Huron Consulting Group Inc. (NASDAQ:HURN) Receives $184.25 Consensus Price Target from Brokerages

Huron Consulting Group Inc. (NASDAQ:HURN) has been given an average recommendation of “Buy” by the six ratings firms that are currently covering the firm, MarketBeat.com reports. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a hold recommendation, four have issued a buy recommendation and one has assigned a strong buy recommendation to the company. The average 1-year price target among brokerages that have issued a report on the stock in the last year is $184.25.

Several research analysts have commented on the stock. Weiss Ratings restated a “hold (c)” rating on shares of Huron Consulting Group in a research report on Friday, August 7th. Zacks Research upgraded shares of Huron Consulting Group from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a report on Wednesday, July 29th. Barrington Research reiterated an “outperform” rating on shares of Huron Consulting Group in a research report on Wednesday, June 17th. Truist Financial dropped their price target on shares of Huron Consulting Group to $155.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research report on Tuesday, June 9th. Finally, Wall Street Zen raised shares of Huron Consulting Group from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research report on Saturday, August 1st.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other Huron Consulting Group news, CEO C. Mark Hussey sold 24,072 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Wednesday, July 29th. The stock was sold at an average price of $165.59, for a total transaction of $3,986,082.48. Following the transaction, the chief executive officer directly owned 74,399 shares in the company, valued at approximately $12,319,730.41. This trade represents a 24.45% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through the SEC website. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Also, insider Kyle Featherstone sold 459 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Friday, July 31st. The shares were sold at an average price of $152.67, for a total transaction of $70,075.53. Following the completion of the sale, the insider owned 1,050 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $160,303.50. This represents a 30.42% decrease in their position. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. 2.07% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of HURN. Corient Private Wealth LP purchased a new stake in shares of Huron Consulting Group during the 2nd quarter worth approximately $2,815,000. California State Teachers Retirement System increased its holdings in Huron Consulting Group by 8,102.3% in the 2nd quarter. California State Teachers Retirement System now owns 1,691,402 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $152,497,000 after acquiring an additional 1,670,781 shares during the last quarter. Nykredit A S purchased a new stake in Huron Consulting Group in the 2nd quarter worth about $111,000. Keeler Thomas Management LLC raised its stake in Huron Consulting Group by 6.6% in the 2nd quarter. Keeler Thomas Management LLC now owns 7,042 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $635,000 after acquiring an additional 438 shares during the period. Finally, Susquehanna Fundamental Investments LLC purchased a new stake in Huron Consulting Group during the second quarter valued at about $1,358,000. Institutional investors own 93.90% of the company’s stock.

Huron Consulting Group Stock Performance

Shares of HURN stock opened at $156.64 on Monday. The company has a fifty day moving average price of $132.08 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $125.00. Huron Consulting Group has a one year low of $84.88 and a one year high of $186.77. The stock has a market cap of $2.49 billion, a P/E ratio of 23.45 and a beta of 0.07. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.11, a current ratio of 1.71 and a quick ratio of 1.71.

Huron Consulting Group (NASDAQ:HURN) last released its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, July 28th. The business services provider reported $2.46 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $2.17 by $0.29. Huron Consulting Group had a net margin of 6.38% and a return on equity of 32.33%. The company had revenue of $475.04 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $448.98 million. During the same period in the previous year, the business earned $1.89 EPS. Huron Consulting Group’s revenue for the quarter was up 15.7% compared to the same quarter last year. Huron Consulting Group has set its FY 2026 guidance at 9.000-9.400 EPS. As a group, equities analysts predict that Huron Consulting Group will post 9.18 EPS for the current year.

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.