Investors can speculate about the future of a stock by watching how its insiders buy and sell stocks. Houlihan Lokey Inc shares valued at $98,110 were sold by CRAIN CHRISTOPHER M on Sep 02 ’25. At $196.22 per share, CRAIN CHRISTOPHER M sold 500 shares. The insider’s holdings dropped to 0 shares worth approximately $0.0 following the completion of this transaction.
Also, CHRISTOPHER MADISON CRAIN purchased 500 shares, netting a total of over 99,625 in proceeds.
Before that, SIEGERT PAUL ERIC had sold 40,000 shares from its account. In a trade valued at $7,998,000, the CO-CHAIRMAN traded Houlihan Lokey Inc shares for $199.95 each. Upon closing the transaction, the insider’s holdings decreased to 40,000 shares, worth approximately $0.0.
As published in a research note from Morgan Stanley on March 13, 2025, Houlihan Lokey Inc [HLI] has been rated up from an Underweight to an Overweight and the price target has been revised to $190 from $201. Analysts at Wells Fargo upgraded the stock from ‘”an Underweight”‘ to ‘”an Overweight”‘ outlook in a report released in mid March. As of December 09, 2024, Morgan Stanley has decreased its “an Equal-weight” rating to a “an Underweight” for HLI. Earlier on September 12, 2024, Wells Fargo initiated its rating. Their recommendation was “an Underweight” for HLI stock.
Analyzing HLI Stock Performance
On last trading session, Houlihan Lokey Inc [NYSE: HLI] rose 3.59% to $208.15. The stock’s lowest price that day was $200.595, but it reached a high of $208.5 in the same session. During the last five days, there has been a surge of approximately 5.41%. Over the course of the year, Houlihan Lokey Inc shares have jumped approximately 36.34%. Shares of the company reached a 52-week high of $208.50 on 09/11/25 and a 52-week low of $137.99 on 04/07/25.
Support And Resistance Levels for Houlihan Lokey Inc (HLI)
According to the 24-hour chart, there is a support level at 203.00, which, if violated, would cause prices to drop to 197.84. In the upper region, resistance lies at 210.90. The next price resistance is at 213.65. RSI (Relative Strength Index) is 67.41 on the 14-day chart, showing neutral technical sentiment.
Is Houlihan Lokey Inc subject to short interest?
Stocks of Houlihan Lokey Inc saw a sharp rise in short interest on 2025-08-29 jumping by 49845.0 shares to 0.85 million. Data from Yahoo Finance shows that the short interest on 2025-07-31 was 0.8 million shares. A jump of 5.86% in short interest reflects a negative sentiment towards the stock. Despite the fact that short shares comprise just 2.14 of the overall float, the days-to-cover ratio (short ratio) jumped to 2.14.
Which companies own the most shares of Houlihan Lokey Inc (HLI)?
In terms of Houlihan Lokey Inc share price expectations, FactSet research, analysts set an average price target of 163 in the next 12 months, down nearly -18.88% from the previous closing price of $200.94. Analysts anticipate Houlihan Lokey Inc stock to reach 179 by 2025, with the lowest price target being 76. In spite of this, 3 analysts ranked Houlihan Lokey Inc stock as Hold at the end of 2025.
