Houlihan Lokey Market Sentiment

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Houlihan Lokey Inc

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$130.16

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Last update: Oct 9, 4:00 PM

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Houlihan Lokey Market Sentiment

Market sentiment signals for Houlihan Lokey (HLI): analyst consensus, short interest, options flow and insider activity.

Key Signals

Analyst Consensus— Market Perform

Short Interest▲ 4.5% short float

Options Flow— 1.00 P/C ratio

Insider Activity— N/A

Analyst Consensus

Market Perform

14 analysts

Options Flow (P/C)

1.00

Balanced — Neutral

2 calls · 2 puts

Avg Consensus PT

$176

+34.9%

Highest Price Target

$230

+76.7%

UBS

Lowest Price Target

$139

+6.8%

Keefe, Bruyette & Woods

Short Interest

4.5%

Declining — Bullish

Insider Activity (30d)

—

Short Interest — % of Float

Recent Analyst Actions

Date	Firm	Analyst & Accuracy	Upside / Downside	PT Change	Action	Rating
Oct 9, 2026	Citizens	Devin Ryan—	+34.4%	$175	Upgrade	Market Perform→Market Outperform
Oct 8, 2026	Morgan Stanley	Ryan Kenny—	+26.8%	$177 → $165	Maintained	Overweight
Oct 7, 2026	UBS	Michael Brown—	+18.3%	$147 → $154	Maintained	Neutral
Aug 3, 2026	BMO Capital	Brennan Hawken—	+11.4%	$160 → $145	Maintained	Outperform
Jul 30, 2026	UBS	Michael Brown—	+12.9%	$161 → $147	Maintained	Neutral
Jul 30, 2026	Goldman Sachs	Richard Ramsden—	+13.7%	$171 → $148	Maintained	Buy
Jul 30, 2026	Morgan Stanley	Ryan Kenny—	+36.0%	$187 → $177	Maintained	Overweight
Jul 30, 2026	Keefe, Bruyette & Woods	Alex Bond—	+17.5%	$160 → $153	Maintained	Outperform
Jul 10, 2026	Keefe, Bruyette & Woods	Alex Bond—	+22.9%	$172 → $160	Maintained	Outperform
Jul 9, 2026	Morgan Stanley	Ryan Kenny—	+43.7%	$193 → $187	Maintained	Overweight
Jul 8, 2026	UBS	Michael Brown—	+23.7%	$160 → $161	Maintained	Neutral
May 7, 2026	Keefe, Bruyette & Woods	Alex Bond—	+32.1%	$177 → $172	Maintained	Outperform
Apr 9, 2026	Morgan Stanley	Ryan Kenny—	+48.3%	$205 → $193	Maintained	Overweight
Apr 1, 2026	Goldman Sachs	Richard Ramsden—	+41.4%	$210 → $184	Maintained	Buy
Mar 12, 2026	UBS	Michael Brown—	+25.2%	$196 → $163	Maintained	Neutral
Mar 12, 2026	Goldman Sachs	Richard Ramsden—	+61.3%	$243 → $210	Maintained	Buy
Jan 29, 2026	BMO Capital	Brennan Hawken—	+62.1%	$209 → $211	Maintained	Outperform
Jan 29, 2026	Keefe, Bruyette & Woods	Alex Bond—	+64.4%	$218 → $214	Maintained	Outperform
Jan 8, 2026	Keefe, Bruyette & Woods	Alex Bond—	+67.5%	$228 → $218	Maintained	Outperform
Jan 6, 2026	Morgan Stanley	Ryan Kenny—	+65.2%	$216 → $215	Maintained	Overweight
Dec 17, 2025	Keefe, Bruyette & Woods	Alex Bond—	+75.2%	$230 → $228	Maintained	Outperform
Dec 11, 2025	UBS	Michael Brown—	+48.3%	$193	Assumes	Neutral
Oct 13, 2025	Keefe, Bruyette & Woods	Alex Bond—	+73.6%	$232 → $226	Maintained	Outperform
Oct 9, 2025	Deutsche Bank	Nathan Stein—	+61.3%	$210	Initiate	Hold
Oct 3, 2025	BMO Capital	Brennan Hawken—	+76.7%	$230	Initiate	Outperform