Houlihan Lokey Dividends and Buybacks

Dividend criteria checks 2/6

Houlihan Lokey is a dividend paying company with a current yield of 1.31% that is well covered by earnings.

Key information

1.3%

Dividend yield

0.8%

Buyback Yield

Total Shareholder Yield	2.2%
Future Dividend Yield	1.5%
Dividend Growth	-3.6%
Next dividend pay date	n/a
Ex dividend date	n/a
Dividend per share	US$2.280
Payout ratio	44%

Recent dividend and buyback updates

Houlihan Lokey (NYSE:HLI) Is Increasing Its Dividend To $0.57

Jun 01

Recent updates

Houlihan Lokey Q1 Earnings: Upgrading To Buy As I Gain Confidence On CY24 Recovery

Aug 05

Houlihan Lokey: Fairly Valued, Now A 'Hold' (Rating Downgrade)

Jul 04

Stability and Growth of Payments

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Stable Dividend: Whilst dividend payments have been stable, HLI has been paying a dividend for less than 10 years.

Growing Dividend: HLI's dividend payments have increased, but the company has only paid a dividend for 9 years.

Dividend Yield vs Market

Houlihan Lokey Dividend Yield vs Market

How does HLI dividend yield compare to the market?
Segment	Dividend Yield
Company (HLI)	1.3%
Market Bottom 25% (US)	1.4%
Market Top 25% (US)	4.5%
Industry Average (Capital Markets)	1.9%
Analyst forecast (HLI) (up to 3 years)	1.5%

Notable Dividend: HLI's dividend (1.31%) isn’t notable compared to the bottom 25% of dividend payers in the US market (1.45%).

High Dividend: HLI's dividend (1.31%) is low compared to the top 25% of dividend payers in the US market (4.51%).

Earnings Payout to Shareholders

Earnings Coverage: With its reasonably low payout ratio (43.5%), HLI's dividend payments are well covered by earnings.

Cash Payout to Shareholders

Cash Flow Coverage: With its reasonably low cash payout ratio (31.6%), HLI's dividend payments are well covered by cash flows.

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Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

Data	Last Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis	2024/12/22 01:33
End of Day Share Price	2024/12/20 00:00
Earnings	2024/09/30
Annual Earnings	2024/03/31

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Analyst Consensus Estimates	+3 years	Forecast financials Analyst price targets	Analyst Research Reports Blue Matrix
Market Prices	30 years	Stock prices Dividends, Splits and Actions	ICE Market Data SEC Form S-1
Ownership	10 years	Top shareholders Insider trading	SEC Form 4 SEC Form 13D
Management	10 years	Leadership team Board of directors	SEC Form 10-K SEC Form DEF 14A
Key Developments	10 years	Company announcements	SEC Form 8-K

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Analyst Sources

Houlihan Lokey, Inc. is covered by 16 analysts. 9 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.

Analyst	Institution
Michael Needham	BofA Global Research
James Mitchell	Buckingham Research Group Inc.
James Yaro	Goldman Sachs

Houlihan Lokey Dividends and Buybacks

Dividend criteria checks 2/6

Key information

Recent dividend and buyback updates

Upcoming dividend of US$0.57 per share

Houlihan Lokey, Inc. Declares Quarterly Cash Dividend, Payable on December 15, 2024

Upcoming dividend of US$0.57 per share

Houlihan Lokey, Inc. Declares Regular Quarterly Cash Dividend of Class A and Class B Common Stock, Payable on September 15, 2024

Houlihan Lokey (NYSE:HLI) Is Increasing Its Dividend To $0.57

Upcoming dividend of US$0.57 per share

Recent updates

Co-Chairman & Chairman of the Board exercised options and sold US$953k worth of stock

Co-Chairman & Chairman of the Board exercised options and sold US$953k worth of stock

Upcoming dividend of US$0.57 per share

Houlihan Lokey, Inc. Appoints Brad Boggess as Managing Director in Its Capital Markets Group

MD & CFO exercised options and sold US$2.3m worth of stock

Houlihan Lokey, Inc. Appoints Nana Kyei as Managing Director

Second quarter dividend of US$0.57 announced

Houlihan Lokey, Inc. Declares Quarterly Cash Dividend, Payable on December 15, 2024

Second quarter 2025 earnings: EPS and revenues exceed analyst expectations

Houlihan Lokey, Inc. (NYSE:HLI) acquired Prytania Solutions Limited.

Houlihan Lokey: We've Seen Plenty Of Upside, But I Say This One Is A 'Hold'

Houlihan Lokey Appoints Clinton Miyazono as Managing Director in Its Capital Markets Group

Houlihan Lokey, Inc. to Report Q2, 2025 Results on Oct 30, 2024

High number of new directors

Houlihan Lokey, Inc. Appoints Joy Sioufi as Managing Director

Upcoming dividend of US$0.57 per share

Houlihan Lokey, Inc. Appoints Geoff Rhizor as Managing Director

Co-Chairman & Director exercised options and sold US$1.3m worth of stock

Houlihan Lokey, Inc. (NYSE:HLI) agreed to acquire Waller Helms Advisors for approximately $180 million.

Houlihan Lokey, Inc. (NYSE:HLI) agreed to acquire Waller Helms Advisors.

Houlihan Lokey, Inc. Announces Andrew Atherton Joins Fintech Group as a Managing Director

First quarter dividend of US$0.57 announced

First quarter 2025 earnings: EPS exceeds analyst expectations

Houlihan Lokey, Inc. Declares Regular Quarterly Cash Dividend of Class A and Class B Common Stock, Payable on September 15, 2024

Houlihan Lokey: Out Too Early, But Still A Hold

Houlihan Lokey, Inc., Annual General Meeting, Sep 18, 2024

Houlihan Lokey, Inc. to Report Q1, 2025 Results on Jul 30, 2024

Co-Executive Chairman notifies of intention to sell stock

Houlihan Lokey, Inc. Appoints Kenny Kraft as Consumer, Food & Retail Group as Managing Director

Co-President notifies of intention to sell stock

Houlihan Lokey (NYSE:HLI) Is Increasing Its Dividend To $0.57

Upcoming dividend of US$0.57 per share

Houlihan Lokey, Inc. Appoints Vieri Betti Guaraldi as Managing Director in Its Capital Markets Group

Houlihan Lokey: Leader Of The Restructuring League Expected To Grow More

Houlihan Lokey's (NYSE:HLI) Upcoming Dividend Will Be Larger Than Last Year's

Fourth quarter dividend increased to US$0.57

Houlihan Lokey, Inc. Declares A Regular Quarterly Cash Dividend of Class A and Class B Common Stock, Payable on June 15, 2024

Full year 2024 earnings: EPS misses analyst expectations

Houlihan Lokey, Inc. Hires Scott Kirkby as Managing Director, European Financial Services and Technology Team

Houlihan Lokey, Inc. Appoints Erik Kistler as Managing Director

Houlihan Lokey, Inc. Announces Directorate Appointments

Houlihan Lokey, Inc. to Report Q4, 2024 Results on May 08, 2024

Investors Interested In Houlihan Lokey, Inc.'s (NYSE:HLI) Earnings

Houlihan Lokey, Inc. Appoints Ashish Patel as Managing Director in Its Capital Markets Group

Houlihan Lokey, Inc Announces Management Appointments

Houlihan Lokey, Inc. Appoints Abhishek Jain as a Managing Director in its Transaction Advisory Services Practice

Houlihan Lokey, Inc. Appoints Val Shapiro to its Financial Sponsors Group as Managing Director

Brent Shepherd Joins as Managing Director in its Capital Markets Group of Houlihan Lokey, Inc

Houlihan Lokey, Inc. Announces Chief Executive Officer Changes

Upcoming dividend of US$0.55 per share

Third quarter dividend of US$0.55 announced

Third quarter 2024 earnings: EPS in line with analyst expectations despite revenue beat

Houlihan Lokey: Current Rate Environment Is Positive

Houlihan Lokey, Inc. Declares A Regular Quarterly Cash Dividend of Class A and Class B Common Stock, Payable on March 15, 2024

Houlihan Lokey: Limited Upside Due To High Valuation

Houlihan Lokey, Inc. Appoints Michael Hommeyer as Managing Director in Its Capital Markets Group

Houlihan Lokey, Inc. to Report Q3, 2024 Results on Feb 01, 2024

Price target increased by 8.8% to US$121

Houlihan Lokey, Inc. Expands Healthcare Group with Two Senior Hires

Getting In Cheap On Houlihan Lokey, Inc. (NYSE:HLI) Is Unlikely

Executive Chairman notifies of intention to sell stock

Houlihan Lokey, Inc. (NYSE:HLI) signed a definitive agreement to acquire Triago Management Development S.A.R.L.

Houlihan Lokey, Inc. (NYSE:HLI) signed a definitive agreement to acquire Triago Management Development S.A.R.L.

Houlihan Lokey, Inc. Announces Management Changes

Houlihan Lokey, Inc. Appoints Rob Kordas as Managing Director in Its Industrials Group

MD & CFO exercised options and sold US$1.1m worth of stock

Upcoming dividend of US$0.55 per share at 2.1% yield

Houlihan Lokey, Inc. Appoints Kartik Sudeep as A Managing Director to Financial Technology Group

CEO & Director notifies of intention to sell stock