Vieri Betti Guaraldi Joins as Managing Director in Milan:
Vieri Betti Guaraldi has joined Houlihan Lokey, Inc. as a Managing Director in the Capital Markets Group in Milan.
He brings expertise from Rothschild & Co., focusing on debt advisory and restructuring.
His role involves delivering tailored debt advisory services to clients in Italy and Europe.
Expansion of European Capital Markets Team:
Houlihan Lokey aims to strengthen its European Capital Markets Advisory franchise.
Recent expansions include France, with Italy being the next focus.
The addition of Vieri Betti Guaraldi aligns with the firm's commitment to high-quality client advice.
Houlihan Lokey's Capital Markets Group:
The group has nearly 100 finance professionals across various global offices.
It offers capital-raising services for a range of clients, including private-equity-backed companies and publicly held corporations.
In 2023, the group raised and advised on over $14 billion in capital across approximately 100 transactions.
HLI
$176.52+Infinity%1D
Analyst Views on HLI
Wall Street analysts forecast HLI stock price to rise over the next 12 months. According to Wall Street analysts, the average 1-year price target for HLI is 222.75 USD with a low forecast of 210.00 USD and a high forecast of 235.00 USD. However, analyst price targets are subjective and often lag stock prices, so investors should focus on the objective reasons behind analyst rating changes, which better reflect the company's fundamentals.
4 Analyst Rating
Wall Street analysts forecast HLI stock price to rise over the next 12 months. According to Wall Street analysts, the average 1-year price target for HLI is 222.75 USD with a low forecast of 210.00 USD and a high forecast of 235.00 USD. However, analyst price targets are subjective and often lag stock prices, so investors should focus on the objective reasons behind analyst rating changes, which better reflect the company's fundamentals.
3 Buy
1 Hold
0 Sell
Strong Buy
Current: 177.070
Low
210.00
Averages
222.75
High
235.00
Current: 177.070
Low
210.00
Averages
222.75
High
235.00
UBS
Neutral
initiated
$193
2025-12-11
New
Reason
UBS
Price Target
$193
2025-12-11
New
initiated
Neutral
Reason
UBS assumed coverage of Houlihan Lokey with a Neutral rating and $193 price target, noting strong sector fundamentals across 20 U.S. asset managers and brokers despite more mixed views on valuations and consensus expectations.The outlook favors undervalued growth, disciplined capital allocation, and firms positioned for margin expansion, while secular tailwinds support wealth brokers and independent investment banks whose robust earnings growth appears partly priced in, the analyst tells investors in a research note.
Keefe Bruyette
Outperform
maintain
$226 -> $230
2025-10-31
Reason
Keefe Bruyette
Price Target
$226 -> $230
2025-10-31
maintain
Outperform
Reason
Keefe Bruyette raised the firm's price target on Houlihan Lokey to $230 from $226 and keeps an Outperform rating on the shares.
Morgan Stanley
Overweight
maintain
$192 -> $213
2025-09-08
Reason
Morgan Stanley
Price Target
$192 -> $213
2025-09-08
maintain
Overweight
Reason
Morgan Stanley raised the firm's price target on Houlihan Lokey to $213 from $192 and keeps an Overweight rating on the shares. With the M&A cycle "gaining steam," the firm estimates M&A volumes to fully revert back to three decade averages versus nominal GDP in 2027 and is rolling its valuation year from 2026 to 2027, the analyst tells investors in a note on the Midcap Advisors group.
Keefe Bruyette
Alex Bond
Market Perform -> Outperform
upgrade
$185 -> $232
2025-07-13
Reason
Keefe Bruyette
Alex Bond
Price Target
$185 -> $232
2025-07-13
upgrade
Market Perform -> Outperform
Reason
Keefe Bruyette analyst Alex Bond upgraded Houlihan Lokey to Outperform from Market Perform with a price target of $232, up from $185, following a transfer of coverage. The firm believes the merger and acquisition environment should continue to improve gradually throughout the second half of the year. While policy and geopolitical uncertainty remain a risk, deal pipelines are still near all-time highs, the analyst tells investors in a research note.
About HLI
Houlihan Lokey, Inc. is a global investment bank specializing in mergers and acquisitions, capital solutions, financial restructuring, and financial and valuation advisory. Its segments include Corporate Finance (CF), Financial Restructuring (FR), and Financial and Valuation Advisory (FVA). CF segment provides general financial advisory services and advice on mergers and acquisitions and capital solutions offerings. FR segment offers a range of advisory services to its clients, including: the structuring, negotiation, and confirmation of plans of reorganization; liability management transactions; corporate viability assessment, and procuring debtor-in-possession financing. FVA segment provides financial advisory and valuation services with respect to companies, debt and equity interests (including complex illiquid investments), and other types of assets and liabilities, and others. It also provides investment banking advice to clients in the insurance and wealth management sectors.
About the author
Emily J. Thompson
Emily J. Thompson, a Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) with 12 years in investment research, graduated with honors from the Wharton School. Specializing in industrial and technology stocks, she provides in-depth analysis for Intellectia’s earnings and market brief reports.
