Huron Consulting Group (NASDAQ:HURN) Insider Kyle Featherstone Sells 459 Shares

Huron Consulting Group Inc. (NASDAQ:HURN) insider Kyle Featherstone sold 459 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Friday, July 31st. The shares were sold at an average price of $152.67, for a total value of $70,075.53. Following the completion of the sale, the insider owned 1,050 shares in the company, valued at $160,303.50. This represents a 30.42% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this hyperlink.

Huron Consulting Group Trading Down 1.2%

Huron Consulting Group stock opened at $149.96 on Tuesday. The stock has a 50-day moving average price of $109.48 and a 200 day moving average price of $126.86. Huron Consulting Group Inc. has a 52 week low of $84.88 and a 52 week high of $186.77. The stock has a market cap of $2.39 billion, a PE ratio of 22.45 and a beta of 0.06. The company has a current ratio of 1.71, a quick ratio of 1.71 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.11.

Huron Consulting Group (NASDAQ:HURN) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, July 28th. The business services provider reported $2.46 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $2.17 by $0.29. The business had revenue of $475.04 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $448.98 million. Huron Consulting Group had a net margin of 6.38% and a return on equity of 32.33%. The company’s quarterly revenue was up 15.7% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the previous year, the firm posted $1.89 earnings per share. Huron Consulting Group has set its FY 2026 guidance at 9.000-9.400 EPS. Equities research analysts predict that Huron Consulting Group Inc. will post 9.23 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several research firms recently weighed in on HURN. Zacks Research upgraded Huron Consulting Group from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research report on Wednesday, July 29th. Wall Street Zen raised shares of Huron Consulting Group from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research report on Saturday. Weiss Ratings downgraded shares of Huron Consulting Group from a “hold (c+)” rating to a “hold (c)” rating in a report on Tuesday, May 12th. Truist Financial cut their price target on shares of Huron Consulting Group to $155.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research note on Tuesday, June 9th. Finally, Wedbush reissued an “outperform” rating and set a $160.00 price objective on shares of Huron Consulting Group in a research note on Wednesday, May 6th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, four have assigned a Buy rating and one has issued a Hold rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company currently has an average rating of “Buy” and an average target price of $184.25.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of HURN. Fiduciary Management Inc. WI acquired a new position in Huron Consulting Group during the 4th quarter worth approximately $90,661,000. UBS Group AG raised its stake in shares of Huron Consulting Group by 271.0% during the fourth quarter. UBS Group AG now owns 422,719 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $73,092,000 after purchasing an additional 308,770 shares during the period. Principal Financial Group Inc. raised its stake in shares of 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 purchasing an additional 162,706 shares during the period. Boston Partners lifted its position in shares of Huron Consulting Group by 17.0% during the third quarter. Boston Partners now owns 888,045 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $130,803,000 after purchasing an additional 129,073 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Capital International Investors lifted its position in shares of Huron Consulting Group by 964.2% during the fourth quarter. Capital International Investors now owns 98,443 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $17,022,000 after purchasing an additional 89,193 shares in the last quarter. 93.90% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

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.