Leeward Investments LLC MA Has $24.11 Million Holdings in Huron Consulting Group Inc. $HURN

Leeward Investments LLC MA lessened its holdings in shares of Huron Consulting Group Inc. (NASDAQ:HURN) by 11.1% during the second quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 175,275 shares of the business services provider’s stock after selling 21,945 shares during the quarter. Huron Consulting Group makes up approximately 1.3% of Leeward Investments LLC MA’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 13th largest position. Leeward Investments LLC MA owned approximately 1.02% of Huron Consulting Group worth $24,107,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other institutional investors have also recently bought and sold shares of the company. KBC Group NV acquired a new position in Huron Consulting Group during the first quarter worth approximately $128,000. Lisanti Capital Growth LLC acquired a new position in shares of Huron Consulting Group in the first quarter valued at approximately $4,626,000. GSA Capital Partners LLP acquired a new position in shares of Huron Consulting Group in the first quarter valued at approximately $760,000. Truist Financial Corp acquired a new position in shares of Huron Consulting Group in the second quarter valued at approximately $959,000. Finally, Informed Momentum Co LLC acquired a new position in shares of Huron Consulting Group in the first quarter valued at approximately $3,988,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 93.90% of the company’s stock.

Huron Consulting Group Trading Down 0.0%

Shares of NASDAQ:HURN opened at $153.07 on Friday. The company has a market capitalization of $2.65 billion, a P/E ratio of 26.71 and a beta of 0.29. Huron Consulting Group Inc. has a 1 year low of $102.94 and a 1 year high of $155.00. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.35, a current ratio of 1.99 and a quick ratio of 1.99. The business’s 50 day simple moving average is $143.53 and its 200 day simple moving average is $140.47.

Huron Consulting Group (NASDAQ:HURN) last issued its earnings results on Thursday, July 31st. The business services provider reported $1.89 earnings per share 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 the consensus estimate of $402.67 million. Huron Consulting Group had a return on equity of 25.52% and a net margin of 6.60%.The company’s revenue was up 8.3% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter last year, the business posted $1.68 EPS. Huron Consulting Group has set its FY 2025 guidance at 7.300-7.70 EPS. On average, research analysts anticipate that Huron Consulting Group Inc. will post 6.1 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other Huron Consulting Group news, Director James H. Roth sold 2,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Wednesday, October 1st. The stock was sold at an average price of $146.30, for a total value of $292,600.00. Following the sale, the director owned 39,304 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $5,750,175.20. This trade represents a 4.84% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which can be accessed through the SEC website. Also, COO James Ronald Dail sold 1,421 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Friday, October 3rd. The shares were sold at an average price of $150.00, for a total value of $213,150.00. Following the completion of the sale, the chief operating officer directly owned 39,608 shares in the company, valued at approximately $5,941,200. This represents a 3.46% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. In the last 90 days, insiders sold 9,888 shares of company stock worth $1,378,690. 2.15% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several research firms have recently commented on HURN. Wall Street Zen downgraded Huron Consulting Group from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Saturday, August 9th. Weiss Ratings reaffirmed a “buy (b)” rating on shares of Huron Consulting Group in a research report on Saturday. Finally, Barrington Research upped their target price on Huron Consulting Group from $173.00 to $176.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research report on Thursday, August 7th. Six analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, According to MarketBeat, the stock currently has an average rating of “Buy” and a consensus 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.