Wedbush Research Analysts Cut Earnings Estimates for HURN

Huron Consulting Group Inc. (NASDAQ:HURN) – Research analysts at Wedbush decreased their Q2 2025 EPS estimates for shares of Huron Consulting Group in a research note issued on Wednesday, April 30th. Wedbush analyst D. Ives now anticipates that the business services provider will post earnings per share of $1.77 for the quarter, down from their prior estimate of $1.79. Wedbush currently has a “Outperform” rating and a $165.00 target price 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 Q3 2025 earnings at $1.86 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $7.27 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $2.22 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $2.23 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $8.51 EPS.

A number of other research firms have also weighed in on HURN. Truist Financial increased their price target on Huron Consulting Group from $165.00 to $180.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research 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 report on Wednesday, March 26th. Barrington Research restated an “outperform” rating and issued a $167.00 price objective on shares of Huron Consulting Group in a report on Thursday, March 27th. Finally, William Blair reissued an “outperform” rating on shares of Huron Consulting Group in a research note on Wednesday, March 26th. Six research analysts have rated the stock with a buy rating, According to data from MarketBeat, Huron Consulting Group presently has a consensus rating of “Buy” and a consensus target price of $169.25.

Huron Consulting Group Stock Up 4.5 %

Shares of HURN stock opened at $140.92 on Friday. 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 has a market cap of $2.53 billion, a PE ratio of 30.63 and a beta of 0.37. The business’s fifty day moving average is $142.65 and its 200-day moving average is $129.37. Huron Consulting Group has a 1 year low of $84.26 and a 1 year high of $153.85.

Huron Consulting Group (NASDAQ:HURN) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, April 29th. The business services provider reported $1.68 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.16 by $0.52. Huron Consulting Group had a return on equity of 21.51% and a net margin of 5.80%. The business had revenue of $404.14 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $389.27 million. During the same period in the previous year, the firm posted $1.23 earnings per share. The business’s revenue was up 11.2% on a year-over-year basis.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Huron Consulting Group

Institutional investors and hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of the company. TI Trust Inc. bought a new position in shares of Huron Consulting Group in the fourth quarter valued at about $12,197,000. Franklin Resources Inc. boosted its stake in Huron Consulting Group by 20.5% in the 3rd quarter. Franklin Resources Inc. now owns 395,788 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $42,306,000 after purchasing an additional 67,239 shares during the period. Norges Bank bought a new position in Huron Consulting Group during the 4th quarter worth $7,427,000. Sunriver Management LLC boosted its position in shares of Huron Consulting Group by 10.7% in the fourth quarter. Sunriver Management LLC now owns 486,597 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $60,465,000 after acquiring an additional 46,968 shares during the period. Finally, Assenagon Asset Management S.A. grew its stake in shares of Huron Consulting Group by 27.4% in the first quarter. Assenagon Asset Management S.A. now owns 177,449 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $25,455,000 after acquiring an additional 38,163 shares in the last quarter. 93.90% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Insider Activity at Huron Consulting Group

In other news, CEO C. Mark Hussey sold 27,672 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, March 4th. The shares were sold at an average price of $145.91, for a total value of $4,037,621.52. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief executive officer now owns 81,118 shares in the company, valued at $11,835,927.38. This represents a 25.44 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through the SEC website. Also, Director John Mccartney sold 500 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Monday, March 3rd. The stock was sold at an average price of $151.13, for a total value of $75,565.00. Following the transaction, the director now directly 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 worth $11,484,452. 2.15% of the stock is owned by insiders.

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.