Houlihan Lokey, Inc. (HLI) Stock Analysis
Falling Knife setup
Financial Services · Capital Markets
Hold if already holding. Not a fresh buy at $146.81, but acceptable to hold if already in. Reasons: Analyst target reached - limited upside remaining; Negative momentum.
Houlihan Lokey is a global independent investment bank providing M&A, capital markets, financial restructuring, and valuation advisory services through three segments: Corporate Finance, Financial Restructuring, and Financial and Valuation Advisory. Revenue is earned primarily... Read more
Hold if already holding. Not a fresh buy at $146.81, but acceptable to hold if already in. Reasons: Analyst target reached - limited upside remaining; Negative momentum. Chart setup: Death cross, below all MAs, RSI 34, MACD bearish. Maintain position. Not compelling to add more. Score 5.7/10, moderate confidence.
Passes 6/9 gates (clean insider activity, no SEC red flags, news events none recent, earnings proximity 70d clear, semi cycle peak clear, materials cycle peak clear). Fails on weak momentum and favorable risk/reward ratio and death cross (50MA < 200MA). Suitability: moderate.
Recent Developments — Houlihan Lokey, Inc.
Latest news
- Houlihan Lokey (HLI) to Release Earnings on Wednesday - MarketBeat — MarketBeat neutral
- Houlihan Lokey (NYSE:HLI) Misses Q1 CY2026 Revenue Estimates - StockStory — StockStory negative
- Houlihan Lokey Reports Fiscal Year and Fourth Quarter 2026 Financial Results - Quantisnow — Quantisnow positive
- The market share dynamics in Houlihan Lokey (HLI) results | Houlihan Lokey posts 2.9% EPS beat topping analyst estimates — Newser positive
- What To Expect From Houlihan Lokey’s (HLI) Q1 Earnings - TradingView — TradingView neutral
Generated 2026-05-20T20:21:21Z.
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Concentration Risks(10-K Item 1A)
- LOWGeographicinternational operations29%10-K Item 1A: 'In fiscal 2025, we earned approximately 28.8% of our revenue from our international operations.'
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Rating Breakdown
2 floor-breakers
Ranks in the bottom of its industry peers on the composite signal. Better names in the same sector exist.static
Price action weak — below key moving averages, no momentum carry. Needs a base before trend-continuation setups apply.static
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Hold if already holding. Not a fresh buy at $146.81, but acceptable to hold if already in. Reasons: Analyst target reached - limited upside remaining; Negative momentum. Chart setup: Death cross, below all MAs, RSI 34, MACD bearish. Maintain position. Not compelling to add more. Target $149.86 (+2.1%), stop $142.18 (−3.3%), A.R:R 0.3:1. Score 5.7/10, moderate confidence.
Take-profit target: $149.86 (+2.1% upside). Target $149.86 (+2.1%), stop $142.18 (−3.3%), A.R:R 0.3:1. Stop-loss: $142.18.
Analyst target reached - limited upside remaining; Negative momentum; Below 200-MA, MA slope -2.7%/30d (confirmed downtrend).
Houlihan Lokey, Inc. trades at a P/E of 24.4 (forward 16.1). TrendMatrix value score: 7.1/10. Verdict: Hold.
14 analysts cover HLI with a consensus score of 3.4/5. Average price target: $172.
What does Houlihan Lokey, Inc. do?Houlihan Lokey is a global independent investment bank providing M&A, capital markets, financial restructuring, and...
Houlihan Lokey is a global independent investment bank providing M&A, capital markets, financial restructuring, and valuation advisory services through three segments: Corporate Finance, Financial Restructuring, and Financial and Valuation Advisory. Revenue is earned primarily from contingent advisory fees tied to transaction closings, serving corporations, financial sponsors, and government agencies worldwide. As of March 31, 2025, it had 1,893 financial professionals across 35 offices globally.