Clark Capital Management Group Inc. Raises Stake in Huron Consulting Group Inc. $HURN

Clark Capital Management Group Inc. increased its holdings in shares of Huron Consulting Group Inc. (NASDAQ:HURN) by 12.6% during the 3rd quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor owned 74,564 shares of the business services provider’s stock after acquiring an additional 8,366 shares during the period. Clark Capital Management Group Inc. owned approximately 0.43% of Huron Consulting Group worth $10,944,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds have also made changes to their positions in the business. Boston Partners lifted its holdings in shares of Huron Consulting Group by 17.0% during the third quarter. Boston Partners now owns 888,045 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $130,803,000 after purchasing an additional 129,073 shares during the last quarter. Franklin Resources Inc. increased its position in Huron Consulting Group by 0.5% during the 3rd quarter. Franklin Resources Inc. now owns 614,248 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $90,153,000 after buying an additional 3,340 shares in the last quarter. Sunriver Management LLC increased its position in Huron Consulting Group by 19.5% during the 3rd quarter. Sunriver Management LLC now owns 451,985 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $66,338,000 after buying an additional 73,774 shares in the last quarter. BloombergSen Inc. raised its stake in Huron Consulting Group by 56.2% during the third quarter. BloombergSen Inc. now owns 365,167 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $53,596,000 after buying an additional 131,365 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Neumeier Poma Investment Counsel LLC raised its stake in Huron Consulting Group by 1.7% during the third quarter. Neumeier Poma Investment Counsel LLC now owns 277,476 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $40,725,000 after buying an additional 4,631 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 93.90% of the company’s stock.

Insider Buying and Selling

In related news, Director John Mccartney sold 500 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, February 2nd. The shares were sold at an average price of $168.77, for a total value of $84,385.00. Following the sale, the director owned 41,817 shares in the company, valued at approximately $7,057,455.09. This trade represents a 1.18% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which can be accessed through the SEC website. Also, Director Debra Zumwalt sold 170 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Monday, January 5th. The shares were sold at an average price of $170.89, for a total transaction of $29,051.30. Following the sale, the director owned 26,469 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $4,523,287.41. This represents a 0.64% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. In the last 90 days, insiders have sold 796 shares of company stock worth $134,968. 2.15% of the stock is owned by insiders.

Huron Consulting Group Trading Down 1.3%

Huron Consulting Group stock opened at $127.14 on Monday. Huron Consulting Group Inc. has a one year low of $116.12 and a one year high of $186.77. The business’s fifty day moving average is $155.99 and its 200 day moving average is $157.43. The stock has a market capitalization of $2.15 billion, a PE ratio of 21.73 and a beta of 0.12. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.93, a current ratio of 1.17 and a quick ratio of 1.17.

Huron Consulting Group (NASDAQ:HURN) last posted its earnings results on Tuesday, February 24th. The business services provider reported $2.17 earnings per share (EPS) 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 business’s revenue for the quarter was up 10.7% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the prior year, the business earned $1.90 EPS. Huron Consulting Group has set its FY 2026 guidance at 8.350-9.150 EPS. On average, sell-side analysts predict that Huron Consulting Group Inc. will post 6.1 EPS for the current year.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of equities research analysts have recently commented on HURN shares. Weiss Ratings reissued a “buy (b)” rating on shares of Huron Consulting Group in a research note on Thursday, January 22nd. Barrington Research lifted their price target on Huron Consulting Group from $190.00 to $207.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research report on Monday, January 5th. Wall Street Zen upgraded shares of Huron Consulting Group from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research note on Saturday. Benchmark increased their price objective on shares of Huron Consulting Group from $180.00 to $215.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Wednesday, December 24th. Finally, Wedbush raised their price objective on shares of Huron Consulting Group from $165.00 to $200.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research note on Monday, January 12th. Six investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, According to MarketBeat, Huron Consulting Group currently has an average rating of “Buy” and an average price target of $215.50.

Huron Consulting Group 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.