Brokers Set Expectations for HURN Q1 Earnings

Huron Consulting Group Inc. (NASDAQ:HURN - Free Report) - Wedbush issued their Q1 2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for Huron Consulting Group in a research note issued on Wednesday, February 26th. Wedbush analyst D. Ives forecasts that the business services provider will post earnings of $1.19 per share for the quarter. Wedbush currently has a "Outperform" rating on the stock. The consensus estimate for Huron Consulting Group's current full-year earnings is $6.10 per share. Wedbush also issued estimates for Huron Consulting Group's Q2 2025 earnings at $1.79 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $8.03 EPS.

HURN has been the subject of a number of other reports. Barrington Research boosted their price objective on Huron Consulting Group from $142.00 to $167.00 and gave the stock an "outperform" rating in a research report on Thursday. Benchmark upped their price target on Huron Consulting Group from $140.00 to $165.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a report on Wednesday. William Blair reaffirmed an "outperform" rating on shares of Huron Consulting Group in a report on Wednesday. Finally, Truist Financial reaffirmed a "buy" rating and issued a $165.00 price target (up from $140.00) on shares of Huron Consulting Group in a report on Wednesday. Six investment analysts have rated the stock with a buy rating, According to data from MarketBeat.com, Huron Consulting Group currently has an average rating of "Buy" and a consensus price target of $151.75.

Huron Consulting Group Stock Up 1.9 %

Shares of Huron Consulting Group stock traded up $2.88 on Thursday, reaching $152.46. 243,800 shares of the company were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 133,049. Huron Consulting Group has a 1-year low of $84.26 and a 1-year high of $153.77. The company has a market cap of $2.70 billion, a P/E ratio of 33.14 and a beta of 0.59. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.82, a current ratio of 1.61 and a quick ratio of 1.61. The stock's 50 day moving average price is $127.53 and its 200-day moving average price is $118.24.

Huron Consulting Group (NASDAQ:HURN - Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, February 25th. The business services provider reported $1.90 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates 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 business had revenue of $399.31 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $380.62 million.

Insider Activity

In other news, Director H Eugene Lockhart sold 12,500 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, February 26th. The stock was sold at an average price of $150.00, for a total value of $1,875,000.00. Following the completion of the sale, the director now directly owns 12,172 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $1,825,800. This represents a 50.66 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction 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 stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, January 2nd. The shares were sold at an average price of $124.65, for a total value of $62,325.00. Following the completion of the sale, the director now directly owns 56,688 shares of the company's stock, valued at $7,066,159.20. The trade was a 0.87 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Over the last ninety days, insiders sold 21,084 shares of company stock valued at $2,942,539. 2.02% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Huron Consulting Group

Several large investors have recently modified their holdings of the company. Dakota Wealth Management boosted its holdings in shares of Huron Consulting Group by 4.0% in the fourth quarter. Dakota Wealth Management now owns 2,250 shares of the business services provider's stock valued at $280,000 after acquiring an additional 87 shares during the period. Assetmark Inc. raised its stake in shares of Huron Consulting Group by 7.0% during the third quarter. Assetmark Inc. now owns 1,373 shares of the business services provider's stock worth $149,000 after purchasing an additional 90 shares during the last quarter. Summit Investment Advisors Inc. raised its stake in shares of Huron Consulting Group by 5.5% during the fourth quarter. Summit Investment Advisors Inc. now owns 1,838 shares of the business services provider's stock worth $228,000 after purchasing an additional 96 shares during the last quarter. Andina Capital Management LLC raised its stake in shares of Huron Consulting Group by 3.4% during the fourth quarter. Andina Capital Management LLC now owns 3,296 shares of the business services provider's stock worth $410,000 after purchasing an additional 107 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Martingale Asset Management L P raised its stake in shares of Huron Consulting Group by 0.5% during the third quarter. Martingale Asset Management L P now owns 20,479 shares of the business services provider's stock worth $2,226,000 after purchasing an additional 110 shares during the last quarter. 93.90% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

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.