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

Huron Consulting Group Inc. (NASDAQ:HURN) Director Ekta Singh-Bushell sold 126 shares of the stock in a transaction on Thursday, April 2nd. The stock was sold at an average price of $126.93, for a total value of $15,993.18. Following the completion of the sale, the director owned 14,089 shares in the company, valued at approximately $1,788,316.77. The trade was a 0.89% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this hyperlink. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan.

Huron Consulting Group Stock Performance

HURN stock opened at $131.62 on Wednesday. The company has a quick ratio of 1.17, a current ratio of 1.17 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.93. The business’s fifty day simple moving average is $138.29 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $155.89. Huron Consulting Group Inc. has a twelve month low of $116.12 and a twelve month high of $186.77. The firm has a market cap of $2.18 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 22.50 and a beta of 0.19.

Huron Consulting Group (NASDAQ:HURN) last released its earnings results on Tuesday, February 24th. The business services provider reported $2.17 earnings per share 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 business had revenue of $441.96 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $433.57 million. During the same quarter last year, the firm posted $1.90 earnings per share. The business’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. Analysts predict that Huron Consulting Group Inc. will post 6.1 earnings per share for the current year.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

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

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Huron Consulting Group

Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in HURN. MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. grew its stake in Huron Consulting Group by 4.7% in the first quarter. MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. now owns 10,464 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $1,501,000 after purchasing an additional 469 shares during the last quarter. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. grew its stake in Huron Consulting Group by 53.0% in the first quarter. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. now owns 198,938 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $28,538,000 after purchasing an additional 68,891 shares during the last quarter. Jane Street Group LLC purchased a new position in Huron Consulting Group in the first quarter valued at about $6,313,000. Intech Investment Management LLC grew its stake in Huron Consulting Group by 28.1% in the first quarter. Intech Investment Management LLC now owns 11,064 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $1,587,000 after purchasing an additional 2,425 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Acadian Asset Management LLC boosted its holdings in Huron Consulting Group by 174.4% in the first quarter. Acadian Asset Management LLC now owns 3,361 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $481,000 after acquiring an additional 2,136 shares in the last quarter. Hedge funds and other 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.