Aristotle Capital Boston LLC Has $50.19 Million Position in Huron Consulting Group Inc. $HURN

Aristotle Capital Boston LLC decreased its holdings in shares of Huron Consulting Group Inc. (NASDAQ:HURN) by 21.1% in the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 290,263 shares of the business services provider’s stock after selling 77,488 shares during the period. Huron Consulting Group makes up 2.8% of Aristotle Capital Boston LLC’s portfolio, making the stock its biggest holding. Aristotle Capital Boston LLC’s holdings in Huron Consulting Group were worth $50,189,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other large investors also recently made changes to their positions in the business. CWM LLC boosted its position in shares of Huron Consulting Group by 14.9% during the 4th quarter. CWM LLC now owns 464 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $80,000 after purchasing an additional 60 shares in the last quarter. California State Teachers Retirement System boosted its position in shares of Huron Consulting Group by 0.5% during the 2nd quarter. California State Teachers Retirement System now owns 16,396 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $2,255,000 after purchasing an additional 76 shares in the last quarter. Wedbush Securities Inc. boosted its position in shares of Huron Consulting Group by 4.8% during the 4th quarter. Wedbush Securities Inc. now owns 1,861 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $322,000 after purchasing an additional 85 shares in the last quarter. Truist Financial Corp boosted its position in shares of Huron Consulting Group by 1.4% during the 4th quarter. Truist Financial Corp now owns 6,485 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $1,121,000 after purchasing an additional 87 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Clearstead Advisors LLC boosted its position in shares of Huron Consulting Group by 86.2% during the 3rd quarter. Clearstead Advisors LLC now owns 203 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $30,000 after purchasing an additional 94 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 93.90% of the company’s stock.

Huron Consulting Group Stock Performance

Shares of HURN opened at $106.20 on Thursday. Huron Consulting Group Inc. has a one year low of $100.10 and a one year high of $186.77. The company has a 50-day moving average of $116.12 and a two-hundred day moving average of $142.08. The stock has a market cap of $1.72 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 18.12 and a beta of 0.08. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.10, a current ratio of 2.22 and a quick ratio of 2.22.

Huron Consulting Group (NASDAQ:HURN) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, May 5th. The business services provider reported $1.73 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.58 by $0.15. The business had revenue of $451.77 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $437.12 million. Huron Consulting Group had a net margin of 5.94% and a return on equity of 29.41%. The firm’s revenue was up 12.1% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the prior year, the firm earned $1.68 earnings per share. Huron Consulting Group has set its FY 2026 guidance at 8.350-9.150 EPS. On average, equities research analysts expect that Huron Consulting Group Inc. will post 8.71 earnings per share for the current year.

Analyst Ratings Changes

HURN has been the subject of several recent analyst reports. Truist Financial decreased their target price on shares of Huron Consulting Group to $155.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a report on Tuesday, June 9th. Weiss Ratings cut shares of Huron Consulting Group from a “hold (c+)” rating to a “hold (c)” rating in a report on Tuesday, May 12th. Wall Street Zen cut shares of Huron Consulting Group from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Tuesday, May 12th. Barrington Research reiterated an “outperform” rating on shares of Huron Consulting Group in a report on Wednesday. Finally, Wedbush reiterated an “outperform” rating and issued a $160.00 target price on shares of Huron Consulting Group in a report on Wednesday, May 6th. Four analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and one has assigned a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $184.25.

Insider Activity at Huron Consulting Group

In other news, Director Debra Zumwalt sold 598 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, May 11th. The shares were sold at an average price of $118.44, for a total value of $70,827.12. Following the completion of the sale, the director directly owned 27,201 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $3,221,686.44. This represents a 2.15% 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. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Also, Director Ekta Singh-Bushell sold 443 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, May 11th. The stock was sold at an average price of $118.44, for a total transaction of $52,468.92. Following the completion of the sale, the director directly owned 13,646 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $1,616,232.24. This trade represents a 3.14% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Insiders sold 3,658 shares of company stock valued at $415,931 over the last ninety days. 2.07% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

Huron Consulting Group 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.