Today’s AI Top Pick: HLNE

7/6/2026 · Recently Alerted High Quality screen · a free sample of K3vl4r’s AI-curated picks.

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Today's pick · Recently Alerted High QualityHLNEBUY NOW8.6 / 107/6/2026

Hamilton Lane (HLNE) offers the cleanest combination of a battered longer-term tape ready to mean-revert, a fresh positive catalyst, and multi-timeframe forecast agreement — without the 'chasing the top' problem that plagues most other high-scoring names here. Position in 21-bar range is 75.5% (1h) / 65.1% (4h) / 46.7% (1d) / 3.8% (1wk), meaning near-term buyers are stepping up but the stock is still sitting at the very bottom of its weekly range with a -38.67% weekly drawdown. That is the textbook 'oversold on the big timeframe, turning on the smaller timeframes' setup that produces asymmetric R/R. The forecast tape confirms: 1h fc_mid +15.3%, 4h fc_mid +32.9% / fc_long +53.7%, 1d fc_short +44.3% / fc_mid +46.4% / fc_long +41.0%, and 1wk fc_mid +44.2% / fc_long +57.1%. Every timeframe from 4h out points meaningfully higher, with bullish_prob = 1 and near_term_bullish = 1. Unlike PEGA, PDD, RMD, or ADMA — which are all pinned at 100% of 1h/4h range and would require chasing — HLNE lets you buy in the middle of the intraday range with the weekly still deeply discounted. Fundamentals fully support the screen: ROE 30.5%, profit margin 32.8%, operMargin 53.8%, debt/equity 0.39, PE 13.48, fwdPE 11.25, and analyst recom 1.25 (near strong buy consensus) with a 66.4% target upside. Growth is modest (salesYoY 6.46%) but this is an asset manager where AUM/fees compound quietly. The catalyst is fresh and real: on July 1 Hamilton Lane closed its 6th Direct Equity Fund at $3.8B — a materially positive AUM event — and Goldman reiterated Buy (though trimmed target to $128, still ~60% upside). No landmines in the news flow. Why today, not later: the 1h/4h forecasts are already turning positive while the weekly is still near capitulation lows — waiting for a 'pullback' means potentially missing the mean reversion. The 1wk pos_in_range of 3.81% is where you want to be initiating, not exiting.

HLNE forecast chart
Entry zone
$78.50–$80.50 (scale in around current $79.76)
Stop loss
$74.50 (below recent weekly base; ~6.5% risk)
First target
$88–90 (~+11–13%, fills 1d fc_short zone and prior consolidation)
Longer target
$105–115 (aligns with 1wk fc_mid/long +44–57% and analyst target ~$128)
Risks
  • Weekly drawdown of -38.67% shows a broken longer-term trend; if the base fails, downside to $70 is quick
  • Short float 13.47% — squeezable but also reflects real bearish positioning
  • PEG of 1.57 is the least attractive valuation ratio of the top candidates (fwdPE 11.25 is fine, but growth is only ~6.5% YoY)
  • Alt-asset manager sentiment is macro-sensitive — a risk-off tape or rising rate scare would re-pressure the group
  • Goldman just lowered price target (even while maintaining Buy) — sell-side is trimming, not adding conviction
Honorable mentions
PEGABest fundamental profile in the pool (ROE 51.7%, PEG 0.56, fwdPE 10.08, recom 1.27, target upside 88.4%), bullish_prob 1, near_term 1, with 1d fc +55.9% and 1wk fc_mid +41.3%. Docked to #2 only because 1h/4h are pinned at 97–100% of range — you're chasing an already-soaring name. Better bought on a pullback to $29–30.
PDDCleanest multi-TF agreement — every forecast horizon positive (1d +26.9/+25.0/+26.1, 1wk +10.1/+30.3/+15.6), fwdPE 6.7, PEG 0.59, debtEq 0.01, ROE 25.5. Held to #3 because 1h/4h at 100% of range and China regulatory overhang (France Shein/Temu law) is a real drag on sentiment.
Full ranking (30)
#SymbolVerdictScoreRead
1HLNEBUY NOW8.6Weekly capitulation (-38.7%, 3.8% of range) meeting turning intraday tape + $3.8B fund close catalyst; recom 1.25.
2PEGABUY PULLBACK8.4Elite fundamentals (ROE 51.7%, PEG 0.56) and 1d fc +55.9%, but 1h/4h pinned at 97–100% of range — wait for dip.
3PDDBUY PULLBACK8.2All-timeframes green forecasts, fwdPE 6.7, but at 100% of 1h/4h range and France ultrafast-fashion fine risk.
4MKTXBUY NOW8.0Weekly fc_long +126%, pos 47%/5% on 1d/1wk, no news landmines — high-conviction mean-reversion.
5TCOMBUY NOW7.8RSI 33, weekly pos 2.19%, 1d fc +49%, PM 48%; downgrade to Hold is only mild offset.
6PTCBUY PULLBACK7.61d fc +18.5% / mid +30.5%, Toyota partnership positive, but 1h/4h at 100% of range.
7ADBEWAIT7.3Massive 1wk forecast (+109% mid) and ROE 63%, but two SeekingAlpha 'value trap/bears win' pieces make chase risky.
8PAYCBUY NOW7.0All 4 TFs at 100% of range with 1wk fc +62.6% and moved to Russell Value; index-flow tailwind.
9ADMABUY PULLBACK6.91d fc +89% and near_term 1, but pinned at 100% of range on 3 TFs — chasing risk high.
10NFLXWAIT6.7PE 25 with 1wk forecasts negative across the board; earnings 7/16 is the real setup.
11FUTUAVOID6.5DOJ probe and class action headlines materially undercut the otherwise strong 1d/4h forecasts.
12METAWAIT6.4Weekly forecasts all negative (-7 to -25%); mega-cap AI capex overhang.
13ESTCBUY PULLBACK6.31wk fc_mid +66.8%, PEG 0.65, but operMargin -1.8% and 'AI story not enough' analyst tone.
14RMDWAIT6.2All 3 short TFs at 100% of range, RSI 62, forecast wk_short -9.6% — clearly chase territory.
15BAMWAIT6.0Modest forecasts (+3-7% 1d/1wk) and PS 14.4; Bloom/AI narrative helps but valuation full.
16QFINWAIT5.9PE 2.86 is eye-catching but SA downgrade and near-term_bullish only 0.4 argue for patience.
17MSFTWAIT5.8Near-term bullish only 0.2, 1wk forecasts flat-to-negative; not the right moment for the mega-cap.
18DEFTAVOID5.5Massive 1d fc (+131%) but salesYoY -27%, $205M mcap, no 1wk data — too speculative for size.
19JKHYWAIT5.4RSI 68.5 and 1d pos 100% — extended after ChartMill/Zacks pump cycle.
20RACEAVOID5.2Multi-TF forecasts negative to flat, PE 37, at 100% of range across all timeframes.
21ETORWAIT5.0Bullish_prob null (limited signal), 1h/4h forecasts negative — no confirmation.
22CNXWAIT4.91wk forecasts all -18 to -19%, target upside only 16%; SA piece explicitly 'waiting for better entry'.
23DRDAVOID4.71wk forecasts -30 to -56%, longer-term forecast decidedly bearish despite gold miner strength.
24AGIAVOID4.51wk forecasts -25 to -41%, price target just cut 11%; broken setup.
25PLTRAVOID4.3PE 145, PS 59, 1wk forecasts -77 to -79% — valuation and tape both scream caution.
26AMSCAVOID4.0Bullish_prob 0, 4h/1wk forecasts deeply negative, insider selling flagged.
27OSPNAVOID3.6Bullish_prob 0, virtually all forecasts negative across TFs — broken.
28DUOLAVOID3.5targetUpsidePct -16, DA Davidson flags DAU stalling, fwdPE 36.95 — screen-passer with deteriorating story.
29USLMAVOID3.4Not in candidate signal set; SA piece says 'plunge doesn't offer a chance to buy' — no forecast confirmation.
30ADPAVOID3.2targetUpsidePct 2, RSI 68.7 — no upside left, expanded credit line the only recent story.

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