Houlihan LokeyHLI
About: Houlihan Lokey Inc is an investment bank with expertise in mergers and acquisitions, capital markets, financial restructuring, valuation, and strategic consulting. The firm serves corporations, institutions, and governments world-wide with offices in the United States, Europe, and the Asia-Pacific region. The company operates in three segments. In the Corporate Finance business segment, it provides M&A and capital markets advisory services. Through the Financial Restructuring business segment, the company advises on some of the complex restructurings around the world. The Financial and Valuation Advisory Services business segment provides valuation and financial opinion, and financial and strategic consulting practices in the United States.
Employees: 2,702
Fund manager confidence
Based on 2025 Q1 regulatory disclosures by fund managers ($100M+ AUM)
69% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $5.57M | Put options by funds: $3.3M
45% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 77 | Existing positions closed: 53
18% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 198 | Existing positions reduced: 168
3% more funds holding
Funds holding: 501 [Q4 2024] → 514 (+13) [Q1 2025]
2.84% less ownership
Funds ownership: 99.48% [Q4 2024] → 96.64% (-2.84%) [Q1 2025]
9% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $9.29B [Q4 2024] → $8.43B (-$856M) [Q1 2025]
29% less funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 7 [Q4 2024] → 5 (-2) [Q1 2025]
Research analyst outlook
3 Wall Street Analysts provided 1 year price targets over the past 3 months
3 analyst ratings
Keefe, Bruyette & Woods Aidan Hall | 8%upside $185 | Market Perform Maintained | 12 May 2025 |
Wells Fargo Michael Brown | 8%upside $185 | Overweight Maintained | 8 May 2025 |
Morgan Stanley Ryan Kenny | 9%downside $156 | Overweight Maintained | 7 Apr 2025 |
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