Huron Consulting Group (NASDAQ:HURN) Director Ekta Singh-Bushell Sells 443 Shares of Stock

Huron Consulting Group Inc. (NASDAQ:HURN) Director Ekta Singh-Bushell sold 443 shares of the stock in a transaction on Monday, May 11th. The shares were 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 in the company, valued at $1,616,232.24. The trade was a 3.14% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this hyperlink. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan.

Ekta Singh-Bushell also recently made the following trade(s):

• On Thursday, April 2nd, Ekta Singh-Bushell sold 126 shares of Huron Consulting Group stock. The shares were sold at an average price of $126.93, for a total value of $15,993.18.

Huron Consulting Group Price Performance

NASDAQ HURN opened at $103.47 on Thursday. The business’s fifty day moving average price is $128.25 and its 200-day moving average price is $151.97. The stock has a market capitalization of $1.68 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 17.66 and a beta of 0.15. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.10, a current ratio of 2.22 and a quick ratio of 2.22. Huron Consulting Group Inc. has a 1-year low of $101.49 and a 1-year high of $186.77.

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

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Huron Consulting Group

Institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the business. Maseco LLP purchased a new stake in Huron Consulting Group in the 4th quarter worth $29,000. Richardson Financial Services Inc. increased its stake in Huron Consulting Group by 68.1% in 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. Strs Ohio purchased a new stake in Huron Consulting Group in the 4th quarter worth $35,000. Clearstead Advisors LLC increased its stake 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 worth $30,000 after buying an additional 94 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Kemnay Advisory Services Inc. purchased a new stake in Huron Consulting Group in the 4th quarter worth $39,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 93.90% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Ratings Changes

HURN has been the subject of several analyst reports. Wedbush restated an “outperform” rating and issued a $160.00 price objective on shares of Huron Consulting Group in a research note on Wednesday, May 6th. Weiss Ratings lowered Huron Consulting Group from a “hold (c+)” rating to a “hold (c)” rating in a research note on Tuesday. Finally, Wall Street Zen lowered Huron Consulting Group from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Tuesday. Four equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and one has given a Hold rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $205.50.

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.