Hamilton Lane (NASDAQ:HLNE) Price Target Cut to $144.00 by Analysts at JPMorgan Chase & Co.

Hamilton Lane (NASDAQ:HLNE) had its price objective dropped by research analysts at JPMorgan Chase & Co. from $150.00 to $144.00 in a research note issued to investors on Wednesday, Benzinga reports. The brokerage presently has an “overweight” rating on the stock. JPMorgan Chase & Co.‘s price target suggests a potential upside of 53.44% from the company’s current price.

A number of other brokerages have also recently weighed in on HLNE. Morgan Stanley set a $118.00 target price on shares of Hamilton Lane in a report on Friday, October 16th. The Goldman Sachs Group reaffirmed a “buy” rating and issued a $117.00 price target on shares of Hamilton Lane in a report on Friday, October 2nd. Zacks Research cut Hamilton Lane from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Monday, October 19th. Keefe, Bruyette & Woods increased their price objective on Hamilton Lane from $116.00 to $120.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research report on Wednesday. Finally, BMO Capital Markets reduced their price objective on Hamilton Lane from $116.00 to $95.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a research note on Tuesday, October 27th. Seven investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and three have issued a Hold rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, Hamilton Lane presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $125.50.

Hamilton Lane Price Performance

Shares of NASDAQ:HLNE traded up $5.22 during trading hours on Wednesday, hitting $93.85. 560,792 shares of the company’s stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 768,828. Hamilton Lane has a 52 week low of $71.88 and a 52 week high of $155.66. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.16, a quick ratio of 3.49 and a current ratio of 3.49. The company’s fifty day simple moving average is $90.30 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $97.50. The company has a market cap of $5.21 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 14.33 and a beta of 1.16.

Hamilton Lane (NASDAQ:HLNE) last released its earnings results on Tuesday, November 3rd. The company reported $1.98 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.65 by $0.33. Hamilton Lane had a net margin of 32.14% and a return on equity of 25.10%. The business had revenue of $204.43 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $215.23 million. During the same period in the previous year, the firm earned $1.54 EPS. The business’s revenue for the quarter was up 7.1% on a year-over-year basis. As a group, equities analysts anticipate that Hamilton Lane will post 7.47 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in HLNE. AlphaCore Capital LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Hamilton Lane during the third quarter valued at approximately $231,000. Fulcrum Asset Management LLP boosted its stake in Hamilton Lane by 143.5% in the 3rd quarter. Fulcrum Asset Management LLP now owns 8,331 shares of the company’s stock worth $715,000 after purchasing an additional 4,910 shares during the period. Point Nemo Capital LLC acquired a new position in Hamilton Lane in the 3rd quarter worth approximately $1,165,000. Kornitzer Capital Management Inc. KS grew its position in Hamilton Lane by 34.2% during the 3rd quarter. Kornitzer Capital Management Inc. KS now owns 61,439 shares of the company’s stock worth $5,337,000 after purchasing an additional 15,671 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Parallel Advisors LLC grew its position in Hamilton Lane by 88.4% during the 3rd quarter. Parallel Advisors LLC now owns 1,760 shares of the company’s stock worth $153,000 after purchasing an additional 826 shares in the last quarter. 97.40% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Key Hamilton Lane News

Here are the key news stories impacting Hamilton Lane this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Fiscal Q2 2027 earnings were $1.98 per share, above analyst expectations of about $1.65, and up from $1.54 a year earlier. Fee-related earnings rose 34%, with a 51% fee margin. Hamilton Lane Q2 earnings top estimates
• Positive Sentiment: Assets across the firm’s platform grew 7% year over year to $1.1 trillion, while evergreen platform assets under management climbed 42% to nearly $21 billion—supporting the growth outlook. Three takeaways for long-term investors
• Positive Sentiment: Wells Fargo raised its price target to $114 and maintained an Overweight rating; Keefe, Bruyette & Woods lifted its target to $120 and kept an Outperform rating, signaling improved analyst upside expectations.
• Positive Sentiment: Hamilton Lane announced an 11% dividend increase, its ninth consecutive annual increase, setting a fiscal 2027 annualized payout target of $2.40 per share. Dividend target and partnership
• Positive Sentiment: A strategic partnership with FactSet will integrate Hamilton Lane private-markets analytics into FactSet’s platform, potentially broadening the reach of its data and research. FactSet and Hamilton Lane partnership
• Neutral Sentiment: Oppenheimer made a marginal price-target cut to $170 from $171 but retained its Outperform rating.
• Negative Sentiment: Quarterly revenue of $204.4 million missed the roughly $215.2 million analyst consensus, tempering the earnings-per-share beat, despite 7.1% year-over-year revenue growth.

Hamilton Lane Company Profile

Hamilton Lane Incorporated (NASDAQ: HLNE) is a global investment management firm specializing in private markets. The company provides investment solutions and advisory services focused on alternative assets, including private equity, private credit, venture capital, growth equity, infrastructure and real assets.

Hamilton Lane serves institutional investors, family offices, financial advisors and high-net-worth individuals. Its offerings include separately managed accounts, customized portfolios, commingled funds, evergreen vehicles and secondary-market strategies.