Houlihan Lokey Inc. (HLI) Whale Options Tug-of-War, Max Pain & Unusual Sweeps

$139.34 +1.43% NYSE • Public Delayed / 60s Snapshot

Houlihan Lokey Inc. (HLI) earns a Roarable Rating of B (Buy) with 72/100 RQD Confidence. High-quality cash engine (41% profit margin, 22% return on capital) with steady institutional support. Even if the broader market gets choppy, the company’s underlying cash engine and big-money support put the odds in buyers’ favor.

ROARABLE B • BUY Cap $9.74B
INTERACTIVE SCENARIO DECK:
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RQD QUANT TACHOMETERBUY • B
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2-of-3 JEV AI Jury Bullish
Cash
SEC
Whale
5-PILLAR SNOWFLAKE RADARRw C · Rk A-
Cash (17)Whales (10)SEC (16)Macro (17)CEO (12)
Each axis scored 0–20
12M PRICE TARGET CONE+6.3% Base Target
$205 Bull$148 Base$114 Bear
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WHALE OPTIONS TUG-OF-WAR:56% Call Buyers ($2.5M)
44% PutsMax Pain: $137.00
CALL VS. PUT WHALE SHARE
56% Calls / 44% Puts
Put/Call Ratio: 0.8x
MAX-PAIN EXPIRATION MAGNET
$137.00
-1.68% vs. current $139.34 spot
OPTIONS-IMPLIED VOLATILITY MOVE
±6.6%
Expected event band around $139.34

Active Strike Call vs. Put Concentration Ladder (HLI)

$130
6,313C / 11,538P
$135
6,313C / 11,538P
$140
14,764C / 11,538P
$145
14,764C / 4,987P
$150
14,764C / 4,987P
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HLI // CANDLESTICK & AUTO-TRENDLINE WORKSTATION6M: -10.82%▲ ASCENDING CHANNEL
2026-10-30O $137.8H $138.2L $136.2C $138.0VOL 797.0K
RES: $150.9SUP: $125.1SMA50: $131.2SMA200: $144.6
$183.1$164.0$145.0$126.0$106.9RES $150.9SUP $125.1$138.02026-04-302026-06-152026-07-312026-09-162026-10-30
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HLI Dilution Monitor, Expectations Hurdle, Butterfly Connections & Policy Exposure

Share Count & Dilution Monitor (#25)

Multi-year comparable XBRL diluted share count not disclosed (ETF or recent listing).

Reverse-DCF Expectations Hurdle (#30)
16.8%/yr Implied 5Y Growth

vs. +9.5% actual YoY revenue growth (assuming 9.25% cost of equity & 16.5x terminal multiple).

Ellis Vennor Setup Ledger (#33)

No active Ellis Vennor swing setup published on HLI today. View full Setup Ledger →

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No direct multi-tier Butterfly edges indexed yet for HLI. Explore sector supply chains on /butterfly.

AI Analyst Theses, Washington Policy & Company Video
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What is HLI's options max pain and whale flow sentiment?

Unusual options sweeps in HLI show 56% bullish call premium versus 44% put premium, centered near a $137 max-pain strike.