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

Shares of Huron Consulting Group Inc. (NASDAQ:HURN) have been given a consensus rating of “Buy” by the six analysts that are currently covering the company, MarketBeat Ratings reports. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a hold recommendation, four have given a buy recommendation and one has given a strong buy recommendation to the company. The average 12 month target price among brokerages that have issued ratings on the stock in the last year is $184.25.

A number of brokerages recently commented on HURN. Wall Street Zen upgraded Huron Consulting Group from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research report on Saturday, August 1st. Truist Financial reduced their price objective on shares of Huron Consulting Group to $155.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research note on Tuesday, June 9th. Weiss Ratings raised shares of Huron Consulting Group from a “hold (c)” rating to a “hold (c+)” rating in a report on Thursday. Zacks Research upgraded shares of Huron Consulting Group from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research report on Wednesday, July 29th. Finally, Barrington Research reaffirmed an “outperform” rating on shares of Huron Consulting Group in a report on Wednesday, June 17th.

Huron Consulting Group Stock Performance

NASDAQ HURN opened at $155.27 on Monday. The firm has a 50-day moving average price of $134.53 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $125.44. Huron Consulting Group has a 12-month low of $84.88 and a 12-month high of $186.77. The company has a market capitalization of $2.47 billion, a P/E ratio of 23.24 and a beta of 0.07. The company has a quick ratio of 1.71, a current ratio of 1.71 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.11.

Huron Consulting Group (NASDAQ:HURN) last announced its earnings results on Tuesday, July 28th. The business services provider reported $2.46 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $2.17 by $0.29. The company had revenue of $475.04 million for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $448.98 million. Huron Consulting Group had a net margin of 6.38% and a return on equity of 32.33%. The business’s revenue for the quarter was up 15.7% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period last year, the firm earned $1.89 earnings per share. Huron Consulting Group has set its FY 2026 guidance at 9.000-9.400 EPS. Analysts anticipate that Huron Consulting Group will post 9.18 earnings per share for the current year.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In related news, CEO C. Hussey sold 24,072 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Wednesday, July 29th. The stock was sold at an average price of $165.59, for a total transaction of $3,986,082.48. Following the completion of the sale, the chief executive officer directly owned 74,399 shares in the company, valued at $12,319,730.41. This represents a 24.45% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this link. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Also, insider Kyle Featherstone sold 459 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Friday, July 31st. The shares were sold at an average price of $152.67, for a total value of $70,075.53. Following the completion of the sale, the insider directly owned 1,050 shares in the company, valued at $160,303.50. This trade represents a 30.42% decrease in their ownership of the stock. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Company insiders own 2.07% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in HURN. CWM LLC boosted its stake in shares of 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 purchasing an additional 60 shares in the last quarter. California State Teachers Retirement System increased 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 purchasing an additional 76 shares in the last quarter. Wedbush Securities Inc. lifted its stake in Huron Consulting Group by 4.8% in the 4th quarter. Wedbush Securities Inc. now owns 1,861 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $322,000 after purchasing an additional 85 shares during the last quarter. Truist Financial Corp lifted its stake in Huron Consulting Group by 1.4% in the 4th quarter. Truist Financial Corp now owns 6,485 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $1,121,000 after purchasing an additional 87 shares during the last quarter. Finally, State of Wyoming boosted its position in Huron Consulting Group by 3.5% in the fourth quarter. State of Wyoming now owns 3,098 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $536,000 after buying an additional 105 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors 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.