Huron Consulting Group Inc. (NASDAQ:HURN) Receives $184.25 Consensus Target Price from Brokerages

Huron Consulting Group Inc. (NASDAQ:HURN) has earned a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” from the five brokerages that are covering the company, MarketBeat reports. One research analyst has rated the stock with a hold rating and four have issued a buy rating on the company. The average twelve-month price target among brokerages that have covered the stock in the last year is $184.25.

HURN has been the subject of several research analyst reports. Truist Financial lowered their price objective on shares of Huron Consulting Group to $155.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a report on Tuesday, June 9th. Wall Street Zen lowered Huron Consulting Group from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Sunday, July 12th. Barrington Research restated an “outperform” rating on shares of Huron Consulting Group in a research note on Wednesday, June 17th. Wedbush restated an “outperform” rating and set a $160.00 price target on shares of Huron Consulting Group in a research report on Wednesday, May 6th. Finally, Weiss Ratings cut Huron Consulting Group from a “hold (c+)” rating to a “hold (c)” rating in a research note on Tuesday, May 12th.

Insider Transactions at Huron Consulting Group

In other Huron Consulting Group news, Director Debra Zumwalt sold 598 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Monday, May 11th. The shares were sold at an average price of $118.44, for a total value of $70,827.12. Following the sale, the director owned 27,201 shares in the company, valued at approximately $3,221,686.44. This represents a 2.15% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this link. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Also, Director Ekta Singh-Bushell sold 443 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, May 11th. The shares were sold at an average price of $118.44, for a total transaction of $52,468.92. Following the transaction, the director directly owned 13,646 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $1,616,232.24. This represents a 3.14% decrease in their position. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Insiders have sold 2,862 shares of company stock valued at $314,519 in the last three months. 2.07% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

Institutional Trading of Huron Consulting Group

Hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Principal Financial Group Inc. raised its stake in Huron Consulting Group by 51.8% during the fourth quarter. Principal Financial Group Inc. now owns 476,863 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $82,454,000 after buying an additional 162,706 shares during the last quarter. Legato Capital Management LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Huron Consulting Group in the fourth quarter worth $2,175,000. AEGON ASSET MANAGEMENT UK Plc bought a new position in shares of Huron Consulting Group during the fourth quarter valued at $2,054,000. Fiduciary Management Inc. WI bought a new position in shares of Huron Consulting Group during the fourth quarter valued at $90,661,000. Finally, Oak Ridge Investments LLC purchased a new position in shares of Huron Consulting Group in the 4th quarter worth about $2,432,000. 93.90% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Huron Consulting Group Stock Up 4.2%

Shares of NASDAQ HURN opened at $118.76 on Friday. The firm has a fifty day simple moving average of $104.55 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $131.03. Huron Consulting Group has a 12 month low of $84.88 and a 12 month high of $186.77. The company has a current ratio of 2.22, a quick ratio of 2.22 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.10. The firm has a market capitalization of $1.93 billion, a PE ratio of 20.27 and a beta of 0.12.

Huron Consulting Group (NASDAQ:HURN) last announced its earnings results on Tuesday, May 5th. The business services provider reported $1.73 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates 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 firm had revenue of $451.77 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $437.12 million. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm posted $1.68 EPS. The company’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. Equities analysts expect that Huron Consulting Group will post 8.71 earnings per share for the current year.

Huron Consulting Group Company Profile

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.