Huron Consulting Group (NASDAQ:HURN) Director Ekta Singh-Bushell Sells 126 Shares

Huron Consulting Group Inc. (NASDAQ:HURN) Director Ekta Singh-Bushell sold 126 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Thursday, April 2nd. The stock was sold at an average price of $126.93, for a total value of $15,993.18. Following the transaction, the director owned 14,089 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $1,788,316.77. This trade represents a 0.89% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available at this hyperlink. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan.

Huron Consulting Group Price Performance

HURN stock opened at $130.37 on Tuesday. The stock has a 50-day moving average price of $139.06 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $155.96. The stock has a market cap of $2.16 billion, a PE ratio of 22.29 and a beta of 0.19. The company has a current ratio of 1.17, a quick ratio of 1.17 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.93. Huron Consulting Group Inc. has a 1 year low of $116.12 and a 1 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 (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.94 by $0.23. Huron Consulting Group had a return on equity of 28.20% and a net margin of 6.18%.The firm had revenue of $441.96 million during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $433.57 million. During the same quarter in the prior year, the company earned $1.90 EPS. The company’s revenue was up 10.7% on a year-over-year basis. Huron Consulting Group has set its FY 2026 guidance at 8.350-9.150 EPS. Equities analysts forecast that Huron Consulting Group Inc. will post 6.1 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Analyst Ratings Changes

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

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Huron Consulting Group

Several hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the stock. CWM LLC lifted its position in Huron Consulting Group by 14.9% during the fourth quarter. CWM LLC now owns 464 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $80,000 after acquiring an additional 60 shares during the last quarter. California State Teachers Retirement System lifted its position in Huron Consulting Group by 0.5% during the second quarter. California State Teachers Retirement System now owns 16,396 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $2,255,000 after acquiring an additional 76 shares during the last quarter. Richardson Financial Services Inc. lifted its position in Huron Consulting Group by 68.1% during the third quarter. Richardson Financial Services Inc. now owns 195 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $29,000 after acquiring an additional 79 shares during the last quarter. Wedbush Securities Inc. lifted its position in Huron Consulting Group by 4.8% during the fourth quarter. Wedbush Securities Inc. now owns 1,861 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $322,000 after acquiring an additional 85 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Truist Financial Corp lifted its position in Huron Consulting Group by 1.4% during the fourth quarter. Truist Financial Corp now owns 6,485 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $1,121,000 after acquiring an additional 87 shares during the last quarter. 93.90% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

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.