dragged the score down.static
Ranks in the bottom of its industry peers on the composite signal. Better names in the same sector exist.static
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Hold if already holding. Not a fresh buy at $155.93, but acceptable to hold if already in. Reasons: Analyst target reached - limited upside remaining; Earnings in 7 days (event risk). Chart setup: RSI 58 mid-range, Bollinger mid-band. Maintain position. Not compelling to add more. Target $160.97 (+3.2%), stop $147.80 (−5.5%), A.R:R -0.2:1. Score 5.7/10, moderate confidence.
Take-profit target: $160.97 (+3.5% upside). Target $160.97 (+3.2%), stop $147.80 (−5.5%), A.R:R -0.2:1. Stop-loss: $147.80.
Analyst target reached - limited upside remaining; Earnings in 7 days (event risk); Negative momentum.
Houlihan Lokey, Inc. trades at a P/E of 24.0 (forward 18.3). TrendMatrix value score: 6.4/10. Verdict: Hold.
14 analysts cover HLI with a consensus score of 3.4/5. Average price target: $175.
What does Houlihan Lokey, Inc. do?Houlihan Lokey is a global independent investment bank specializing in M&A, capital markets, financial restructurings,...
Houlihan Lokey is a global independent investment bank specializing in M&A, capital markets, financial restructurings, and financial advisory through offices in the Americas, Europe, Asia, Australia, and the Middle East. It earns advisory fees primarily from corporations, financial sponsors, and government agencies, with 28.8% of fiscal 2025 revenue from international operations.