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

Huron Consulting Group Inc. (NASDAQ:HURN) Director Ekta Singh-Bushell sold 126 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, October 2nd. The shares were sold at an average price of $146.92, for a total value of $18,511.92. Following the sale, the director owned 15,341 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $2,253,899.72. This represents a 0.81% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this link.

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

• On Thursday, August 14th, Ekta Singh-Bushell sold 126 shares of Huron Consulting Group stock. The stock was sold at an average price of $135.38, for a total value of $17,057.88.

Huron Consulting Group Stock Performance

NASDAQ HURN opened at $150.20 on Tuesday. The company has a market cap of $2.60 billion, a P/E ratio of 26.21 and a beta of 0.29. The company has a fifty day simple moving average of $138.20 and a 200 day simple moving average of $139.67. The company has a current ratio of 1.99, a quick ratio of 1.99 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.35. Huron Consulting Group Inc. has a 12-month low of $102.94 and a 12-month high of $155.00.

Huron Consulting Group (NASDAQ:HURN) last released its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, July 31st. The business services provider reported $1.89 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.79 by $0.10. The firm had revenue of $402.50 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $402.67 million. Huron Consulting Group had a net margin of 6.60% and a return on equity of 25.52%. The business’s revenue was up 8.3% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the prior year, the company posted $1.68 earnings per share. Huron Consulting Group has set its FY 2025 guidance at 7.300-7.70 EPS. Sell-side analysts predict that Huron Consulting Group Inc. will post 6.1 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Huron Consulting Group

Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Quarry LP purchased a new position in shares of Huron Consulting Group in the 1st quarter worth approximately $31,000. Opal Wealth Advisors LLC bought a new stake in Huron Consulting Group during the first quarter worth $35,000. N.E.W. Advisory Services LLC purchased a new position in Huron Consulting Group in the second quarter worth $41,000. EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC grew its stake in Huron Consulting Group by 1,018.2% in the 2nd quarter. EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 369 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $51,000 after purchasing an additional 336 shares during the period. Finally, CWM LLC grew its stake in Huron Consulting Group by 55.9% in the 1st quarter. CWM LLC now owns 407 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $58,000 after purchasing an additional 146 shares during the period. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 93.90% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

HURN has been the topic of several recent research reports. Barrington Research raised their price target on shares of Huron Consulting Group from $173.00 to $176.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research report on Thursday, August 7th. Wall Street Zen lowered Huron Consulting Group from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Saturday, August 9th. Finally, Weiss Ratings reaffirmed a “buy (b)” rating on shares of Huron Consulting Group in a research report on Saturday, September 27th. Six analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has an average rating of “Buy” and an average target price of $171.50.

Huron Consulting Group Company Profile

Huron Consulting Group Inc, a professional services firm, provides consultancy services in the United States and internationally. It operates through three segments: Healthcare, Education, and Commercial. The Healthcare segment provides financial and operational performance improvement consulting services; digital offerings, spanning technology and analytic-related services; software products; organizational transformation services; revenue cycle managed and outsourcing services; financial and capital advisory consulting services; and strategy and innovation consulting services to national and regional health systems, academic and community health systems, federal health system, public, children’s and critical access hospitals, physician practices and medical groups, payors, and long-term care or post-acute providers.