Ekta Singh-Bushell Sells 1,000 Shares of Huron Consulting Group (NASDAQ:HURN) Stock

Huron Consulting Group Inc. (NASDAQ:HURN) Director Ekta Singh-Bushell sold 1,000 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Friday, December 12th. The stock was sold at an average price of $178.55, for a total transaction of $178,550.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the director directly owned 14,341 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $2,560,585.55. The trade was a 6.52% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this hyperlink.

Ekta Singh-Bushell also recently made the following trade(s):

• On Thursday, October 2nd, Ekta Singh-Bushell sold 126 shares of Huron Consulting Group stock. The stock was sold at an average price of $146.92, for a total value of $18,511.92.

Huron Consulting Group Trading Up 0.4%

HURN opened at $179.14 on Wednesday. The stock has a market cap of $3.09 billion, a PE ratio of 30.01 and a beta of 0.18. The business has a 50 day moving average of $162.24 and a 200-day moving average of $146.10. Huron Consulting Group Inc. has a 52 week low of $118.25 and a 52 week high of $181.40. The company has a quick ratio of 1.44, a current ratio of 1.44 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.18.

Huron Consulting Group (NASDAQ:HURN) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, October 28th. The business services provider reported $2.10 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.86 by $0.24. Huron Consulting Group had a return on equity of 27.06% and a net margin of 6.54%.The business had revenue of $441.28 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $418.13 million. During the same quarter in the prior year, the company earned $1.68 earnings per share. The firm’s quarterly revenue was up 16.7% compared to the same quarter last year. Huron Consulting Group has set its FY 2025 guidance at 7.600-7.700 EPS. Equities research analysts predict that Huron Consulting Group Inc. will post 6.1 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Huron Consulting Group

Several hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in HURN. Richardson Financial Services Inc. raised its stake in shares of Huron Consulting Group by 68.1% in the third quarter. Richardson Financial Services Inc. now owns 195 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $29,000 after purchasing an additional 79 shares during the last quarter. Clearstead Advisors LLC increased its holdings in Huron Consulting Group by 86.2% in the 3rd quarter. Clearstead Advisors LLC now owns 203 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $30,000 after buying an additional 94 shares in the last quarter. Quarry LP purchased a new position in Huron Consulting Group in the 1st quarter worth about $31,000. Brown Brothers Harriman & Co. bought a new position in Huron Consulting Group during the 3rd quarter valued at about $35,000. Finally, Advisory Services Network LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Huron Consulting Group during the 3rd quarter valued at about $36,000. 93.90% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of research analysts recently issued reports on the stock. Benchmark lifted their price target on shares of Huron Consulting Group from $165.00 to $180.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Monday, October 27th. Truist Financial lifted their target price on shares of Huron Consulting Group from $180.00 to $240.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Friday, November 14th. Wall Street Zen upgraded Huron Consulting Group from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research note on Saturday, November 1st. Finally, Weiss Ratings reissued a “buy (b)” rating on shares of Huron Consulting Group in a research note on Wednesday, October 8th. Six research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, According to data from MarketBeat.com, Huron Consulting Group has an average rating of “Buy” and a consensus target price of $190.25.

About Huron Consulting Group

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.