Wedbush Brokers Reduce Earnings Estimates for HURN

Huron Consulting Group Inc. (NASDAQ:HURN) – Wedbush cut their Q4 2025 earnings per share estimates for shares of Huron Consulting Group in a report issued on Wednesday, April 30th. Wedbush analyst D. Ives now forecasts that the business services provider will post earnings of $1.95 per share for the quarter, down from their previous forecast of $2.39. Wedbush has a “Outperform” rating and a $165.00 price target on the stock. The consensus estimate for Huron Consulting Group’s current full-year earnings is $6.10 per share. Wedbush also issued estimates for Huron Consulting Group’s Q1 2026 earnings at $1.75 EPS and Q4 2026 earnings at $2.30 EPS.

Huron Consulting Group (NASDAQ:HURN) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, April 29th. The business services provider reported $1.68 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.16 by $0.52. The company had revenue of $404.14 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $389.27 million. Huron Consulting Group had a return on equity of 21.51% and a net margin of 5.80%. The firm’s revenue for the quarter was up 11.2% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the previous year, the company earned $1.23 EPS.

A number of other analysts also recently commented on HURN. Truist Financial boosted their target price on Huron Consulting Group from $165.00 to $180.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Tuesday, March 4th. Benchmark reaffirmed a “buy” rating and set a $165.00 price objective on shares of Huron Consulting Group in a research note on Wednesday, March 26th. Barrington Research reiterated an “outperform” rating and issued a $167.00 target price on shares of Huron Consulting Group in a report on Thursday, March 27th. StockNews.com lowered shares of Huron Consulting Group from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Friday. Finally, William Blair reissued an “outperform” rating on shares of Huron Consulting Group in a research report on Wednesday, March 26th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a hold rating and five have issued a buy rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $169.25.

Huron Consulting Group Stock Up 4.6 %

Shares of NASDAQ HURN opened at $147.36 on Monday. The firm has a 50-day moving average price of $143.09 and a 200 day moving average price of $129.95. Huron Consulting Group has a 52 week low of $84.87 and a 52 week high of $153.85. The company has a quick ratio of 1.61, a current ratio of 1.61 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.82. The stock has a market capitalization of $2.64 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 32.03 and a beta of 0.37.

Insider Transactions at Huron Consulting Group

In related news, Director John Mccartney sold 500 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, April 1st. The shares were sold at an average price of $142.67, for a total transaction of $71,335.00. Following the completion of the sale, the director now owns 52,121 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $7,436,103.07. This represents a 0.95 % decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Also, Director James H. Roth sold 2,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, February 5th. The stock was sold at an average price of $126.03, for a total value of $252,060.00. Following the completion of the sale, the director now directly owns 48,534 shares in the company, valued at approximately $6,116,740.02. This trade represents a 3.96 % decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. In the last 90 days, insiders sold 77,739 shares of company stock valued at $11,354,046. Insiders own 2.15% of the company’s stock.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Huron Consulting Group

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in HURN. Heck Capital Advisors LLC acquired a new stake in Huron Consulting Group in the fourth quarter worth approximately $33,000. Opal Wealth Advisors LLC purchased a new position in shares of Huron Consulting Group in the first quarter worth approximately $35,000. CWM LLC raised its stake in Huron Consulting Group by 55.9% during the 1st quarter. CWM LLC now owns 407 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $58,000 after purchasing an additional 146 shares during the period. Tower Research Capital LLC TRC raised its position in Huron Consulting Group by 27.3% during the fourth quarter. Tower Research Capital LLC TRC now owns 569 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $71,000 after buying an additional 122 shares during the period. Finally, USA Financial Formulas acquired a new position in shares of Huron Consulting Group in the 1st quarter valued at about $114,000. 93.90% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Huron Consulting Group Company Profile

Huron Consulting Group Inc, a professional services firm, provides consultancy services in the United States and internationally. It operates through three segments: Healthcare, Education, and Commercial. The Healthcare segment provides financial and operational performance improvement consulting services; digital offerings, spanning technology and analytic-related services; software products; organizational transformation services; revenue cycle managed and outsourcing services; financial and capital advisory consulting services; and strategy and innovation consulting services to national and regional health systems, academic and community health systems, federal health system, public, children’s and critical access hospitals, physician practices and medical groups, payors, and long-term care or post-acute providers.