Huron Consulting Group (HURN) Expected to Announce Quarterly Earnings on Tuesday

Huron Consulting Group (NASDAQ:HURN - Get Free Report) is expected to be announcing its earnings results after the market closes on Tuesday, February 25th. Analysts expect the company to announce earnings of $1.52 per share and revenue of $380.62 million for the quarter. Investors interested in registering for the company's conference call can do so using this link.

Huron Consulting Group Price Performance

Huron Consulting Group stock traded down $5.14 during midday trading on Friday, reaching $123.74. 187,490 shares of the stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 99,570. The company's fifty day moving average is $125.58 and its 200-day moving average is $116.86. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.82, a quick ratio of 1.61 and a current ratio of 1.61. The firm has a market cap of $2.20 billion, a PE ratio of 26.90 and a beta of 0.59. Huron Consulting Group has a 52 week low of $84.26 and a 52 week high of $133.96.

Insider Transactions at Huron Consulting Group

In other news, Director H Eugene Lockhart sold 1,042 shares of the company's stock in a transaction on Monday, December 2nd. The shares were sold at an average price of $122.81, for a total value of $127,968.02. Following the completion of the sale, the director now owns 26,756 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $3,285,904.36. This represents a 3.75 % decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this link. Also, Director James H. Roth sold 2,000 shares of the company's stock in a transaction on Wednesday, February 5th. The shares were sold at an average price of $126.03, for a total transaction of $252,060.00. Following the completion of the sale, the director now directly owns 48,534 shares of the company's stock, valued at $6,116,740.02. This trade represents a 3.96 % decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders have sold 8,584 shares of company stock valued at $1,067,539 in the last quarter. Insiders own 2.02% of the company's stock.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of analysts recently weighed in on HURN shares. Wedbush started coverage on shares of Huron Consulting Group in a report on Monday, February 3rd. They set an "outperform" rating on the stock. StockNews.com raised shares of Huron Consulting Group from a "hold" rating to a "buy" rating in a report on Thursday, October 31st. Benchmark reissued a "buy" rating and issued a $140.00 price target on shares of Huron Consulting Group in a report on Wednesday, October 30th. Finally, Barrington Research increased their price target on shares of Huron Consulting Group from $137.00 to $142.00 and gave the stock an "outperform" rating in a report on Monday, November 4th. Five investment analysts have rated the stock with a buy rating, Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock has an average rating of "Buy" and a consensus price target of $133.00.

About Huron Consulting Group

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.