Huron Consulting Group (NASDAQ:HURN) Director Debra Zumwalt Sells 170 Shares of Stock

Huron Consulting Group Inc. (NASDAQ:HURN) Director Debra Zumwalt sold 170 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, October 2nd. The shares were sold at an average price of $146.92, for a total transaction of $24,976.40. Following the completion of the transaction, the director directly owned 26,639 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $3,913,801.88. The trade was a 0.63% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this hyperlink.

Debra Zumwalt also recently made the following trade(s):

• On Thursday, August 14th, Debra Zumwalt sold 170 shares of Huron Consulting Group stock. The stock was sold at an average price of $135.38, for a total transaction of $23,014.60.

Huron Consulting Group Stock Down 0.1%

Shares of HURN opened at $150.20 on Tuesday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.35, a quick ratio of 1.99 and a current ratio of 1.99. Huron Consulting Group Inc. has a 52 week low of $102.94 and a 52 week high of $155.00. The stock has a market capitalization of $2.60 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 26.21 and a beta of 0.29. The stock has a fifty day moving average of $138.20 and a 200-day moving average of $139.67.

Huron Consulting Group (NASDAQ:HURN) last issued its earnings results on Thursday, July 31st. The business services provider reported $1.89 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.79 by $0.10. The business had revenue of $402.50 million during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $402.67 million. Huron Consulting Group had a return on equity of 25.52% and a net margin of 6.60%.The business’s revenue for the quarter was up 8.3% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm earned $1.68 EPS. Huron Consulting Group has set its FY 2025 guidance at 7.300-7.70 EPS. As a group, sell-side analysts anticipate that Huron Consulting Group Inc. will post 6.1 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

HURN has been the topic of several recent research reports. Weiss Ratings reiterated a “buy (b)” rating on shares of Huron Consulting Group in a research report on Saturday, September 27th. Barrington Research lifted their price target on shares of Huron Consulting Group from $173.00 to $176.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a report on Thursday, August 7th. Finally, Wall Street Zen downgraded Huron Consulting Group from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Saturday, August 9th. Six equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, According to MarketBeat, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Buy” and a consensus target price of $171.50.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Huron Consulting Group

Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the business. Quarry LP acquired a new stake in Huron Consulting Group during the first quarter worth approximately $31,000. Opal Wealth Advisors LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Huron Consulting Group during the 1st quarter worth approximately $35,000. N.E.W. Advisory Services LLC bought a new stake in shares of Huron Consulting Group in the 2nd quarter valued at $41,000. EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC lifted its position in shares of Huron Consulting Group by 1,018.2% during the 2nd quarter. EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 369 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $51,000 after acquiring an additional 336 shares during the period. Finally, CWM LLC boosted its stake in Huron Consulting Group by 55.9% during the first quarter. CWM LLC now owns 407 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $58,000 after acquiring an additional 146 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 93.90% of the company’s stock.

Huron Consulting Group Company Profile

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.