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HLI · Houlihan Lokey, Inc.

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$130.09 +3.08 (+2.43%) At close · Aug 19
Market Cap
$9.09B
Shares
69.89M

Price & Indicators

20d MA 50d MA 200d MA Earnings Filing Insider Congress Investor day
Close$130.09 Open$127.73 Day$127.19–133.68 52W close$123.39–209.19 Avg vol 30d1.0M Short int2.2M · 3.1% float · 2.2d Short vol60% Last earningsJul 29, 2026 DataJan 2020–Aug 2026 Filing10-Q · Jul 31

Up next

Next earnings call
Oct 29, 2026 Est · unconfirmed · in 10 wks
FQ2-27 quarter ends
~Sep 30, 2026 Est
filed Jul 31, 2026

Equibles Rating

blended score · not investment advice
Overall
Sell
SellHoldBuy
Technical Neutral Momentum Very Weak Sentiment Neutral Fundamentals Excellent Quant / Vol Very High
Market backdrop VIX 14.9 · calm Equity put/call 0.52
Technical
price trend
Neutral
50 / 200-day cross No cross
Price vs 200-day avg −17%
below
Price vs 50-day avg −4%
below
RSI (14) 48
neutral
MACD trend Positive
52-week position 8%
near low
Volume (OBV) Confirms
volume backs price
Momentum
relative strength
Very Weak
1-month return −7%
trailing
6-month return −23%
trailing
YTD return −25%
this year
Relative strength −35%
vs S&P · 6-mo
Sentiment
smart money
Neutral
Trend (MA cross) No cross
50d $135 › 200d $157 — 200d above 50d
Institutional flow Distributing
-6% holders QoQ · +53 funds added
Insider flow Accumulating
Net +$500.6K over 90 days · 0% sells
Short interest Rising
3.13% of float · ▲ +23.2% MoM · 2.2 days cover
Volume signal Normal
Volume near normal
Institution breadth Steady
514 holders — mid 3-yr range
Squeeze score 57
elevated · 0–100
Fundamentals
Excellent
Revenue growth +10%
Y/Y
Gross margin 30%
expanding
EPS growth +7%
Y/Y
Free cash flow $681.8M
Valuation P/E 21.9
in line
Buyback $180.0M
remaining
Balance sheet $1.1B
net cash
Quant / Vol
risk profile
Very High
Volatility 30%
annualized · 1-yr
Max drawdown −41%
past year
ATR 4.1%
of price · 14-day

Blended from price, momentum, positioning, fundamentals & volatility · daily-close · not investment advice. Market backdrop is context, not part of the score.

Guidance & track record

Latest guidance · from the Earnings Call filed Sep 30, 2025
Adjusted compensation expense ratio · for the balance of the year Non-GAAP 61.5%

Guidance from company 8-Ks · delivered figures from as-reported statements · no analyst estimates involved.

Technicals

trend & momentum for long-term holders Neutral
2 · 4 · 1
50 / 200-day cross
No cross Neutral
Price vs 200-day avg
−17% Bearish
Price vs 50-day avg
−4% Neutral
RSI (14)
48 Neutral
MACD trend
Positive Bullish
52-week position
8% Bearish
Volume (OBV)
Confirms Neutral
Market signals — smart money & positioning
Bearish · 2 of 6
Trend (MA cross) No cross
50d $135 › 200d $157 — 200d above 50d
Institutional flow Distributing
-6% holders QoQ · +53 funds added
Insider flow Accumulating
Net +$500.6K over 90 days · 0% sells
Short interest Rising
3.13% of float · ▲ +23.2% MoM · 2.2 days cover
Volume signal Normal
Volume near normal
Institution breadth Steady
514 holders — mid 3-yr range
Price context
position in its 52-week range
Range low $123 Now $130 · 8% Range high $209
vs 200-day avg -17% vs 50-day avg -4%

Illustrative technical + ownership context — a signal mix, not investment advice.

Key metrics

the company's own KPIs, from written earnings releases and filings
Metric Latest Period YoY

Figures exactly as the company stated them in writing · click a metric with a to chart its history · period links open the stating document · "filing" marks figures stated in the 10-K/10-Q · YoY needs an exactly comparable prior-year period

Versus peers

Capital Markets — same industry group
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Company Mkt cap YTD Rev growth Y/Y P/E Short % shares
HLI
Houlihan Lokey, Inc.
this stock
$9.09B -25.3% +9.5% 21.9 3.1%
MS
Morgan Stanley
$342.71B +20.7% +5.5% 17.6 0.8%
GS
Goldman Sachs Group Inc
$297.48B +16.2% +8.9% 15.8 2.1%
SCHW
Schwab Charles Corp
$192.99B +11.0% +22.0% 20.3 1.2%
HOOD
Robinhood Markets, Inc.
$86.11B -15.3% +51.6% 42.4 3.7%

Peers by industry group · P/E from as-reported trailing EPS · short % is of shares outstanding

At a glance

key data from every section
Ownership
Institutional Holders Accumulating
Holders
514
% held
80.5%
Net QoQ
+1.4M sh
Top holder
BlackRock, Inc.
Held Float
View
Held by Funds
Fund positions
499
View
Short & Settlement
Short Interest Rising
Shares short
2.2M
Days to cover
2.2d
Change
+412.4K sh
View
Short Volume
Short vol %
60%
As of
Aug 19, 2026
Short Total
View
Fails to Deliver
FTD shares
414
Value
$53.1K
As of
Jul 31, 2026
View
Off-Exchange
Off-exchange %
43.6%
Week of
Jul 13, 2026
Off-exch Lit
View
Smart Money
Insider Trades Net buying
Net (90d)
+$500.6K
Buyers / Sellers
1 / 0
Buyers Sellers
View
Congressional Trades Buy
Member
Gilbert Cisneros
Amount
$1.0K–$15.0K
Traded
Mar 3, 2026
View
Financials
Financials
Revenue (FY)
$2.6B
Net income (FY)
$425.7M
EPS diluted
$6.22
View
Buybacks
Authorized
$500.0M
Remaining
$180.0M
Spent Remaining
View
Filings
SEC Filings
Latest
8-K
Filed
Aug 13, 2026
This year
10
View
Proposed Sales
Value
$941.4K
Shares
6.3K
Filed
May 21, 2026
View
Earnings & Events
Earnings Calls
Last call
Jul 29, 2026
View
Investor Relations
Latest news
Houlihan Lokey Reports First Quar…
Published
Jul 29, 2026
View

Performance

5D 20D 120D MTD YTD
HLI +5.4% -6.7% -23.1% +3.7% -25.3%
SPY -0.4% +2.9% +11.6% +3.0% +12.8%
vs SPY +5.8% -9.6% -34.6% +0.7% -38.1%

Capital returns

Latest dividend
$0.70 / share · ex Jun 1, 2026
Declared · upcoming
$0.70 / share · ex Sep 1, 2026
Raised 16.7%
Paid (TTM)
$2.50 / share · 4 payouts
Dividend yield (TTM, derived)
1.92%
Buyback program · as of Jun 30, 2026
Authorized
$500.00M
Spent (derived)
$320.00M
Remaining
$180.00M
Spent Remaining

Dividends per share over the trailing 365 days by ex-date · buyback figures as last reported in SEC filings ("spent" derived as authorized − remaining; when several programs run concurrently, authorized is their combined total per the newest filing) · components shown separately — trailing-year buyback spend isn't tracked, so no combined shareholder yield is derived.

Key facts CIK 1302215 CUSIP 441593100 13F (30d) 460 filings 442 filers Visit website Investor relations