Joy Brown Sells 1,821 Shares of Huron Consulting Group (NASDAQ:HURN) Stock

Huron Consulting Group Inc. (NASDAQ:HURNGet Free Report) Director Joy Brown sold 1,821 shares of Huron Consulting Group stock in a transaction dated Friday, May 22nd. The shares were sold at an average price of $105.01, for a total value of $191,223.21. Following the transaction, the director owned 8,575 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $900,460.75. This trade represents a 17.52% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available at this link.

Huron Consulting Group Stock Up 2.1%

Huron Consulting Group stock opened at $106.95 on Friday. Huron Consulting Group Inc. has a fifty-two week low of $100.10 and a fifty-two week high of $186.77. The stock has a market cap of $1.73 billion, a PE ratio of 18.25 and a beta of 0.15. The firm’s 50-day simple moving average is $121.35 and its 200 day simple moving average is $147.57. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.10, a quick ratio of 2.22 and a current ratio of 2.22.

Huron Consulting Group (NASDAQ:HURNGet Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, May 5th. The business services provider reported $1.73 earnings per share for the quarter, topping 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 business had revenue of $451.77 million for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $437.12 million. During the same period in the previous year, the company earned $1.68 earnings per share. The firm’s revenue for the quarter was up 12.1% compared to the same quarter last year. Huron Consulting Group has set its FY 2026 guidance at 8.350-9.150 EPS. Research analysts predict that Huron Consulting Group Inc. will post 8.71 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of brokerages have recently weighed in on HURN. Wall Street Zen downgraded Huron Consulting Group from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Tuesday, May 12th. Weiss Ratings downgraded Huron Consulting Group from a “hold (c+)” rating to a “hold (c)” rating in a research note on Tuesday, May 12th. Finally, Wedbush restated an “outperform” rating and issued a $160.00 target price on shares of Huron Consulting Group in a research note on Wednesday, May 6th. Four investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and one has issued a Hold rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, Huron Consulting Group presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $205.50.

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Hedge Funds Weigh In On Huron Consulting Group

Several institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of HURN. CWM LLC grew its stake in shares of Huron Consulting Group by 14.9% during the fourth quarter. CWM LLC now owns 464 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $80,000 after buying an additional 60 shares during the last quarter. California State Teachers Retirement System grew its stake in shares of Huron Consulting Group by 0.5% during the second quarter. California State Teachers Retirement System now owns 16,396 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $2,255,000 after buying an additional 76 shares during the last quarter. Wedbush Securities Inc. grew its stake in shares of Huron Consulting Group by 4.8% during the fourth quarter. Wedbush Securities Inc. now owns 1,861 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $322,000 after buying an additional 85 shares during the last quarter. Truist Financial Corp grew its stake in shares of Huron Consulting Group by 1.4% during the fourth quarter. Truist Financial Corp now owns 6,485 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $1,121,000 after buying an additional 87 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Clearstead Advisors LLC grew its stake in shares of Huron Consulting Group by 86.2% during the third quarter. Clearstead Advisors LLC now owns 203 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $30,000 after buying an additional 94 shares during the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 93.90% of the company’s stock.

Huron Consulting Group Company Profile

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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.

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