Huron Consulting Group Inc. (NASDAQ:HURN) Shares Bought by Trexquant Investment LP

Trexquant Investment LP boosted its position in shares of Huron Consulting Group Inc. (NASDAQ:HURN - Free Report) by 19.3% in the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The fund owned 20,091 shares of the business services provider's stock after acquiring an additional 3,254 shares during the quarter. Trexquant Investment LP owned 0.11% of Huron Consulting Group worth $2,497,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other institutional investors also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Heck Capital Advisors LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Huron Consulting Group during the 4th quarter valued at about $33,000. Xponance Inc. purchased a new stake in Huron Consulting Group during the fourth quarter valued at approximately $204,000. Cibc World Markets Corp bought a new position in Huron Consulting Group in the fourth quarter worth approximately $204,000. Aigen Investment Management LP purchased a new position in shares of Huron Consulting Group during the 4th quarter worth $211,000. Finally, Avantax Advisory Services Inc. bought a new stake in shares of Huron Consulting Group during the 4th quarter valued at $213,000. Institutional investors own 93.90% of the company's stock.

Huron Consulting Group Trading Up 0.3 %

Huron Consulting Group stock traded up $0.44 during mid-day trading on Friday, hitting $143.27. The company's stock had a trading volume of 183,752 shares, compared to its average volume of 140,984. 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 company has a 50 day moving average of $139.67 and a 200-day moving average of $126.45. Huron Consulting Group Inc. has a one year low of $84.26 and a one year high of $153.85. The stock has a market cap of $2.57 billion, a PE ratio of 31.15 and a beta of 0.37.

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 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.52 by $0.38. The company had revenue of $399.31 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $380.62 million. Huron Consulting Group had a net margin of 5.80% and a return on equity of 21.51%. On average, research analysts anticipate that Huron Consulting Group Inc. will post 6.1 EPS for the current year.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

HURN has been the topic of several analyst reports. Barrington Research reiterated an "outperform" rating and set a $167.00 target price on shares of Huron Consulting Group in a research report on Thursday, March 27th. William Blair reiterated an "outperform" rating on shares of Huron Consulting Group in a research note on Wednesday, March 26th. Benchmark reiterated a "buy" rating and set a $165.00 price objective on shares of Huron Consulting Group in a research report on Wednesday, March 26th. Truist Financial boosted their target price on Huron Consulting Group from $165.00 to $180.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a research report on Tuesday, March 4th. Finally, Wedbush boosted 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. Six research analysts have rated the stock with a buy rating, Based on data from MarketBeat, the company presently has a consensus rating of "Buy" and an average target price of $169.25.

Insider Activity

In other Huron Consulting Group news, Director H Eugene Lockhart sold 1,042 shares of the stock in a transaction on Monday, February 3rd. The stock was sold at an average price of $125.15, for a total transaction of $130,406.30. Following the sale, the director now owns 24,672 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $3,087,700.80. This trade represents a 4.05 % decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. Also, Director John Mccartney sold 500 shares of the business's stock in a transaction dated Monday, March 3rd. The stock was sold at an average price of $151.13, for a total transaction of $75,565.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the director now owns 55,688 shares of the company's stock, valued at $8,416,127.44. This represents a 0.89 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Over the last quarter, insiders sold 78,781 shares of company stock valued at $11,484,452. Corporate insiders own 2.02% of the company's stock.

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.