Huron Consulting Group Inc. (NASDAQ:HURN - Get Free Report) Director James H. Roth sold 8,641 shares of Huron Consulting Group stock in a transaction on Wednesday, March 26th. The shares were sold at an average price of $142.38, for a total value of $1,230,305.58. Following the transaction, the director now owns 47,638 shares in the company, valued at approximately $6,782,698.44. This trade represents a 15.35 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which can be accessed through the SEC website.
Huron Consulting Group Trading Up 2.0 %
NASDAQ HURN traded up $2.93 on Tuesday, hitting $146.38. 248,584 shares of the stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 133,542. The company's 50-day moving average price is $136.48 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $124.11. The company has a market capitalization of $2.59 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 31.82 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 current ratio of 1.61 and a quick ratio of 1.61.
Huron Consulting Group (NASDAQ:HURN - Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, February 25th. The business services provider reported $1.90 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.52 by $0.38. Huron Consulting Group had a return on equity of 21.51% and a net margin of 5.80%. The firm had revenue of $399.31 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $380.62 million. Research analysts predict that Huron Consulting Group Inc. will post 6.1 EPS for the current year.
Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth
Several equities analysts have recently weighed in on the stock. William Blair restated an "outperform" rating on shares of Huron Consulting Group in a research report on Wednesday, March 26th. Wedbush raised their target price on shares of Huron Consulting Group from $150.00 to $165.00 and gave the stock an "outperform" rating in a report on Wednesday, March 26th. Truist Financial upped their price target on Huron Consulting Group from $165.00 to $180.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a report on Tuesday, March 4th. Benchmark reissued a "buy" rating and set a $165.00 price objective on shares of Huron Consulting Group in a research note on Wednesday, March 26th. Finally, Barrington Research reaffirmed an "outperform" rating and set a $167.00 target price on shares of Huron Consulting Group in a research report on Thursday, March 27th. Six research 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 target price of $169.25.
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Institutional Investors Weigh In On Huron Consulting Group
Hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Wellington Management Group LLP grew its holdings in shares of Huron Consulting Group by 0.9% during the 4th quarter. Wellington Management Group LLP now owns 543,236 shares of the business services provider's stock valued at $67,503,000 after acquiring an additional 4,946 shares in the last quarter. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services LLC grew its stake 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 purchasing 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 stake in shares of Huron Consulting Group during the 4th quarter worth about $3,059,000. Finally, Squarepoint Ops LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Huron Consulting Group by 355.5% during the 4th quarter. Squarepoint Ops LLC now owns 17,853 shares of the business services provider's stock valued at $2,218,000 after buying an additional 13,934 shares during the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 93.90% of the company's stock.
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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