HLI Quote, Financials, Valuation and Earnings

Cohen & Co., Inc. has a net margin of 16.95% compared to Houlihan Lokey, Inc.'s net margin of 3.45%. Houlihan Lokey, Inc.'s return on equity of 20.05% beat Cohen & Co., Inc.'s return on equity of 7.96%.

Houlihan Lokey, Inc. has a consensus price target of $206.50, signalling upside risk potential of 13.61%. On the other hand Cohen & Co., Inc. has an analysts' consensus of -- which suggests that it could fall by --. Given that Houlihan Lokey, Inc. has higher upside potential than Cohen & Co., Inc., analysts believe Houlihan Lokey, Inc. is more attractive than Cohen & Co., Inc..

Houlihan Lokey, Inc. has a beta of 0.952, which suggesting that the stock is 4.841% less volatile than S&P 500. In comparison Cohen & Co., Inc. has a beta of 1.240, suggesting its more volatile than the S&P 500 by 24.029%.

Houlihan Lokey, Inc. has a quarterly dividend of $0.60 per share corresponding to a yield of 1.3%. Cohen & Co., Inc. offers a yield of 5.61% to investors and pays a quarterly dividend of $2.00 per share. Houlihan Lokey, Inc. pays 39.16% of its earnings as a dividend. Cohen & Co., Inc. pays out -22.87% of its earnings as a dividend. Houlihan Lokey, Inc.'s payout ratio is sufficient to cover dividend payouts with earnings for the foreseeable future.

Houlihan Lokey, Inc. quarterly revenues are $659.5M, which are larger than Cohen & Co., Inc. quarterly revenues of $254.4M. Houlihan Lokey, Inc.'s net income of $111.8M is higher than Cohen & Co., Inc.'s net income of $8.8M. Notably, Houlihan Lokey, Inc.'s price-to-earnings ratio is 29.35x while Cohen & Co., Inc.'s PE ratio is 7.50x. Generally a lower price-to-earnings ratio signals a stock is trading at a lower multiple of earnings and is a better value. Another key metric is the price-to-sales ratio, which for Houlihan Lokey, Inc. is 4.88x versus 0.21x for Cohen & Co., Inc.. Usually stocks with elevated PS ratios are considered overvalued.

Capital Southwest has a net margin of 16.95% compared to Houlihan Lokey, Inc.'s net margin of 48%. Houlihan Lokey, Inc.'s return on equity of 20.05% beat Capital Southwest's return on equity of 9.75%.

Houlihan Lokey, Inc. has a consensus price target of $206.50, signalling upside risk potential of 13.61%. On the other hand Capital Southwest has an analysts' consensus of $23.92 which suggests that it could grow by 2.63%. Given that Houlihan Lokey, Inc. has higher upside potential than Capital Southwest, analysts believe Houlihan Lokey, Inc. is more attractive than Capital Southwest.

Houlihan Lokey, Inc. has a beta of 0.952, which suggesting that the stock is 4.841% less volatile than S&P 500. In comparison Capital Southwest has a beta of 0.766, suggesting its less volatile than the S&P 500 by 23.352%.

Houlihan Lokey, Inc. has a quarterly dividend of $0.60 per share corresponding to a yield of 1.3%. Capital Southwest offers a yield of 10.1% to investors and pays a quarterly dividend of $0.25 per share. Houlihan Lokey, Inc. pays 39.16% of its earnings as a dividend. Capital Southwest pays out 157.4% of its earnings as a dividend. Houlihan Lokey, Inc.'s payout ratio is sufficient to cover dividend payouts with earnings for the foreseeable future, but Capital Southwest's is not.

Houlihan Lokey, Inc. quarterly revenues are $659.5M, which are larger than Capital Southwest quarterly revenues of $52.8M. Houlihan Lokey, Inc.'s net income of $111.8M is higher than Capital Southwest's net income of $25.3M. Notably, Houlihan Lokey, Inc.'s price-to-earnings ratio is 29.35x while Capital Southwest's PE ratio is 14.79x. Generally a lower price-to-earnings ratio signals a stock is trading at a lower multiple of earnings and is a better value. Another key metric is the price-to-sales ratio, which for Houlihan Lokey, Inc. is 4.88x versus 6.75x for Capital Southwest. Usually stocks with elevated PS ratios are considered overvalued.

The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. has a net margin of 16.95% compared to Houlihan Lokey, Inc.'s net margin of 12.74%. Houlihan Lokey, Inc.'s return on equity of 20.05% beat The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.'s return on equity of 13.49%.

Houlihan Lokey, Inc. has a consensus price target of $206.50, signalling upside risk potential of 13.61%. On the other hand The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. has an analysts' consensus of $893.79 which suggests that it could fall by -4.81%. Given that Houlihan Lokey, Inc. has higher upside potential than The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc., analysts believe Houlihan Lokey, Inc. is more attractive than The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc..

Houlihan Lokey, Inc. has a beta of 0.952, which suggesting that the stock is 4.841% less volatile than S&P 500. In comparison The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. has a beta of 1.332, suggesting its more volatile than the S&P 500 by 33.221%.

Houlihan Lokey, Inc. has a quarterly dividend of $0.60 per share corresponding to a yield of 1.3%. The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. offers a yield of 1.49% to investors and pays a quarterly dividend of $4.00 per share. Houlihan Lokey, Inc. pays 39.16% of its earnings as a dividend. The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. pays out 28.37% of its earnings as a dividend. Both of these payout ratios are sufficient to cover dividend payouts with earnings for the foreseeable future.

Houlihan Lokey, Inc. quarterly revenues are $659.5M, which are smaller than The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. quarterly revenues of $32.2B. Houlihan Lokey, Inc.'s net income of $111.8M is lower than The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.'s net income of $4.1B. Notably, Houlihan Lokey, Inc.'s price-to-earnings ratio is 29.35x while The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.'s PE ratio is 19.07x. Generally a lower price-to-earnings ratio signals a stock is trading at a lower multiple of earnings and is a better value. Another key metric is the price-to-sales ratio, which for Houlihan Lokey, Inc. is 4.88x versus 2.39x for The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.. Usually stocks with elevated PS ratios are considered overvalued.

Rand Capital Corp. has a net margin of 16.95% compared to Houlihan Lokey, Inc.'s net margin of -482.82%. Houlihan Lokey, Inc.'s return on equity of 20.05% beat Rand Capital Corp.'s return on equity of -19.38%.

Houlihan Lokey, Inc. has a consensus price target of $206.50, signalling upside risk potential of 13.61%. On the other hand Rand Capital Corp. has an analysts' consensus of -- which suggests that it could fall by --. Given that Houlihan Lokey, Inc. has higher upside potential than Rand Capital Corp., analysts believe Houlihan Lokey, Inc. is more attractive than Rand Capital Corp..

Houlihan Lokey, Inc. has a beta of 0.952, which suggesting that the stock is 4.841% less volatile than S&P 500. In comparison Rand Capital Corp. has a beta of 0.289, suggesting its less volatile than the S&P 500 by 71.129%.

Houlihan Lokey, Inc. has a quarterly dividend of $0.60 per share corresponding to a yield of 1.3%. Rand Capital Corp. offers a yield of 10.13% to investors and pays a quarterly dividend of $0.85 per share. Houlihan Lokey, Inc. pays 39.16% of its earnings as a dividend. Rand Capital Corp. pays out 147.07% of its earnings as a dividend. Houlihan Lokey, Inc.'s payout ratio is sufficient to cover dividend payouts with earnings for the foreseeable future, but Rand Capital Corp.'s is not.

Houlihan Lokey, Inc. quarterly revenues are $659.5M, which are larger than Rand Capital Corp. quarterly revenues of -$1.3M. Houlihan Lokey, Inc.'s net income of $111.8M is higher than Rand Capital Corp.'s net income of -$2.2M. Notably, Houlihan Lokey, Inc.'s price-to-earnings ratio is 29.35x while Rand Capital Corp.'s PE ratio is 6.67x. Generally a lower price-to-earnings ratio signals a stock is trading at a lower multiple of earnings and is a better value. Another key metric is the price-to-sales ratio, which for Houlihan Lokey, Inc. is 4.88x versus 6.10x for Rand Capital Corp.. Usually stocks with elevated PS ratios are considered overvalued.