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

Shares of Huron Consulting Group Inc. (NASDAQ:HURN) have received an average recommendation of “Moderate Buy” from the five ratings firms that are covering the stock, MarketBeat Ratings reports. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a hold recommendation and four have assigned a buy recommendation to the company. The average 1-year target price among brokerages that have updated their coverage on the stock in the last year is $184.25.

A number of equities analysts have commented on HURN shares. Wedbush restated an “outperform” rating and issued a $160.00 target price on shares of Huron Consulting Group in a research note on Wednesday, May 6th. Barrington Research reiterated an “outperform” rating on shares of Huron Consulting Group in a report on Wednesday, June 17th. Truist Financial dropped their price objective on Huron Consulting Group to $155.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research note on Tuesday, June 9th. Wall Street Zen downgraded Huron Consulting Group from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Sunday. Finally, Weiss Ratings lowered Huron Consulting Group from a “hold (c+)” rating to a “hold (c)” rating in a research report on Tuesday, May 12th.

Insider Activity at Huron Consulting Group

In related news, Director Debra Zumwalt sold 598 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated 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 legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through the SEC website. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Also, Director Ekta Singh-Bushell sold 443 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Monday, May 11th. The shares were sold at an average price of $118.44, for a total transaction of $52,468.92. Following the completion of the sale, the director owned 13,646 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $1,616,232.24. This represents a 3.14% decrease in their position. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Insiders sold 2,862 shares of company stock worth $314,519 over the last three months. 2.07% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several large investors have recently made changes to their positions in HURN. Maseco LLP purchased a new stake in shares of Huron Consulting Group during the 4th quarter valued at $29,000. Strs Ohio acquired a new position in Huron Consulting Group during the 4th quarter valued at about $35,000. Brown Brothers Harriman & Co. acquired a new position in Huron Consulting Group during the 3rd quarter valued at about $35,000. Advisory Services Network LLC purchased a new stake in Huron Consulting Group in the third quarter valued at about $36,000. Finally, Kemnay Advisory Services Inc. purchased a new stake in Huron Consulting Group in the fourth quarter valued at about $39,000. 93.90% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Huron Consulting Group Stock Performance

HURN stock opened at $109.74 on Friday. The company has a quick ratio of 2.22, a current ratio of 2.22 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.10. The business’s fifty day simple moving average is $104.80 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $131.94. Huron Consulting Group has a twelve month low of $84.88 and a twelve month high of $186.77. The firm has a market cap of $1.78 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 18.73 and a beta of 0.12.

Huron Consulting Group (NASDAQ:HURN) last issued its earnings results on Tuesday, May 5th. The business services provider reported $1.73 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.58 by $0.15. The firm 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 business’s revenue was up 12.1% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the previous year, the firm earned $1.68 earnings per share. Huron Consulting Group has set its FY 2026 guidance at 8.350-9.150 EPS. Analysts predict that Huron Consulting Group will post 8.71 earnings per share 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.