Insider Selling: Huron Consulting Group (NASDAQ:HURN) Director Sells 500 Shares of Stock

Huron Consulting Group Inc. (NASDAQ:HURN) Director John Mccartney sold 500 shares of the firm’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 transaction, the director directly owned 40,817 shares in the company, valued at $5,211,514.56. This trade represents a 1.21% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available at the SEC website. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan.

John Mccartney also recently made the following trade(s):

• On Monday, February 2nd, John Mccartney sold 500 shares of Huron Consulting Group stock. The shares were sold at an average price of $168.77, for a total value of $84,385.00.

Huron Consulting Group Stock Performance

HURN remained flat at $130.35 on Friday. The company had a trading volume of 319,006 shares, compared to its average volume of 253,942. 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 stock’s 50 day moving average price is $140.75 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $155.93. The company has a market capitalization of $2.16 billion, a PE ratio of 22.28 and a beta of 0.19. Huron Consulting Group Inc. has a fifty-two week low of $116.12 and a fifty-two week high of $186.77.

Huron Consulting Group (NASDAQ:HURN) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, February 24th. The business services provider reported $2.17 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.94 by $0.23. The firm had revenue of $441.96 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $433.57 million. Huron Consulting Group had a return on equity of 28.20% and a net margin of 6.18%.The business’s revenue was up 10.7% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the previous year, the company posted $1.90 earnings per share. Huron Consulting Group has set its FY 2026 guidance at 8.350-9.150 EPS. On average, equities analysts expect that Huron Consulting Group Inc. will post 6.1 earnings per share for the current year.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several analysts have recently issued reports on HURN shares. Barrington Research upped their target price on shares of Huron Consulting Group from $190.00 to $207.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research report on Monday, January 5th. Wall Street Zen lowered Huron Consulting Group from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Saturday, March 28th. Benchmark boosted their price target on shares of Huron Consulting Group from $180.00 to $215.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Wednesday, December 24th. Wedbush lifted their target price on shares of Huron Consulting Group from $165.00 to $200.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research report on Monday, January 12th. Finally, Weiss Ratings reissued a “buy (b)” rating on shares of Huron Consulting Group in a research note on Thursday, January 22nd. Five investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Huron Consulting Group presently has a consensus rating of “Buy” and an average target price of $215.50.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Huron Consulting Group

Hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the business. Richardson Financial Services Inc. grew its position in shares of Huron Consulting Group by 68.1% in the 3rd quarter. Richardson Financial Services Inc. now owns 195 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $29,000 after acquiring an additional 79 shares in the last quarter. Maseco LLP bought a new stake in Huron Consulting Group during the fourth quarter worth approximately $29,000. Clearstead Advisors LLC raised its holdings in Huron Consulting Group by 86.2% during the third quarter. Clearstead Advisors LLC now owns 203 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $30,000 after purchasing an additional 94 shares in the last quarter. Strs Ohio acquired a new stake in Huron Consulting Group in the fourth quarter worth approximately $35,000. Finally, Brown Brothers Harriman & Co. bought a new position in Huron Consulting Group during the 3rd quarter valued at $35,000. Hedge funds and other 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.