Huron Consulting Group (NASDAQ:HURN) Upgraded at Wall Street Zen

Wall Street Zen upgraded shares of Huron Consulting Group (NASDAQ:HURN) from a hold rating to a buy rating in a research note issued to investors on Saturday.

A number of other research analysts have also recently issued reports on HURN. Benchmark lifted their target price on shares of Huron Consulting Group from $180.00 to $215.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Wednesday, December 24th. Weiss Ratings restated a “buy (b)” rating on shares of Huron Consulting Group in a research report on Thursday, January 22nd. Barrington Research raised their price target on Huron Consulting Group from $190.00 to $207.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a report on Monday, January 5th. Finally, Wedbush started coverage on Huron Consulting Group in a research report on Thursday, April 9th. They issued an “outperform” rating and a $160.00 price objective for the company. Five equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, According to data from MarketBeat.com, Huron Consulting Group has a consensus rating of “Buy” and an average price target of $205.50.

Huron Consulting Group Trading Down 0.8%

Shares of Huron Consulting Group stock opened at $128.12 on Friday. The stock has a market capitalization of $2.12 billion, a P/E ratio of 21.90 and a beta of 0.19. The company has a quick ratio of 1.17, a current ratio of 1.17 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.93. The company has a 50-day simple moving average of $131.23 and a 200 day simple moving average of $154.81. Huron Consulting Group has a 12-month low of $116.12 and a 12-month high of $186.77.

Huron Consulting Group (NASDAQ:HURN) last released its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, February 24th. The business services provider reported $2.17 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.94 by $0.23. The firm had revenue of $441.96 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $433.57 million. Huron Consulting Group had a net margin of 6.18% and a return on equity of 28.20%. The company’s revenue for the quarter was up 10.7% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the previous year, the business earned $1.90 earnings per share. Huron Consulting Group has set its FY 2026 guidance at 8.350-9.150 EPS. Research analysts expect that Huron Consulting Group will post 8.71 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Insider Buying and Selling at Huron Consulting Group

In other Huron Consulting Group news, Director John Mccartney sold 500 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, April 1st. The shares were sold at an average price of $127.68, for a total value of $63,840.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the director directly owned 40,817 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $5,211,514.56. The trade was a 1.21% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is accessible through this hyperlink. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Insiders have sold 1,296 shares of company stock valued at $185,796 over the last ninety days. Insiders own 2.07% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the stock. Richardson Financial Services Inc. lifted its holdings in Huron Consulting Group by 68.1% during the 3rd quarter. Richardson Financial Services Inc. now owns 195 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $29,000 after buying an additional 79 shares in the last quarter. Maseco LLP acquired a new stake in shares of Huron Consulting Group in the 4th quarter valued at $29,000. Clearstead Advisors LLC increased its stake in shares of Huron Consulting Group by 86.2% in the 3rd quarter. Clearstead Advisors LLC now owns 203 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $30,000 after buying an additional 94 shares during the period. Strs Ohio bought a new stake in shares of Huron Consulting Group during the fourth quarter worth $35,000. Finally, Brown Brothers Harriman & Co. bought a new stake in shares of Huron Consulting Group during the third quarter worth $35,000. Institutional investors own 93.90% of the company’s stock.

Huron Consulting Group Company Profile

Huron Consulting Group (NASDAQ:HURN) is a global professional services firm that advises organizations across a range of industries on strategy, operations and technology. Founded in 2002 and headquartered in Chicago, the company helps clients address complex business challenges such as performance improvement, digital transformation and organizational change. Huron’s consultants work alongside executive leadership teams to develop and implement tailored solutions that drive growth, increase efficiency and manage risk.

Huron’s service offerings encompass business and financial advisory, healthcare performance improvement, life sciences consulting, higher education and research lifecycle support, as well as legal and regulatory consulting.