There is no shortage of investors who are bullish on Houlihan Lokey Inc (HLI) stock

A share price of Houlihan Lokey Inc [HLI] is currently trading at $175.31, up 4.22%. 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 2.69% over the last week, with a monthly amount drifted -2.65%, and not seem to be holding up well over a long-time horizon.

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.

Houlihan Lokey Inc experienced fluctuations in its stock price throughout the past year between $112.84 and $192.10. Currently, Wall Street analysts expect the stock to reach $163 within the next 12 months. Houlihan Lokey Inc [NYSE: HLI] shares were valued at $175.31 at the most recent close of the market. An investor can expect a potential drop of -7.02% based on the average HLI price forecast.

Analyzing the HLI fundamentals

Trailing Twelve Months sales for Houlihan Lokey Inc [NYSE:HLI] were 2.12B which represents 23.34% growth. 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. Upon thorough examination of the company’s fundamental financial framework, it becomes apparent that the debt-to-equity ratio stands at 0.22.

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 173.16 points at the first support level, and at 171.02 for the second support level. However, for the 1st resistance point, the stock is sitting at 176.67, and for the 2nd resistance point, it is at 178.04.

Ratios To Look Out For

Considering the valuation of this stock, the price to sales ratio is 5.76, the price to book ratio is 6.22 and price to earnings (TTM) ratio is 35.83.

Transactions by insiders

Recent insider trading involved Zucker Gillian Beth, Director, that happened on Jan 13 ’25 when 200.0 shares were sold. Director, GILLIAN ZUCKER completed a deal on Jan 13 ’25 to buy 200.0 shares. Meanwhile, Director Zucker Gillian Beth sold 200.0 shares on Dec 13 ’24.

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