Huron Consulting Group (NASDAQ:HURN) Downgraded by Wall Street Zen to “Hold”

Huron Consulting Group (NASDAQ:HURN) was downgraded by stock analysts at Wall Street Zen from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report issued to clients and investors on Saturday.

A number of other analysts have also recently weighed in on HURN. Benchmark upped their price target on Huron Consulting Group from $180.00 to $215.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Wednesday, December 24th. Barrington Research lifted their price objective on Huron Consulting Group from $190.00 to $207.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a report on Monday, January 5th. Weiss Ratings restated a “buy (b)” rating on shares of Huron Consulting Group in a research note on Thursday, January 22nd. Finally, Wedbush upped 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. Five research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock has a consensus rating of “Buy” and a consensus target price of $215.50.

Huron Consulting Group Stock Up 0.7%

NASDAQ HURN opened at $122.64 on Friday. The company has a current ratio of 1.17, a quick ratio of 1.17 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.93. The stock’s 50 day moving average is $144.75 and its two-hundred day moving average is $156.25. The company has a market capitalization of $2.03 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 20.96 and a beta of 0.12. Huron Consulting Group has a 1-year low of $116.12 and a 1-year high of $186.77.

Huron Consulting Group (NASDAQ:HURN) last released its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, February 24th. The business services provider reported $2.17 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate 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 company had revenue of $441.96 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $433.57 million. During the same period in the prior year, the company posted $1.90 EPS. The company’s 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. Equities analysts forecast that Huron Consulting Group will post 6.1 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In related news, Director John Mccartney sold 500 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Monday, February 2nd. The stock was 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 $7,057,455.09. This trade represents a 1.18% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available at this hyperlink. Also, Director Debra Zumwalt sold 170 shares of Huron Consulting Group 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 transaction, the director owned 26,469 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $4,523,287.41. The trade was a 0.64% decrease in their position. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. Insiders have sold a total of 796 shares of company stock valued at $134,968 over the last ninety days. Insiders own 2.15% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in HURN. 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. Maseco LLP acquired a new stake in Huron Consulting Group in the 4th quarter valued at about $29,000. Clearstead Advisors LLC increased its position in Huron Consulting Group by 86.2% in the 3rd quarter. Clearstead Advisors LLC now owns 203 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $30,000 after acquiring an additional 94 shares in the last quarter. Strs Ohio bought a new position in shares of Huron Consulting Group in the fourth quarter worth about $35,000. Finally, Brown Brothers Harriman & Co. acquired a new position in shares of Huron Consulting Group during the third quarter worth approximately $35,000. 93.90% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

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.