Huron Consulting Group Inc. (NASDAQ:HURN - Get Free Report) Director James H. Roth sold 8,642 shares of the business's stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, March 12th. The stock was sold at an average price of $143.93, for a total value of $1,243,843.06. Following the sale, the director now owns 64,921 shares in the company, valued at $9,344,079.53. The trade was a 11.75 % decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available at this hyperlink.
Huron Consulting Group Stock Performance
NASDAQ HURN traded down $0.46 during trading hours on Tuesday, reaching $148.39. The stock had a trading volume of 162,077 shares, compared to its average volume of 121,148. The stock has a fifty day moving average of $133.23 and a 200 day moving average of $121.74. The stock has a market cap of $2.62 billion, a P/E ratio of 32.26 and a beta of 0.53. Huron Consulting Group Inc. has a 52-week low of $84.26 and a 52-week high of $153.85. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.82, a quick ratio of 1.61 and a current ratio of 1.61.
Huron Consulting Group (NASDAQ:HURN - Get Free Report) last issued its earnings results on Tuesday, February 25th. The business services provider reported $1.90 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $1.52 by $0.38. The firm had revenue of $399.31 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $380.62 million. Huron Consulting Group had a return on equity of 21.51% and a net margin of 5.80%. Sell-side analysts predict that Huron Consulting Group Inc. will post 6.1 earnings per share for the current year.
Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades
A number of brokerages have recently weighed in on HURN. Truist Financial boosted their price target on Huron Consulting Group from $165.00 to $180.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a research note on Tuesday, March 4th. Barrington Research boosted their price target on Huron Consulting Group from $142.00 to $167.00 and gave the stock an "outperform" rating in a research note on Thursday, February 27th. William Blair restated an "outperform" rating on shares of Huron Consulting Group in a research note on Monday, March 10th. Wedbush assumed coverage on Huron Consulting Group in a research note on Monday, February 3rd. They set an "outperform" rating on the stock. Finally, Benchmark upped their target price on Huron Consulting Group from $140.00 to $165.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a research report on Wednesday, February 26th. Six investment analysts have rated the stock with a buy rating, According to MarketBeat, the stock presently has an average rating of "Buy" and a consensus target price of $155.50.
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Hedge Funds Weigh In On Huron Consulting Group
Large investors have recently made changes to their positions in the company. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services LLC increased its holdings in Huron Consulting Group by 3.1% in the fourth quarter. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services LLC now owns 4,039 shares of the business services provider's stock valued at $502,000 after buying an additional 121 shares in the last quarter. Heck Capital Advisors LLC acquired a new position in Huron Consulting Group in the 4th quarter worth about $33,000. Voloridge Investment Management LLC purchased a new position in Huron Consulting Group during the fourth quarter worth approximately $3,059,000. Squarepoint Ops LLC boosted its position in Huron Consulting Group by 355.5% during the fourth quarter. Squarepoint Ops LLC now owns 17,853 shares of the business services provider's stock worth $2,218,000 after purchasing an additional 13,934 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Point72 Asset Management L.P. acquired a new stake in Huron Consulting Group in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $348,000. 93.90% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.
Huron Consulting Group Company Profile
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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.
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