Houlihan Lokey Inc [HLI] stock prices are up 1.06% to $172.74 at the moment. One of the good ways to gauge the recent performance is if the stock’s short-term value is rising or falling. The HLI shares have lost -4.08% over the last week, with a monthly amount drifted -6.63%, and not 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 December 09, 2024, when Morgan Stanley downgraded its rating to a Underweight and also boosted its price target to $200 from $171. Previously, Wells Fargo started tracking the stock with Underweight rating on September 12, 2024, and set its price target to $149. Morgan Stanley upgraded its rating to a Equal-Weight and decreased its price target to $82 on July 18, 2022. Piper Sandler downgraded its rating to a Underweight and reduced its price target to $76 on April 07, 2022. Goldman upgraded its rating to Buy for this stock on January 06, 2022, and upped its price target to $126. In a note dated January 04, 2022, UBS upgraded an Buy rating on this stock and revised its target price from $120 to $116.
The stock price of Houlihan Lokey Inc [HLI] has been fluctuating between $112.17 and $192.10 over the past year. Currently, Wall Street analysts expect the stock to reach $163 within the next 12 months. Houlihan Lokey Inc [NYSE: HLI] shares were valued at $172.74 at the most recent close of the market. An investor can expect a potential drop of -5.64% based on the average HLI price forecast.
Analyzing the HLI fundamentals
The Houlihan Lokey Inc [NYSE:HLI] reported sales of 2.12B for trailing twelve months, representing a surge of 23.34%. Gross Profit Margin for this corporation currently stands at 0.3% with Operating Profit Margin at 0.21%, Pretax Profit Margin comes in at 0.22%, and Net Profit Margin reading is 0.16%. To continue investigating profitability, this company’s Return on Assets is posted at 0.1, Equity is 0.18 and Total Capital is 0.18.
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 171.37 points at the first support level, and at 169.99 for the second support level. However, for the 1st resistance point, the stock is sitting at 174.75, and for the 2nd resistance point, it is at 176.75.
Ratios To Look Out For
Considering the valuation of this stock, the price to sales ratio is 5.67, the price to book ratio is 6.13 and price to earnings (TTM) ratio is 35.31.
Transactions by insiders
Recent insider trading involved Zucker Gillian Beth, Director, that happened on Dec 13 ’24 when 200.0 shares were sold. Director, GILLIAN BETH ZUCKER completed a deal on Dec 13 ’24 to buy 200.0 shares. Meanwhile, CO-CHAIRMAN GOLD IRWIN sold 5000.0 shares on Nov 25 ’24.
