Huron Consulting Group (NASDAQ:HURN) Director Sells $70,827.12 in Stock

Huron Consulting Group Inc. (NASDAQ:HURN) Director Debra Zumwalt sold 598 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Monday, May 11th. The shares were sold at an average price of $118.44, for a total transaction of $70,827.12. Following the completion of the transaction, the director owned 27,201 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $3,221,686.44. This represents a 2.15% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this hyperlink. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan.

Debra Zumwalt also recently made the following trade(s):

• On Thursday, April 2nd, Debra Zumwalt sold 170 shares of Huron Consulting Group stock. The shares were sold at an average price of $126.93, for a total transaction of $21,578.10.

Huron Consulting Group Stock Performance

NASDAQ:HURN opened at $105.48 on Friday. Huron Consulting Group Inc. has a twelve month low of $101.49 and a twelve month high of $186.77. The company has a current ratio of 2.22, a quick ratio of 2.22 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.10. The company has a 50-day moving average of $126.48 and a 200-day moving average of $151.30. The firm has a market cap of $1.71 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 18.00 and a beta of 0.15.

Huron Consulting Group (NASDAQ:HURN) last posted its quarterly earnings data 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. Huron Consulting Group had a net margin of 5.94% and a return on equity of 29.41%. The company had revenue of $451.77 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $437.12 million. During the same quarter last year, the firm posted $1.68 EPS. The business’s revenue for the quarter was up 12.1% on a year-over-year basis. Huron Consulting Group has set its FY 2026 guidance at 8.350-9.150 EPS. Analysts forecast that Huron Consulting Group Inc. will post 8.71 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Institutional Trading of Huron Consulting Group

A number of hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of HURN. Hussman Strategic Advisors Inc. acquired a new position in Huron Consulting Group in the third quarter worth approximately $925,000. Jefferies Financial Group Inc. acquired a new position in Huron Consulting Group in the third quarter worth approximately $4,328,000. Thrivent Financial for Lutherans acquired a new position in Huron Consulting Group in the third quarter worth approximately $11,633,000. SG Capital Management LLC increased its holdings in Huron Consulting Group by 131.8% in the third quarter. SG Capital Management LLC now owns 250,489 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $36,764,000 after buying an additional 142,448 shares during the last quarter. Finally, BloombergSen Inc. increased its holdings in Huron Consulting Group by 56.2% in the third quarter. BloombergSen Inc. now owns 365,167 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $53,596,000 after buying an additional 131,365 shares during the last quarter. 93.90% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several research firms have recently weighed in on HURN. Weiss Ratings lowered shares of Huron Consulting Group from a “hold (c+)” rating to a “hold (c)” rating in a research report on Tuesday. Wedbush reaffirmed an “outperform” rating and set a $160.00 price objective on shares of Huron Consulting Group in a research note on Wednesday, May 6th. Finally, Wall Street Zen lowered shares of Huron Consulting Group from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Tuesday. Four investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and one has issued a Hold rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $205.50.

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.