Huron Consulting Group (NASDAQ:HURN) Stock: Insider Debra Zumwalt Sells 82 Shares

Huron Consulting Group Inc. (NASDAQ:HURN) Director Debra Zumwalt sold 82 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, October 2nd. The shares were sold at an average price of $167.75, for a total transaction of $13,755.50. Following the completion of the transaction, the director owned 27,037 shares in the company, valued at $4,535,456.75. This represents a 0.30% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan.

Huron Consulting Group Stock Down 0.2%

Shares of Huron Consulting Group stock traded down $0.34 during trading hours on Tuesday, hitting $159.75. The company had a trading volume of 59,537 shares, compared to its average volume of 284,969. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.11, a current ratio of 1.71 and a quick ratio of 1.71. The company’s 50-day moving average is $155.55 and its two-hundred day moving average is $128.50. The company has a market cap of $2.54 billion, a P/E ratio of 23.92 and a beta of 0.09. Huron Consulting Group Inc. has a twelve month low of $84.88 and a twelve month high of $186.77.

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

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several research firms recently commented on HURN. Zacks Research downgraded shares of Huron Consulting Group from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Monday, September 28th. Barrington Research reissued an “outperform” rating on shares of Huron Consulting Group in a report on Wednesday, June 17th. Weiss Ratings upgraded Huron Consulting Group from a “hold (c)” rating to a “hold (c+)” rating in a research report on Thursday, September 3rd. Wall Street Zen raised Huron Consulting Group from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research note on Saturday, August 1st. Finally, Truist Financial decreased their price objective on Huron Consulting Group to $155.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research report on Tuesday, June 9th. Four investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and two have issued a Hold rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, Huron Consulting Group currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $184.25.

Institutional Trading of Huron Consulting Group

Several hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Tidal Investments LLC acquired a new stake in Huron Consulting Group in the second quarter valued at $547,000. Squarepoint Ops LLC grew its stake in Huron Consulting Group by 1,272.1% in the 2nd quarter. Squarepoint Ops LLC now owns 38,075 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $3,433,000 after acquiring an additional 35,300 shares during the last quarter. Nykredit A S acquired a new position in Huron Consulting Group during the second quarter worth about $111,000. Corient Private Wealth LP acquired a new position in Huron Consulting Group during the second quarter worth about $2,815,000. Finally, Keeler Thomas Management LLC lifted 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 buying an additional 438 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 93.90% of the company’s stock.

About Huron Consulting Group

Huron Consulting Group Inc (NASDAQ:HURN) is a global professional services company that helps organizations improve performance, manage change and address complex business challenges. Founded in 2002 and headquartered in Chicago, Illinois, the company serves clients in the healthcare, education and commercial sectors.

Huron’s services include strategy and operations consulting, digital transformation, technology implementation, data and analytics, financial and performance improvement, and managed services.