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

Shares of Huron Consulting Group Inc. (NASDAQ:HURN) have earned an average rating of “Buy” from the five brokerages that are covering the stock, MarketBeat.com reports. Five analysts have rated the stock with a buy rating. The average 12 month price objective among analysts that have issued ratings on the stock in the last year is $215.50.

Several analysts have recently commented on HURN shares. Benchmark increased their price objective on Huron Consulting Group from $180.00 to $215.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Wednesday, December 24th. Barrington Research lifted their target price on Huron Consulting Group from $190.00 to $207.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research report on Monday, January 5th. Wall Street Zen downgraded 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 research report on Thursday, January 22nd. Finally, Wedbush raised their price objective on Huron Consulting Group from $165.00 to $200.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research note on Monday, January 12th.

Huron Consulting Group Trading Up 0.6%

NASDAQ:HURN opened at $128.23 on Thursday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.93, a current ratio of 1.17 and a quick ratio of 1.17. The firm has a 50-day moving average of $141.61 and a 200-day moving average of $156.11. The company has a market cap of $2.13 billion, a PE ratio of 21.92 and a beta of 0.19. Huron Consulting Group has a one year low of $116.12 and a one year high of $186.77.

Huron Consulting Group (NASDAQ:HURN) last announced its quarterly earnings results 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. The business had revenue of $441.96 million for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $433.57 million. Huron Consulting Group had a net margin of 6.18% and a return on equity of 28.20%. The firm’s revenue for the quarter was up 10.7% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter last year, the firm earned $1.90 EPS. Huron Consulting Group has set its FY 2026 guidance at 8.350-9.150 EPS. As a group, equities research analysts expect that Huron Consulting Group will post 6.1 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Insider Transactions at Huron Consulting Group

In other Huron Consulting Group news, Director John Mccartney sold 500 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Monday, February 2nd. The shares were sold at an average price of $168.77, for a total value of $84,385.00. Following the completion of the sale, the director directly owned 41,817 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $7,057,455.09. This represents a 1.18% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is accessible through the SEC website. Also, Director Debra Zumwalt sold 170 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Monday, January 5th. The shares were sold at an average price of $170.89, for a total transaction of $29,051.30. Following the completion of the sale, the director owned 26,469 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $4,523,287.41. This trade represents a 0.64% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Insiders have sold 796 shares of company stock worth $134,968 over the last three months. 2.15% of the stock is owned by insiders.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Huron Consulting Group

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of HURN. Richardson Financial Services Inc. increased its position in shares of 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 valued at $29,000 after acquiring an additional 79 shares during the last quarter. Maseco LLP purchased a new position in Huron Consulting Group in the fourth quarter worth $29,000. Clearstead Advisors LLC boosted its position in Huron Consulting Group by 86.2% in the third quarter. Clearstead Advisors LLC now owns 203 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $30,000 after purchasing an additional 94 shares during the last quarter. Strs Ohio bought a new position in Huron Consulting Group in the 4th quarter valued at $35,000. Finally, Brown Brothers Harriman & Co. purchased a new stake in shares of Huron Consulting Group during the 3rd quarter valued at $35,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 93.90% of the company’s stock.

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.