HOULIHAN LOKEY, INC. HLI
HOULIHAN LOKEY, INC. (HLI) earns a Piotroski F-score of 4/9 (mixed financial health). It pays a dividend yielding 1.81% (safety: moderate). FY2026 revenue was $2.6B at a 16.3% net margin.
Quality score trend · recomputed for each fiscal year
Each year's score is computed from that year's filing — a rising Piotroski F or Altman Z″ means improving financial health, a fall is worth a look.
Analyst price target
Recent analyst actions
| Date | Firm | Rating |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-03 | BMO Capital | Outperform (main) |
| 2026-07-30 | UBS | Neutral (main) |
| 2026-07-30 | Goldman Sachs | Buy (main) |
| 2026-07-30 | Morgan Stanley | Overweight (main) |
| 2026-07-30 | Keefe, Bruyette & Woods | Outperform (main) |
| 2026-07-10 | Keefe, Bruyette & Woods | Outperform (main) |
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Smart money · insiders, last 12 months
Open-market insider purchases minus sells (SEC Form 4) — real buying with their own money is a bullish “smart money” signal; grants and option exercises are excluded.
How it ranks in Finance, Insurance & Real Estate · percentile among 1129 companies
Percentile vs other Finance, Insurance & Real Estate companies we cover — e.g. “stronger than 90%” means only 10% score higher on that measure.
Piotroski F breakdown · 4/9 tests passed
- Positive return on assets
- Positive operating cash flow
- Rising ROA
- Cash flow exceeds net income
- Lower long-term debt
- Rising current ratio
- No share dilution
- Rising gross margin
- Rising asset turnover
Sector peers · similar-size Finance, Insurance & Real Estate companies compare side by side →
| Ticker | Company | Piotroski F | Altman Z″ | P / E | Revenue growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HLI | HOULIHAN LOKEY, INC. | 4/9 | — | 22.6 | +9.5% |
| MORN | Morningstar, Inc. | 3/9 | 3.5 | — | +7.5% |
| OWL | BLUE OWL CAPITAL INC. | 4/9 | — | 169.5 | +25% |
| JHG | JANUS HENDERSON GROUP PLC | 7/9 | 6.23 | 9.8 | +25.2% |
| AMG | AFFILIATED MANAGERS GROUP, INC. | 6/9 | — | 12.6 | +1.6% |
| LAZ | Lazard, Inc. | 4/9 | — | 16.7 | +1.5% |
| STEP | StepStone Group Inc. | 3/9 | — | — | +69.7% |
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About HOULIHAN LOKEY, INC.
Houlihan Lokey, Inc., an investment banking company, provides merger and acquisition (M&A), capital market, financial restructurings and liability management, and financial and valuation advisory services worldwide. The company operates in three segments: Corporate Finance (CF), Financial Restructuring (FR), and Financial and Valuation Advisory (FVA). The CF segment offers general financial advisory services; and advises public and private institutions, including financial sponsors on buy-side and sell-side M&A transactions, debt and equity financings in both the private and public markets, and other corporate finance transactions. The FR segment advises debtors, creditors, and other parties-in-interest related to recapitalization/deleveraging transactions. This segment also provides a range of advisory services, such as structuring, negotiation, and confirmation of plans of reorganization; structuring and analysis of exchange offers; liability management transactions; corporate viability assessment; dispute resolution and expert testimony; and procuring debtor-in-possession financing. The FVA segment provides valuation services to companies; debt and equity interests comprising illiquid investments; and other assets and liabilities. This segment also offers fairness opinions in connection with mergers and acquisitions and other transactions; solvency opinions in connection with corporate spin-offs and dividend recapitalizations; other types of financial opinions; and diligence, tax, transaction accounting, and other financial advisory services, as well as dispute resolution services. It serves corporations, financial sponsors, and government agencies. Houlihan Lokey, Inc. was incorporated in 1972 and is headquartered in Los Angeles, California.
FAQ
Is HLI financially healthy?
HOULIHAN LOKEY, INC.'s Piotroski F-score is 4/9 (8–9 is excellent, 0–3 weak).
Does HLI pay a dividend, and is it safe?
Yes. HOULIHAN LOKEY, INC. pays a dividend yielding about 1.81% with a 40.9% payout ratio, rated “moderate” for safety.
How profitable is HLI?
In FY2026, HOULIHAN LOKEY, INC. had a net margin of 16.3% and a return on equity of 18.2%.
Is HLI overvalued or undervalued?
HOULIHAN LOKEY, INC. trades at about 19.8× trailing earnings — near its 10-year norm (10-year range 13.0×–31.0×, median 21.2×). Stocktoria reports the data, not buy/sell advice.
What is the analyst price target for HLI?
The average Wall-Street price target for HOULIHAN LOKEY, INC. is $153.50, about 24.4% above the recent price, from 8 analysts (consensus: buy).
Is HLI a good stock to buy?
Stocktoria doesn't give buy or sell advice, but here is the data on HOULIHAN LOKEY, INC.: a Piotroski F-score of 4/9, a P/E of about 22.6×, a dividend yield of 1.81%. Weigh these quality and valuation signals against your own goals.
Computed from company filings · US · as of 2026-03-31. Facts plus Stocktoria's own computed scores — not investment advice.