Equities Analysts Issue Forecasts for HURN Q4 Earnings

Huron Consulting Group Inc. (NASDAQ:HURN) – Wedbush decreased their Q4 2025 earnings per share estimates for shares of Huron Consulting Group in a report released on Wednesday, April 30th. Wedbush analyst D. Ives now forecasts that the business services provider will earn $1.95 per share for the quarter, down from their previous estimate of $2.39. Wedbush currently has a “Outperform” rating and a $165.00 target price on the stock. The consensus estimate for Huron Consulting Group’s current full-year earnings is $6.10 per share. Wedbush also issued estimates for Huron Consulting Group’s Q1 2026 earnings at $1.75 EPS and Q4 2026 earnings at $2.30 EPS.

Huron Consulting Group (NASDAQ:HURN) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, April 29th. The business services provider reported $1.68 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.16 by $0.52. Huron Consulting Group had a return on equity of 21.51% and a net margin of 5.80%. The company had revenue of $404.14 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $389.27 million. During the same quarter last year, the company posted $1.23 earnings per share. The company’s revenue for the quarter was up 11.2% compared to the same quarter last year.

Other equities research analysts have also recently issued reports about the stock. StockNews.com cut shares of Huron Consulting Group from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Friday, May 2nd. Benchmark restated a “buy” rating and set a $165.00 target price on shares of Huron Consulting Group in a research note on Wednesday, March 26th. Truist Financial lifted their price target on Huron Consulting Group from $165.00 to $180.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Tuesday, March 4th. William Blair reissued an “outperform” rating on shares of Huron Consulting Group in a research report on Wednesday, March 26th. Finally, Barrington Research boosted their target price on shares of Huron Consulting Group from $167.00 to $173.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research report on Monday. One research analyst has rated the stock with a hold rating and five have given a buy rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $170.75.

Huron Consulting Group Stock Performance

NASDAQ:HURN opened at $149.27 on Monday. The firm has a market capitalization of $2.57 billion, a PE ratio of 32.45 and a beta of 0.23. Huron Consulting Group has a 1 year low of $84.87 and a 1 year high of $153.85. The company has a current ratio of 1.61, a quick ratio of 1.61 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.82. The firm’s fifty day simple moving average is $143.09 and its 200 day simple moving average is $130.37.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. Opal Wealth Advisors LLC bought a new stake in shares of Huron Consulting Group in the 1st quarter valued at approximately $35,000. Heck Capital Advisors LLC bought a new stake in Huron Consulting Group in the fourth quarter valued at $33,000. CWM LLC grew its position in Huron Consulting Group by 55.9% in the first quarter. CWM LLC now owns 407 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $58,000 after acquiring an additional 146 shares during the period. Tower Research Capital LLC TRC raised its stake in Huron Consulting Group by 27.3% during the fourth quarter. Tower Research Capital LLC TRC now owns 569 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $71,000 after acquiring an additional 122 shares in the last quarter. Finally, USA Financial Formulas bought a new position in shares of Huron Consulting Group during the first quarter valued at $114,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 93.90% of the company’s stock.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other Huron Consulting Group news, Director James H. Roth sold 8,641 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Wednesday, March 26th. The shares were sold at an average price of $142.38, for a total value of $1,230,305.58. Following the sale, the director now owns 47,638 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $6,782,698.44. The trade was a 15.35 % decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through this link. Also, Director John Mccartney sold 500 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Monday, March 3rd. The stock was sold at an average price of $151.13, for a total transaction of $75,565.00. Following the transaction, the director now directly owns 55,688 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $8,416,127.44. The trade was a 0.89 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. In the last quarter, insiders sold 76,239 shares of company stock worth $11,168,801. 2.15% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

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.