Huron Consulting Group Inc. (NASDAQ:HURN) Receives Average Recommendation of “Buy” from Analysts

Shares of Huron Consulting Group Inc. (NASDAQ:HURN) have been given an average recommendation of “Buy” by the five ratings firms that are covering the stock, Marketbeat Ratings reports. Five investment analysts have rated the stock with a buy rating. The average 12 month target price among brokerages that have issued a report on the stock in the last year is $215.50.

HURN has been the topic of several recent analyst reports. Wall Street Zen lowered shares of Huron Consulting Group from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Saturday, March 28th. Wedbush increased their price target on Huron Consulting Group from $165.00 to $200.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a report on Monday, January 12th. Weiss Ratings reissued a “buy (b)” rating on shares of Huron Consulting Group in a research report on Thursday, January 22nd. Benchmark boosted their price objective on Huron Consulting Group from $180.00 to $215.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Wednesday, December 24th. Finally, Barrington Research raised their target price on Huron Consulting Group from $190.00 to $207.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research note on Monday, January 5th.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other Huron Consulting Group news, Director Debra Zumwalt sold 170 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Monday, January 5th. The shares were sold at an average price of $170.89, for a total value of $29,051.30. Following the completion of the sale, the director directly owned 26,469 shares in the company, valued at approximately $4,523,287.41. This trade represents a 0.64% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. Also, Director John Mccartney sold 500 shares of Huron Consulting Group stock in a transaction on Monday, February 2nd. The shares were sold at an average price of $168.77, for a total transaction of $84,385.00. Following the completion of the sale, the director directly owned 41,817 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $7,057,455.09. This trade represents a 1.18% decrease in their ownership of the stock. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Insiders have sold a total of 796 shares of company stock worth $134,968 over the last 90 days. Company insiders own 2.15% of the company’s stock.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Huron Consulting Group

Institutional investors and hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Fiduciary Management Inc. WI bought a new stake in shares of Huron Consulting Group during the fourth quarter valued at approximately $90,661,000. UBS Group AG lifted its holdings in shares of Huron Consulting Group by 271.0% in the 4th quarter. UBS Group AG now owns 422,719 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $73,092,000 after purchasing an additional 308,770 shares in the last quarter. Principal Financial Group Inc. grew its position in Huron Consulting Group by 51.8% in the 4th quarter. Principal Financial Group Inc. now owns 476,863 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $82,454,000 after purchasing an additional 162,706 shares during the period. SG Capital Management LLC grew its position in Huron Consulting Group by 131.8% in the 3rd quarter. SG Capital Management LLC now owns 250,489 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $36,764,000 after purchasing an additional 142,448 shares during the period. Finally, BloombergSen Inc. increased its stake in Huron Consulting Group by 56.2% during the 3rd quarter. BloombergSen Inc. now owns 365,167 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $53,596,000 after purchasing an additional 131,365 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 93.90% of the company’s stock.

Huron Consulting Group Price Performance

Huron Consulting Group stock opened at $128.23 on Thursday. The stock’s 50 day moving average is $141.61 and its 200 day moving average is $156.11. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.93, a current ratio of 1.17 and a quick ratio of 1.17. The firm has a market cap of $2.13 billion, a P/E ratio of 21.92 and a beta of 0.19. Huron Consulting Group has a one year low of $116.12 and a one year high of $186.77.

Huron Consulting Group (NASDAQ:HURN) last released its earnings results on Tuesday, February 24th. The business services provider reported $2.17 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.94 by $0.23. Huron Consulting Group had a net margin of 6.18% and a return on equity of 28.20%. The business had revenue of $441.96 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $433.57 million. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm posted $1.90 EPS. The company’s revenue for the quarter was up 10.7% compared to the same quarter last year. Huron Consulting Group has set its FY 2026 guidance at 8.350-9.150 EPS. As a group, research analysts expect that Huron Consulting Group will post 6.1 EPS for the current year.

Huron Consulting Group Company Profile

Huron Consulting Group (NASDAQ:HURN) is a global professional services firm that advises organizations across a range of industries on strategy, operations and technology. Founded in 2002 and headquartered in Chicago, the company helps clients address complex business challenges such as performance improvement, digital transformation and organizational change. Huron’s consultants work alongside executive leadership teams to develop and implement tailored solutions that drive growth, increase efficiency and manage risk.

Huron’s service offerings encompass business and financial advisory, healthcare performance improvement, life sciences consulting, higher education and research lifecycle support, as well as legal and regulatory consulting.