Huron Consulting Group's (HURN) Outperform Rating Reiterated at William Blair

William Blair reissued their outperform rating on shares of Huron Consulting Group (NASDAQ:HURN - Free Report) in a research note released on Wednesday morning,RTT News reports. William Blair also issued estimates for Huron Consulting Group's Q1 2025 earnings at $1.17 EPS, Q2 2025 earnings at $1.83 EPS, Q3 2025 earnings at $2.10 EPS, Q4 2025 earnings at $1.99 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $7.09 EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at $1.34 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $2.08 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $2.34 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $2.24 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $8.00 EPS.

Other analysts have also issued research reports about the company. StockNews.com upgraded Huron Consulting Group from a "hold" rating to a "buy" rating in a report on Thursday, October 31st. Truist Financial reiterated a "buy" rating and set a $165.00 target price (up previously from $140.00) on shares of Huron Consulting Group in a report on Wednesday. Benchmark upped their price objective on Huron Consulting Group from $140.00 to $165.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a research note on Wednesday. Barrington Research upped their price objective on Huron Consulting Group from $137.00 to $142.00 and gave the company an "outperform" rating in a research note on Monday, November 4th. Finally, Wedbush began coverage on Huron Consulting Group in a research note on Monday, February 3rd. They issued an "outperform" rating on the stock. 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 an average price target of $151.75.

Huron Consulting Group Stock Up 1.9 %

HURN traded up $2.88 on Wednesday, hitting $152.46. 243,800 shares of the company were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 133,049. Huron Consulting Group has a 12 month low of $84.26 and a 12 month high of $153.77. The company has a market cap of $2.70 billion, a PE ratio of 33.14 and a beta of 0.59. 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 stock's fifty day moving average is $127.53 and its 200-day moving average is $118.24.

Huron Consulting Group (NASDAQ:HURN - Get Free Report) last released its earnings results on Tuesday, February 25th. The business services provider reported $1.90 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping 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 business had revenue of $399.31 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $380.62 million. Equities research analysts predict that Huron Consulting Group will post 6.1 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Insider Buying and Selling at Huron Consulting Group

In other news, Director James H. Roth sold 2,000 shares of the company's stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, December 4th. The stock was sold at an average price of $123.70, for a total value of $247,400.00. Following the transaction, the director now owns 52,825 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $6,534,452.50. This represents a 3.65 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this link. Also, Director H Eugene Lockhart sold 12,500 shares of the company's stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, February 26th. The shares were sold at an average price of $150.00, for a total value of $1,875,000.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the director now directly owns 12,172 shares in the company, valued at $1,825,800. The trade was a 50.66 % decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders have sold 21,084 shares of company stock worth $2,942,539 over the last 90 days. Company insiders own 2.02% of the company's stock.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Huron Consulting Group

A number of large investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in HURN. Creative Planning grew its position in Huron Consulting Group by 10.5% during the third quarter. Creative Planning now owns 2,588 shares of the business services provider's stock worth $281,000 after buying an additional 246 shares in the last quarter. Asset Management One Co. Ltd. grew its position in Huron Consulting Group by 2.5% during the third quarter. Asset Management One Co. Ltd. now owns 58,259 shares of the business services provider's stock worth $6,333,000 after buying an additional 1,398 shares in the last quarter. Principal Financial Group Inc. grew its position in Huron Consulting Group by 4.7% during the third quarter. Principal Financial Group Inc. now owns 380,024 shares of the business services provider's stock worth $41,308,000 after buying an additional 17,146 shares in the last quarter. Olympiad Research LP acquired a new stake in Huron Consulting Group during the third quarter worth approximately $299,000. Finally, Assetmark Inc. grew its position in 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 buying an additional 90 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 93.90% of the company's stock.

Huron Consulting Group Company Profile

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.