Houlihan Lokey Inc [HLI] stock prices are up 4.93% to $172.77 at the moment. Until recently, the best way to gauge how the stock has performed was to look at its short-term value. The HLI shares have gain 2.81% over the last week, with a monthly amount glided 8.79%, and seem to be holding up well over a long-time horizon.
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From an analyst’s perspective:
Houlihan Lokey Inc [NYSE: HLI] stock has seen the most recent analyst activity on September 12, 2024, when Wells Fargo initiated its Underweight rating and assigned the stock a price target of $149. On July 18, 2022, upgrade upgraded it’s rating to Equal-Weight and revised its price target to $82 on the stock. Piper Sandler downgraded its rating to a Underweight and decreased its price target to $76 on April 07, 2022. Goldman upgraded its rating to a Buy and raised its price target to $126 on January 06, 2022. UBS upgraded its rating to Buy for this stock on January 04, 2022, and downed its price target to $116. In a note dated October 29, 2021, Keefe Bruyette upgraded an Mkt Perform rating on this stock and boosted its target price from $86 to $110.
The stock price of Houlihan Lokey Inc [HLI] has been fluctuating between $99.35 and $175.21 over the past year. Currently, Wall Street analysts expect the stock to reach $119.5 within the next 12 months. Houlihan Lokey Inc [NYSE: HLI] shares were valued at $172.77 at the most recent close of the market. An investor can expect a potential drop of -30.83% based on the average HLI price forecast.
Analyzing the HLI fundamentals
The Houlihan Lokey Inc [NYSE:HLI] reported sales of 2.01B for trailing twelve months, representing a surge of 23.53%. Gross Profit Margin for this corporation currently stands at 0.33% with Operating Profit Margin at 0.2%, Pretax Profit Margin comes in at 0.21%, and Net Profit Margin reading is 0.15%. To continue investigating profitability, this company’s Return on Assets is posted at 0.1, Equity is 0.17 and Total Capital is 0.17. Upon thorough examination of the company’s fundamental financial framework, it becomes apparent that the debt-to-equity ratio stands at 0.25.
Before buying any particular stock, readers tend to pay close attention to the indicators that support and create resistance. The company’s stock is currently sitting at 166.53 points at the first support level, and at 160.28 for the second support level. However, for the 1st resistance point, the stock is sitting at 176.98, and for the 2nd resistance point, it is at 181.18.
Ratios To Look Out For
Considering the valuation of this stock, the price to sales ratio is 5.97, the price to book ratio is 6.56 and price to earnings (TTM) ratio is 38.28.
Transactions by insiders
Recent insider trading involved Zucker Gillian Beth, Director, that happened on Oct 14 ’24 when 200.0 shares were sold. Director, GILLIAN ZUCKER completed a deal on Oct 14 ’24 to buy 200.0 shares. Meanwhile, Director Zucker Gillian Beth sold 200.0 shares on Sep 13 ’24.
