80wk Downtrend — falling+below (sma 168 vs px 129)
Funds Distributing — momZ +1.47 · 6.07→5.84
Short Attack — velZ +2.52 · age 90w×0.45 · 3.33%
RS Breakdown — momZ +1.71 · low 0w×1.00 · vs industry
About Houlihan Lokey Inc
Houlihan Lokey, Inc., an investment banking company, provides merger and acquisition (M&A), capital market, financial restructurings and liability management, and financial and valuation advisory services worldwide. The company operates in three segments: Corporate Finance (CF), Financial Restructuring (FR), and Financial and Valuation Advisory (FVA). Read full Trend Edge analysis →
Sector: Financial Services
Industry: Capital Markets
Exchange: NYSE
IPO Date: August 13, 2015
Headquarters: 10250 Constellation Boulevard, Los Angeles, CA, United States, 90067
Hidden Gem: Yes — undiscovered relative to its market cap tier
Founder-Led: Yes — Irwin Gold (Co-Chairman & Chairman of the Board)
Key Metrics
Current Price
$128.95
Market Cap
$8.95B
Float
54.0M
Shares Outstanding
54.2M
P/E (Forward)
15.04
P/E (TTM)
21.89
Price/Sales (TTM)
3.55
vs. Analyst Target
+19.0% to analyst PT
Profit Margin
16.08%
Operating Margin (TTM)
18.40%
Revenue (TTM)
$2.52B
Earnings Growth (YoY)
-19.00%
Dividend Rate
2.8%
Analyst Target Price
$153.50 (9 analysts)
Financial History
Annual Revenue & Earnings History
Year
Revenue
Net Income
Gross Profit
EBITDA
2021
$1.53B
$313M
$554M
$423M
2022
$2.27B
$438M
$861M
$661M
2023
$1.81B
$254M
$697M
$435M
2024
$1.91B
$280M
$737M
$428M
2025
$2.39B
$400M
$920M
$598M
2026
$2.62B
$426M
$2.57B
$605M
Recent Quarterly Revenue & Net Income
Quarter
Revenue
Net Income
Sep 2025
$659M
$112M
Dec 2025
$717M
$117M
Mar 2026
$636M
$99.8M
Jun 2026
$511M
$78.0M
Ownership & Float
Insider Ownership
0.2%
Institutional Ownership
105.5%
Short Float
4.1%
% of All Funds Holding
5.84%
Number of Funds Holding
514
Current Moving Averages
Trend Edge tracks near-term, medium-term, cyclical, and secular moving averages across weekly and monthly timeframes to identify trend structure at every horizon.
Timeframe
SMA
Value
Trend Context
Weekly
10-Week SMA
$133.54
Near-term / short-term trend
Weekly
40-Week SMA
$153.70
Medium-term trend
Weekly
80-Week SMA
$166.94
Cyclical trend (business cycle)
Weekly
200-Week SMA
$140.96
Secular trend (multi-year)
Monthly
10-Month SMA
$151.03
Near-term monthly trend
Monthly
20-Month SMA
$165.89
Medium-term monthly trend
Monthly
40-Month SMA
$147.97
Secular monthly trend
Volume Shelves — Support & Resistance
Trend Edge identifies volume shelves: price zones where historically elevated trading volume
creates structural support or resistance. A volume shelf forms when a disproportionate share of cumulative
volume was transacted at a specific price level, making it a high-conviction anchor for future price reactions.
Price Level
Type
Volume Ratio
Age
$134.00
resistance
1.76x
0 months ago
$154.00
resistance
1.56x
2 months ago
$159.00
resistance
1.46x
4 months ago
$204.00
resistance
1.31x
9 months ago
Historical Earnings Reactions (44 events)
Timeframe
Avg Return
Median
Win Rate
Best
Worst
Gap
0.32%
-0.01%
47.73%
7.78%
-5.52%
1 Day
-0.25%
-0.54%
36.36%
6.22%
-6.49%
1 Week
0.33%
0.55%
54.55%
8.37%
-10.50%
2 Weeks
0.75%
1.47%
61.36%
12.96%
-10.36%
1 Month
0.52%
0.80%
55.81%
27.44%
-11.43%
Next earnings: October 18, 2026 (54 days away)
Seasonality & Day-of-Week Patterns
Monthly Seasonality
Month
Avg Return
Win Rate
Samples
Jan
3.4%
54.5%
11
Feb
-0.1%
36.4%
11
Mar
-3.1%
27.3%
11
Apr
2.4%
54.5%
11
May
1.5%
63.6%
11
Jun
0.3%
45.5%
11
Jul
3.2%
72.7%
11
Aug
1.2%
60.0%
10
Sep
1.0%
72.7%
11
Oct
3.4%
63.6%
11
Nov
5.8%
81.8%
11
Dec
-0.2%
54.5%
11
Day-of-Week Tendencies
Day
Avg Return
Win Rate
Samples
Monday
0.14%
56.4%
518
Tuesday
0.07%
50.6%
571
Wednesday
0.11%
52.8%
568
Thursday
0.09%
54.1%
558
Friday
-0.02%
53.2%
556
Top Institutional Holders
Institutional holder breakdown coming soon.
Total institutional ownership: 105.5%
Insider Transactions — Smart Summary
Total insider ownership: 0.2%
Founder-led management: Irwin Gold (Co-Chairman & Chairman of the Board)
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