Huron Consulting Group (NASDAQ:HURN) Reaches New 1-Year Low – What’s Next?

Huron Consulting Group Inc. (NASDAQ:HURN) hit a new 52-week low on Thursday . The stock traded as low as $101.00 and last traded at $105.2350, with a volume of 39095 shares. The stock had previously closed at $107.21.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several equities research analysts recently weighed in on the company. Wall Street Zen downgraded Huron Consulting Group from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Tuesday, May 12th. Wedbush reaffirmed an “outperform” rating and set a $160.00 price target on shares of Huron Consulting Group in a report on Wednesday, May 6th. Finally, Weiss Ratings downgraded Huron Consulting Group from a “hold (c+)” rating to a “hold (c)” rating in a report on Tuesday, May 12th. Four research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and one has issued a Hold rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Huron Consulting Group currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $205.50.

Huron Consulting Group Trading Up 0.1%

The company has a quick ratio of 2.22, a current ratio of 2.22 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.10. The business has a fifty day simple moving average of $123.12 and a 200 day simple moving average of $149.40. The company has a market cap of $1.71 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 18.00 and a beta of 0.15.

Huron Consulting Group (NASDAQ:HURN) last released its earnings results on Tuesday, May 5th. The business services provider reported $1.73 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.58 by $0.15. Huron Consulting Group had a return on equity of 29.41% and a net margin of 5.94%.The company had revenue of $451.77 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $437.12 million. During the same quarter last year, the company earned $1.68 earnings per share. Huron Consulting Group’s quarterly revenue was up 12.1% compared to the same quarter last year. Huron Consulting Group has set its FY 2026 guidance at 8.350-9.150 EPS. On average, equities analysts anticipate that Huron Consulting Group Inc. will post 8.71 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Insider Buying and Selling at Huron Consulting Group

In other Huron Consulting Group news, Director Debra Zumwalt sold 598 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Monday, May 11th. The stock was sold at an average price of $118.44, for a total value of $70,827.12. Following the completion of the sale, the director owned 27,201 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $3,221,686.44. This trade represents a 2.15% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through the SEC website. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Also, Director Ekta Singh-Bushell sold 443 shares of Huron Consulting Group stock in a transaction on Monday, May 11th. The stock was sold at an average price of $118.44, for a total value of $52,468.92. Following the transaction, the director directly owned 13,646 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $1,616,232.24. This trade represents a 3.14% decrease in their position. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Over the last quarter, insiders sold 1,837 shares of company stock valued at $224,707. 2.07% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in HURN. Fiduciary Management Inc. WI acquired a new position in shares of Huron Consulting Group during the 4th quarter worth $90,661,000. UBS Group AG raised its stake in shares of Huron Consulting Group by 271.0% during the 4th quarter. UBS Group AG now owns 422,719 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $73,092,000 after buying an additional 308,770 shares during the last quarter. Principal Financial Group Inc. increased its position in Huron Consulting Group by 51.8% during the 4th quarter. Principal Financial Group Inc. now owns 476,863 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $82,454,000 after purchasing an additional 162,706 shares in the last quarter. SG Capital Management LLC increased its position in Huron Consulting Group by 131.8% during the 3rd quarter. SG Capital Management LLC now owns 250,489 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $36,764,000 after purchasing an additional 142,448 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Boston Partners increased its position in Huron Consulting Group by 17.0% during the 3rd quarter. Boston Partners now owns 888,045 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $130,803,000 after purchasing an additional 129,073 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 93.90% of the company’s stock.

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.