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

Huron Consulting Group Inc. (NASDAQ:HURN) Director Ekta Singh-Bushell sold 126 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, October 2nd. The stock was sold at an average price of $146.92, for a total transaction 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. The trade was a 0.81% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through 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 shares were sold at an average price of $135.38, for a total value of $17,057.88.

Huron Consulting Group Price Performance

Shares of NASDAQ HURN opened at $150.20 on Tuesday. The company has a current ratio of 1.99, a quick ratio of 1.99 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.35. The stock has a fifty day simple moving average of $138.20 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $139.67. Huron Consulting Group Inc. has a 1-year low of $102.94 and a 1-year high of $155.00. The firm has a market cap of $2.60 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 26.21 and a beta of 0.29.

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

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of equities analysts have recently commented on the company. Weiss Ratings reaffirmed a “buy (b)” rating on shares of Huron Consulting Group in a report on Saturday, September 27th. Wall Street Zen cut Huron Consulting Group from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Saturday, August 9th. Finally, Barrington Research lifted their target price on Huron Consulting Group from $173.00 to $176.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a report on Thursday, August 7th. Six research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company currently has a consensus rating of “Buy” and a consensus price target of $171.50.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Huron Consulting Group

A number of institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. Osaic Holdings Inc. lifted its holdings in shares of Huron Consulting Group by 911.6% during the 2nd quarter. Osaic Holdings Inc. now owns 5,341 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $762,000 after acquiring an additional 4,813 shares during the last quarter. Orion Porfolio Solutions LLC raised its position in Huron Consulting Group by 7.1% during the second quarter. Orion Porfolio Solutions LLC now owns 4,292 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $590,000 after purchasing an additional 283 shares in the last quarter. Squarepoint Ops LLC raised its position in Huron Consulting Group by 369.2% during the second quarter. Squarepoint Ops LLC now owns 17,716 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $2,437,000 after purchasing an additional 13,940 shares in the last quarter. N.E.W. Advisory Services LLC bought a new stake in Huron Consulting Group during the second quarter worth about $41,000. Finally, CANADA LIFE ASSURANCE Co boosted its holdings in shares of Huron Consulting Group by 8.7% in the 2nd quarter. CANADA LIFE ASSURANCE Co now owns 7,951 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $1,095,000 after purchasing an additional 638 shares in the last quarter. 93.90% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

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.