AMTD vs HLI vs RTAC Stock Comparison

Amtd Idea, Houlihan Lokey and Renatus Tactical Acquisition Corp I Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
AMTD Amtd Idea Group
$23.51 +3,258.6% 1M +2,056.9% 1Y
Market cap
$2.03B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
—
Div. yield
–
Investment Banking Financial Services
1 win
HLI Houlihan Lokey, Inc.
$132.32 +2.5% 1M -34.6% 1Y
Market cap
$8.95B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
—
Div. yield
–
Investment Banking Financial Services
2 wins

Head to Head

4 decided of 12

Houlihan Lokey leads on 2 of the 12 questions below (Houlihan Lokey 2, Amtd Idea 1, Renatus Tactical Acquisition Corp I 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionAMTDHLIRTACLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $2.03B $8.95B $527.48M HLI
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only — — 67.7x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 19.7x — –
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months — — — –
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months — — — –
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — — — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — — — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +2,056.9% -34.6% -7.4% AMTD
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +0.9%/yr +5.4%/yr — HLI
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 421.5% 31.3% 8.4% RTAC
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers — — — –

Percentile Scorecard

AMTDHLIRTAC

Each axis is the mean percentile of its metrics against the company's industry group. 100 is the best in the group, 50 the middle.

Scores by Axis

AxisAMTDHLIRTAC
Valuation – – 51 #48 of 96
Growth – – –
Profitability – – –
Financial Health 84 #16 of 93 – 20 #75 of 93
Shareholder Returns – 65 #14 of 38 –
Overall – – –
  • AMTD ranked among 110 companies in Capital Markets
  • HLI ranked among 110 companies in Capital Markets
  • RTAC ranked among 110 companies in Capital Markets

Price Performance

Price return, split-adjusted, before dividends. Click a name to hide or show it.

Returns

PeriodAMTDHLIRTACSPY
1 month +3,258.6%+2.5%+0.3% -0.2%
3 months +3,034.7%-9.1%-0.2% +3.9%
6 months +2,251.0%-17.0%+1.1% +8.2%
Year to date +2,274.7%-24.0%-2.0% +12.9%
1 year +2,056.9%-34.6%-7.4% +12.3%
3 years +931.1%+34.4%— +87.4%
3 years, per year +117.8%+10.4%— +23.3%
5 years +4.8%+29.8%— +67.9%
5 years, per year +0.9%+5.4%— +10.9%
10 years —+434.0%— +261.1%
10 years, per year —+18.2%— +13.7%

Risk

MeasureAMTDHLIRTACSPY
Volatility, 1Y 421.5%31.3%8.4% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 84.6%35.3%9.0% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.890.680.25 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 4.88-1.10-0.89 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -99.1%-41.0%-17.8% -25.4%
From 52-week high -22.9%-34.6%-7.4% -1.2%
52-week high $30.51$202.25$11.30 $779.14
52-week low $0.38$123.39$10.28 $631.97

Valuation History

Weekly multiples on trailing twelve-month fundamentals. Negative or extreme readings (a loss year, a collapsed denominator) are left out so the chart stays readable.

MultipleAMTDHLIRTAC
P/E now vs peer median —median 28.3x —median 28.3x 67.7xmedian 28.3x
P/S now vs peer median —median 2.9x —median 2.9x —median 2.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 13.5x —median 13.5x —median 13.5x
P/FCF now vs peer median —median 16.0x —median 16.0x -544.3xmedian 16.0x
P/B now vs peer median 1.1xmedian 2.4x 3.9xmedian 2.4x -49.4xmedian 2.4x
PEG now vs peer median —median 0.54 —median 0.54 —median 0.54

Financial History

Reported figures by fiscal period, placed on the calendar year (or quarter) each period ended in, so companies with different fiscal years line up.

Trailing twelve monthsAMTDHLIRTAC
Net income – – $7.79M
Free cash flow – – -$968.15K
EPS (diluted) – – $0.25
Cash & equivalents $42.53M $1.19B $477.00
Total debt $565.38M – –
Shares (diluted) 49.91M 68.43M 31.16M
Enterprise value $1.83B $4.98B $527.37M

All Metrics

58 metrics · best in bold

Bold marks the best reading: the lowest positive value for multiples, leverage and payout, the highest for everything else. The bar under each value is its percentile against that company's own peers. Hover a value for its rank and the peer median.

Valuation

12 metrics
MetricAMTDHLIRTAC
P/E – – 67.7x
P/FCF – – -544.3x
P/Operating cash flow – – -544.3x
P/S – – –
P/B 1.1x 3.9x -49.4x
P/Tangible book 1.2x 4.3x -49.4x
EV/EBITDA – – –
EV/EBIT – – –
EV/Revenue – – –
EV/FCF – – -544.3x
EV/Operating cash flow – – -544.3x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) – – –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricAMTDHLIRTAC
Revenue growth (1Y) – – –
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – – –
Gross profit growth (1Y) – – –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – –
Operating income growth (1Y) – – –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – – –
Net income growth (1Y) – – –
Net income CAGR (3Y) – – –
EPS growth (1Y) – – –
EPS CAGR (3Y) – – –
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) – – –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – – –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – – –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – – –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricAMTDHLIRTAC
Gross margin – – –
EBITDA margin – – –
Operating margin – – –
Pretax margin – – –
Net margin – – –
FCF margin – – –
Operating cash flow margin – – –
Return on equity – – –
Return on assets – – –
Return on invested capital – – –
Return on capital employed – – –
Asset turnover – – –
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) – – -0.1x
Stock comp / revenue – – –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricAMTDHLIRTAC
Debt / assets 1.4% – –
Debt / equity 0.0x – –
Net debt / EBITDA – – –
Debt / FCF – – –
Liabilities / assets 27.3% 45.6% 104.2%
Equity / assets 72.7% 54.4% -4.2%
Interest coverage – – –
Current ratio 7.9x – 2.9x
Quick ratio 0.3x – 0.0x
Cash ratio 0.3x – 0.0x
Altman Z-score – – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricAMTDHLIRTAC
Dividend yield – 2.0% –
Net buyback yield – – –
Shareholder yield 0.0% 2.0% –
Payout ratio (earnings) – – –
Payout ratio (FCF) – – –
Dividend growth (1Y) – – –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – –

Analyst Estimates

Solid lines are reported fiscal-year results; dashed lines are the consensus for the years ahead. Hover a year for the analysts' high and low, and how each result compared with its estimate.

ConsensusAMTDHLIRTAC
Forward P/E – 19.7xFY2026 –
EPS, next fiscal year – $6.72FY2026 –
EPS growth, next FY – -11.1%FY2026 –
EPS growth, the year after – +24.3% –
Revenue, next fiscal year – $2.76BFY2026 –
Revenue growth, next FY – +5.4%FY2026 –
Revenue growth, the year after – +9.8% –

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersAMTDHLIRTAC
Held by institutions 0.3% 80.7% 24.0%
Institutions holding 9 518 56
Change in shares held, QoQ -19.8% +3.1% +0.9%
Institutions buying 0 236 20
Institutions selling 5 200 11
Buyers to sellers 0.00 1.18 1.82

Return Correlation

Daily returns, last 12 months

1.00 means two stocks move in lockstep, 0 that they move independently. Pairs below about 0.5 diversify each other.

AMTDHLIRTAC
AMTD 1.00 -0.09 0.00
HLI -0.09 1.00 0.13
RTAC 0.00 0.13 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, AMTD, HLI and RTAC?

Houlihan Lokey (HLI) is the largest by market capitalisation: Amtd Idea (AMTD) $2.03B, Houlihan Lokey (HLI) $8.95B, Renatus Tactical Acquisition Corp I (RTAC) $527.48M.

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Amtd Idea (AMTD) returned the most: Amtd Idea (AMTD) +2,056.9%, Houlihan Lokey (HLI) -34.6%, Renatus Tactical Acquisition Corp I (RTAC) -7.4%. Over five years, Houlihan Lokey (HLI) compounded fastest (Amtd Idea (AMTD) +0.9%/yr, Houlihan Lokey (HLI) +5.4%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Renatus Tactical Acquisition Corp I (RTAC) has been the steadiest (Amtd Idea (AMTD) 421.5%, Houlihan Lokey (HLI) 31.3%, Renatus Tactical Acquisition Corp I (RTAC) 8.4%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, AMTD, HLI and RTAC?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Houlihan Lokey (HLI) leads on 2. Business Quant does not give investment advice; use the comparison as a starting point for your own research.

Data from SEC filings, exchange prices and consensus estimates, via Business Quant. Percentile scores compare each company with its own peer group, so two companies' scores are each relative to different peers unless you rank against the whole market. Price returns exclude dividends. Nothing on this page is investment advice.