Huron Consulting Group (NASDAQ:HURN) Director Debra Zumwalt Sells 170 Shares of Stock

Huron Consulting Group Inc. (NASDAQ:HURN) Director Debra Zumwalt sold 170 shares of Huron Consulting Group stock in a transaction on Thursday, April 2nd. The stock was sold at an average price of $126.93, for a total transaction of $21,578.10. Following the sale, the director directly owned 26,299 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $3,338,132.07. This represents a 0.64% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is accessible through this link. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan.

Huron Consulting Group Price Performance

HURN opened at $130.37 on Tuesday. The company has a fifty day moving average price of $139.06 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $155.96. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.93, a quick ratio of 1.17 and a current ratio of 1.17. Huron Consulting Group Inc. has a 52 week low of $116.12 and a 52 week high of $186.77. The firm has a market capitalization of $2.16 billion, a PE ratio of 22.29 and a beta of 0.19.

Huron Consulting Group (NASDAQ:HURN) last released its earnings results on Tuesday, February 24th. The business services provider reported $2.17 EPS for the quarter, topping 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 firm had revenue of $441.96 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $433.57 million. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business earned $1.90 EPS. The business’s quarterly revenue 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, analysts anticipate that Huron Consulting Group Inc. will post 6.1 earnings per share for the current year.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Huron Consulting Group

Several institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. CWM LLC lifted its position in Huron Consulting Group by 14.9% in the 4th quarter. CWM LLC now owns 464 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $80,000 after acquiring an additional 60 shares in the last quarter. California State Teachers Retirement System lifted its position in Huron Consulting Group by 0.5% during the 2nd quarter. California State Teachers Retirement System now owns 16,396 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $2,255,000 after buying an additional 76 shares in the last quarter. Richardson Financial Services Inc. lifted its position in Huron Consulting Group by 68.1% during the 3rd quarter. Richardson Financial Services Inc. now owns 195 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $29,000 after buying an additional 79 shares in the last quarter. Wedbush Securities Inc. lifted its position in Huron Consulting Group by 4.8% during the 4th quarter. Wedbush Securities Inc. now owns 1,861 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $322,000 after buying an additional 85 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Truist Financial Corp lifted its position in Huron Consulting Group by 1.4% during the 4th quarter. Truist Financial Corp now owns 6,485 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $1,121,000 after buying an additional 87 shares in the last quarter. 93.90% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of analysts have commented on HURN shares. Wedbush lifted their target price on shares of Huron Consulting Group from $165.00 to $200.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a report on Monday, January 12th. Benchmark boosted their price target on shares of Huron Consulting Group from $180.00 to $215.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Wednesday, December 24th. Wall Street Zen lowered shares of Huron Consulting Group from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Saturday, March 28th. Weiss Ratings reissued a “buy (b)” rating on shares of Huron Consulting Group in a report on Thursday, January 22nd. Finally, Barrington Research boosted their price target on shares of Huron Consulting Group from $190.00 to $207.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a report on Monday, January 5th. Five research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, According to MarketBeat.com, Huron Consulting Group presently has an average rating of “Buy” and a consensus target price of $215.50.

About Huron Consulting Group

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.