Huron Consulting Group (NASDAQ:HURN) Cut to “Hold” at Wall Street Zen

Wall Street Zen cut shares of Huron Consulting Group (NASDAQ:HURN) from a buy rating to a hold rating in a research note published on Saturday.

A number of other research analysts also recently weighed in on HURN. Weiss Ratings reissued a “buy (b)” rating on shares of Huron Consulting Group in a research note on Thursday, January 22nd. Wedbush upped their target price on Huron Consulting Group from $165.00 to $200.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research report on Monday, January 12th. Barrington Research increased their price target on Huron Consulting Group from $190.00 to $207.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a report on Monday, January 5th. Finally, Benchmark lifted their price target 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. Five research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock has a consensus rating of “Buy” and an average price target of $215.50.

Huron Consulting Group Trading Up 2.8%

Shares of NASDAQ:HURN opened at $126.07 on Friday. The company has a current ratio of 1.17, a quick ratio of 1.17 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.93. The stock has a market capitalization of $2.09 billion, a PE ratio of 21.55 and a beta of 0.12. Huron Consulting Group has a 1 year low of $116.12 and a 1 year high of $186.77. The firm has a fifty day moving average price of $143.60 and a 200 day moving average price of $156.40.

Huron Consulting Group (NASDAQ:HURN) last posted its 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 company had revenue of $441.96 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $433.57 million. Huron Consulting Group had a return on equity of 28.20% and a net margin of 6.18%.The business’s revenue was up 10.7% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period last year, the company earned $1.90 earnings per share. Huron Consulting Group has set its FY 2026 guidance at 8.350-9.150 EPS. Analysts expect that Huron Consulting Group will post 6.1 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Insider Transactions at Huron Consulting Group

In other news, Director Debra Zumwalt sold 170 shares of Huron Consulting Group stock in a transaction dated Monday, January 5th. The stock was sold at an average price of $170.89, for a total value of $29,051.30. Following the transaction, the director directly owned 26,469 shares in the company, valued at approximately $4,523,287.41. The trade was a 0.64% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Also, Director John Mccartney sold 500 shares of the 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 of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $7,057,455.09. The trade was a 1.18% decrease in their position. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. Insiders sold 796 shares of company stock worth $134,968 over the last quarter. 2.15% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Huron Consulting Group

Several hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of the business. Fiduciary Management Inc. WI acquired a new stake in Huron Consulting Group during the fourth quarter worth $90,661,000. UBS Group AG raised its stake in shares of Huron Consulting Group by 271.0% in the 4th quarter. UBS Group AG now owns 422,719 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $73,092,000 after buying an additional 308,770 shares in the last quarter. Principal Financial Group Inc. lifted its holdings in shares of Huron Consulting Group by 51.8% during the 4th quarter. Principal Financial Group Inc. now owns 476,863 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $82,454,000 after acquiring an additional 162,706 shares during the period. SG Capital Management LLC increased its stake 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 valued at $36,764,000 after acquiring an additional 142,448 shares during the period. Finally, BloombergSen Inc. increased its stake 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 valued at $53,596,000 after acquiring an additional 131,365 shares during the period. 93.90% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

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.