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Hamilton Lane INC HLNE
Hamilton Lane INC (HLNE) earns a Piotroski F-score of 4/9 (mixed financial health). It pays a dividend yielding 2.03% (safety: safe). FY2026 revenue was $759.0M at a 32.8% 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-30 | Goldman Sachs | Buy (main) |
| 2026-06-18 | Oppenheimer | Outperform (main) |
| 2026-05-22 | Oppenheimer | Outperform (main) |
| 2026-05-22 | BMO Capital | Outperform (main) |
| 2026-05-18 | JP Morgan | Overweight (main) |
| 2026-04-21 | Morgan Stanley | Equal-Weight (main) |
Wall Street analyst consensus — a sentiment gauge, not our scoring.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HLNE | Hamilton Lane INC | 4/9 | — | 17.3 | +6.5% |
| VRTS | VIRTUS INVESTMENT PARTNERS, INC. | 1/9 | — | — | -6% |
| AAMI | Acadian Asset Management Inc. | 4/9 | — | 32.2 | +11.5% |
| GCMG | GCM Grosvenor Inc. | 5/9 | — | 55 | +8.5% |
| CNS | COHEN & STEERS, INC. | 1/9 | — | 26.3 | +7.5% |
| RILY | BRC Group Holdings, Inc. | 4/9 | — | 1 | -1.9% |
| NOAH | NOAH HOLDINGS LTD | 6/9 | 10.78 | — | +4.7% |
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About Hamilton Lane INC
Hamilton Lane Incorporated is a private equity and venture capital firm specializing in early venture, emerging growth, turnaround, middle market, mature, mid-venture, bridge, buyout, distressed/vulture, loan, mezzanine in growth capital companies. The firm manages alternative investment strategies like direct credit, direct, fund of fund, evergreen and real assets. For primary and secondary fund of fund investments, the firm focuses to invest in private equity, buyout, special situations, credit, growth equity, middle market, mature, turnarounds, mezzanine and venture capital funds. The firm prefers to invest in disruptive technologies and innovative companies. It prefers to invest in space, engine, alternative energy resources, environmental & facilities services, households durables, leisure products, textiles, manufacturing services, water purification, online training service, healthcare services & technology, energy, industrials, commercial services, internet software & services, consumer discretionary, health care, real estate, information technology, tech-enabled businesses, financials, utilities, and consumer services. The firm prefers to invest in Africa/Middle East, Asia/Pacific, Europe, Southeast Asia, Korea, China, India, Latin America and Caribbean, United States of America, New York, Florida, Arizona, Nevada, New Mexico, Oregon, Washington, California and surrounding states, Australia, Japan, Brazil, United Kingdom, and Canada. The firm prefers to invest between $0.25 million and $100 million in companies with small- to mid-sized enterprise values. It prefers to take majority stake. Hamilton Lane Incorporated was founded in 1991 and is based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania with additional offices across Europe, North America, Asia Pacific and the Middle East.
FAQ
Is HLNE financially healthy?
Hamilton Lane INC's Piotroski F-score is 4/9 (8–9 is excellent, 0–3 weak).
Does HLNE pay a dividend, and is it safe?
Yes. Hamilton Lane INC pays a dividend yielding about 2.03% with a 35.2% payout ratio, rated “safe” for safety.
How profitable is HLNE?
In FY2026, Hamilton Lane INC had a net margin of 32.8% and a return on equity of 17.0%.
Is HLNE overvalued or undervalued?
Hamilton Lane INC trades at about 26.0× trailing earnings — below its 10-year norm (10-year range 17.2×–34.9×, median 32.2×). Stocktoria reports the data, not buy/sell advice.
What is the analyst price target for HLNE?
The average Wall-Street price target for Hamilton Lane INC is $132.71, about 28.5% above the recent price, from 7 analysts (consensus: buy).
Is HLNE a good stock to buy?
Stocktoria doesn't give buy or sell advice, but here is the data on Hamilton Lane INC: a Piotroski F-score of 4/9, a P/E of about 17.3×, a dividend yield of 2.03%. 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.